Top 100 Scientists
Education / Sociology of Education Top 100 Scientists in United Kingdom 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" (873,937 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.
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Critical Race Theory
antiracism
multicultural education
sociology of education
whiteness
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i10 Index
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57
101
20,787
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Sociology of Education
Learning and Technology
Digital Inequality
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
44
67
10,942
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
education
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Citation
44
68
29,892
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
sociology of education
research methods
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)
education
development
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Citation
29
39
2,889
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
sociology of education
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Citation
22
32
1,696
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Sociology of education
Sociology of work
Gender Class Ethnicity
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Citation
20
34
2,695
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Social Stratification
Sociology of Education
Quantitative Research Methods
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H-Index
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Citation
16
19
1,992
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
disability studies
sociology of education
critical race theory
whiteness
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H-Index
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Citation
16
18
1,454
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Sociology of education
family learning
ethnicity and education
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
13
16
538
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Sociology of education
civil society
youth engagement
environmental sustainability
intergenerational relations
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
10
10
241
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Political Economy
Health
Global Health
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
8
242
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
mathematics
sociology of education
ethnic/gender/social class inequality
social network analysis
modelling patterns of attai
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
9
9
247
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
digital pedagogy
widening participation
sociology of education
social justice
creative methods
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H-Index
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Citation
9
8
265
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Critical pedagogy
higher education
social movements
sociology of education
Gypsy/Roma/Traveller
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H-Index
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Citation
9
9
401
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
sociology of education
youth transitions
migration
research methods
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Citation
9
9
296
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Childhood and Youth Studies
Sociology of Education
Race and Class
Leisure
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H-Index
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Citation
8
6
163
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Sociology of Education
Historical sociology
Sociology of knowledge
Theory
Civic Sociology
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H-Index
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Citation
8
7
173
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Sociology of education
sociology of families
comparative education
education policy
social and educational inequalities
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Citation
7
4
308
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
The sociology of education
social mobility
widening participation
children and young people.
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i10 Index
Citation
7
6
210
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Higher education research
student experience
widening participation
evaluation methodology
sociology of education
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i10 Index
Citation
6
4
145
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Sociology of Education
Feminist Theory
Critical Race Theory
Psychosocial Studies
Counter Politics
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Citation
6
5
169
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Sociology of education
Teaching and learning in higher education
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H-Index
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Citation
5
5
310
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Educational equity
classroom dialogue
teacher knowledge
school leadership
teacher empowerment
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Citation
5
4
945
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Sociology of Education
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Citation
5
2
68
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
international students
higher education
mobility
migration
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Citation
4
4
87
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
sociology of education
identities
gender
citizenship
youth
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Citation
4
2
69
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Sociology of Education
Youth Studies
Urban Studies
Political Economy and Economic Sociology
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H-Index
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Citation
4
2
58
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
sociology of education
philosophy of education
education and family policy
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Citation
4
1
51
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
sociology
communication
science and technology studies
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Citation
3
2
281
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Sociology of Education
Social Justice
Public Policy
Higher Education of Marginal Sections
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Citation
3
1
51
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
childhood studies
social policy and sociology of education
school-based pastoral care
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Citation
3
1
28
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Sociology of education
politics of Lifelong Learning and pedagogical theory and practice.
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Citation
3
1
103
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Education
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Citation
3
0
17
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
sociology of education
education policy
privatisation
social inequality
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H-Index
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Citation
2
2
36
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Education
digital technologies
sociology of education
digital ethics
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
2
1
16
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Educational Leadership
Sociology of Education
Social and Cultural Justice
Internationalisation
Critical Education
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H-Index
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Citation
2
0
16
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Education studies
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Citation
2
0
8
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Sociology of Education
Teacher Education
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H-Index
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Citation
1
1
14
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Sociology of Education
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Citation
1
1
10
David Gillborn
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Citation Counts
57
101
20,787
Critical Race Theory
antiracism
multicultural education
sociology of education
whiteness
Rebecca Eynon
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
44
67
10,942
Sociology of Education
Learning and Technology
Digital Inequality
Wilfred Carr
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
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H-Index
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Citation Counts
44
68
29,892
Barry Cooper
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
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Citation Counts
29
39
2,889
sociology of education
research methods
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)
education
development
Ron Thompson
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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H-Index
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Citation Counts
22
32
1,696
Marie-Pierre Moreau
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Citation Counts
20
34
2,695
Sociology of education
Sociology of work
Gender Class Ethnicity
Roxanne Connelly
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
16
19
1,992
Social Stratification
Sociology of Education
Quantitative Research Methods
Manuel Madriaga
Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
16
18
1,454
disability studies
sociology of education
critical race theory
whiteness
Olga Cara
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
13
16
538
Sociology of education
family learning
ethnicity and education
Esther Muddiman
Cardiff University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
10
10
241
Sociology of education
civil society
youth engagement
environmental sustainability
intergenerational relations
Andrew Hammond
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
242
Political Economy
Health
Global Health
Sophina Choudry
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
247
mathematics
sociology of education
ethnic/gender/social class inequality
social network analysis
modelling patterns of attai
Jon Rainford
Open University UK
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
8
265
digital pedagogy
widening participation
sociology of education
social justice
creative methods
Spyros Themelis
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
9
9
401
Critical pedagogy
higher education
social movements
sociology of education
Gypsy/Roma/Traveller
Magdolna Lorinc
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
9
9
296
sociology of education
youth transitions
migration
research methods
Utsa Mukherjee
Brunel University
Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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Citation Counts
8
6
163
Childhood and Youth Studies
Sociology of Education
Race and Class
Leisure
Eric R Lybeck
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
8
7
173
Sociology of Education
Historical sociology
Sociology of knowledge
Theory
Civic Sociology
Charleen Chiong
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
7
4
308
Sociology of education
sociology of families
comparative education
education policy
social and educational inequalities
Lucy Clague
Sheffield Hallam University
Sheffield, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
7
6
210
The sociology of education
social mobility
widening participation
children and young people.
Rebecca Sanderson
Lincoln University
Lincoln, United Kingdom
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H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
4
145
Higher education research
student experience
widening participation
evaluation methodology
sociology of education
Laura Teague
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
6
5
169
Sociology of Education
Feminist Theory
Critical Race Theory
Psychosocial Studies
Counter Politics
Dave Sp Thomas
Southampton Solent University
Southampton, United Kingdom
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H-Index
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Citation Counts
5
5
310
Sociology of education
Teaching and learning in higher education
Manzoorul Abedin
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
5
4
945
Educational equity
classroom dialogue
teacher knowledge
school leadership
teacher empowerment
Maria Chalari
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Citation Counts
5
2
68
Jihyun Lee
University of Ulster
Coleraine, United Kingdom
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Citation Counts
4
4
87
international students
higher education
mobility
migration
Gunjan Wadhwa
Brunel University
Uxbridge, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
4
2
69
sociology of education
identities
gender
citizenship
youth
Sociology of Education
Youth Studies
Urban Studies
Political Economy and Economic Sociology
Nathan Fretwell
Middlesex University
London, United Kingdom
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Citation Counts
4
1
51
sociology of education
philosophy of education
education and family policy
August Lindemer
University of Sheffield
Sheffield, United Kingdom
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Citation Counts
3
2
281
sociology
communication
science and technology studies
Dhaneswar Bhoi
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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H-Index
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Citation Counts
3
1
51
Sociology of Education
Social Justice
Public Policy
Higher Education of Marginal Sections
Jo Bishop
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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H-Index
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Citation Counts
3
1
28
childhood studies
social policy and sociology of education
school-based pastoral care
Ian Rushton
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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Citation Counts
3
1
103
Sociology of education
politics of Lifelong Learning and pedagogical theory and practice.
Dragoljub Kaurin
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
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H-Index
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Citation Counts
3
0
17
Eleanor Gm Gurney
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
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Citation Counts
2
2
36
sociology of education
education policy
privatisation
social inequality
Margarida Borràs Batalla
Manchester Metropolitan University
Manchester, United Kingdom
Metrics
H-Index
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Citation Counts
2
1
16
Education
digital technologies
sociology of education
digital ethics
Nidal Al Haj Sleiman
University of Ulster
Coleraine, United Kingdom
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H-Index
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Citation Counts
2
0
16
Educational Leadership
Sociology of Education
Social and Cultural Justice
Internationalisation
Critical Education
Mohammed Adly Gamal
University of Warwick
Coventry, United Kingdom
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Citation Counts
2
0
8
Kate Lavender
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
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Citation Counts
1
1
14
Sociology of Education
Teacher Education
Josh Salter
Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Citation Counts
1
1
10