Top 100 Scientists

Education / Special Education Top 100 Scientists in Australia 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" (870,057 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.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Margaret Plunkett
Gifted education
alternative educational settings
teacher education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
17
26
1,133
Laura Roche
Autism spectrum disorder
communication intervention
behavioural intervention
rare genetic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
15
18
1,201
Kathleen Tait
Complex Communication Conditions
Disability & Ethnic Minorities
Psychology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
14
18
1,420
Michelle Ronksley-Pavia
Gifted education
twice-exceptional students
disability research
inclusive education
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
14
700
Kirsty Young
technology
inclusive education
special education
transdisciplinary education models
qualitative research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
11
12
993
Julie M Mcmillan
Special Education
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Autism
Intellectual Disability
Positive Behaviour Support
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
318

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Shaun Hately
gifted education
boys education
educational history
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
19
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jennifer Stephenson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
40
104
6,073
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bruce Allen Knight
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
57
2,407
special education
reading
teaching and learning
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Margaret Plunkett
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
17
26
1,133
Gifted education
alternative educational settings
teacher education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Laura Roche
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
15
18
1,201
Autism spectrum disorder
communication intervention
behavioural intervention
rare genetic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kathleen Tait
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
14
18
1,420
Complex Communication Conditions
Disability & Ethnic Minorities
Psychology
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michelle Ronksley-Pavia
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
14
700
Gifted education
twice-exceptional students
disability research
inclusive education
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kirsty Young
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
11
12
993
technology
inclusive education
special education
transdisciplinary education models
qualitative research
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Julie M Mcmillan
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
318
Special Education
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Autism
Intellectual Disability
Positive Behaviour Support
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Anne Bayetto
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
6
184
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anastasia Anderson
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
698

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Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Shaun Hately
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
2
1
19
gifted education
boys education
educational history