Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences Highly Cited Researchers Citation in Canada 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 :26
Human motivation
self-determination theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,316
19,760
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
cultural psychiatry
medical anthropology
psychological anthropology
philosophy of psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,586
19,659
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
psychology of pandemics
anxiety disorders
ptsd
ocd
health anxiety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,699
21,339
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
eating behavior
eating disorders
emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,437
10,075
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
cognition
memory
attention
interference
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,920
10,083
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
tobacco
tobacco control
public health
social psychology
health psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,528
19,053
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Cognition
memory
emotion
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,444
26,993
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Language and Identity
Critical Literacy
International Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,962
18,202
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Exercise Psychology
Behavioral Medicine
Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,512
24,139
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
child development
peer relations
early childhood
school readiness
behavior genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,981
16,261
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Tourism
Climate
Global Change
Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,798
25,831
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
psychology
sexuality
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,468
11,769
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
pain and neuroplasticity
preventive analgesia
pediatric pain
transition to chronic pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,349
13,111
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
personality
other individual differences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,261
18,242
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
health psychology
behavioral medicine
social support
coping
relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,796
11,166
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Forensic Mental Health
Violence
Risk Assessment
Threat Assessment
Psychopathy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,585
9,430
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Personality
organizational
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,396
18,494
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Higher education
internationalization
knowledge diplomacy
program and provider mobility
international relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,356
16,461
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
aging
dementia
neuropsychology
language
EEG/ERP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,603
22,908
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Cognition
Neuropsychology
Memory
Aging
Chemotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,293
9,839
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Archaeology
Archaeological Science
Stable Isotopes
Paleodiet
Bioarchaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,964
14,708
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
victimization
bullying
peers
defending
teen dating violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,866
11,504
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
psychology
neuroscience
gambling
addiction
decision-making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,840
12,537
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,812
20,211
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,694
14,947
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,235
401
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Luc Pelletier
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,316
19,760
0.401
Human motivation
self-determination theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,449
408
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Laurence J Kirmayer
McGill University
Montreal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,586
19,659
0.405
cultural psychiatry
medical anthropology
psychological anthropology
philosophy of psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,120
439
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Steven Taylor
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,699
21,339
0.457
psychology of pandemics
anxiety disorders
ptsd
ocd
health anxiety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,213
441
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Janet Polivy
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,437
10,075
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,396
447
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Lynn Hasher
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,920
10,083
0.220
cognition
memory
attention
interference
aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,561
451
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Geoffrey T Fong
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,528
19,053
0.418
tobacco
tobacco control
public health
social psychology
health psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,990
505
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Jonathan Smallwood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,444
26,993
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,233
520
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Bonny Norton
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,962
18,202
0.434
Language and Identity
Critical Literacy
International Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,450
530
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Ryan E Rhodes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,512
24,139
0.581
Exercise Psychology
Behavioral Medicine
Health Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,300
568
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Michel Boivin
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,981
16,261
0.407
child development
peer relations
early childhood
school readiness
behavior genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,403
572
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Daniel Scott
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,798
25,831
0.649
Tourism
Climate
Global Change
Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,590
582
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
William Fisher
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,468
11,769
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,665
587
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Joel Katz
York University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,349
13,111
0.333
pain and neuroplasticity
preventive analgesia
pediatric pain
transition to chronic pain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,725
590
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Michael C Ashton
Brock University
St. Catharines, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,261
18,242
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,607
625
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Anita Delongis
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,796
11,166
0.295
health psychology
behavioral medicine
social support
coping
relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,758
634
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Stephen D Hart
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,585
9,430
0.251
Forensic Mental Health
Violence
Risk Assessment
Threat Assessment
Psychopathy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,901
641
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Kibeom Lee
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,396
18,494
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,930
647
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Jane Knight
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,356
16,461
0.441
Higher education
internationalization
knowledge diplomacy
program and provider mobility
international relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,438
663
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Natalie Phillips
Concordia University Montréal
Montreal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,603
22,908
0.626
aging
dementia
neuropsychology
language
EEG/ERP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,402
720
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Gordon Winocur
Rotman Research Institute
North York, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,293
9,839
0.279
Cognition
Neuropsychology
Memory
Aging
Chemotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,671
731
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Michael Richards
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,964
14,708
0.421
Archaeology
Archaeological Science
Stable Isotopes
Paleodiet
Bioarchaeology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,753
735
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Wendy Craig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,866
11,504
0.330
victimization
bullying
peers
defending
teen dating violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,772
736
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Luke Clark
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,840
12,537
0.360
psychology
neuroscience
gambling
addiction
decision-making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,800
738
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Michael Ungar
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,812
20,211
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,885
740
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Mark Schaller
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,694
14,947
0.431