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
Psychosis Genomics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,993
36,192
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
psychometrics
performance appraisal
personnel assessment
statistics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,194
7,686
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Clinical Psychology
Family Therapy
Positive Psychology
Child Protection
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,401
6,541
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Digital Learning
Online Learning
Educational Leadership
Educational Policy
Micro-credentials
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,497
7,782
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cognitive Science
Reasoning
Imagination
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,240
3,934
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
neuroimaging
machine learning
addiction
ADHD
aging
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,146
10,891
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sociology
History
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,883
3,593
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
political science
comparative politics
Political parties
electoral systems
deliberation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,061
4,583
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Social Determinants of Health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,402
5,220
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
linguistics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,932
3,482
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Department of Political Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,153
2,367
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cognitive neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,129
4,596
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
human computer interaction
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,806
3,426
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Psychology
Neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,995
3,572
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
development studies
labour studies
latin america
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,550
2,414
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Psychology
Relational Frame Theory
Behaviour Analysis
Language
Cognition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,387
4,016
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Clinical Psychology and Chronic Pain
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,318
4,556
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Psychological Trauma
Political Psychology
Social Identity Approach
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,129
4,717
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Clinical Psychology
neuropsychology
social cognition
stress
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,006
5,839
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Psychobiology
Cardiovascular psychophysiology
Stress
Social support
Individual differences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,415
4,561
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Computational Psychiatry
compulsivity
habits
goal-directed action
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,346
5,294
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Health psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,346
3,506
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Terrorism
radicalisation
risk taking
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,975
5,730
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
emotion-focused therapy
psychotherapy research
counselling psychology
counseling psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,536
4,515
0.599
Aiden Corvin
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,993
36,192
0.476
Kevin R Murphy
University of Limerick
Limerick, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,194
7,686
0.239
psychometrics
performance appraisal
personnel assessment
statistics
Alan Carr
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,401
6,541
0.355
Clinical Psychology
Family Therapy
Positive Psychology
Child Protection
Mark Brown
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,497
7,782
0.472
Digital Learning
Online Learning
Educational Leadership
Educational Policy
Micro-credentials
Ruth Mj Byrne
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,240
3,934
0.242
Robert Whelan
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,146
10,891
0.675
neuroimaging
machine learning
addiction
ADHD
aging
Stephen Mennell
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,883
3,593
0.226
David Farrell
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,061
4,583
0.304
political science
comparative politics
Political parties
electoral systems
deliberation
Richard Layte
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,402
5,220
0.362
David Singleton
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,932
3,482
0.292
Michael Marsh
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,153
2,367
0.212
Department of Political Science
Simon Kelly
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,129
4,596
0.413
John Mccarthy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,806
3,426
0.317
Shane O Mara
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,995
3,572
0.357
Ronaldo Munck
Dublin City University
Dublin, Ireland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,550
2,414
0.253
development studies
labour studies
latin america
Ian Stewart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,387
4,016
0.428
Psychology
Relational Frame Theory
Behaviour Analysis
Language
Cognition
Brian E. Mcguire
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,318
4,556
0.489
Orla Muldoon
University of Limerick
Limerick, Ireland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,129
4,717
0.517
Psychological Trauma
Political Psychology
Social Identity Approach
Paul J Kennedy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,006
5,839
0.648
Clinical Psychology
neuropsychology
social cognition
stress
Brian M Hughes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,415
4,561
0.542
Psychobiology
Cardiovascular psychophysiology
Stress
Social support
Individual differences
Claire M Gillan
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,346
5,294
0.634
Computational Psychiatry
compulsivity
habits
goal-directed action
Anne Hickey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,346
3,506
0.420
Kiran Sarma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,975
5,730
0.718
Ladislav Timulak
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,536
4,515
0.599
emotion-focused therapy
psychotherapy research
counselling psychology
counseling psychology