Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
psychology
neuroscience
evolution
AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,922
3,339
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Psychology
Films
Psychotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,434
1,696
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
cost-effectiveness analysis
cost-benefit analysis
cost-utility analysis
mental health
substance abuse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,691
1,644
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,579
3,509
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Cultural Clinical Psychology
Cultural Health Psychology
Cultural Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,387
1,238
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
intergroup dynamics
self-construals
identities
political psychology
Arab world
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,894
1,977
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
social psychology
cultural psychology
status
emotion
conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,650
2,262
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cognitive vulnerabilities
Sleep and Psychological Disorders
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,648
2,437
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
psychology acculturation Muslims Arab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,947
1,664
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,607
472
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Political Violence
Political Psychology
Experiments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,571
2,066
0.804
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Psychology
Education
Postraumatic stress disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,144
912
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Obesity
Health Promotion
Vocational Psychology
Eating Disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,975
1,311
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,943
972
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
health psychology cultural psychology neuropsychology trauma narrative inquiry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,370
721
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
social psychology
political psychology
collective action
social change
prejudice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,131
1,068
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
health
public health
psychology
communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
656
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Positive psychology
developmental counseling
& cross-cultural psy.l
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
997
351
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Borderline Personality Disorder
Interpersonal Dysfunction
Emotion Dysregulation
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
992
702
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
narrative psychology
cultural psychology
social memory
qualitative methods
theory of psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
427
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Trauma Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
677
416
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Clinical Psychology
Multicultural Psychology
Critical Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
677
333
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
PTSD
Depression
Anxiety
EMDR-CBT
EatingDisorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
625
386
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Organizational Psychology
Evidence-based Management
Personality Assessment
Individual Differences
Context Context Context
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
539
403
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Cultural Psychiatry and Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
256
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,563
49
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Arne Dietrich
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,922
3,339
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,497
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Danny Wedding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,434
1,696
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,897
64,746
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Brian Yates
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,691
1,644
0.289
cost-effectiveness analysis
cost-benefit analysis
cost-utility analysis
mental health
substance abuse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,005
77,193
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ethan H Mereish
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,579
3,509
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,836
132
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Shahe Kazarian
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,387
1,238
0.282
Cultural Clinical Psychology
Cultural Health Psychology
Cultural Positive Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
252,070
155
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Charles Harb
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,894
1,977
0.508
intergroup dynamics
self-construals
identities
political psychology
Arab world
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,660
373
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Angela Maitner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,650
2,262
0.620
social psychology
cultural psychology
status
emotion
conflict
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,780
166
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ian Grey
Lebanese American University
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,648
2,437
0.668
Cognitive vulnerabilities
Sleep and Psychological Disorders
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,609
824
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mona M Amer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,947
1,664
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,794
116,170
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Scott Parker
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,607
472
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,637
117,230
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Thomas Zeitzoff
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,571
2,066
0.804
Political Violence
Political Psychology
Experiments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,233
298
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Vivian Khamis
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,144
912
0.425
Psychology
Education
Postraumatic stress disorder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,542
138,650
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Elizabeth Cotter
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,975
1,311
0.664
Obesity
Health Promotion
Vocational Psychology
Eating Disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
439,613
334
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marc Barakat
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,943
972
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
555,030
17,243
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Maria Medved
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,370
721
0.526
health psychology cultural psychology neuropsychology trauma narrative inquiry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,119
507
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Vivienne V Badaan
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,131
1,068
0.944
social psychology
political psychology
collective action
social change
prejudice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638,695
192,339
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Maria De Jesus
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
656
0.607
health
public health
psychology
communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
667,545
546
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Huda Ayyash Abdo
Lebanese American University
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
997
351
0.352
Positive psychology
developmental counseling
& cross-cultural psy.l
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
669,111
200,041
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Evelyn Meier
American University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
992
702
0.708
Borderline Personality Disorder
Interpersonal Dysfunction
Emotion Dysregulation
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
732,832
21,760
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Brian Schiff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
831
427
0.514
narrative psychology
cultural psychology
social memory
qualitative methods
theory of psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
804,008
687
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alaa Hijazi
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
677
416
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
804,086
4,642
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Hani Henry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
677
333
0.492
Clinical Psychology
Multicultural Psychology
Critical Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
830,776
716
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Myriam El Khoury Malhame
Lebanese American University
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
625
386
0.618
PTSD
Depression
Anxiety
EMDR-CBT
EatingDisorder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
877,697
776
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lina Daouk-Öyry
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
539
403
0.748
Organizational Psychology
Evidence-based Management
Personality Assessment
Individual Differences
Context Context Context
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
899,314
25
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Elena Molchanova, Елена Сергеевна Молчанова
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
256
0.509