Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences and Humanities Highly Cited Researchers 640 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: 1
Occupational Health Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,858
133,574
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,184
92,472
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCTs
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,563
86,985
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Psychology
Psychometrics
Clinical Psychology
Philosophy of Science
Methodology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,284
45,569
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Brain and behavior
neuropsychology
learning
memory
executive function
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,704
14,140
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
anxiety
depression
personality
cognitive-behavior therapy
elderly
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,886
20,684
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Anxiety
child and adolescent psychopathology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,220
16,560
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
burnout
engagement
workaholism
motivation
work stress
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,115
20,574
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Adolescent Development and Developmental Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,586
19,257
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cognitive behaviour therapy
OCD
social anxiety
personality disorders
virtual reality
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,231
11,828
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
quality of life
cancer
response shift
patient reported outcomes
hiv
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,082
14,555
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Applied social psychology
Health promotion
Intervention Mapping
Applied psychology
Health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,688
16,091
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
trust
human cooperation
social dilemmas
fairness
competition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,394
22,638
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
depression
psychiatric epidemiology
psychometrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,594
21,059
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
depression
psychiatric epidemiology
psychometrics
developmental psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,389
20,907
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
experimental psychology
visual cognition
attention
eye movements
traffic safety
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,876
16,517
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,185
16,227
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Psychological Methods
Psychometrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,011
31,527
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
social psychology
communication
collective action
group processes
social identity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,506
14,840
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
psychological processes
addiction
developmental psychopathology
cognitive bias modification
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,218
16,425
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
psychosocial interventions
caregiver distress
coping
Quality of Life
eHealth
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,182
14,455
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
health behavior
health communication
health promotion
social psycholgy
health psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,203
11,415
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Developmental Psychology
Developmental Psychopathology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,258
12,453
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cognitive Psychology
Psycholinguistics
Embodied Cognition
Discourse Processing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,682
10,121
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Personality
assessment
individual differences
heart disease
health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,442
9,512
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wilmar Schaufeli
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
306,858
133,574
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
742
10
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dorret I Boomsma
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,184
92,472
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,348
26
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Pim Cuijpers
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156,563
86,985
0.556
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCTs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,947
121
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Denny Borsboom
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,284
45,569
0.648
Psychology
Psychometrics
Clinical Psychology
Philosophy of Science
Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,519
168
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jelle Jolles
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,704
14,140
0.233
Brain and behavior
neuropsychology
learning
memory
executive function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,677
175
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Philip Spinhoven
Leiden University
Leiden, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,886
20,684
0.345
anxiety
depression
personality
cognitive-behavior therapy
elderly
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,288
185
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter Muris
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,220
16,560
0.289
Anxiety
child and adolescent psychopathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,243
240
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Toon Taris
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,115
20,574
0.411
burnout
engagement
workaholism
motivation
work stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,730
253
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wim Meeus
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,586
19,257
0.396
Adolescent Development and Developmental Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,594
276
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Paul Emmelkamp
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,231
11,828
0.256
Cognitive behaviour therapy
OCD
social anxiety
personality disorders
virtual reality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,656
279
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mirjam Sprangers
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,082
14,555
0.316
quality of life
cancer
response shift
patient reported outcomes
hiv
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,813
289
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gerjo Kok
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,688
16,091
0.352
Applied social psychology
Health promotion
Intervention Mapping
Applied psychology
Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,940
290
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Paul Van Lange
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,394
22,638
0.499
trust
human cooperation
social dilemmas
fairness
competition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,292
299
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Peter De Jonge
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,594
21,059
0.472
depression
psychiatric epidemiology
psychometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,399
304
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
P Jonge De
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,389
20,907
0.471
depression
psychiatric epidemiology
psychometrics
developmental psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,645
310
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jan Theeuwes
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,876
16,517
0.376
experimental psychology
visual cognition
attention
eye movements
traffic safety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,965
320
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Arntz A
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,185
16,227
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,538
333
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sacha Epskamp
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,011
31,527
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,382
355
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tom Postmes
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,506
14,840
0.366
social psychology
communication
collective action
group processes
social identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,545
359
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Reinout W Wiers
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,218
16,425
0.408
psychological processes
addiction
developmental psychopathology
cognitive bias modification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,571
361
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Robbert Sanderman
University of Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,182
14,455
0.360
psychosocial interventions
caregiver distress
coping
Quality of Life
eHealth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,789
394
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hein De Vries
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,203
11,415
0.299
health behavior
health communication
health promotion
social psycholgy
health psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,131
423
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Hans M. Koot
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,258
12,453
0.343
Developmental Psychology
Developmental Psychopathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,345
450
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rolf Zwaan
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,682
10,121
0.292
Cognitive Psychology
Psycholinguistics
Embodied Cognition
Discourse Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,531
454
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Johan Denollet
Tilburg University
Tilburg, Netherlands
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,442
9,512
0.276
Personality
assessment
individual differences
heart disease
health