Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 1.295 Scientists Citation in Canada 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
organizational psychology
work motivation and engagement
work attitudes and behavior
leadership
employee well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,823
49,020
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
psychology
work psychology
burnout
stress
civility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,939
61,518
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Passion
Motivation
Self
Positive Psychology
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,099
38,598
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
organizational psychology
industrial psychology
human resource management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,483
25,327
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cognitive Psychology
Reasoning
Decision Making
Educational Psychology
Reading
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,457
23,038
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Pain Mechanisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,619
13,100
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,998
17,152
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Emotional intelligence
alexithymia
coping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,042
19,849
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Consciousness
Vegetative State
Cognition
Brain Imaging
Neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,548
20,166
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
alexithymia
malingering
psychopathology
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,810
22,205
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
personality
social psychology
psychometrics
personality assessment
personality_psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,703
25,068
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Attitudes
Norms
Prejudice
Self-Esteem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,543
11,970
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
psychopathology
psychological therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,149
8,840
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Clinical psychology
Anxiety disorders
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Pain
Fear
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,023
28,930
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
cultural psychology
religion
social psychology
cultural evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,204
24,306
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
developmental psychopathology
prevention science
peers
delinquency
addictions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,488
14,291
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cultural Psychology
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,323
22,512
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Human motivation
self-determination theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,099
17,159
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
psychology of pandemics
anxiety disorders
ptsd
ocd
health anxiety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,387
19,977
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
eating behavior
eating disorders
emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,869
8,299
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
cognition
memory
attention
interference
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,345
8,506
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
tobacco
tobacco control
public health
social psychology
health psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,164
16,598
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cognition
memory
emotion
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,321
24,351
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Exercise Psychology
Behavioral Medicine
Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,562
22,484
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Psychological Assessment as a Therapeutic Intervention
Mixed Methods Research
Counsellor Training & Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,023
15,698
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,237
49
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John P Meyer
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,823
49,020
0.299
organizational psychology
work motivation and engagement
work attitudes and behavior
leadership
employee well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,411
56
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael P Leiter
Acadia University
Wolfville, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,939
61,518
0.402
psychology
work psychology
burnout
stress
civility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,574
97
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert J Vallerand
Université du Québec Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,099
38,598
0.344
Passion
Motivation
Self
Positive Psychology
Social Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,067
116
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gary Latham
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,483
25,327
0.247
organizational psychology
industrial psychology
human resource management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,258
123
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Keith E Stanovich
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,457
23,038
0.232
Cognitive Psychology
Reasoning
Decision Making
Educational Psychology
Reading
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,525
135
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ronald Melzack
York University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,619
13,100
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,077
159
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert D Hare
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,998
17,152
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,017
196
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
James Da Parker
Trent University
Peterborough, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,042
19,849
0.254
Emotional intelligence
alexithymia
coping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,164
201
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Adrian M Owen
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,548
20,166
0.263
Consciousness
Vegetative State
Cognition
Brain Imaging
Neuropsychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,734
221
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
R Michael Bagby
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,810
22,205
0.309
alexithymia
malingering
psychopathology
personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,173
240
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Delroy L Paulhus
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,703
25,068
0.365
personality
social psychology
psychometrics
personality assessment
personality_psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,551
283
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mark Zanna
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,543
11,970
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,833
297
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Stanley Rachman
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,149
8,840
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,858
299
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gordon Jg Asmundson
University of Regina
Regina, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,023
28,930
0.490
Clinical psychology
Anxiety disorders
Cognitive behavioral therapy
Pain
Fear
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,050
351
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ara Norenzayan
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,204
24,306
0.448
cultural psychology
religion
social psychology
cultural evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,222
362
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Frank Vitaro
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,488
14,291
0.267
developmental psychopathology
prevention science
peers
delinquency
addictions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,269
366
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Steven J Heine
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,323
22,512
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,250
403
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Luc Pelletier
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,099
17,159
0.343
Human motivation
self-determination theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,137
440
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Steven Taylor
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,387
19,977
0.422
psychology of pandemics
anxiety disorders
ptsd
ocd
health anxiety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,343
447
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Janet Polivy
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,869
8,299
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,555
454
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lynn Hasher
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,345
8,506
0.184
cognition
memory
attention
interference
aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,619
456
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Geoffrey T Fong
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,164
16,598
0.360
tobacco
tobacco control
public health
social psychology
health psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,897
503
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jonathan Smallwood
Queen's University Kingston
Kingston, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,321
24,351
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,281
526
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ryan E Rhodes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,562
22,484
0.528
Exercise Psychology
Behavioral Medicine
Health Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,075
558
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hanson We
Concordia University of Edmonton
Edmonton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,023
15,698
0.383
Psychological Assessment as a Therapeutic Intervention
Mixed Methods Research
Counsellor Training & Development