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Education / Special Education i10 Productivity Rankings in United States - 2025

Total 2,384,784 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,461 are evaluated in the Productivity Rankings, an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index. This ranking measures and highlights the scientific productivity of researchers based on the i10 index (number of publications with at least 10 citations). This system identifies highly productive scientists across disciplines, institutions, and regions, contributing to the development of evidence-based academic policies and effective incentive mechanisms. The rankings include global, regional, and institutional analyses, along with specialized rankings such as Scientists' Last 6 Years' i10 Index and Universities' i10 Index Rankings 2025. With Premium Membership, you can:

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
United States
Michael Wehmeyer
self-determination
special education
intellectual disability
positive psychology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407
308
0.757
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Douglas Fuchs
educational psychology
special education
educational policy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
230
0.648
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Joseph Renzulli
Gifted
creativity
talent development
school improvement
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
160
0.606
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
TF Mclaughlin
Special Education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
37
0.151
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Thomas E Scruggs
Special Education
Learning and Memory
Inclusion
Research Synthesis
Content Area Instruction
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
93
0.383
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Margo Mastropieri
special education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
99
0.440
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
James R Thompson
Intellectual Disability
Developmental Disability
Support Needs Assessment
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
124
0.579
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Diane Rodriguez
Bilingual Special Education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
87
0.407
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Marc Marschark
Deaf children
Deaf education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
119
0.630
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Donna Y Ford|Donna Ford-Harris
gifted and talented
Black students
cultural competence
multicultural education
underachievement
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
126
0.670

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Dennis Kivlighan
First interest
Second interest
...Group dynamics
group therapy
psychotherapy process
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
116
0.634
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
Antonis Katsiyannis
Legal and policy issues in special education
delinquency
discriminatory discipline
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
113
0.624
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Robert M Hodapp
families of children with disabilities
special education
Down syndrome
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
79
0.488
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Del Siegle
gifted and talented
underachievement
technology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
79
0.627
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
Ra Mcwilliam
Early Intervention
Early Childhood Special Education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
70
0.579
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
Gregory Fabiano
ADHD
Fathers
Parenting
Special Education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
92
0.800
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
Maureen Conroy
special education
early childhood
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
77
0.681
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Bryan Cook
Special Education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
85
0.780
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
David Mcnaughton
augmentative and alternative communication
AAC
assistive technology
literacy
special education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
82
0.804
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
Hedda Meadan|Hedda Meadan-Kaplansky
Social-Communication
Families
Coaching
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
80
0.833
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Michaelene Ostrosky
ealry childhood special education
social emotional competence
challenging behavior
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
72
0.766
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Nicholas A Gage
special education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
83
0.902
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United States
Jennifer Ledford
Special Education
Autism
Instruction
Single Case Design
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
87
0.956
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United States
James Mcleskey
Special Education
Inclusive Education
Students with Disabilities
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
57
0.626
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United States
Debra Kamps
Autism
school-based intervention
peer mediation
special education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
59
0.678
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Wehmeyer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
407
308
0.757
self-determination
special education
intellectual disability
positive psychology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Douglas Fuchs
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
230
0.648
educational psychology
special education
educational policy
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joseph Renzulli
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
264
160
0.606
Gifted
creativity
talent development
school improvement
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
TF Mclaughlin
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
37
0.151
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thomas E Scruggs
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
243
93
0.383
Special Education
Learning and Memory
Inclusion
Research Synthesis
Content Area Instruction
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Margo Mastropieri
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
225
99
0.440
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
James R Thompson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
124
0.579
Intellectual Disability
Developmental Disability
Support Needs Assessment
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Diane Rodriguez
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
87
0.407
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Marc Marschark
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
119
0.630
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Donna Y Ford|Donna Ford-Harris
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
126
0.670
gifted and talented
Black students
cultural competence
multicultural education
underachievement

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dennis Kivlighan
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
116
0.634
First interest
Second interest
...Group dynamics
group therapy
psychotherapy process
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Antonis Katsiyannis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
113
0.624
Legal and policy issues in special education
delinquency
discriminatory discipline
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robert M Hodapp
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
79
0.488
families of children with disabilities
special education
Down syndrome
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Del Siegle
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
79
0.627
gifted and talented
underachievement
technology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ra Mcwilliam
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
70
0.579
Early Intervention
Early Childhood Special Education
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gregory Fabiano
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
92
0.800
ADHD
Fathers
Parenting
Special Education
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Maureen Conroy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
77
0.681
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Bryan Cook
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
85
0.780
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David Mcnaughton
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
82
0.804
augmentative and alternative communication
AAC
assistive technology
literacy
special education
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hedda Meadan|Hedda Meadan-Kaplansky
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
80
0.833
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michaelene Ostrosky
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
72
0.766
ealry childhood special education
social emotional competence
challenging behavior
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nicholas A Gage
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
83
0.902
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jennifer Ledford
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
87
0.956
Special Education
Autism
Instruction
Single Case Design
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
James Mcleskey
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
57
0.626
Special Education
Inclusive Education
Students with Disabilities
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Debra Kamps
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
59
0.678
Autism
school-based intervention
peer mediation
special education