Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
North AmericaSocial Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 10.090 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,389
World Rank
601
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
26
Social Sciences / Psychology
affective science | positive psychology | social psychology | psycholog
affective science | positive psychology | social psychology | psycholog
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Total158,460
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Last 6 Years63,169
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Last 6 Years / Total0.399
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,405
World Rank
59
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
27
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Total157,768
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Last 6 Years65,874
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Last 6 Years / Total0.418
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,434
World Rank
619
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
28
Citation Metrics
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Total156,301
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Last 6 Years33,960
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Last 6 Years / Total0.217
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,463
World Rank
631
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
29
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Total154,264
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Last 6 Years51,082
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Last 6 Years / Total0.331
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,508
World Rank
656
Country Rank
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
30
Social Sciences / Psychology
personality disorder assessment | psychological diagnosis | psychiatric diagnosis | measurement | personalit
personality disorder assessment | psychological diagnosis | psychiatric diagnosis | measurement | personalit
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Total151,823
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Last 6 Years49,475
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Last 6 Years / Total0.326
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,544
World Rank
675
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
31
Social Sciences / Psychology
Quantitative Psychology | Quantitative Methods | Methodology | Psychometrics | Statistical Method
Quantitative Psychology | Quantitative Methods | Methodology | Psychometrics | Statistical Method
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Total150,387
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Last 6 Years65,451
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Last 6 Years / Total0.435
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,547
World Rank
676
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
32
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Total150,285
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Last 6 Years32,880
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Last 6 Years / Total0.219
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,548
World Rank
677
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
33
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology | evolutionary psychology | cognitive science | behavior analysis | clinical psycholog
psychology | evolutionary psychology | cognitive science | behavior analysis | clinical psycholog
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Total150,223
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Last 6 Years55,336
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Last 6 Years / Total0.368
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,570
World Rank
686
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
34
Citation Metrics
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Total149,312
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Last 6 Years57,795
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Last 6 Years / Total0.387
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,603
World Rank
705
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
35
Citation Metrics
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Total147,750
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Last 6 Years43,468
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Last 6 Years / Total0.294
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,644
World Rank
721
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
36
Social Sciences / Psychology
organizational psychology | team training | safety culture | human factors | teamwor
organizational psychology | team training | safety culture | human factors | teamwor
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Total146,187
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Last 6 Years45,399
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Last 6 Years / Total0.311
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,664
World Rank
731
Country Rank
40
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
37
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Total145,182
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Last 6 Years36,360
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Last 6 Years / Total0.250
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,675
World Rank
739
Country Rank
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
38
Social Sciences / Psychology
Stress and Coping | Personality and Health | Adjustment to Chronic Disease | Self-Regulation and Healt
Stress and Coping | Personality and Health | Adjustment to Chronic Disease | Self-Regulation and Healt
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Total144,701
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Last 6 Years35,748
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Last 6 Years / Total0.247
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,727
World Rank
763
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
39
Social Sciences / Psychology
social psychology | cognitive psychology | consumer research | decision making | survey methodolog
social psychology | cognitive psychology | consumer research | decision making | survey methodolog
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Total142,482
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Last 6 Years41,150
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Last 6 Years / Total0.289
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,735
World Rank
769
Country Rank
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
40
Social Sciences / Psychology
personality | emotion | emotional intelligence | personal intelligence | cognition and affec
personality | emotion | emotional intelligence | personal intelligence | cognition and affec
Citation Metrics
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Total142,242
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Last 6 Years46,063
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Last 6 Years / Total0.324
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,883
World Rank
837
Country Rank
7
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
41
Citation Metrics
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Total136,066
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Last 6 Years42,983
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Last 6 Years / Total0.316
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,918
World Rank
857
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
42
Citation Metrics
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Total134,930
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Last 6 Years24,818
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Last 6 Years / Total0.184
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,032
World Rank
920
Country Rank
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
43
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology | social psychology | leadership | social identity | group processe
psychology | social psychology | leadership | social identity | group processe
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Total131,116
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Last 6 Years40,916
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Last 6 Years / Total0.312
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,066
World Rank
940
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
44
Citation Metrics
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Total129,987
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Last 6 Years46,376
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Last 6 Years / Total0.357
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,014
World Rank
911
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
45
Citation Metrics
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Total131,706
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Last 6 Years56,363
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Last 6 Years / Total0.428
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,086
World Rank
953
Country Rank
90
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
46
Citation Metrics
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Total129,329
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Last 6 Years27,960
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Last 6 Years / Total0.216
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,078
World Rank
948
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
47
Citation Metrics
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Total129,584
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Last 6 Years38,197
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Last 6 Years / Total0.295
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,128
World Rank
975
Country Rank
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
48
Citation Metrics
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Total127,573
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Last 6 Years27,773
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Last 6 Years / Total0.218
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,140
World Rank
983
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
49
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology | social cognition | social psychology | cognitive psychology | methodolog
Psychology | social cognition | social psychology | cognitive psychology | methodolog
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Total127,031
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Last 6 Years35,387
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Last 6 Years / Total0.279
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
2,384
World Rank
1,099
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
50
Social Sciences / Psychology
structural equation models | latent variables | population and health | democrac
structural equation models | latent variables | population and health | democrac
Citation Metrics
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Total120,841
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Last 6 Years33,588
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Last 6 Years / Total0.278
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