Subject Rankings
Social Sciences / Open and Distance Education Subject Rankings 2025
AD Scientific Index (Alper-Doger Scientific Index) offers the broadest spectrum of branches, providing analysis in 13 main fields and 197 sub-branches at global, national, and regional levels. These analyses can be based on indicators such as the H-index, i10-index, and citation count, as well as their values from the last 6 years. As of Nov 21, 2024, rankings are according to the Total H Index. BETA VERSION: The subject field rankings for the world, regions, countries, and universities are currently in beta. This is due to the exclusion of (873.864) scientists categorized under 'others,' whose profiles cannot yet be determined, edited, or classified. As these fields are updated, the rankings will adjust accordingly. Please keep this in mind. See Also: [University Subject Rankings]
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:26
Statistical Machine Learning
Causal Inference
Online Learning
Graph Algorithms
Information and Coding Theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
62
6,812
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:27
Peer Coaching
Leadership
Online Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
64
5,000
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:28
Micronutrients
Iron Metabolism
Food Based Approaches to health Promotion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
62
4,998
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:29
eLearning
Distance Eduction
Open Educational Resources
Student Support
Educational Technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
150
12,521
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:30
e-learning
competencias digitales
Tutoría Online
Diseño Instruccional Online
Competencia Digital Docente
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
74
5,359
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:31
elearning
online pedagogy
health informatics
technological interventions in health
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
80
4,521
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:32
e-learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
67
4,872
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:33
Educational technology
teacher education
distance education
human computer interaction
learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
49
11,060
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:34
Distance Education
Persistence
Community
Advancement of Women
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
55
4,319
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:35
E-learning
Higher Education
Educational Technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
34
68
5,499
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:36
e-learning
e-administration
e-government
green IT
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
71
2,769
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:37
Distance Education
Distance Learning
Message Design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
68
16,400
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:38
E-learning
e-health
machine learning
semantic web
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
83
3,348
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:39
Technology and Education
Distance Education
Development/Implementation of Virtual Learning Environments
Learning Design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
104
5,634
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:40
Adaptive educational systems
intelligent textbooks
learning analytics
student and user modeling
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
63
3,301
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:41
Distance education
Mlearning
mobile learning
Elearning
OER
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
62
4,434
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:42
serious games
instructional design
workplace learning
educational technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
32
59
4,907
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:43
Online Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
59
3,618
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:44
Artificial Intelligence
Learning Analytics
Computing Education
STEM Education
Online Learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
61
3,792
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:45
Learning sciences
Classroom dialogue
Teacher professional development
AI in education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
57
3,421
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:46
multimedia learning
e-learning
distance education
adaptive hypermedia
computer-based learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
59
4,352
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:47
distance education
online learning
open learning
e-learning
online learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
43
3,948
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:48
Learning Analytics
Data Science
AI in Education
Synthetic Data Generation
Artificial data
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
52
3,366
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:49
E-learning
RUTE
TIC
Tecnología educativa
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
45
4,003
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection
:50
AI literacy
Computational Thinking Education
AI in education
e-Learning
Learning Analytics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
29
41
4,307
Karthikeyan Shanmugam
IBM Corporation
New York, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
62
6,812
Statistical Machine Learning
Causal Inference
Online Learning
Graph Algorithms
Information and Coding Theory
Richard Ladyshewsky
Curtin University
Bentley, Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
64
5,000
Peer Coaching
Leadership
Online Learning
Diego Moretti
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
35
62
4,998
Micronutrients
Iron Metabolism
Food Based Approaches to health Promotion
Ramesh Chander Sharma
Ambedkar University
New Delhi, India
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
35
150
12,521
eLearning
Distance Eduction
Open Educational Resources
Student Support
Educational Technology
Juan Silva Quiroz
Universidad de Santiago de Chile
Santiago, Chile
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
35
74
5,359
e-learning
competencias digitales
Tutoría Online
Diseño Instruccional Online
Competencia Digital Docente
Heather Wharrad
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
35
80
4,521
elearning
online pedagogy
health informatics
technological interventions in health
Noraffandy Yahaya
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Johor Bahru, Malaysia
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
34
67
4,872
Evrim Baran
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
34
49
11,060
Educational technology
teacher education
distance education
human computer interaction
learning
Amanda Rockinson Szapkiw
University of Memphis
Memphis, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
34
55
4,319
Distance Education
Persistence
Community
Advancement of Women
Josep M Duart
Universitat Oberta de Catalunya
Barcelona, Spain
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
34
68
5,499
E-learning
Higher Education
Educational Technology
Sorin Burlacu
Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies
Bucharest, Romania
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
71
2,769
e-learning
e-administration
e-government
green IT
Barbara Lockee
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
68
16,400
Distance Education
Distance Learning
Message Design
Luis Anido-Rifón
Universidade de Vigo
Pontevedra, Spain
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
83
3,348
E-learning
e-health
machine learning
semantic web
Patricia Alejandra Behar
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul UFRGS
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
104
5,634
Technology and Education
Distance Education
Development/Implementation of Virtual Learning Environments
Learning Design
Sergey Sosnovsky
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
63
3,301
Adaptive educational systems
intelligent textbooks
learning analytics
student and user modeling
Rory Mcgreal
Athabasca University
Athabasca, Canada
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
62
4,434
Distance education
Mlearning
mobile learning
Elearning
OER
Hans GK Hummel
Open University
Milton Keynes, Netherlands
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
32
59
4,907
serious games
instructional design
workplace learning
educational technology
Ivy Amoakohene-Meighan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
31
59
3,618
Xing Wanli
University of Florida
Gainesville, United States
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
61
3,792
Artificial Intelligence
Learning Analytics
Computing Education
STEM Education
Online Learning
Gaowei Chen
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
57
3,421
Learning sciences
Classroom dialogue
Teacher professional development
AI in education
Herman Dwi Surjono
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
59
4,352
multimedia learning
e-learning
distance education
adaptive hypermedia
computer-based learning
Alan Tait
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
43
3,948
distance education
online learning
open learning
e-learning
online learning
Mohammad Khalil
University of Bergen
Bergen, Norway
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
52
3,366
Learning Analytics
Data Science
AI in Education
Synthetic Data Generation
Artificial data
Victor Abella García
Universidad de Burgos
Burgos, Spain
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
45
4,003
E-learning
RUTE
TIC
Tecnología educativa
Ting-Chia Hsu (Ching-Kun Hsu)
National Taiwan Normal University
Taipei City, Taiwan
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
29
41
4,307
AI literacy
Computational Thinking Education
AI in education
e-Learning
Learning Analytics