Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 208 Scientists Citation in New Zealand 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: 76
Research Methods
Personality
Social Psychology
Environmental Psychology
Intergroup Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,195
2,592
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Health Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Eating Disorders and body image
ehealth
digital interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,149
1,674
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,114
1,083
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Clinical Psychology
Social Work
Mental Health
Indigenous
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,107
1,866
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Qualitative Methods
Ageing
Poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,107
1,733
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Stepfamilies
Therapy processes/countertransference
Experiences of Antidepressants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,039
1,462
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Autism spectrum disorder
intellectual disability
ADHD
neurodevelopmental disorders
tuberous sclerosis complex
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,026
1,812
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,977
2,178
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,825
1,126
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
psychopathy
emotion
personality
aggression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,809
1,714
0.610
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Consciousness
Awareness
Attention
Perception
Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,692
1,011
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Driving anxiety and fear
Recovery teaching in clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,654
1,199
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Theory of Mind
Cognition
Thought and Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,620
972
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Social Perception and Memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,469
936
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Conspiracy theories
climate change
meta-psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,457
1,800
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Attention-Self-control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,397
1,033
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Cooperation
Communication
Parent-Child Interactions
Conventionality
Social Competence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,389
1,247
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
social cognition
moral intuition
psychophysiology
research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,260
1,437
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Cognitive neuroscience
vision
memory
attention
consciousness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,189
484
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,155
475
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Visual Perception
motion perception
visual navigation.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,143
331
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
cognitive psychology
applied psychology
human factors
traffic psychology
road safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,138
1,342
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Behavioral Psychology
Learning
Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,136
804
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
community psychology
social psychology
everyday life
social justice
poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,012
1,064
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Decision-making
confidence
risk-taking
loneliness
CAM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,946
990
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,866
1,742
439
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Petar Milojev
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,195
2,592
0.811
Research Methods
Personality
Social Psychology
Environmental Psychology
Intergroup Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,663
1,764
444
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Liesje Donkin
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,149
1,674
0.532
Health Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Eating Disorders and body image
ehealth
digital interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,656
1,783
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Julien Gross
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,114
1,083
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,233
1,787
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Matthew Shepherd
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,107
1,866
0.601
Clinical Psychology
Social Work
Mental Health
Indigenous
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,242
1,788
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Mary Breheny
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,107
1,733
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,106
1,812
462
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Claire Cartwright
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,039
1,462
0.481
Stepfamilies
Therapy processes/countertransference
Experiences of Antidepressants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
326,257
1,820
465
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Lisa Underwood
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,026
1,812
0.599
Autism spectrum disorder
intellectual disability
ADHD
neurodevelopmental disorders
tuberous sclerosis complex
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,645
1,849
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Aaron Drummond
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,977
2,178
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,975
1,922
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Patrick Leman
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,825
1,126
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,516
1,935
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Hedwig Eisenbarth
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,809
1,714
0.610
psychopathy
emotion
personality
aggression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,650
1,997
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
David Carmel
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,692
1,011
0.376
Consciousness
Awareness
Attention
Perception
Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,757
2,013
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Joanne Elizabeth Taylor
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,654
1,199
0.452
Driving anxiety and fear
Recovery teaching in clinical psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,270
2,031
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Jason Low
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,620
972
0.371
Theory of Mind
Cognition
Thought and Language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,554
2,112
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Matt Crawford
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,469
936
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,961
2,122
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Matt Williams
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,457
1,800
0.733
Conspiracy theories
climate change
meta-psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,307
2,164
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Dione Healey
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,397
1,033
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,264
2,170
532
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Annette ME Henderson
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,389
1,247
0.522
Cooperation
Communication
Parent-Child Interactions
Conventionality
Social Competence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,754
2,253
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Michael Philipp
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,260
1,437
0.636
social cognition
moral intuition
psychophysiology
research methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
419,618
2,297
561
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Tony Lambert
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,189
484
0.221
Cognitive neuroscience
vision
memory
attention
consciousness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,513
2,337
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Therese Mary Foster
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,155
475
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,275
2,347
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
John A Perrone
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,143
331
0.154
Visual Perception
motion perception
visual navigation.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,899
2,352
444
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Vanessa Beanland
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,138
1,342
0.628
cognitive psychology
applied psychology
human factors
traffic psychology
road safety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
427,274
2,355
572
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Douglas Elliffe
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,136
804
0.376
Behavioral Psychology
Learning
Experimental Analysis of Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
445,967
2,454
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Ottilie Stolte
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,012
1,064
0.529
community psychology
social psychology
everyday life
social justice
poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
456,733
2,510
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Andrew Gilbey
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,946
990
0.509
Decision-making
confidence
risk-taking
loneliness
CAM