Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Portugal Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Psychology in Portugal Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Psicologia
Ensino Superior
Avaliação Psicológica
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,407
14,570
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Expertise
sport science
perception-action
skill acquisition
sport psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,014
16,764
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Psychology
embodiment
language
chemosignaling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,390
5,480
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Clinical Psychology
CBT
Mindfulness
ACT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,616
13,043
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
cross-cultural psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,591
8,032
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
health psychology
quality of life
pregnancy
transition to parenthood
clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,500
9,481
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
psychology
education
self-regulated learning
motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,773
7,283
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Clinical and Family Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,463
5,981
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Psicologia
Saúde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,826
6,529
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Avaliação psicológica
Psicologia do Desenvolvimento
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,413
5,886
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Positive Psychology
Flow
Positive Development
Social Cognition
Leisure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,748
3,541
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Psychology
Social Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,246
3,649
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,476
2,955
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,064
2,438
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Psicologia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,706
2,645
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Psicologia e terapia da família
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,407
2,680
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Developmental psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,209
2,453
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,074
2,357
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
career development
educational psychology
school psychology
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,995
2,094
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Trauma Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,977
2,809
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Psicopatogia da criança e do adolescente
Intervenções baseadas no mindfulness e aceitação
Regulação emocional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,969
3,464
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Stress
emotions and coping
Sport and Performance Psychology
Excellence and expert performance
Achievement in applied context
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,758
1,445
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Desenvovimento Psicológico
Envelhecimento
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,721
1,439
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Psicologia da Educação
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,719
2,456
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Psicologia da Justiça
Criminologia
Sistema Prisional
Ofensores
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,368
2,407
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,092
41
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Leandro S. Almeida
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,407
14,570
0.423
Psicologia
Ensino Superior
Avaliação Psicológica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,626
53
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Duarte Araujo
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,014
16,764
0.578
Expertise
sport science
perception-action
skill acquisition
sport psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,500
87
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
GR Semin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,390
5,480
0.269
Psychology
embodiment
language
chemosignaling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,645
94
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
José Pinto-Gouveia
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,616
13,043
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,319
115
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Felix Neto
Universidade do Porto
Porto, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,591
8,032
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,677
116
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Maria Cristina Canavarro
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,500
9,481
0.542
health psychology
quality of life
pregnancy
transition to parenthood
clinical psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,928
156
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pedro Rosário
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,773
7,283
0.493
psychology
education
self-regulated learning
motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,807
177
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Barbara Figueiredo
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,463
5,981
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,743
210
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
İsabel Leal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,826
6,529
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,309
221
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anabela Sousa Pereira
Universidade de Aveiro
Aveiro, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,413
5,886
0.516
Avaliação psicológica
Psicologia do Desenvolvimento
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,692
318
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Teresa Freire
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,748
3,541
0.405
Positive Psychology
Flow
Positive Development
Social Cognition
Leisure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,538
348
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Miguel Gonçalves
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,246
3,649
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,438
392
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Célia Carvalho
Universidade dos Açores
Ponta Delgada, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,476
2,955
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,571
490
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
João Manuel Moreira
Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,064
2,438
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,181
532
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rui Gomes
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,706
2,645
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,782
565
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Relvas AP
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,407
2,680
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,886
592
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Manuela Verissimo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,209
2,453
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,916
614
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Teresa Garcia Marques
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,074
2,357
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,144
623
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Maria Do Céu Taveira
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,995
2,094
0.419
career development
educational psychology
school psychology
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,854
624
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Angela Maia
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,977
2,809
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,155
628
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marina Cunha
Instituto Superior Miguel Torga
Coimbra, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,969
3,464
0.697
Psicopatogia da criança e do adolescente
Intervenções baseadas no mindfulness e aceitação
Regulação emocional
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,928
657
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
José Fernando Cruz
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,758
1,445
0.304
Stress
emotions and coping
Sport and Performance Psychology
Excellence and expert performance
Achievement in applied context
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,533
660
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
António M Fonseca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,721
1,439
0.305
Desenvovimento Psicológico
Envelhecimento
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,612
661
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Francisco Peixoto
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,719
2,456
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,718
717
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rui Abrunhosa Gonçalves
Universidade do Minho
Braga, Portugal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,368
2,407
0.551
Psicologia da Justiça
Criminologia
Sistema Prisional
Ofensores