i10 Productivity
Rankings

Social Sciences / Open and Distance Education i10 Productivity Rankings in United States - 2025

Total 2,392,995 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,455 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
Curtis J Bonk
Self-directed online learning
open education
MOOCs
e-learning
emerging learning technologies
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
117
0.574
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Minjuan Wang
emerging tech
Metaverse
AI in Education
cultural studies
XR and Immersive Learning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
93
0.641
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Mohammad Ghavamzadeh
Reinforcement Learning
Online Learning
Machine Learning
Control
AI
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
117
0.921
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Karen Swan
online learning
learning analytics
data literary
programming & problem solvling
community of inquiry framework
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
67
0.528
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Patrick R Lowenthal
Online learning
instructional design
social presence
identity
community
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
84
0.840
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Oliver Grundmann
Natural products
Kratom
gastrointestinal disorders
CIM therapies
Online learning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
85
0.904
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Raquel Benbunan Fich
Multitasking
Virtual Teams
Online Learning
Web usability
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
45
0.608
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Barbara Lockee
Distance Education
Distance Learning
Message Design
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
53
0.757
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Xing Wanli
Artificial Intelligence
Learning Analytics
Computing Education
STEM Education
Online Learning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
59
0.952
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Karthikeyan Shanmugam
Statistical Machine Learning
Causal Inference
Online Learning
Graph Algorithms
Information and Coding Theory
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
58
0.935

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Peter Shea
online learning
distance education
online education
distance learning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
50
0.806
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
United States
Ivy Amoakohene-Meighan
Online Learning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
13
0.220
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
United States
Amanda Rockinson Szapkiw
Distance Education
Persistence
Community
Advancement of Women
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
43
0.782
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
United States
Jered Borup
K-12 online learning
K-12 distance education
online learning communities
online learning
social presence
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
50
0.943
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
United States
Evrim Baran
Educational technology
teacher education
distance education
human computer interaction
learning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
46
0.939
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
United States
Kathleen D Kelsey
Program Evaluation
Human Dimensions Research
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
15
0.326
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
United States
Virginia Clinton Lisell|Virginia Clinton
Text comprehension
Open Educational Resources
Student attitudes toward active learning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
41
0.932
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
United States
Alex Kumi Yeboah
Immigrant Education
Collaborative Online learning
Cross-Cultural Online Learning
Di
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
35
0.814
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
United States
Kristine L Nowak
Avatars
Human Computer Interaction
Virtual Reality
Presence
Online learning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
28
0.683
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
United States
J Don Chaney
Distance Education
Technology in Health Education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
18
0.462
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
United States
Dennis Beck
online learning
immersive environments
gaming
simulations
ethics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
34
0.895
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
United States
Fethi A Inan
Online Learning
Adaptive Learning
Informatics
Health Behavior
Student Wellbeing
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
25
0.676
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
United States
Wilhelmina Savenye
Learning Design & Technologies
Online Learning
Evaluation
Instructional Design
Informal Learning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
15
0.405
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
United States
Justin C Ortagus
Online education
Higher education policy
Community colleges
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
33
0.971
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
United States
Andrew T Lumpe
digital learning
online learning
professional development
program evaluation
science education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
24
0.706
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Curtis J Bonk
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
117
0.574
Self-directed online learning
open education
MOOCs
e-learning
emerging learning technologies
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Minjuan Wang
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145
93
0.641
emerging tech
Metaverse
AI in Education
cultural studies
XR and Immersive Learning
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mohammad Ghavamzadeh
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
117
0.921
Reinforcement Learning
Online Learning
Machine Learning
Control
AI
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Karen Swan
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
67
0.528
online learning
learning analytics
data literary
programming & problem solvling
community of inquiry framework
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Patrick R Lowenthal
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
84
0.840
Online learning
instructional design
social presence
identity
community
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Oliver Grundmann
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
85
0.904
Natural products
Kratom
gastrointestinal disorders
CIM therapies
Online learning
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Raquel Benbunan Fich
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
45
0.608
Multitasking
Virtual Teams
Online Learning
Web usability
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Barbara Lockee
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
53
0.757
Distance Education
Distance Learning
Message Design
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Xing Wanli
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
59
0.952
Artificial Intelligence
Learning Analytics
Computing Education
STEM Education
Online Learning
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Karthikeyan Shanmugam
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
58
0.935
Statistical Machine Learning
Causal Inference
Online Learning
Graph Algorithms
Information and Coding Theory

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Peter Shea
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
50
0.806
online learning
distance education
online education
distance learning
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ivy Amoakohene-Meighan
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
13
0.220
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Amanda Rockinson Szapkiw
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
43
0.782
Distance Education
Persistence
Community
Advancement of Women
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jered Borup
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
50
0.943
K-12 online learning
K-12 distance education
online learning communities
online learning
social presence
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Evrim Baran
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
46
0.939
Educational technology
teacher education
distance education
human computer interaction
learning
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kathleen D Kelsey
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
15
0.326
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Virginia Clinton Lisell|Virginia Clinton
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
41
0.932
Text comprehension
Open Educational Resources
Student attitudes toward active learning
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alex Kumi Yeboah
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
35
0.814
Immigrant Education
Collaborative Online learning
Cross-Cultural Online Learning
Di
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kristine L Nowak
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
28
0.683
Avatars
Human Computer Interaction
Virtual Reality
Presence
Online learning
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
J Don Chaney
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
18
0.462
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dennis Beck
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
34
0.895
online learning
immersive environments
gaming
simulations
ethics
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Fethi A Inan
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
25
0.676
Online Learning
Adaptive Learning
Informatics
Health Behavior
Student Wellbeing
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wilhelmina Savenye
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
15
0.405
Learning Design & Technologies
Online Learning
Evaluation
Instructional Design
Informal Learning
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Justin C Ortagus
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
33
0.971
Online education
Higher education policy
Community colleges
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Andrew T Lumpe
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
24
0.706
digital learning
online learning
professional development
program evaluation
science education