Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Social Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 722 Scientists Citation in Ireland 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
Ireland
Aiden Corvin
Psychosis Genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,993
36,192
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ireland
Kevin R Murphy
psychometrics
performance appraisal
personnel assessment
statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,194
7,686
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ireland
Alan Carr
Clinical Psychology
Family Therapy
Positive Psychology
Child Protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,401
6,541
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ireland
Mark Brown
Digital Learning
Online Learning
Educational Leadership
Educational Policy
Micro-credentials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,497
7,782
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ireland
Ruth Mj Byrne
Cognitive Science
Reasoning
Imagination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,240
3,934
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ireland
Robert Whelan
neuroimaging
machine learning
addiction
ADHD
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,146
10,891
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ireland
Stephen Mennell
Sociology
History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,883
3,593
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ireland
David Farrell
political science
comparative politics
Political parties
electoral systems
deliberation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,061
4,583
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ireland
Richard Layte
Social Determinants of Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,402
5,220
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ireland
David Singleton
linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,932
3,482
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ireland
Michael Marsh
Department of Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,153
2,367
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ireland
Simon Kelly
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
Ireland
John Mccarthy
human computer interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,806
3,426
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ireland
Shane O Mara
Psychology
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,995
3,572
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ireland
Ronaldo Munck
development studies
labour studies
latin america
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,550
2,414
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ireland
Ian Stewart
Psychology
Relational Frame Theory
Behaviour Analysis
Language
Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,387
4,016
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ireland
Brian E. Mcguire
Clinical Psychology and Chronic Pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,318
4,556
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ireland
Orla Muldoon
Psychological Trauma
Political Psychology
Social Identity Approach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,129
4,717
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ireland
Paul J Kennedy
Clinical Psychology
neuropsychology
social cognition
stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,006
5,839
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ireland
Brian M Hughes
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
Ireland
Claire M Gillan
Computational Psychiatry
compulsivity
habits
goal-directed action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,346
5,294
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ireland
Anne Hickey
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
Ireland
Kiran Sarma
Terrorism
radicalisation
risk taking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,975
5,730
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ireland
Ladislav Timulak
emotion-focused therapy
psychotherapy research
counselling psychology
counseling psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,536
4,515
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,237
Ireland
14
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Aiden Corvin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75,993
36,192
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,637
Ireland
73
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kevin R Murphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,194
7,686
0.239
psychometrics
performance appraisal
personnel assessment
statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,602
Ireland
174
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alan Carr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,401
6,541
0.355
Clinical Psychology
Family Therapy
Positive Psychology
Child Protection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,028
Ireland
218
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark Brown
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,200
Ireland
226
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ruth Mj Byrne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,240
3,934
0.242
Cognitive Science
Reasoning
Imagination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,613
Ireland
230
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert Whelan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,146
10,891
0.675
neuroimaging
machine learning
addiction
ADHD
aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,778
Ireland
234
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Stephen Mennell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,883
3,593
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,930
Ireland
250
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Farrell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,061
4,583
0.304
political science
comparative politics
Political parties
electoral systems
deliberation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,583
Ireland
267
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Richard Layte
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,402
5,220
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,807
Ireland
333
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Singleton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,932
3,482
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,760
Ireland
358
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael Marsh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,153
2,367
0.212
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,993
Ireland
360
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Simon Kelly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,129
4,596
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,151
Ireland
377
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Mccarthy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,806
3,426
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,812
Ireland
432
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Shane O Mara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,995
3,572
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,207
Ireland
461
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ronaldo Munck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,550
2,414
0.253
development studies
labour studies
latin america
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,321
Ireland
473
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,209
Ireland
482
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Brian E. Mcguire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,318
4,556
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,796
Ireland
496
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Orla Muldoon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,129
4,717
0.517
Psychological Trauma
Political Psychology
Social Identity Approach
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,515
Ireland
506
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,542
Ireland
554
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,618
Ireland
560
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Claire M Gillan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,346
5,294
0.634
Computational Psychiatry
compulsivity
habits
goal-directed action
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,626
Ireland
562
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Anne Hickey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,346
3,506
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,979
Ireland
598
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kiran Sarma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,975
5,730
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,283
Ireland
639
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ladislav Timulak
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