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Top Education Researchers

Robert C. Pianta ranks first, followed by David J. Boud and Ernest T. Pascarella, out of 1,624,192 ranked researchers.

Field rank: how many more of the researcher's articles, reviews and conference papers in this field reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected of anyone's. A paper in the top 10% adds 0.9 and any other takes 0.1 away, however highly cited, so many strong papers in the field outrank one famous paper, a long record of ordinary papers does not climb, and work in other fields does not count. A paper in two subfields counts half in each. A researcher with fewer papers in the Nature Index's selective journals than expected has the count lowered by the square root of that journal factor. Floor: 15 works, an institution the snapshot can resolve, and an article, review or conference paper in this field.

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  1. 1 Robert C. Pianta United States · #2,786 worldwide overall 124.0 of 199 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2 David J. Boud Australia · #3,808 worldwide overall 94.7 of 155 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3 Ernest T. Pascarella United States · #11,169 worldwide overall 98.0 of 190 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4 Steve Graham United States · #1,516 worldwide overall 88.2 of 147 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5 Mark Damian Griffiths United Kingdom · #1,929 worldwide overall 81.5 of 112 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6 Linda Darling‐Hammond United States · #19,993 worldwide overall 96.7 of 273 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7 Gwo‐Jen Hwang Taiwan · #196 worldwide overall 76.0 of 99 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8 Chin‐Chung Tsai Taiwan · #5,063 worldwide overall 82.3 of 165 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9 Philip Hallinger Thailand · #12,771 worldwide overall 96.3 of 176 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10 Marja‐Kristiina Lerkkanen Finland · #21,973 worldwide overall 70.4 of 137 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11 Dragan Gašević Australia · #3,091 worldwide overall 62.0 of 89 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12 Dwi Agus Kurniawan Indonesia · #104,901 worldwide overall 92.6 of 233 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13 Laura M. Justice United States · #58,612 worldwide overall 76.1 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14 Margaret Burchinal United States · #7,755 worldwide overall 60.5 of 105 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15 Jacquelynne S. Eccles United States · #1,478 worldwide overall 59.5 of 97 papers here in the top 10%
  16. 16 Cees van der Vleuten Netherlands · #113,813 worldwide overall 81.1 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  17. 17 George D. Kuh United States · #40,100 worldwide overall 64.3 of 163 papers here in the top 10%
  18. 18 Marc H. Bornstein United States · #27,972 worldwide overall 59.2 of 119 papers here in the top 10%
  19. 19 Sharon R. Vaughn United States · #22,930 worldwide overall 57.9 of 111 papers here in the top 10%
  20. 20 Lynn S. Fuchs United States · #21,605 worldwide overall 60.9 of 145 papers here in the top 10%
  21. 21 Herbert W. Marsh Australia · #23,107 worldwide overall 76.2 of 175 papers here in the top 10%
  22. 22 Kenneth A. Dodge United States · #1,801 worldwide overall 52.4 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  23. 23 Richard E. Mayer United States · #5,248 worldwide overall 57.2 of 126 papers here in the top 10%
  24. 24 Wilfried Admiraal Netherlands · #17,470 worldwide overall 56.0 of 121 papers here in the top 10%
  25. 25 Barry J. Fraser Australia · #105,736 worldwide overall 66.9 of 239 papers here in the top 10%
  26. 26 Jianzhong Xu United States · #32,977 worldwide overall 51.7 of 96 papers here in the top 10%
  27. 27 Herbert J. Walberg United States · #149,505 worldwide overall 63.8 of 222 papers here in the top 10%
  28. 28 Dan D. Goldhaber United States · #110,879 worldwide overall 65.3 of 238 papers here in the top 10%
  29. 29 Johannes König Germany · #20,638 worldwide overall 51.9 of 95 papers here in the top 10%
  30. 30 Gabriele Kaiser Germany · #27,922 worldwide overall 53.6 of 122 papers here in the top 10%
  31. 31 Nancy Eisenberg United States · #9,417 worldwide overall 53.4 of 96 papers here in the top 10%
  32. 32 Michalinos Zembylas Cyprus · #7,077 worldwide overall 51.7 of 110 papers here in the top 10%
  33. 33 Eric Alan Hanushek United States · #25,587 worldwide overall 54.1 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  34. 34 Susanna Loeb United States · #87,413 worldwide overall 59.2 of 193 papers here in the top 10%
  35. 35 Ernesto Panadero Spain · #3,884 worldwide overall 46.7 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  36. 36 Patrick T. Terenzini United States · #24,596 worldwide overall 49.4 of 100 papers here in the top 10%
  37. 37 Kenneth A. Leithwood Canada · #30,781 worldwide overall 51.6 of 127 papers here in the top 10%
  38. 38 Greg J. Duncan United States · #7,342 worldwide overall 47.3 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
  39. 39 Carollee H. Howes United States · #21,253 worldwide overall 48.5 of 101 papers here in the top 10%
  40. 40 Alma Harris United Kingdom · #46,033 worldwide overall 49.7 of 113 papers here in the top 10%
  41. 41 Astalini Astalini Indonesia · #81,474 worldwide overall 62.5 of 140 papers here in the top 10%
  42. 42 Ching Sing Chai China · #2,965 worldwide overall 46.4 of 89 papers here in the top 10%
  43. 43 Hongbiao Yin China · #5,782 worldwide overall 44.5 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  44. 44 Walter Leal Filho Germany · #3,822 worldwide overall 43.0 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  45. 45 Jeanne Brooks‐Gunn United States · #8,300 worldwide overall 47.7 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  46. 46 Christian Dieter Schunn United States · #74,247 worldwide overall 47.5 of 107 papers here in the top 10%
  47. 47 Anna‐Maija Poikkeus Finland · #26,766 worldwide overall 45.0 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  48. 48 Karen R. Harris United States · #16,361 worldwide overall 44.1 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  49. 49 Lawrence Jun Zhang New Zealand · #225 worldwide overall 40.9 of 51 papers here in the top 10%
  50. 50 John Hattie Australia · #86,377 worldwide overall 49.8 of 145 papers here in the top 10%
  51. 51 Gavin Brown New Zealand · #79,922 worldwide overall 49.6 of 144 papers here in the top 10%
  52. 52 Andrew James Martin Australia · #11,597 worldwide overall 41.5 of 63 papers here in the top 10%
  53. 53 James P. Spillane United States · #17,504 worldwide overall 44.7 of 97 papers here in the top 10%
  54. 54 Joseph S. Krajcik United States · #15,052 worldwide overall 42.5 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  55. 55 Hirokazu Yoshikawa United States · #23,523 worldwide overall 43.7 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  56. 56 Joyce L. Epstein United States · #56,042 worldwide overall 44.7 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  57. 57 Robert S. Siegler United States · #26,211 worldwide overall 44.2 of 98 papers here in the top 10%
  58. 58 Jari‐Erik Nurmi Finland · #40,135 worldwide overall 42.5 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  59. 59 David Robert Carless China · #13,568 worldwide overall 40.9 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  60. 60 Douglas Fuchs United States · #22,017 worldwide overall 43.6 of 95 papers here in the top 10%
  61. 60 Hasan Baharun Indonesia · #101,409 worldwide overall 49.0 of 128 papers here in the top 10%
  62. 62 Tina Seidel Germany · #8,766 worldwide overall 40.8 of 68 papers here in the top 10%
  63. 63 David R. Kember China · #35,355 worldwide overall 44.1 of 101 papers here in the top 10%
  64. 64 Kathy Hirsh‐Pasek United States · #20,108 worldwide overall 44.1 of 71 papers here in the top 10%
  65. 65 Wayne K. Hoy United States · #16,092 worldwide overall 41.9 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  66. 66 Ulrich Trautwein Germany · #20,808 worldwide overall 44.3 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  67. 67 Roberta Michnick Golinkoff United States · #10,847 worldwide overall 39.5 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  68. 68 Karl L. Alexander United States · #18,980 worldwide overall 40.8 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  69. 69 Christopher J. Lonigan United States · #11,667 worldwide overall 38.4 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  70. 70 Christopher DeLuca Canada · #40,038 worldwide overall 47.5 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  71. 71 Henk G. Schmidt Netherlands · #58,288 worldwide overall 42.4 of 81 papers here in the top 10%
  72. 72 Mareike Kunter Germany · #7,903 worldwide overall 39.0 of 65 papers here in the top 10%
  73. 73 Marilyn Cochran‐Smith United States · #23,152 worldwide overall 43.0 of 106 papers here in the top 10%
  74. 74 Theo Wubbels Netherlands · #121,200 worldwide overall 46.3 of 141 papers here in the top 10%
  75. 75 Catherine P. Bradshaw United States · #19,385 worldwide overall 38.7 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  76. 76 Robert E. Slavin United States · #58,548 worldwide overall 50.8 of 188 papers here in the top 10%
  77. 77 Jan H. VAN DRIEL Netherlands · #49,722 worldwide overall 41.2 of 94 papers here in the top 10%
  78. 78 Margaret Bearman Australia · #17,446 worldwide overall 37.1 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  79. 79 Robert L. Crosnoe United States · #22,300 worldwide overall 37.1 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  80. 80 Deanna Kuhn United States · #22,898 worldwide overall 38.0 of 65 papers here in the top 10%
  81. 81 Catherine S. Tamis‐LeMonda United States · #18,049 worldwide overall 38.0 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  82. 82 Eija Pakarinen Finland · #35,508 worldwide overall 37.6 of 63 papers here in the top 10%
  83. 83 Sara E. Rimm‐Kaufman United States · #36,143 worldwide overall 39.0 of 69 papers here in the top 10%
  84. 84 Bridget K. Hamre United States · #11,320 worldwide overall 37.8 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  85. 85 Hui Li Australia · #421,532 worldwide overall 54.9 of 143 papers here in the top 10%
  86. 86 Ming‐Te Wang United States · #2,279 worldwide overall 35.4 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  87. 87 Phillip Dawson Australia · #8,905 worldwide overall 35.6 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  88. 88 Doris R. Entwisle United States · #48,133 worldwide overall 38.0 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
  89. 89 Jo Tondeur Belgium · #10,685 worldwide overall 39.1 of 87 papers here in the top 10%
  90. 90 Simon Baron‐Cohen United Kingdom · #1,088 worldwide overall 35.8 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  91. 91 Robert J. Coplan Canada · #72,385 worldwide overall 44.0 of 71 papers here in the top 10%
  92. 92 Auli Toom Finland · #36,599 worldwide overall 40.4 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
  93. 93 Denise A Jackson Australia · #12,912 worldwide overall 35.3 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  94. 94 Perry den Brok Netherlands · #51,378 worldwide overall 37.7 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  95. 95 Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer Netherlands · #42,751 worldwide overall 38.8 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  96. 96 David Franklin Treagust Australia · #132,282 worldwide overall 47.2 of 166 papers here in the top 10%
  97. 97 María Assunção Flores Portugal · #72,092 worldwide overall 43.9 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  98. 98 Joanna Tai Australia · #20,735 worldwide overall 35.1 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  99. 99 Umesh M Sharma Australia · #43,934 worldwide overall 36.7 of 69 papers here in the top 10%
  100. 100 Richard A. Fabes United States · #8,956 worldwide overall 36.2 of 65 papers here in the top 10%

ranked researchers with an article, review or conference paper in Education. Author identities come from OpenAlex disambiguation and inherit its errors: a merged record can put one name over two people’s work, and a split one can halve a career. Every row links out to the OpenAlex record so the underlying claim is checkable, and anything that looks wrong can be reported from the row. That report files a correction against the bibliographic record for a human to review, but it is not a removal or delisting request, and no such route exists yet.

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