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 IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Mark Muraven
self-control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,977
9,694
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Ronald Friedman
music and emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,180
3,842
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Laurie Feldman
word recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,636
2,398
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Monica Larrea Rodriguez
Developmental Psychology
Child Abuse and Neglect
Parenting
Delay of Gratification
Self-Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,421
2,487
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Thomas Taber
I/O Psychology & Organizational Behavior (OB)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,832
1,916
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
James F Boswell
Psychotherapy process and outcome
training and implementation
measurement-based care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,739
4,862
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Alex L Pieterse
counseling psychology
racial discrimination
racial trauma
training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,415
5,296
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Julia M Hormes
Psychology of human food choice
food cravings
avoidance
and addiction
non-substance/behavioral addictions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,047
2,750
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Bruce B Svare
neuroscience and behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,496
315
0.090
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Allison Appleton
psychosocial adversity
environmental toxicants
epigenetics
developmental origins of disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,987
2,002
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
James R Stellar
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,822
226
0.080
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Cynthia Najdowski
psychology
law
interrogations
juror decision-making
violence against women
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,636
1,346
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
Rachel E Brenner
Counseling Psychology
Psychometrics
Self-Compassion
Help Seeking
Stigma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,149
1,901
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
Andrew M Poulos
Behavioral Neuroscience
Learning and Memory
Fear
PTSD
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,818
725
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United States
Fan Yang
Psychological Effects of Communication Technology
Social Media Analytics
Meta-Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,212
1,082
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Matteo Bugatti
Clinical Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,158
823
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
Benjamin G Solomon
Academic Assessment
Academic Intervention
Research Methods
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,103
706
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Gregory E Cox
Memory
Attention
Cognitive and Neural Dynamics
Mathematical Psychology
Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
761
539
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Kimberly F Colvin
psychometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
649
400
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
Adela Scharff
Clinical Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
195
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United States
Douglas Kowalewski
Music Perception
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
133
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United States
Rachel Middleton
Psychology
psychopathology
child development
trauma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
114
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
United States
Benjamin C Ampel
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
90
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United States
Yajaira A Cabrera Tineo
Health disparities
Multiculturalism
Latinx populations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
79
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
United States
Courtney Breiner
Eating disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
79
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,634
United States
9,618
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark Muraven
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,977
9,694
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,371
United States
26,436
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ronald Friedman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,180
3,842
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,076
United States
36,132
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Laurie Feldman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,636
2,398
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,454
United States
40,812
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Monica Larrea Rodriguez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,421
2,487
0.264
Developmental Psychology
Child Abuse and Neglect
Parenting
Delay of Gratification
Self-Regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,156
United States
48,866
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thomas Taber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,832
1,916
0.245
I/O Psychology & Organizational Behavior (OB)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,852
United States
49,425
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
James F Boswell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,739
4,862
0.628
Psychotherapy process and outcome
training and implementation
measurement-based care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,955
United States
51,426
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alex L Pieterse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,415
5,296
0.714
counseling psychology
racial discrimination
racial trauma
training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,305
United States
85,014
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Julia M Hormes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,047
2,750
0.680
Psychology of human food choice
food cravings
avoidance
and addiction
non-substance/behavioral addictions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,701
United States
94,624
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bruce B Svare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,496
315
0.090
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,009
United States
105,860
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Allison Appleton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,987
2,002
0.670
psychosocial adversity
environmental toxicants
epigenetics
developmental origins of disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,989
United States
110,121
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
James R Stellar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,822
226
0.080
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,701
United States
115,307
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cynthia Najdowski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,636
1,346
0.511
psychology
law
interrogations
juror decision-making
violence against women
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,463
United States
131,487
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rachel E Brenner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,149
1,901
0.885
Counseling Psychology
Psychometrics
Self-Compassion
Help Seeking
Stigma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
460,922
United States
145,756
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrew M Poulos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,818
725
0.399
Behavioral Neuroscience
Learning and Memory
Fear
PTSD
Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
597,635
United States
181,799
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Fan Yang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,212
1,082
0.893
Psychological Effects of Communication Technology
Social Media Analytics
Meta-Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
613,631
United States
185,940
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Matteo Bugatti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,158
823
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
631,190
United States
190,440
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Benjamin G Solomon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,103
706
0.640
Academic Assessment
Academic Intervention
Research Methods
Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
763,703
United States
222,605
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gregory E Cox
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
761
539
0.708
Memory
Attention
Cognitive and Neural Dynamics
Mathematical Psychology
Cognitive Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
818,145
United States
234,838
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kimberly F Colvin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
649
400
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,281,311
United States
309,488
397
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Adela Scharff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
195
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,439,687
United States
330,904
424
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Douglas Kowalewski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
133
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,502,927
United States
339,547
440
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Rachel Middleton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
114
0.991
Psychology
psychopathology
child development
trauma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,522,203
United States
342,141
444
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Benjamin C Ampel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
90
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,640,636
United States
358,037
468
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yajaira A Cabrera Tineo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
79
0.975
Health disparities
Multiculturalism
Latinx populations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,649,352
United States
359,269
471
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Courtney Breiner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
79
1.000