Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
United Kingdom Highly Cited Researchers Citation in United Kingdom Rankings 2025
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 :26
media and communications
children and internet
audiences
media literacy
children's rights in the digital environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,698
33,387
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Political economy
social theory
state theory
governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,769
23,217
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Contact theory
diversity
social cognition
attitudes and beliefs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,428
28,116
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Psychology
Neuroscience
Language
Developmental disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,298
26,196
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
health psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,921
35,678
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Developmental Psychology
Developmental Neuroscience
ADHD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,507
33,262
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
panic
social anxiety
social phobia
cognitive therapy
iapt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,618
25,455
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
compassion
clinical psychology
evolution
self-compassion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,624
36,870
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Social identity
collective behaviour
intergroup conflict
leadership and mobilisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,597
33,525
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Perception
Evolutionary Psychology
Recognition
Face Perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,426
15,799
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
wellbeing science
climate psychology
existential positive psychology
chronic conditions
burden of disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,319
41,388
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
health psychology
behaviour change interventions
digital health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,273
39,275
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
dyslexia reading language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,998
24,877
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Face perception
face recognition
facial expressions
cognitive psychology
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,652
14,164
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Wellbeing
Care
Health and Social Care
Age
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,196
25,888
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Psychology
Neuropsychology
Psychometrics
Clinical Psychology
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,784
18,706
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
HUman Geography
Political Science
Elections
Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,479
15,278
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Cognition
developmental disorders
cognitive training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,151
18,792
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Digital Anthropology.
Material Culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,089
19,664
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Sports Sciences
Sports Psychology
Exercise Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,094
21,172
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,298
10,058
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Psychology
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,736
16,774
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Positive Psychology
Humanistic Psychology
Posttraumatic Growth
Authenticity
Coaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,940
23,819
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Sociology
Social Inequality
Social Mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,288
14,449
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
transnational migration
cities
immigration
cosmopolitanism
Haiti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,022
19,889
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,562
361
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Sonia Livingstone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,698
33,387
0.414
media and communications
children and internet
audiences
media literacy
children's rights in the digital environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,665
377
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Bob Jessop
Lancaster University
Lancaster, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,769
23,217
0.291
Political economy
social theory
state theory
governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,702
382
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Miles Hewstone
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,428
28,116
0.354
Contact theory
diversity
social cognition
attitudes and beliefs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,717
383
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Dorothy VM Bishop
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,298
26,196
0.330
Psychology
Neuroscience
Language
Developmental disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,752
386
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Marie Johnston
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,921
35,678
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,816
396
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Edmund Sonuga Barke
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,507
33,262
0.424
Developmental Psychology
Developmental Neuroscience
ADHD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,925
405
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
David M Clark
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,618
25,455
0.328
panic
social anxiety
social phobia
cognitive therapy
iapt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,146
426
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Paul Gilbert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,624
36,870
0.488
compassion
clinical psychology
evolution
self-compassion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,370
444
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Stephen Reicher
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,597
33,525
0.456
Social identity
collective behaviour
intergroup conflict
leadership and mobilisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,500
460
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
David Perrett
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,426
15,799
0.218
Perception
Evolutionary Psychology
Recognition
Face Perception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,052
513
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Andrew H Kemp
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,319
41,388
0.606
wellbeing science
climate psychology
existential positive psychology
chronic conditions
burden of disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,059
516
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Lucy Yardley
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,273
39,275
0.575
health psychology
behaviour change interventions
digital health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,098
519
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Margaret J Snowling
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,998
24,877
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,148
524
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Andy Young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,652
14,164
0.209
Face perception
face recognition
facial expressions
cognitive psychology
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,224
529
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Jason Powell
University of Chester
Chester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,196
25,888
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,428
547
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
John R Crawford
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,784
18,706
0.284
Psychology
Neuropsychology
Psychometrics
Clinical Psychology
Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,469
554
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Ron Johnston
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,479
15,278
0.233
HUman Geography
Political Science
Elections
Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,521
558
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Susan Gathercole
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,151
18,792
0.288
Cognition
developmental disorders
cognitive training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,879
588
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Daniel Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,089
19,664
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,082
611
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Joan L. Duda
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,094
21,172
0.341
Sports Sciences
Sports Psychology
Exercise Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,218
626
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Tim Shallice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,298
10,058
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,319
636
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
John Duncan
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,736
16,774
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,469
648
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Stephen Joseph
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,940
23,819
0.397
Positive Psychology
Humanistic Psychology
Posttraumatic Growth
Authenticity
Coaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,606
666
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
John Goldthorpe
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,288
14,449
0.244
Sociology
Social Inequality
Social Mobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,663
670
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Nina Glick Schiller
University of Manchester
Manchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,022
19,889
0.337
transnational migration
cities
immigration
cosmopolitanism
Haiti