Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 2.663 Scientists Citation in United Kingdom Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
family
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349,545
260,078
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
mind
brain
social interaction
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247,030
44,928
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239,391
46,542
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,336
83,761
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
psychosis
schizophrenia
drug abuse
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,350
40,703
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Psychology and Behaviour Change
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,022
86,653
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
applied linguistics
second language acquisition
motivation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,543
52,537
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
psychopharmacology
biological psychiatry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,573
53,048
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
psychology neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,651
31,586
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Developmental and forensic psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,210
20,243
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
interpretative phenomenological analysis
qualitative research
phenomenology
health psychology
psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,713
45,196
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Psychology
Law
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,431
19,174
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,176
40,101
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
attitudes
health behavior
health psychology
applied social psychology
social psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,189
28,519
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
media and communications
children and internet
audiences
media literacy
children's rights in the digital environment
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,349
29,266
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Contact theory
diversity
social cognition
attitudes and beliefs
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,675
24,406
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
health psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,278
31,449
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Psychology
Neuroscience
Language
Developmental disorders
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,201
22,353
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Developmental Psychology
Developmental Neuroscience
ADHD
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,594
28,819
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
panic
social anxiety
social phobia
cognitive therapy
iapt
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,708
22,380
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
compassion
clinical psychology
evolution
self-compassion
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,279
32,588
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Social identity
collective behaviour
intergroup conflict
leadership and mobilisation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,678
30,458
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Perception
Evolutionary Psychology
Recognition
Face Perception
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,918
13,194
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
health psychology
behaviour change interventions
digital health
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,566
35,875
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
wellbeing science
climate psychology
existential positive psychology
chronic conditions
burden of disease
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,410
34,543
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Victoria Clarke
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349,545
260,078
0.744
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
family
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
493
39
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chris Frith
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247,030
44,928
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
557
43
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alan Baddeley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239,391
46,542
0.194
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
925
67
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ian Deary
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,336
83,761
0.438
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,073
81
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robin M Murray
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,350
40,703
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,469
111
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Susan Michie
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,022
86,653
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,769
143
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Zoltán Dörnyei
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,543
52,537
0.385
applied linguistics
second language acquisition
motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,506
196
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Allan Young
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,573
53,048
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,910
232
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mark H Johnson
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,651
31,586
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,151
251
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Lamb
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,210
20,243
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,248
259
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jonathan A Smith
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,713
45,196
0.453
interpretative phenomenological analysis
qualitative research
phenomenology
health psychology
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,475
283
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
ME Lamb
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,431
19,174
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,570
296
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Charles Spence
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95,176
40,101
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,468
352
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mark Conner
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,189
28,519
0.343
attitudes
health behavior
health psychology
applied social psychology
social psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,559
361
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sonia Livingstone
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82,349
29,266
0.355
media and communications
children and internet
audiences
media literacy
children's rights in the digital environment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,737
383
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Miles Hewstone
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,675
24,406
0.303
Contact theory
diversity
social cognition
attitudes and beliefs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,777
387
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marie Johnston
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,278
31,449
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,785
388
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dorothy VM Bishop
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,201
22,353
0.279
Psychology
Neuroscience
Language
Developmental disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,851
394
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Edmund Sonuga Barke
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,594
28,819
0.362
Developmental Psychology
Developmental Neuroscience
ADHD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,957
410
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David M Clark
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,708
22,380
0.284
panic
social anxiety
social phobia
cognitive therapy
iapt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,104
422
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Paul Gilbert
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,279
32,588
0.422
compassion
clinical psychology
evolution
self-compassion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,398
446
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stephen Reicher
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,678
30,458
0.408
Social identity
collective behaviour
intergroup conflict
leadership and mobilisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,590
470
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David Perrett
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,918
13,194
0.181
Perception
Evolutionary Psychology
Recognition
Face Perception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,053
512
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lucy Yardley
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,566
35,875
0.516
health psychology
behaviour change interventions
digital health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,079
515
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Andrew H Kemp
Swansea University
Swansea, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,410
34,543
0.498
wellbeing science
climate psychology
existential positive psychology
chronic conditions
burden of disease