EECA Scientist and University Rankings 2025

EECA Social Sciences / Open and Distance Education 113 Scientists Subject Rankings - 2025

The AD Scientific Index (Alper-Doger Scientific Index) provides the most comprehensive analysis across 13 main fields and 197 sub-branches at global, national, and regional levels. These analyses are based on indicators such as the H-index, i10-index, and citation count, including their values from the last 6 yearsAs of Feb 03, 2025, the rankings are determined according to the Total H IndexBETA VERSION: The subject field rankings for the world, regions, countries, and universities are currently in their Beta phase. This is due to the exclusion of (870.057) scientists categorized under ‘Others’, whose profiles have yet to be determined, edited, or classified. As updates are made to these fields, the rankings will be adjusted accordingly. Note: Please keep this in mind while reviewing the rankings. For further details, explore our [University Subject Rankings].

* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Aras Bozkurt
Distance Education
Educational Technology
Open Education
Online Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
57
142
18,384
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sorin Burlacu
e-learning
e-administration
e-government
green IT
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
71
2,823
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cengiz Hakan Aydın
Open and Distance Learning
Educational Communications and Technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
51
3,567
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Carmen Holotescu
eLearning
Open Education
Blockchain
OER
MOOC
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
27
41
2,741
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Angelos Kaissidis-Rodafinos
Online education
new technologies
smoking
stress and coping
critical thinking
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
25
29
2,241
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mehmet Fırat
Educational Technology
Open and Distance Learning
Learning Analytics
AI in Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
50
3,352
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gürhan Durak
Distance education
online learning
social learning networks
instructional design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
29
1,814
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Diana Andone
elearning
multimedia
web technologies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
50
1,902
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eugenia Smyrnova Trybulska
E-learning
Multimedia
ICT in education
teacher training in area of ICT i e-learning
distance learning courses
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
50
2,126

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* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Марина Храмова Marina V.Khramova
neuroscience
distance education
Instructional Design
Educational Technology
Computer Science Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
22
45
1,689
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Engin Kurşun
OER
OEP
Open and Distance Learning
Distance Education
Open Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
38
1,847
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Maria Iuliana Dascalu
e-learning and e-training
VR/AR for active learning
social & semantic web
knowledge management
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
47
1,820
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hakan Altınpulluk|Hakan Altinpulluk
Open and Distance Learning
Educational Technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
21
1,250
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vesselin Kyurkchiev
e-Learning
approximation theory
numerical methods
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
33
888
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Фещенко Артем
электронное обучение
e-learning
big data
social networks
learning analytics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
18
31
1,367
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alexander Korotin
optimal transport
generative models
schrodinger bridges
domain translation
image-to-image
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
26
967
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hasan Uçar
Açık ve Uzaktan Öğrenme
Uzaktan Eğitim Teknolojileri
Öğretim Tasarımı
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
20
1,164
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mehmet Kesim
Distance Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
21
1,720
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ilya Gosudarev
E-learning
web based teaching
teaching web languages
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
30
961
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Péter Lengyel
e-learning
social network analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
22
1,149
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Abdulkadir Karadeniz
uzaktan eğitim
öğretim tasarımı
e-öğrenme
eğitim teknolojileri
web 2.0
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
19
1,800
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Aras Bozkurt
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
57
142
18,384
Distance Education
Educational Technology
Open Education
Online Learning
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sorin Burlacu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
33
71
2,823
e-learning
e-administration
e-government
green IT
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cengiz Hakan Aydın
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
27
51
3,567
Open and Distance Learning
Educational Communications and Technology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Carmen Holotescu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
27
41
2,741
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Angelos Kaissidis-Rodafinos
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
25
29
2,241
Online education
new technologies
smoking
stress and coping
critical thinking
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mehmet Fırat
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
24
50
3,352
Educational Technology
Open and Distance Learning
Learning Analytics
AI in Education
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gürhan Durak
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
29
1,814
Distance education
online learning
social learning networks
instructional design
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Diana Andone
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
50
1,902
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Selçuk Karaman
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
38
1,910
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eugenia Smyrnova Trybulska
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
22
50
2,126
E-learning
Multimedia
ICT in education
teacher training in area of ICT i e-learning
distance learning courses

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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Марина Храмова Marina V.Khramova
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
22
45
1,689
neuroscience
distance education
Instructional Design
Educational Technology
Computer Science Education
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Engin Kurşun
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
20
38
1,847
OER
OEP
Open and Distance Learning
Distance Education
Open Education
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Maria Iuliana Dascalu
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
19
47
1,820
e-learning and e-training
VR/AR for active learning
social & semantic web
knowledge management
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hakan Altınpulluk|Hakan Altinpulluk
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
18
21
1,250
Open and Distance Learning
Educational Technology
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vesselin Kyurkchiev
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
18
33
888
e-Learning
approximation theory
numerical methods
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Фещенко Артем
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
18
31
1,367
электронное обучение
e-learning
big data
social networks
learning analytics
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alper Tolga Kumtepe
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
18
23
866
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alexander Korotin
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
17
26
967
optimal transport
generative models
schrodinger bridges
domain translation
image-to-image
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hasan Uçar
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
16
20
1,164
Açık ve Uzaktan Öğrenme
Uzaktan Eğitim Teknolojileri
Öğretim Tasarımı
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mehmet Kesim
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
16
21
1,720
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ilya Gosudarev
Herzen University St. Petersburg, Russia
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
16
30
961
E-learning
web based teaching
teaching web languages
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Péter Lengyel
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
15
22
1,149
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Abdulkadir Karadeniz
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
15
19
1,800
uzaktan eğitim
öğretim tasarımı
e-öğrenme
eğitim teknolojileri
web 2.0
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tatiana Semenova
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
15
16
1,207
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
İrem Erdem Aydın
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
15
20
835