Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 641 Scientists Citation in Netherlands 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: 26
insomnia
depression
e-health
primary care
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,296
14,295
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
psychosen
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,569
8,066
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
language
literacy
numeracy
second language
learning problems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,548
12,135
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
evolutionary psychology
group processes
leadership
sustainability
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,159
13,338
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Social Cognition
Language
Numbers
Neuro-based Education
Cognitive Neurosciences
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,894
7,010
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
neuropsychology
cognitive neuroscience
memory
dementia
amnesia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,886
13,205
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
peer relations
sociometric methods
quantitative research methods
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,757
10,591
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
health promotion
health psychology
social psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,643
9,132
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Mental Health Science
Data Science
Measurement
Complex Systems
Open Scholarship
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,610
22,517
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Political Trust
Radicalization
Intergroup Relations
Income Inequality
Terror Management Theory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,953
8,723
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
occupational health psychology
performance psychology
work and organizational psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,273
7,892
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
pain
positive psychology
dissociation
blushing
disgust
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,188
9,513
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
eating disorders
obesity
experimental psychopathology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,186
8,046
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Trauma
chronic disease
emotion regulation
self-help/online interventions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,777
10,438
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Cognitive
Affective
and Translational Neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,761
10,115
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Personality Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Personality
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,456
14,354
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
(Applied) Cognitive Psychology
Interval Timing
Computational Modeling
Adaptive Learning
Declarative Memory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,276
9,847
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Alzheimer's disease
Neuroimaging
Neuropsychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,245
19,002
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
HCI
telepresence
XR
embodiment
dementia+technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,228
8,177
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
emotion regulation
personality
artificial intelligence
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,182
10,083
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Environmental Psychology
Human Geography
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,166
14,021
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
health psychology
social psychology
applied psychology
planned behavior change
Intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,100
11,402
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
medische psychologie kinderen
kwaliteit van leven
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,689
9,662
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,492
8,303
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Clinical Psychology
Disgust
Implicit Cognition
Eating Disorders
Sex
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,054
6,498
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,703
460
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Annemieke Van Straten
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,296
14,295
0.417
insomnia
depression
e-health
primary care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,266
516
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Don Linszen
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,569
8,066
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,305
546
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Ludo Verhoeven
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,548
12,135
0.385
language
literacy
numeracy
second language
learning problems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,873
586
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Mark Van Vugt
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,159
13,338
0.442
evolutionary psychology
group processes
leadership
sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,210
596
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Harold Bekkering
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,894
7,010
0.234
Social Cognition
Language
Numbers
Neuro-based Education
Cognitive Neurosciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,217
597
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Roy Pc Kessels
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,886
13,205
0.442
neuropsychology
cognitive neuroscience
memory
dementia
amnesia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,889
673
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Antonius Cillessen
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,757
10,591
0.382
peer relations
sociometric methods
quantitative research methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,583
723
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Nanne De Vries
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,643
9,132
0.343
health promotion
health psychology
social psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,648
726
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Eiko I. Fried
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,610
22,517
0.846
Mental Health Science
Data Science
Measurement
Complex Systems
Open Scholarship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,670
753
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Bertjan Doosje
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,953
8,723
0.336
Political Trust
Radicalization
Intergroup Relations
Income Inequality
Terror Management Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,848
789
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Michiel Kompier
Radboud University
Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,273
7,892
0.312
occupational health psychology
performance psychology
work and organizational psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,009
796
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Madelon Peters
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,188
9,513
0.378
pain
positive psychology
dissociation
blushing
disgust
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,010
797
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Anita Jansen
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,186
8,046
0.319
eating disorders
obesity
experimental psychopathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,742
814
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Garnefski
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,777
10,438
0.421
Trauma
chronic disease
emotion regulation
self-help/online interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,770
816
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Sonja A Kotz
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,761
10,115
0.409
Cognitive
Affective
and Translational Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,338
838
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Jaap Denissen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,456
14,354
0.587
Personality Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,647
844
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Hedderik Van Rijn
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,276
9,847
0.406
(Applied) Cognitive Psychology
Interval Timing
Computational Modeling
Adaptive Learning
Declarative Memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,697
846
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Rik Ossenkoppele
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,245
19,002
0.784
Alzheimer's disease
Neuroimaging
Neuropsychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,732
848
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Wijnand Ijsselsteijn
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,228
8,177
0.338
HCI
telepresence
XR
embodiment
dementia+technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,815
852
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Sander L Koole
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,182
10,083
0.417
emotion regulation
personality
artificial intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,850
855
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Sjerp De Vries
Wageningen University & Research Centre
Wageningen, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,166
14,021
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,943
909
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Robert Ac Ruiter
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,100
11,402
0.494
health psychology
social psychology
applied psychology
planned behavior change
Intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,821
932
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
martha grootenhuis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,689
9,662
0.426
medische psychologie kinderen
kwaliteit van leven
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,235
939
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Marcel Van Aken
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,492
8,303
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,232
970
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Peter De Jong
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,054
6,498
0.295
Clinical Psychology
Disgust
Implicit Cognition
Eating Disorders
Sex