Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Spain Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences in Spain 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
work engagement
positive organizational psychology
self-efficacy
healthy organizations.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,510
44,052
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
desviación social
marginación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,401
22,029
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Psicología del Trabajo y Organizciones
Estres laboral
clima y cultura organizacional
equipos de trabajo
gestion de RRHH
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,364
20,175
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
aprendizaje
enseñanza
conocimiento
psicologia cognitiva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,980
10,853
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Disabilities
Deficiency
Psychology
Education
Rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,782
15,107
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Psicología de la educación
curriculum
interacción
discurso educativo
TIC y educación
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,533
10,211
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Violencia contra la pareja
Adicciones sin drogas
Trastorno de estrés postraumático
Violencia sexual
Trastorno mental grave
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,344
14,569
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cross-Cultural psychology
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
Acculturation
Cultural Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,378
13,202
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Virtual Reality
Augmented Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Psychological treatments
Presence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,169
18,568
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
literacy
applied linguistics
discourse
writing
language teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,643
13,960
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Work and Organizational Psychology
Research Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,559
14,375
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Social Impact
Sociological Theory
Hate Speech
Gender Violence
Masculinities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,861
9,631
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
psycholinguistics
bilingualism
psychology
cognitive neuroscience
language processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,595
12,526
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
human genetics
genetic epidemiology
population genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,263
15,152
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Community Psychology
family
adolescence and self-esteem
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,033
9,437
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Memoria Colectiva Clima Emocional Representaciones sociales Bienestar Cultura Regulacion Afectiva
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,711
10,958
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Psychology
Neurocognition
neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,364
8,318
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
sociologia de la educación
sociologia del género
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,205
8,000
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
multilingual education
multilingualism
applied linguistics
sociolinguistics
bilingual education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,157
12,925
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Personality
Occupational Health Psychology
Work and stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,064
10,341
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,208
11,921
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
art education
visual art education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,252
7,300
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Developmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,938
7,250
0.346
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
political science
ciencia política
sociology
sociología
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,682
4,895
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
literacy
assessment
quality assurance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,169
7,843
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,322
87
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Marisa Salanova
Universitat Jaume I
Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,510
44,052
0.540
work engagement
positive organizational psychology
self-efficacy
healthy organizations.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,316
103
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fernando Alvarez Uria Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,401
22,029
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,711
156
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
José M. Peiró
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,364
20,175
0.378
Psicología del Trabajo y Organizciones
Estres laboral
clima y cultura organizacional
equipos de trabajo
gestion de RRHH
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,357
231
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nacho Pozo
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,980
10,853
0.278
aprendizaje
enseñanza
conocimiento
psicologia cognitiva
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,190
278
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Miguel Ángel Verdugo
Universidad de Salamanca
Salamanca, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,782
15,107
0.434
Disabilities
Deficiency
Psychology
Education
Rehabilitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,410
281
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
César Coll
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,533
10,211
0.296
Psicología de la educación
curriculum
interacción
discurso educativo
TIC y educación
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,335
301
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Enrique Echeburúa
Universitat Politècnica de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,344
14,569
0.437
Violencia contra la pareja
Adicciones sin drogas
Trastorno de estrés postraumático
Violencia sexual
Trastorno mental grave
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,175
323
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Veronica Benet Martinez
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,378
13,202
0.408
Cross-Cultural psychology
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
Acculturation
Cultural Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,371
326
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cristina Botella
Universitat Jaume I
Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,169
18,568
0.577
Virtual Reality
Augmented Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Psychological treatments
Presence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,912
336
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Daniel Cassany
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,643
13,960
0.441
literacy
applied linguistics
discourse
writing
language teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,698
440
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Vicente González-Romá
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,559
14,375
0.522
Work and Organizational Psychology
Research Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,643
457
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ramon Flecha
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,861
9,631
0.359
Social Impact
Sociological Theory
Hate Speech
Gender Violence
Masculinities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,040
462
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Albert Costa
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,595
12,526
0.471
psycholinguistics
bilingualism
psychology
cognitive neuroscience
language processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,537
472
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marc Via
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,263
15,152
0.577
human genetics
genetic epidemiology
population genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,899
480
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gonzalo Musitu
Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,033
9,437
0.363
Community Psychology
family
adolescence and self-esteem
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,384
496
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dario Paez Rovira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,711
10,958
0.426
Memoria Colectiva Clima Emocional Representaciones sociales Bienestar Cultura Regulacion Afectiva
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,977
512
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anabel Martinez Aran
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,364
8,318
0.328
Psychology
Neurocognition
neuropsychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,970
546
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Julia Varela Fernandez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,205
8,000
0.331
sociologia de la educación
sociologia del género
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,051
550
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jasone Cenoz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,157
12,925
0.535
multilingual education
multilingualism
applied linguistics
sociolinguistics
bilingual education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,178
606
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bernardo Moreno-Jimenez
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,064
10,341
0.448
Personality
Occupational Health Psychology
Work and stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,888
635
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Eneko Agirre
Universidad del País Vasco
Leioa, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,208
11,921
0.537
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,095
684
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Fernando Hernández-Hernández
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,252
7,300
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,865
698
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nuria Sebastian Galles
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,938
7,250
0.346
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Developmental Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,504
712
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Luis Moreno Fernández
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,682
4,895
0.237
political science
ciencia política
sociology
sociología
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,862
744
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Eduardo Garcia Jimenez
Universidad de Sevilla
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,169
7,843
0.389
literacy
assessment
quality assurance