Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 8.924 Scientists Citation in United States 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
affective science
positive psychology
social psychology
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,727
58,303
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
quantitative research methods
health psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,550
31,370
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserve
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,102
47,397
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
personality disorder assessment
psychological diagnosis
psychiatric diagnosis
measurement
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,929
45,846
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
psychology
evolutionary psychology
cognitive science
behavior analysis
clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,018
51,119
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Quantitative Psychology
Quantitative Methods
Methodology
Psychometrics
Statistical Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,804
60,873
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
psychology
psychiatry
pediatrics
neuroscience
family studies
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,155
40,917
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,011
52,800
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
organizational psychology
team training
safety culture
human factors
teamwork
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,606
41,763
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Stress and Coping
Personality and Health
Adjustment to Chronic Disease
Self-Regulation and Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,553
33,619
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
social psychology
cultural psychology
self
choice
motivaton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,061
33,580
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
personality
emotion
emotional intelligence
personal intelligence
cognition and affect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,552
43,571
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
social psychology
cognitive psychology
consumer research
decision making
survey methodology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,402
38,223
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
social psychology
language
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,191
40,676
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
cognitive psychology
intelligence
reasoning
cultural psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,476
23,207
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
psychology
social psychology
leadership
social identity
group processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,952
38,386
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
psychology
cognitive science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,885
26,240
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
social psychology
motivation
emotion
self and identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,868
43,440
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
intergroup relations
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,571
35,057
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
well-being
aging
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,238
51,057
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
psychology
educational and academic issues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,898
25,394
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Psychology
social cognition
social psychology
cognitive psychology
methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,696
32,872
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,833
53,968
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Suicide prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,221
48,763
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
structural equation models
latent variables
population and health
democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,201
29,874
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,401
613
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Barbara L Fredrickson
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153,727
58,303
0.379
affective science
positive psychology
social psychology
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,416
620
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Leona Aiken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,550
31,370
0.206
quantitative research methods
health psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,439
632
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Yaakov Stern
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,102
47,397
0.314
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserve
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,514
670
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Lee Anna Clark
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,929
45,846
0.310
personality disorder assessment
psychological diagnosis
psychiatric diagnosis
measurement
personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,549
684
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Steven C Hayes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,018
51,119
0.350
psychology
evolutionary psychology
cognitive science
behavior analysis
clinical psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,555
688
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Kristopher J Preacher
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,804
60,873
0.417
Quantitative Psychology
Quantitative Methods
Methodology
Psychometrics
Statistical Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,567
696
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Nancy Eisenberg Berg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,155
40,917
0.282
psychology
psychiatry
pediatrics
neuroscience
family studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,591
707
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Oliver P John
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,011
52,800
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,617
719
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Eduardo Salas
Rice University
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,606
41,763
0.293
organizational psychology
team training
safety culture
human factors
teamwork
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,619
720
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Michael F Scheier
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,553
33,619
0.236
Stress and Coping
Personality and Health
Adjustment to Chronic Disease
Self-Regulation and Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,633
727
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Hazel Markus
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,061
33,580
0.236
social psychology
cultural psychology
self
choice
motivaton
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,688
753
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
David Finkelhor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,552
43,571
0.312
personality
emotion
emotional intelligence
personal intelligence
cognition and affect
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,692
756
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Norbert Schwarz
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139,402
38,223
0.274
social psychology
cognitive psychology
consumer research
decision making
survey methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,825
817
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
James W Pennebaker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134,191
40,676
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,841
824
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Richard Nisbett
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,476
23,207
0.174
cognitive psychology
intelligence
reasoning
cultural psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,966
890
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Michael Hogg
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,952
38,386
0.298
psychology
social psychology
leadership
social identity
group processes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,992
908
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Steven Pinker
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127,885
26,240
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,022
926
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Mark R Leary
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,868
43,440
0.342
social psychology
motivation
emotion
self and identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,032
933
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Thomas Pettigrew
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,571
35,057
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,040
935
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Carol D Ryff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,238
51,057
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,076
952
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Robert E. Slavin
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,898
25,394
0.203
psychology
educational and academic issues
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,079
954
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Anthony G Greenwald
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124,696
32,872
0.264
Psychology
social cognition
social psychology
cognitive psychology
methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,242
1,048
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Harris Cooper
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,833
53,968
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,378
1,116
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Thomas Joiner
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,221
48,763
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,380
1,118
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Kenneth Bollen
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116,201
29,874
0.257
structural equation models
latent variables
population and health
democracy