Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences 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
Injury prevention
Road safety
Epidemiology
Data linkage.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,482
80,515
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Masculinities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,666
44,386
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Medical Demography
Health Economics
Applied Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,240
76,979
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
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 :7
Transport
logistics
economics
choice modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,351
29,416
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
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 :9
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,468
24,877
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
sociology
medical sociology
media and communications
cultural studies
risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,887
26,865
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
migration
citizenship
race
ethnciity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,500
17,657
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Linguistics
Semantics
Anthropology
Cognitive Science
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,700
15,817
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
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 :14
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
pregnancy
implementation science
leadership
Gender Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,068
35,730
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Political Science
Political Theory
Environmental politics
Deliberative Democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,310
16,659
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
critical applied linguistics
global spread of English
metrolingual practices
language & popular culture
semiotic assemblages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,502
20,413
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
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 :18
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 :19
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 :20
conflict management and negotiations
group processes and team effectiveness
research methodology
workplace diversity
politic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,678
16,215
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
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 :22
Population
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,703
12,772
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
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 :24
political philosophy
political theory
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,248
12,110
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
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
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
2,155
71
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Soufiane Boufous
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,482
80,515
0.668
Injury prevention
Road safety
Epidemiology
Data linkage.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,416
86
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Raewyn Connell
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,666
44,386
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,366
130
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yohannes Kinfu
University of Canberra
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,240
76,979
0.800
Medical Demography
Health Economics
Applied Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,764
149
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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
5,059
204
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David Hensher
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,351
29,416
0.385
Transport
logistics
economics
choice modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,214
244
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
7,564
288
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Steve Brown
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,468
24,877
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,686
296
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Deborah Lupton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,887
26,865
0.456
sociology
medical sociology
media and communications
cultural studies
risk
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,766
299
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stephen Castles
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,500
17,657
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,931
312
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anna Wierzbicka
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,700
15,817
0.274
Linguistics
Semantics
Anthropology
Cognitive Science
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,099
352
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
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
9,110
353
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
H Teede
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,068
35,730
0.673
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
pregnancy
implementation science
leadership
Gender Equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,305
364
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
John Dryzek
University of Canberra
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,310
16,659
0.318
Political Science
Political Theory
Environmental politics
Deliberative Democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,868
387
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alastair Pennycook
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,502
20,413
0.404
critical applied linguistics
global spread of English
metrolingual practices
language & popular culture
semiotic assemblages
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,940
388
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
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: 18
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: 19
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
11,124
446
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Karen Jehn
Melbourne Business School
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,678
16,215
0.347
conflict management and negotiations
group processes and team effectiveness
research methodology
workplace diversity
politic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,778
473
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
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
11,946
476
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Graeme Hugo
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,703
12,772
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,236
486
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
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
13,089
516
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Robert E Goodin
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,248
12,110
0.287
political philosophy
political theory
political science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,860
552
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
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