Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers Citation in Australia Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* 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
629,801
297,201
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
social psychology
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301,743
113,584
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Social psychology
Identity
Social identity
Leadership
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,542
48,715
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Anxiety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,253
24,769
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,098
26,935
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Alzheimer's disease
sleep apnea
cognition
brain cells
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,277
42,519
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Group processes
social identity
intergroup relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,147
30,866
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Neuropsychology
chronic illness
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,189
20,270
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Parenting
interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,032
16,167
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
psychology
social neuroscience
emotions
anger
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,005
17,070
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Psychopathology
Child Psychology
Behaviour therapy
Family process
Parenting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,748
12,043
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Social psychology
clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,412
19,761
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,200
11,143
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Global Teams
Cultural Intelligence
Cross Cultural Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,871
9,626
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,836
6,704
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,808
12,084
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Nonattachment
Process-Based Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,209
16,924
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Traumatic Brain Inury
Rehabilitation
Neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,171
17,067
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Physical Activity & Public Health
Exercise Psychology
Health Education
Health Psychology
Health Promotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,238
16,346
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Research Methods
Metascience
Open Science
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,127
17,169
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
cognitive neuroscience
Huntington's disease
substance abuse
cognitive assessment in clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,613
10,620
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Gambling
psychology
child welfare
addiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,316
17,924
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,311
9,155
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
First interest
Second interest
...psychosis
personality disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,309
7,864
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
clinical psychology
mental health
addictions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,868
12,478
0.464
* 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
629,801
297,201
0.472
Self-Determination Theory
psychology
intrinsic motivation
education
organizational behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209
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
301,743
113,584
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,764
149
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
S Alexander Haslam|Alex Haslam
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,542
48,715
0.538
Social psychology
Identity
Social identity
Leadership
Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,214
244
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ronald Rapee
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,253
24,769
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,099
352
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Charles Abraham
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,098
26,935
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,940
388
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stephen R Robinson
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,277
42,519
0.846
Alzheimer's disease
sleep apnea
cognition
brain cells
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,612
423
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jolanda Jetten
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,147
30,866
0.641
Group processes
social identity
intergroup relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,949
441
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Vicki Anne Anderson
Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne
Parkville, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,189
20,270
0.430
Neuropsychology
chronic illness
mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,778
473
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matthew R Sanders
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,032
16,167
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,236
486
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eddie Harmon Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,005
17,070
0.388
psychology
social neuroscience
emotions
anger
social psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,860
552
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mark Dadds
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,748
12,043
0.296
Psychopathology
Child Psychology
Behaviour therapy
Family process
Parenting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,045
561
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nick Haslam
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,412
19,761
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,179
565
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Colin Macleod
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,200
11,143
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,961
616
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
PC Earley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,871
9,626
0.248
Global Teams
Cultural Intelligence
Cross Cultural Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,977
617
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Norman Feather
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,836
6,704
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,994
708
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Robert A Cummins
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,808
12,084
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,232
755
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Joseph Ciarrochi
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,209
16,924
0.495
Nonattachment
Process-Based Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Positive Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,266
759
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jennie Ponsford
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,171
17,067
0.499
Traumatic Brain Inury
Rehabilitation
Neuropsychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,030
852
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ron Plotnikoff
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,238
16,346
0.507
Physical Activity & Public Health
Exercise Psychology
Health Education
Health Psychology
Health Promotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,164
904
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Simine Vazire
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,127
17,169
0.552
Research Methods
Metascience
Open Science
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,905
980
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Julie C Stout
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,613
10,620
0.359
cognitive neuroscience
Huntington's disease
substance abuse
cognitive assessment in clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,258
997
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Paul Delfabbro
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,316
17,924
0.611
Gambling
psychology
child welfare
addiction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,262
998
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gillian Rhodes
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,311
9,155
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,264
999
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Henry Jackson
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,309
7,864
0.268
First interest
Second interest
...psychosis
personality disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,475
1,166
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Frank Deane
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,868
12,478
0.464
clinical psychology
mental health
addictions