Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Child Development Highly Cited Researchers 28 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
child development
child maltreatment
developmental psychopathology
stress
psychoneuroimmunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,406
20,762
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
child development
attachment
children's mental health and wellbeing
behavioural genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,984
13,074
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Child development
child rights
child poverty
early childhood
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,231
2,153
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
child development
parenting
family and environmental influences
lead
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,941
794
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
child psychology
autism
perception-action
embodiment
consciousness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,334
1,693
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
longitudinal data analysis
child development
life course processes
educational inequality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,281
1,275
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Attention
Short-Term Memory
Search Organisation
Disgust
Child Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,634
2,163
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Social Stratification
Education
School Attendance
Child Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,530
933
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Child development
Externalising difficulties
Mental health
Developmental psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,075
820
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Child Development
Mental Health
Birth Cohorts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
996
554
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Global mental health
child development
Autism
socio-economic impact
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
918
784
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Child development and family wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
830
580
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Parenting
Child Development
Nature Connectedness
Dark Skies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
741
491
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Child Development
Cognitive Development
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
727
182
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
psychosis
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
217
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
child mental health
early intervention
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
491
452
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
mental health
child development
social care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442
439
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
neurodevelopmental disorders
autism
child development
intellectual disabilities
challenging behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
428
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Child Development
Attachment
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
ADHD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
177
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Autism
Physiology
Child Development
Sensory Processing
Temperament
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
251
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Child development
animal Assisted Interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
186
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
child development
child wellbeing
family
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
147
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Child Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
130
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Special needs
Developmental language disorder
Child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
69
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Autism
Developmental Disorders
Word Learning
Child Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
36
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,417
1,908
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Andrea Danese
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,406
20,762
0.661
child development
child maltreatment
developmental psychopathology
stress
psychoneuroimmunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,128
2,815
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Richard Pasco Fearon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,984
13,074
0.545
child development
attachment
children's mental health and wellbeing
behavioural genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,144
9,046
836
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martin Woodhead
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,231
2,153
0.233
Child development
child rights
child poverty
early childhood
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,346
16,062
1,096
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marjorie Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,941
794
0.161
child development
parenting
family and environmental influences
lead
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,024
21,628
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jonathan Delafield Butt
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,334
1,693
0.508
child psychology
autism
perception-action
embodiment
consciousness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,058
21,870
461
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Elizabeth Washbrook
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,281
1,275
0.389
longitudinal data analysis
child development
life course processes
educational inequality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,798
25,282
972
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Edwin S Dalmaijer
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,634
2,163
0.821
Attention
Short-Term Memory
Search Organisation
Disgust
Child Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,618
34,304
392
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Markus Klein
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,530
933
0.610
Social Stratification
Education
School Attendance
Child Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
660,595
40,169
1,176
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lisa Christine Girard
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,075
820
0.763
Child development
Externalising difficulties
Mental health
Developmental psychopathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
688,132
41,364
909
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Miguel Cordero Vega
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
996
554
0.556
Child Development
Mental Health
Birth Cohorts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
717,259
42,612
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Georgia Lockwood Estrin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
918
784
0.854
Global mental health
child development
Autism
socio-economic impact
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
753,180
44,116
664
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sarah Blower
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
830
580
0.699
Child development and family wellbeing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
792,571
45,695
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christopher R Barnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
741
491
0.663
Parenting
Child Development
Nature Connectedness
Dark Skies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
799,431
45,932
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Erika Nurmsoo
University of Kent
Canterbury, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
727
182
0.250
Child Development
Cognitive Development
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
927,213
51,150
1,605
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Raka Maitra
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
217
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
936,676
51,633
878
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kate Allen
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
491
452
0.921
child mental health
early intervention
child development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
979,586
53,923
2,072
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Barry Coughlan
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
442
439
0.993
mental health
child development
social care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
990,810
54,555
3,030
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tamara Ondruskova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
428
0.995
neurodevelopmental disorders
autism
child development
intellectual disabilities
challenging behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,161,237
62,976
1,960
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Georgina Barnes
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
284
177
0.623
Child & Adolescent Mental Health
Child Development
Attachment
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
ADHD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,204,421
64,901
2,032
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tessel Bazelmans
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
251
0.980
Autism
Physiology
Child Development
Sensory Processing
Temperament
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,327,341
70,232
327
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mirena Dimolareva
Lincoln University
Lincoln, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
186
0.969
Child development
animal Assisted Interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,431,038
74,233
635
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Esther Ariyo
University of Essex
Colchester, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151
147
0.974
child development
child wellbeing
family
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,493,675
76,434
2,429
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kenneth Odhiambo Okelo
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
130
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,733,216
83,633
688
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Fatma Canan Durgungoz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
69
0.986
Special needs
Developmental language disorder
Child development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,810,118
85,412
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Charlotte Field
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
36
0.643
Autism
Developmental Disorders
Word Learning
Child Development