Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Australia Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences / Psychology in Australia Rankings 2025
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 should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
624,482
292,215
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
social psychology
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
299,863
111,925
0.373
* 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
89,768
47,960
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Anxiety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,958
24,526
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,707
26,579
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
motivation
behavioural science
exercise psychology
health behavior change
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,020
26,786
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Alzheimer's disease
sleep apnea
cognition
brain cells
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,339
40,599
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Group processes
social identity
intergroup relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,579
30,323
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Neuropsychology
chronic illness
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,666
19,791
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Parenting
interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,696
15,876
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
psychology
social neuroscience
emotions
anger
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,777
16,882
0.386
* 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
40,548
11,857
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Social psychology
clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,112
19,490
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,069
11,039
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,718
6,625
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Global Teams
Cultural Intelligence
Cross Cultural Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,714
9,504
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,625
11,925
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Nonattachment
Process-Based Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,952
16,687
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Traumatic Brain Inury
Rehabilitation
Neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,817
16,751
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Physical Activity & Public Health
Exercise Psychology
Health Education
Health Psychology
Health Promotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,040
16,163
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Research Methods
Metascience
Open Science
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,854
16,911
0.548
* 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
29,468
10,486
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,185
9,043
0.310
* 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
29,184
7,779
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Gambling
psychology
child welfare
addiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,013
17,642
0.608
* 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
624,482
292,215
0.468
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
299,863
111,925
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,773
147
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
89,768
47,960
0.534
Social psychology
Identity
Social identity
Leadership
Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,182
241
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ronald Rapee
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,958
24,526
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,102
352
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Charles Abraham
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,707
26,579
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,568
376
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nikos Ntoumanis
Curtin University
Bentley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,020
26,786
0.525
motivation
behavioural science
exercise psychology
health behavior change
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,423
412
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stephen R Robinson
RMIT University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,339
40,599
0.840
Alzheimer's disease
sleep apnea
cognition
brain cells
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,699
428
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jolanda Jetten
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,579
30,323
0.637
Group processes
social identity
intergroup relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,019
444
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vicki Anne Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,666
19,791
0.424
Neuropsychology
chronic illness
mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,799
472
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Matthew R Sanders
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,696
15,876
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,216
486
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Eddie Harmon Jones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,777
16,882
0.386
psychology
social neuroscience
emotions
anger
social psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,832
550
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mark Dadds
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,548
11,857
0.292
Psychopathology
Child Psychology
Behaviour therapy
Family process
Parenting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,071
561
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nick Haslam
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,112
19,490
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,093
563
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Colin Macleod
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,069
11,039
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,911
609
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Norman Feather
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,718
6,625
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,913
610
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
PC Earley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,714
9,504
0.245
Global Teams
Cultural Intelligence
Cross Cultural Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,969
708
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Robert A Cummins
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,625
11,925
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,271
763
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Joseph Ciarrochi
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,952
16,687
0.491
Nonattachment
Process-Based Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Positive Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,388
768
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jennie Ponsford
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,817
16,751
0.495
Traumatic Brain Inury
Rehabilitation
Neuropsychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,020
851
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ron Plotnikoff
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,040
16,163
0.504
Physical Activity & Public Health
Exercise Psychology
Health Education
Health Psychology
Health Promotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,217
908
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Simine Vazire
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,854
16,911
0.548
Research Methods
Metascience
Open Science
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,846
977
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Julie C Stout
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,468
10,486
0.356
cognitive neuroscience
Huntington's disease
substance abuse
cognitive assessment in clinical trials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,195
991
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gillian Rhodes
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,185
9,043
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,198
992
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Henry Jackson
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,184
7,779
0.267
First interest
Second interest
...psychosis
personality disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,402
1,003
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paul Delfabbro
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,013
17,642
0.608
Gambling
psychology
child welfare
addiction