Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Estonia Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences in Estonia 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
Mismatch negativity and its clinical applications
clinical electrophysiology
cognitive decline
auditory processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,922
17,514
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
psychology
perception
personality
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,856
12,221
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Intergroup behaviour
psychological essentialism
social representations
popularization of science
science and society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,396
4,251
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
semiotics
poetics
estonian poetry
russian literature
linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,617
2,559
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Archaeology
Geoarchaeology
History
ancient DNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,078
3,319
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
school psychology
educational psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,690
2,944
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
population biology of threatened species
conservation biology
distribution ecology
nature tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,132
2,024
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Demography
ageing
immigrant population
publich health
perinatal health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,804
2,663
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
exercise motivation
physical activity
mental toughness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,351
1,583
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
civic engagement / participation
youth cultures
cultural diversity
social media
alcohol &drugs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,298
1,130
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
socialization
generations
children and youth
values
time and media use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,118
1,373
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
osteology
archaeology
archaeothanatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,748
1,799
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
information-related competencies
e-learning
internationalization
digital libraries
information and knowledge management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,557
1,008
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,410
878
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
neurotheatre
psychophysiology
human responses to media
neurosecurity
multisensory design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,308
1,004
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
archaeology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,921
581
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Distributed cognition
social software applications
ecological psychology
digital ecosystem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,877
913
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
affective science
psychophysiology
behavioral insights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,620
1,453
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Russian literature
Russian language
poetics
comparative literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,367
598
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Sociolinguistics
Intercultural Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,357
811
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
medieval archaeology
religion
eastern Balric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,290
583
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Psychology
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,106
484
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Social Policy
Ageing
Pension systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
995
358
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
demography
population
older people
international migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
938
460
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
590
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,869
6
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Risto Näätänen
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86,922
17,514
0.201
Mismatch negativity and its clinical applications
clinical electrophysiology
cognitive decline
auditory processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,748
16
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jüri Allik
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,856
12,221
0.372
psychology
perception
personality
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,134
38
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wolfgang Wagner
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,396
4,251
0.295
Intergroup behaviour
psychological essentialism
social representations
popularization of science
science and society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,055
70
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mihhail Lotman
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,617
2,559
0.266
semiotics
poetics
estonian poetry
russian literature
linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,742
108
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Aivar Kriiska
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,078
3,319
0.546
Archaeology
Geoarchaeology
History
ancient DNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,922
115
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Eve Kikas
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,690
2,944
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,512
123
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tiiu Kull
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,132
2,024
0.394
population biology of threatened species
conservation biology
distribution ecology
nature tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,377
136
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Luule Sakkeus
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,804
2,663
0.554
Demography
ageing
immigrant population
publich health
perinatal health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,931
200
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lennart Raudsepp
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,351
1,583
0.472
exercise motivation
physical activity
mental toughness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,913
202
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Airi Alina Allaste
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,298
1,130
0.343
civic engagement / participation
youth cultures
cultural diversity
social media
alcohol &drugs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,909
212
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Veronika Kalmus
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,118
1,373
0.440
socialization
generations
children and youth
values
time and media use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,180
237
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Liivi Varul
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,748
1,799
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,234
251
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sirje Virkus
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,557
1,008
0.394
information-related competencies
e-learning
internationalization
digital libraries
information and knowledge management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,934
260
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Allan Puur
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,410
878
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,508
272
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Aleksander Väljamäe
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,308
1,004
0.435
neurotheatre
psychophysiology
human responses to media
neurosecurity
multisensory design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,304
291
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Valter Lang
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,921
581
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,697
295
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kai Pata
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,877
913
0.486
Distributed cognition
social software applications
ecological psychology
digital ecosystem
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,328
306
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andero Uusberg
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,620
1,453
0.897
affective science
psychophysiology
behavioral insights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,874
334
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Igor Pilshchikov
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,367
598
0.437
Russian literature
Russian language
poetics
comparative literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,289
335
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Anastassia Zabrodskaja
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,357
811
0.598
Sociolinguistics
Intercultural Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,976
345
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Heiki Valk
University of Tartu
Tartu, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,290
583
0.452
medieval archaeology
religion
eastern Balric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
630,328
371
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mati Heidmets
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,106
484
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
668,206
382
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lauri Leppik
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
995
358
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
689,295
391
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anne Herm
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
938
460
0.490
demography
population
older people
international migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
703,039
399
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Martin Klesment
Tallinn University
Tallinn, Estonia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
903
590
0.653