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Social Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 7.252 Scientists Citation in Spain Rankings - 2025
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* 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
91,624
44,992
0.491
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
desviación social
marginació
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,955
21,072
0.274
* 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 RRH
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,299
16,326
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
aprendizaje
enseñanza
conocimiento
psicologia cognitiv
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,610
10,285
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Disabilities
Deficiency
Psychology
Education
Rehabilitatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,193
15,971
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Psicología de la educación
curriculum
interacción
discurso educativo
TIC y educació
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,768
9,640
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Virtual Reality
Augmented Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Psychological treatments
Presenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,910
18,585
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cross-Cultural psychology
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
Acculturation
Cultura
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,624
12,739
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Violencia contra la pareja
Adicciones sin drogas
Trastorno de estrés postraumático
Violencia sexual
Trastorno mental grav
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,563
13,407
0.388
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
literacy
applied linguistics
discourse
writing
language teachin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,918
14,082
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Work and Organizational Psychology
Research Methodolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,846
14,144
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
human genetics
genetic epidemiology
population genetic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,403
14,484
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
psycholinguistics
bilingualism
psychology
cognitive neuroscience
language processin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,364
12,031
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Social Impact
Sociological Theory
Hate Speech
Gender Violence
Abuse of Powe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,563
9,616
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Psychology
Neurocognition
neuropsycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,220
8,455
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Memoria Colectiva Clima Emocional Representaciones sociales Bienestar Cultura Regulacion Afectiv
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,045
10,719
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Community Psychology
family
adolescence and self-estee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,914
8,169
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Basque
multilingual education
minority languages
linguistic landscape
bilingual educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,667
13,603
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Psicología del trabaj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,546
12,257
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
History education
conceptual change
cognitive development
reasonin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,438
7,300
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
sociologia de la educación
sociologia del géner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,310
7,402
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Personality
Occupational Health Psychology
Work and stres
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,514
9,778
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,341
12,239
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Antropología de la Salud
Antropología de la Medicin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,827
9,739
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Developmental Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,056
6,873
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,999
84
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
91,624
44,992
0.491
work engagement
positive organizational psychology
self-efficacy
healthy organizations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,374
101
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Fernando Alvarez Uria Rico
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,955
21,072
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,743
204
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
José M. Peiró
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,299
16,326
0.345
Psicología del Trabajo y Organizciones
Estres laboral
clima y cultura organizacional
equipos de trabajo
gestion de RRH
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,498
236
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nacho Pozo
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,610
10,285
0.247
aprendizaje
enseñanza
conocimiento
psicologia cognitiv
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,944
253
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Miguel Ángel Verdugo
Universidad de Salamanca
Salamanca, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,193
15,971
0.407
Disabilities
Deficiency
Psychology
Education
Rehabilitatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,650
294
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
César Coll
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,768
9,640
0.262
Psicología de la educación
curriculum
interacción
discurso educativo
TIC y educació
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,088
322
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Cristina Botella
Universitat Jaume I
Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,910
18,585
0.532
Virtual Reality
Augmented Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Psychological treatments
Presenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,320
328
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Veronica Benet Martinez
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,624
12,739
0.368
Cross-Cultural psychology
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
Acculturation
Cultura
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,373
329
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Enrique Echeburúa
Universitat Politècnica de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,563
13,407
0.388
Violencia contra la pareja
Adicciones sin drogas
Trastorno de estrés postraumático
Violencia sexual
Trastorno mental grav
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,587
334
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Daniel Cassany
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,918
14,082
0.403
literacy
applied linguistics
discourse
writing
language teachin
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,353
429
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Vicente González-Romá
Universitat de València
Valencia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,846
14,144
0.474
Work and Organizational Psychology
Research Methodolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,176
457
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Marc Via
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,403
14,484
0.510
human genetics
genetic epidemiology
population genetic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,479
465
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Albert Costa
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,364
12,031
0.424
psycholinguistics
bilingualism
psychology
cognitive neuroscience
language processin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,432
485
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ramon Flecha
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,563
9,616
0.349
Social Impact
Sociological Theory
Hate Speech
Gender Violence
Abuse of Powe
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,956
501
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anabel Martinez Aran
Universitat de Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,220
8,455
0.311
Psychology
Neurocognition
neuropsycholog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,228
511
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dario Paez Rovira
Centro de Física de Materiales
San Sebastián, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,045
10,719
0.396
Memoria Colectiva Clima Emocional Representaciones sociales Bienestar Cultura Regulacion Afectiv
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,423
518
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gonzalo Musitu
Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,914
8,169
0.304
Community Psychology
family
adolescence and self-estee
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,781
530
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jasone Cenoz
Centro de Física de Materiales
San Sebastián, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,667
13,603
0.510
Basque
multilingual education
minority languages
linguistic landscape
bilingual educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,739
566
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Isabel María Martínez Martínez
Universitat Jaume I
Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,546
12,257
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,927
569
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mario Carretero
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,438
7,300
0.287
History education
conceptual change
cognitive development
reasonin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,154
574
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Julia Varela Fernandez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,310
7,402
0.292
sociologia de la educación
sociologia del géner
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,585
610
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bernardo Moreno-Jimenez
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,514
9,778
0.399
Personality
Occupational Health Psychology
Work and stres
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,960
627
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Eneko Agirre
Universidad del País Vasco
Leioa, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,341
12,239
0.503
Natural Language Processing
Computational Linguistics
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,060
683
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
José M. Uribe Oyarbide
Universidad Pública de Navarra
Pamplona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,827
9,739
0.427
Antropología de la Salud
Antropología de la Medicin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,216
727
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nuria Sebastian Galles
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Barcelona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,056
6,873
0.312
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Developmental Psycholog