Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
Psychiatrie
Psychologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226,560
78,513
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Qualitative Research
Health Psychology
Mixed Methods
Social Representations
Qualitative Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,942
63,216
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Cognitive Modeling
Memory
Judgment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,874
85,394
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Clinical Psychology
Psychotherapy
Psychology
Diagnostics
Developmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,858
33,786
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
stress
endocrinology
burnout
saliva
hair
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,857
35,055
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Medizinische Psychologie
Medizinische Soziologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,463
48,709
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Sleep
Memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,371
32,628
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Psychology
Education
Emotion
Control-Value Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,066
47,296
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Science
Behavioural Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,433
33,749
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Psychoneuroendocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,061
18,814
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
traumatic stress
PTSD
aggression
neuroplasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,285
18,882
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Placebo
Nocebo
Mental disorders
psychosomatic disorders
psychotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,063
33,391
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
occupational stress
well-being
recovery
health behavior
proactivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,981
28,476
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Psychobiology
Stress
Trauma
Development
Disease Risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,741
17,638
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Embodiment
Economic Psychology
Heuristics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,137
13,559
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Psychoneuroendocrinology
Stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,665
19,265
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Depression
Psychotherapieforschung
Kognitive Verhaltenstherapie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,397
19,596
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Psychophysics
Recognition
Multisensory Perception
Human Machine Interaction
Handling Qualities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,046
13,227
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Neuropsychology
Dementia
Schizophrenia
obsessive-compulsive disorder
cognitive epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,049
25,200
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Stress und Kognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,793
16,526
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
empirische Sozialforschung
Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse
Wirtschaftspsychologie
Verhaltensökonomie
Behavioral Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,070
18,091
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
occupational health psychology
work stress
well-being
emotional labor
workplace bullying
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,426
12,131
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Psychosomatik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,050
19,814
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
linear mixed models
physical fitness
eye movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,828
14,353
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
prejudice
identity
identification
discrimination
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,129
16,260
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
606
18
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
226,560
78,513
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,583
43
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Uwe Flick
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,942
63,216
0.445
Qualitative Research
Health Psychology
Mixed Methods
Social Representations
Qualitative Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,830
50
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Edgar Erdfelder
Universität Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,874
85,394
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,022
57
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Franz Petermann
Universität Bremen
Bremen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,858
33,786
0.271
Clinical Psychology
Psychotherapy
Psychology
Diagnostics
Developmental Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,182
101
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Clemens Kirschbaum
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,857
35,055
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,003
140
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Elmar Braehler
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,463
48,709
0.557
Medizinische Psychologie
Medizinische Soziologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,306
153
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jan Born
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,371
32,628
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,329
154
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Reinhard Pekrun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,066
47,296
0.569
Psychology
Education
Emotion
Control-Value Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,167
193
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ulman Lindenberger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,433
33,749
0.447
Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Science
Behavioural Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,087
235
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hellhammer D
Universität Trier
Trier, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,061
18,814
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,207
239
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Thomas Elbert
Universität Konstanz
Konstanz, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,285
18,882
0.281
traumatic stress
PTSD
aggression
neuroplasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,884
270
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Winfried Rief
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,063
33,391
0.529
Placebo
Nocebo
Mental disorders
psychosomatic disorders
psychotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,872
354
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sabine Sonnentag
Universität Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,981
28,476
0.528
occupational stress
well-being
recovery
health behavior
proactivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,407
417
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christine Heim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,741
17,638
0.362
Psychobiology
Stress
Trauma
Development
Disease Risk
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,617
427
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Fritz Strack
Universität Würzburg
Würzburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,137
13,559
0.282
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Embodiment
Economic Psychology
Heuristics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,128
469
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jens Pruessner
Universität Konstanz
Konstanz, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,665
19,265
0.413
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Psychoneuroendocrinology
Stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,070
507
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martin Hautzinger
Universität Tubingen
Tübingen, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,397
19,596
0.441
Depression
Psychotherapieforschung
Kognitive Verhaltenstherapie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,698
540
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Heinrich H. Bülthoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,046
13,227
0.307
Psychophysics
Recognition
Multisensory Perception
Human Machine Interaction
Handling Qualities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,182
560
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Wagner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,049
25,200
0.599
Neuropsychology
Dementia
Schizophrenia
obsessive-compulsive disorder
cognitive epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,831
590
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Oliver T. Wolf
Ruhr Universität Bochum
Bochum, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,793
16,526
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,847
641
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Thomas Fenzl
Hochschule Fresenius
Idstein, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,070
18,091
0.463
empirische Sozialforschung
Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse
Wirtschaftspsychologie
Verhaltensökonomie
Behavioral Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,223
658
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Zapf Dieter
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,426
12,131
0.316
occupational health psychology
work stress
well-being
emotional labor
workplace bullying
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,602
768
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Christian Albus
Universität zu Köln
Köln, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,050
19,814
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,783
776
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Reinhold Kliegl
Universität Potsdam
Potsdam, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,828
14,353
0.412
linear mixed models
physical fitness
eye movements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,314
802
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rolf Van Dick
Goethe University Frankfurt
Frankfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,129
16,260
0.476
prejudice
identity
identification
discrimination
leadership