Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences and Humanities 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: 1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
563,255
159,180
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
548,854
219,036
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375,999
130,378
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323,221
89,981
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Psychology
Health Neuroscience
Stress and Resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282,640
130,465
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254,000
53,411
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Emotion
Emotion Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245,515
109,328
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239,591
71,278
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
developmental psychology
ecological systems theory
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,692
70,714
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
child injury prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,293
131,460
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,869
63,437
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-R
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,975
50,734
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Psychology
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,013
54,678
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
psychology
social psychology
psychoneuroimmunology
health psychology
social support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,961
62,789
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
quantitative research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,016
47,224
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,937
51,377
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
attention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,800
35,722
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Affect
Personality
Psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,803
58,790
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Control
Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,423
48,227
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
social psychology
attitudes
persuasion
social cognition
judgment and decision making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,581
49,536
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
personality and social psychology
attachment theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,173
46,902
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
psychology
social psychology
gender
attitudes
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,660
55,396
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
social psychology
social neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,501
51,631
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,035
33,355
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cognitive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,619
23,194
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Daniel Kahneman
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
563,255
159,180
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Edward L Deci
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
548,854
219,036
0.399
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96
49
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ed Diener
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375,999
130,378
0.347
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180
81
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Martin Seligman
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323,221
89,981
0.278
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295
125
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David Creswell
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282,640
130,465
0.462
Psychology
Health Neuroscience
Stress and Resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450
183
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert Sternberg
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254,000
53,411
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504
199
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
James J Gross
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245,515
109,328
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
554
216
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Terrie E Moffitt
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239,591
71,278
0.297
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
608
239
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229,692
70,714
0.308
developmental psychology
ecological systems theory
child development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646
253
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David Schwebel
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224,293
131,460
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
671
264
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael Tomasello
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,869
63,437
0.287
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675
266
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paul Costa
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,975
50,734
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
756
299
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,013
54,678
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
818
326
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sheldon Cohen
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,961
62,789
0.309
psychology
social psychology
psychoneuroimmunology
health psychology
social support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
828
331
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stephen West
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,016
47,224
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
887
363
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Charles S Carver
University of Miami
Coral Gables, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,937
51,377
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
889
364
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael I Posner
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,800
35,722
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
908
369
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David Watson
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,803
58,790
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
909
370
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jonathan D Cohen
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,423
48,227
0.251
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Control
Cognitive Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
945
387
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Richard E Petty
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,581
49,536
0.261
social psychology
attitudes
persuasion
social cognition
judgment and decision making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,071
451
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Phillip R Shaver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,173
46,902
0.266
personality and social psychology
attachment theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,123
477
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alice Eagly
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,660
55,396
0.321
psychology
social psychology
gender
attitudes
leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,156
491
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Susan Fiske
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,501
51,631
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,161
492
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shelley E Taylor
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,035
33,355
0.197
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Health Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,210
522
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
John R Anderson
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,619
23,194
0.140