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
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,744
59,215
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Experimental Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,295
11,964
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Cognitive Psychology
Psycholinguistics
Reading
Dyslexia
Reading Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,437
11,318
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Cognitive development
psycholinguistics
language acquisition
cognitive modeling
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,453
11,826
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Psychologie cognitive
développement
éducation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,691
5,704
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Neuroanatomy
Neuroscience
Neuropsychology
Neuroimaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,261
12,176
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Social psychology
Health psychology
Motivation
sport
physical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,583
6,813
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
developmental psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,531
6,141
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,150
4,029
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
psychanalyse
psychologie
médecine
psychodynamique du travail
sociologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,997
3,682
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
ergonomie
psychologie
ergonomics
user centred design
usability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,990
4,073
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cognitive Science
Cognitive Psychology
Psycholinguistics
Visual Word Recognition
Experimental psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,765
3,933
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
psychology
cognition
language
reading
information technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,455
4,945
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
neurocognition de la mémoire et self
épisodique/autobiographique/prospection
pathologie
réalité virtuelle
lifespan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,817
5,296
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cognitive Psychology
Psychology of Language
Reading
Word Recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,259
5,284
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
parietal cortex
human neuropsychology
action and perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,483
2,890
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
psychologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,263
4,909
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
cognitive science
artificial intelligence
psychology
philosophy of mind
connectionism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,054
4,262
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
cognitive sciences
cognitive neurosciences
language
music
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,227
4,117
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
evolution of cooperation
biological markets
behavioural ecology
primates
mutualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,839
2,543
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
cognitive neuroscience
music cognition
neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,697
3,056
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Evaluation des psychothérapies
interaction thérapeutique
entretien de recherche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,599
2,229
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Stéréotypes
préjugés
discrimination
culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,493
3,483
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
psychology
cognitive science
linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,794
2,279
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
psycho-oncology
satisfaction with care
quality of life
distress
care needs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,773
3,244
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,156
21
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stanislas Dehaene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,744
59,215
0.355
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,398
320
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jonathan Grainger
Université D'Aix Marseille
Marseille, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,295
11,964
0.339
Experimental Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,847
393
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Johannes Ziegler
Université D'Aix Marseille
Marseille, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,437
11,318
0.360
Cognitive Psychology
Psycholinguistics
Reading
Dyslexia
Reading Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,620
504
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Emmanuel Dupoux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,453
11,826
0.431
Cognitive development
psycholinguistics
language acquisition
cognitive modeling
machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,920
697
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fayol Michel
Université Clermont Auvergne
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,691
5,704
0.251
Psychologie cognitive
développement
éducation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,851
837
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thiebaut De Schotten, M|De Schotten, MT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,261
12,176
0.601
Neuroanatomy
Neuroscience
Neuropsychology
Neuroimaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,813
1,290
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Philippe Sarrazin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,583
6,813
0.437
Social psychology
Health psychology
Motivation
sport
physical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,049
1,297
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Olivier Pascalis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,531
6,141
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,942
1,705
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Robert Lalonde
Université de Rouen Normandie
Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,150
4,029
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,974
1,734
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Christophe Dejours
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,997
3,682
0.283
psychanalyse
psychologie
médecine
psychodynamique du travail
sociologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,015
1,736
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pierre Rabardel
Université de Paris VIII
Saint-Denis, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,990
4,073
0.314
ergonomie
psychologie
ergonomics
user centred design
usability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,622
1,776
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ludovic Ferrand
Université Clermont Auvergne
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,765
3,933
0.308
Cognitive Science
Cognitive Psychology
Psycholinguistics
Visual Word Recognition
Experimental psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,868
1,837
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jean Francois Rouet
Université de Poitiers
Poitiers, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,455
4,945
0.397
psychology
cognition
language
reading
information technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,813
1,981
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Pascale Piolino
Université Paris Cité
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,817
5,296
0.448
neurocognition de la mémoire et self
épisodique/autobiographique/prospection
pathologie
réalité virtuelle
lifespan
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,719
2,112
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Boris New
Université de Savoie Mont Blanc
Chambéry, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,259
5,284
0.469
Cognitive Psychology
Psychology of Language
Reading
Word Recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,308
2,347
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Pisella Laure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,483
2,890
0.276
parietal cortex
human neuropsychology
action and perception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,635
2,414
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dominique Muller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,263
4,909
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,905
2,494
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robert M French
Université de Bourgogne
Dijon, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,054
4,262
0.424
cognitive science
artificial intelligence
psychology
philosophy of mind
connectionism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,002
2,830
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Daniele Schon
Université D'Aix Marseille
Marseille, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,227
4,117
0.446
cognitive sciences
cognitive neurosciences
language
music
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,339
3,003
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ronald Noë
Université de Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,839
2,543
0.288
evolution of cooperation
biological markets
behavioural ecology
primates
mutualism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,459
3,070
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Severine Samson
Université de Lille
Lille, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,697
3,056
0.351
cognitive neuroscience
music cognition
neuropsychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,918
3,117
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alain Blanchet
Université de Paris VIII
Saint-Denis, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,599
2,229
0.259
Evaluation des psychothérapies
interaction thérapeutique
entretien de recherche
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,565
3,163
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Serge Guimond
Université Clermont Auvergne
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,493
3,483
0.410
Stéréotypes
préjugés
discrimination
culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,391
3,538
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Csaba Pléh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,794
2,279
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,761
3,550
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bredart, Anne
Institut Curie
Paris, France
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,773
3,244
0.417
psycho-oncology
satisfaction with care
quality of life
distress
care needs