Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 1.161 Scientists Citation in Australia Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
psychology
social psychology
clinical psychology
education
positive psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
645,312
265,135
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
social psychology
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,811
98,528
0.321
* 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
92,415
44,410
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anxiety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,493
22,152
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,253
23,728
0.437
* 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
52,278
42,473
0.812
* 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
49,309
28,909
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Neuropsychology
chronic illness
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,832
17,574
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Parenting
interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,665
13,921
0.305
* 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
44,683
14,599
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Social psychology
clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,269
17,589
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Psychopathology
Child Psychology
Behaviour therapy
Family process
Parenting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,130
10,006
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,631
9,215
0.227
* 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
39,351
8,207
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,201
5,752
0.147
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,532
10,715
0.293
* 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
35,021
15,147
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Traumatic Brain Inury
Rehabilitation
Neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,816
15,300
0.439
* 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
32,838
14,361
0.437
* 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
31,746
15,215
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gambling
psychology
child welfare
addiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,126
16,673
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
cognitive neuroscience
Huntington's disease
substance abuse
cognitive assessment in clinical trials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,899
9,143
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
First interest
Second interest
...psychosis
personality disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,643
6,509
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,619
7,832
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
clinical psychology
mental health
addictions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,413
11,213
0.409
* 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
645,312
265,135
0.411
psychology
social psychology
clinical psychology
education
positive psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214
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
306,811
98,528
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,740
150
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
92,415
44,410
0.481
Social psychology
Identity
Social identity
Leadership
Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,218
243
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ronald Rapee
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,493
22,152
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,057
350
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Charles Abraham
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,253
23,728
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,603
375
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stephen R Robinson
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,278
42,473
0.812
Alzheimer's disease
sleep apnea
cognition
brain cells
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,510
418
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jolanda Jetten
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,309
28,909
0.586
Group processes
social identity
intergroup relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,021
443
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
47,832
17,574
0.367
Neuropsychology
chronic illness
mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,858
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
45,665
13,921
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,280
487
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eddie Harmon Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,683
14,599
0.327
psychology
social neuroscience
emotions
anger
social psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,974
559
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nick Haslam
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,269
17,589
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,061
567
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mark Dadds
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,130
10,006
0.243
Psychopathology
Child Psychology
Behaviour therapy
Family process
Parenting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,346
578
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Colin Macleod
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,631
9,215
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,104
624
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
PC Earley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,351
8,207
0.209
Global Teams
Cultural Intelligence
Cross Cultural Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,194
628
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Norman Feather
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,201
5,752
0.147
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,959
706
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Robert A Cummins
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,532
10,715
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,121
758
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Joseph Ciarrochi
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,021
15,147
0.433
Nonattachment
Process-Based Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Positive Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,295
764
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jennie Ponsford
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,816
15,300
0.439
Traumatic Brain Inury
Rehabilitation
Neuropsychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,006
851
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ron Plotnikoff
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,838
14,361
0.437
Physical Activity & Public Health
Exercise Psychology
Health Education
Health Psychology
Health Promotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,092
906
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Simine Vazire
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,746
15,215
0.479
Research Methods
Metascience
Open Science
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,919
984
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Paul Delfabbro
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,126
16,673
0.553
Gambling
psychology
child welfare
addiction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,203
1,003
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Julie C Stout
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,899
9,143
0.306
cognitive neuroscience
Huntington's disease
substance abuse
cognitive assessment in clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,525
1,013
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Henry Jackson
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,643
6,509
0.220
First interest
Second interest
...psychosis
personality disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,568
1,015
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gillian Rhodes
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,619
7,832
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,379
1,172
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Frank Deane
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,413
11,213
0.409
clinical psychology
mental health
addictions