Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
National University of Ireland Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Psychology 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
Psychology
Relational Frame Theory
Behaviour Analysis
Language
Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,191
4,614
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Clinical Psychology and Chronic Pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,129
5,149
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Psychobiology
Cardiovascular psychophysiology
Stress
Social support
Individual differences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,188
5,067
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Terrorism
radicalisation
risk taking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,693
6,033
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Behavioural Medicine
Health Psychology
Medication Adherence
Social Support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,220
3,065
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Chronobiology and Sleep Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,141
3,148
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,618
3,633
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
child & adolescent health behaviours (infant feeding
physical activity
sedentary behaviour)
Youth mental health (help-seeking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,855
2,348
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,394
2,775
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Decision Making
Consumer Psychology
Behaviour Change
Pro-environmental Behaviour
Farm Safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,167
1,762
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Health Psychology
Digital Health
mHealth
Health Behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,572
1,571
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Qualitative Volunteering Nursing Decision-Making Youth Alcohol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,523
1,269
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
LGBT+ Health
Gay Health
Sexual Identity
Sexual Health
Health Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,158
1,992
0.923
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,821
1,062
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Clinical Neuropsychology
Movement Disorders
Mental Health
Stroke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,744
1,560
0.894
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Health psychology
self-management of chronic illness
patient and public involvement in research
digital health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,294
1,203
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Mental health
risk behaviours
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,158
730
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
clinical psychology
forensic psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
810
582
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Psychology
Education
Health and Wellbeing
Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
693
416
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Health Psychology
Digital Health
Diabetes Prevention
Nutrition
Physical Activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268
268
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
primary care
chronic conditions
multimorbidity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
242
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Psychology
Behavior Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
234
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Clinical Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
113
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
49
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
psychology and psychotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
16
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,034
477
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ian Stewart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,191
4,614
0.502
Psychology
Relational Frame Theory
Behaviour Analysis
Language
Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,840
486
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brian E. Mcguire
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,129
5,149
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,142
564
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Brian M Hughes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,188
5,067
0.619
Psychobiology
Cardiovascular psychophysiology
Stress
Social support
Individual differences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,982
613
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kiran Sarma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,693
6,033
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,257
780
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gerry Molloy|Gerard J Molloy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,220
3,065
0.493
Behavioural Medicine
Health Psychology
Medication Adherence
Social Support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,381
795
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew Coogan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,141
3,148
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,964
879
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Molly Byrne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,618
3,633
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,186
1,262
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Caroline Heary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,855
2,348
0.609
child & adolescent health behaviours (infant feeding
physical activity
sedentary behaviour)
Youth mental health (help-seeking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,561
1,402
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jenny Mc Sharry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,394
2,775
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,199
1,483
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Denis O Hora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,167
1,762
0.556
Decision Making
Consumer Psychology
Behaviour Change
Pro-environmental Behaviour
Farm Safety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,159
1,789
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jane C Walsh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,572
1,571
0.611
Health Psychology
Digital Health
mHealth
Health Behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,752
1,817
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Padraig Macneela
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,523
1,269
0.503
Qualitative Volunteering Nursing Decision-Making Youth Alcohol
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,948
2,042
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chris Noone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,158
1,992
0.923
LGBT+ Health
Gay Health
Sexual Identity
Sexual Health
Health Equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,987
2,325
284
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Annmarie Groarke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,821
1,062
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
487,034
2,390
291
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tom Burke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,744
1,560
0.894
Clinical Neuropsychology
Movement Disorders
Mental Health
Stroke
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
589,351
2,830
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Eimear Morrissey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,294
1,203
0.930
Health psychology
self-management of chronic illness
patient and public involvement in research
digital health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
628,662
3,019
355
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Natasha Fitzgerald Yau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,158
730
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
757,051
3,539
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John Bogue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
810
582
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
810,895
3,746
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Caroline Rawdon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
693
416
0.600
Psychology
Education
Health and Wellbeing
Mental Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,167,048
5,455
549
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Luke Van Rhoon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268
268
1.000
Health Psychology
Digital Health
Diabetes Prevention
Nutrition
Physical Activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,186,220
5,555
554
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Laura O'Connor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
242
0.945
primary care
chronic conditions
multimorbidity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,199,542
5,613
559
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Edith Walsh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
234
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,520,775
6,928
668
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Caoimhe O'Leary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
113
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,821,826
7,843
735
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Emmet Godfrey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
49
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,838,263
7,883
739
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Christopher Place
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
16
0.333