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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Self-Determination Theory
psychology
intrinsic motivation
education
organizational behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
612,030
281,454
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
social psychology
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295,081
108,115
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Neuropsychology
neurorehabilitation
stroke
traumatic brain injury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,930
137,088
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,405
23,513
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Social science
Social psychology
Social identity
Leadership
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,867
46,243
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Discourse
Identity
Masculinity
Racism
Affect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,637
20,450
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Anxiety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,848
23,756
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,851
25,816
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
motivation
behavioural science
exercise psychology
health behavior change
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,119
25,950
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Alzheimer's disease
sleep apnea
cognition
brain cells
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,726
39,022
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Group processes
social identity
intergroup relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,450
29,264
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Neuropsychology
chronic illness
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,956
19,209
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Parenting
interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,084
15,412
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
psychology
social neuroscience
emotions
anger
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,164
16,354
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Acculturation
intercultural relations
cross-cultural psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,831
15,607
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
psychology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-2364
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,555
13,382
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Psychopathology
Child Psychology
Behaviour therapy
Family process
Parenting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,067
11,490
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,664
10,740
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Social psychology
clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,368
18,846
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,431
6,439
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Global Teams
Cultural Intelligence
Cross Cultural Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,311
9,229
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,183
11,574
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Nonattachment
Process-Based Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,242
16,088
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Traumatic Brain Inury
Rehabilitation
Neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,075
16,082
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
social psychology
political psychology
health psychology
personality
intergroup relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,271
20,092
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard M Ryan
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
612,030
281,454
0.460
Self-Determination Theory
psychology
intrinsic motivation
education
organizational behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Roy F Baumeister
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295,081
108,115
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
812
5
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Suzanne Barker Collo
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,930
137,088
0.700
Neuropsychology
neurorehabilitation
stroke
traumatic brain injury
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,553
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Fergusson
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,405
23,513
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,814
146
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
S Alexander Haslam|Alex Haslam
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,867
46,243
0.526
Social science
Social psychology
Social identity
Leadership
Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,950
17
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Margaret Wetherell
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,637
20,450
0.270
Discourse
Identity
Masculinity
Racism
Affect
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,183
241
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ronald Rapee
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,848
23,756
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,118
355
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Charles Abraham
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,851
25,816
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,607
377
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nikos Ntoumanis
Curtin University
Bentley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,119
25,950
0.518
motivation
behavioural science
exercise psychology
health behavior change
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,728
427
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stephen R Robinson
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,726
39,022
0.835
Alzheimer's disease
sleep apnea
cognition
brain cells
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,837
434
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jolanda Jetten
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,450
29,264
0.630
Group processes
social identity
intergroup relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,004
440
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Vicki Anne Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,956
19,209
0.418
Neuropsychology
chronic illness
mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,756
467
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Matthew R Sanders
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,084
15,412
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,178
485
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eddie Harmon Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,164
16,354
0.379
psychology
social neuroscience
emotions
anger
social psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,324
40
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Colleen Ward
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,831
15,607
0.364
Acculturation
intercultural relations
cross-cultural psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,969
44
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tony Ward
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,555
13,382
0.322
psychology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-2364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,743
545
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mark Dadds
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,067
11,490
0.287
Psychopathology
Child Psychology
Behaviour therapy
Family process
Parenting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,967
554
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Colin Macleod
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,664
10,740
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,145
561
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nick Haslam
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,368
18,846
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,709
594
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Norman Feather
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,431
6,439
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,775
600
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
PC Earley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,311
9,229
0.241
Global Teams
Cultural Intelligence
Cross Cultural Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,871
701
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Robert A Cummins
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,183
11,574
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,434
770
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Joseph Ciarrochi
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,242
16,088
0.484
Nonattachment
Process-Based Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Positive Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,561
778
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jennie Ponsford
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,075
16,082
0.486
Traumatic Brain Inury
Rehabilitation
Neuropsychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,269
62
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Chris G Sibley
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,271
20,092
0.623
social psychology
political psychology
health psychology
personality
intergroup relations