Top 100 Scientists

Oceania Education / Early Childhood Education Top 100 Scientists 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field ranking in world, region, country and university is beta version since subject field "others" (873,864 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded, so the ranking will change as the others fields are edited. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

Rebecca Bull
Early numeracy
working memory and executive functioning
early childhood education and learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
43
72
14,374
Mindy Blaise
feminism
early childhood education
contemporary childhoods
post empiricism
postdevelopmentalism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
26
59
3,929
Jill Hnatiuk
physical activity
early childhood
healthy environments
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
21
24
1,772
Heather Morris
Maternal and child health
early childhood
parenting
implementation
evaluation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
20
35
1,402
Helen Little
risk-taking
outdoor learning environments
early childhood education
child development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
22
2,464
Fay Hadley
parent partnerships
diversity
educational leadership
early childhood education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
19
26
1,260
Elizabeth Hill
women
future of work
work and care
early childhood education and care
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
16
23
829
Elisabeth Duursma
fathering
language and literacy development
early childhood
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
14
1,690
Megan Blaxland
family policy
social security and income support
early childhood education and care
China
Australia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
12
14
796
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Dandan Wu
Early Childhood Education and Development
Educational Neuroscience
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
17
386
Prabhat Rai
Cultural-historical theory
Vygotsky
early childhood education
Imagination
STEM education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
13
290
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Jane Merewether
early childhood
environmental education
posthumanism
feminist new materialism
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
474
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Helen Adam
children's literature
diversity
early childhood education
social justice
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
398
Mandy Salisbury
Educational Research
Early Childhood Education
Evidence Use
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
8
232
Laetitia Coles
Parents
Sleep
Gender
Work
Early Childhood Education and Care
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
7
241
Gai Lindsay
early childhood education
visual arts pedagogy
John Dewey
Reggio Emilia approach
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
8
5
216
Natalie Robertson
Early childhood education
teacher education
teacher workforce
play-based learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
7
163
Junqian Ma
Transition to School
Child Development
Early Childhood Education
Primary Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
7
5
141
Helen Breathnach
early childhood education and pedagogy
children's participation and agency
primary school
play and work
ethnography
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
6
196
Sonya Gaches
early childhood education
children's rights
feminist theory
discourse analysis
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
3
76
Manutai Leaupepe
Early childhood education
Pasifika education
play
early childhood education leadership
Pasifika research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
6
5
124
Madeleine Dobson
early childhood education
initial teacher education
social justice
children's rights
trauma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
4
145
Katherine Bussey
Infants and Toddlers
Teacher Education
Early Childhood Education
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
119
Philip Saagyum Dare
Early Childhood Education
Educational & School Leadership
Sustainable Education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
93
Vivienne Hogan
sociology
teacher education
early childhood education
feminist theory
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
5
3
74
Caroline Scott
early childhood education
children's agency
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
135
Yihan Sun
Trauma-informed Practice
Early Childhood Education
SEL
Childhood Adversity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
3
64
Karen Sinclair
Early Childhood Education
Aboriginal Education
Cultural Competence
Indigenous Research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
61
Emma Woolley
Infant Feeding
Early Childhood Education and Care
Health Promotion
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
56
Kiri Gould
early childhood education
education policy
professional identities
teacher wellbeing
childhood studies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
2
50
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Tahera Afrin
Early childhood education
Culture and diversity
Special needs education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
4
1
30
Fiona Boylan
mindset
early childhood education
metacognition
agency
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
134
Angel Mok
Early Childhood Education
Leadership
Teacher Education
Curriculum Design
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
2
32
Emma Cross
Early Childhood Education
Leadership
Digital Technologies
Creativity
STEM
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
1
84
Parisa Tadi|Parisa Soleimani Tadi
Early Childhood Education
Initial Teacher Education
Parent Involvement/ Participation
Diversity and Culture
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
20
Jessamy Davies
early childhood education
educational transitions
transition to school
rural education
continuity of learning
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
18
Tian Yang
early childhood education
digital play
ECE pedagogy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
12
Yo Heta-Lensen
Early Childhood Education
Kaupapa Māori theory & praxis
Digital literacy
Inquiry-based learning
Decolonising curriculum
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
3
0
25
Allison Cameron
early childhood music education
music education
early childhood education
language development
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
49
Jessica Ciuciu
early childhood education
teacher wellbeing
teacher retention
teacher agency
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
21
Kathy Swinkels
Early Childhood Education
Primary Education
Mathematics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
10
Daniel Leach Mcgill
Early Childhood Education and Care
Community Sector
Policy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
0
9
Xinyun Meg Liang
early childhood education
teacher education
inclusion
diverse gender and sexuality
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
1
23
Patricia Ong
Curriculum
teacher education
professional development
culturally responsive pedagogy
early childhood education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
1
0
4
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rebecca Bull
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
43
72
14,374
Early numeracy
working memory and executive functioning
early childhood education and learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mindy Blaise
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
26
59
3,929
feminism
early childhood education
contemporary childhoods
post empiricism
postdevelopmentalism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jill Hnatiuk
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
24
1,772
physical activity
early childhood
healthy environments
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Heather Morris
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
20
35
1,402
Maternal and child health
early childhood
parenting
implementation
evaluation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Helen Little
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
22
2,464
risk-taking
outdoor learning environments
early childhood education
child development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Fay Hadley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
19
26
1,260
parent partnerships
diversity
educational leadership
early childhood education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Chris Speldewinde
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
24
749
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Elizabeth Hill
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
23
829
women
future of work
work and care
early childhood education and care
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Elisabeth Duursma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
14
1,690
fathering
language and literacy development
early childhood
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sophie Alcock
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
542
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Megan Blaxland
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
12
14
796
family policy
social security and income support
early childhood education and care
China
Australia
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dandan Wu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
17
386
Early Childhood Education and Development
Educational Neuroscience
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Prabhat Rai
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
13
290
Cultural-historical theory
Vygotsky
early childhood education
Imagination
STEM education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Karyn Aspden
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
11
376
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jane Merewether
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
474
early childhood
environmental education
posthumanism
feminist new materialism
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Helen Adam
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
398
children's literature
diversity
early childhood education
social justice
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mandy Salisbury
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
8
232
Educational Research
Early Childhood Education
Evidence Use
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Laetitia Coles
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
7
241
Parents
Sleep
Gender
Work
Early Childhood Education and Care
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dee O'Connor
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
6
177
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gai Lindsay
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
8
5
216
early childhood education
visual arts pedagogy
John Dewey
Reggio Emilia approach
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Natalie Robertson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
7
163
Early childhood education
teacher education
teacher workforce
play-based learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Junqian Ma
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
5
141
Transition to School
Child Development
Early Childhood Education
Primary Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mandy Cooke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
112
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Diti Hill
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
6
150
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Julia Mascadri
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
237
Early Childhood Education
Intercultural Competence
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Helen Breathnach
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
196
early childhood education and pedagogy
children's participation and agency
primary school
play and work
ethnography
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Sonya Gaches
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
3
76
early childhood education
children's rights
feminist theory
discourse analysis
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Tracy Treasure
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
2
75
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Nola Harvey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
164
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Manutai Leaupepe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
124
Early childhood education
Pasifika education
play
early childhood education leadership
Pasifika research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Madeleine Dobson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
4
145
early childhood education
initial teacher education
social justice
children's rights
trauma
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Anamika Devi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
172
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Katherine Bussey
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
119
Infants and Toddlers
Teacher Education
Early Childhood Education
Curriculum and Pedagogy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Philip Saagyum Dare
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
93
Early Childhood Education
Educational & School Leadership
Sustainable Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Vivienne Hogan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
5
3
74
sociology
teacher education
early childhood education
feminist theory
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Caroline Scott
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
135
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Yihan Sun
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
3
64
Trauma-informed Practice
Early Childhood Education
SEL
Childhood Adversity
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
A Ruscoe
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
69
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Karen Sinclair
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
61
Early Childhood Education
Aboriginal Education
Cultural Competence
Indigenous Research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Emma Woolley
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
56
Infant Feeding
Early Childhood Education and Care
Health Promotion
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Kiri Gould
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
50
early childhood education
education policy
professional identities
teacher wellbeing
childhood studies
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Tahera Afrin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
1
30
Early childhood education
Culture and diversity
Special needs education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Fiona Boylan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
134
mindset
early childhood education
metacognition
agency
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Angel Mok
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
2
32
Early Childhood Education
Leadership
Teacher Education
Curriculum Design
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Emma Cross
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
1
84
Early Childhood Education
Leadership
Digital Technologies
Creativity
STEM
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Parisa Tadi|Parisa Soleimani Tadi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
20
Early Childhood Education
Initial Teacher Education
Parent Involvement/ Participation
Diversity and Culture
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Jessamy Davies
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
18
early childhood education
educational transitions
transition to school
rural education
continuity of learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Tian Yang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
12
early childhood education
digital play
ECE pedagogy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Yo Heta-Lensen
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
3
0
25
Early Childhood Education
Kaupapa Māori theory & praxis
Digital literacy
Inquiry-based learning
Decolonising curriculum
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Nicole M Jamison|Nicole Jamison
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
55
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Allison Cameron
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
49
early childhood music education
music education
early childhood education
language development
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Joanne Ng
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
33
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Jessica Ciuciu
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
21
early childhood education
teacher wellbeing
teacher retention
teacher agency
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Vanessa Wintoneak
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
19
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Lynette Cronin
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
11
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Kathy Swinkels
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
10
Early Childhood Education
Primary Education
Mathematics
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Daniel Leach Mcgill
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
0
9
Early Childhood Education and Care
Community Sector
Policy
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Nadia Wilson-Ali
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
50
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Xinyun Meg Liang
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
23
early childhood education
teacher education
inclusion
diverse gender and sexuality
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Michelle Locke
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
17
Indigenous Education
Early Childhood Education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Yan Qi
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
1
10
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Somayeh Ba Akhlagh|SB Akhlag
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
6
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Patricia Ong
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
4
Curriculum
teacher education
professional development
culturally responsive pedagogy
early childhood education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Adeola Capel
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
1
0
2
early childhood education
teachers
evaluation