Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 55 Scientists Citation 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
Implicit Social Cognition
Psychophysiology
Psychological Constructionism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,219
2,499
0.776
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
suicide prevention
school connectedness
bullying prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,548
1,964
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience and Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,543
972
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
adolescent risk taking
adolescence
developmental psychology
adolescence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,413
1,951
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Psychopharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,377
1,275
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Psychometrics
Educational Measurement
Educational Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,283
1,418
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Clinical Psychology
Digital Mental Health
Biological Aging
Inflammation
Psychophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,212
1,752
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,184
1,852
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Peer Relations
Coping
Stress Response
Depression
Suicidality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,707
1,078
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
497
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Longitudinal Models
Time Series
Quantitative Methods
Open Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,103
937
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Cognition
Psychology of Popular Culture
Anomalistic Psychology
Quantitative Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
553
291
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Social Psychology
Positive Psychology
Intergroup Relations
Social Justice Issues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485
228
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Social psychology
Morality
Moral psychology
Cultural evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
371
371
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Clinical Psychology
Perinatal Mental Health
Developmental Psychopathology
Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
317
0.941
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Bipolar disorder
pediatric psychology
mood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289
257
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
deep learning
machine learning
latent variable modeling
psychometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
236
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Clinical Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
176
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
emotion
wellbeing
social connectedness
positive psychology
political engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
114
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Attention
Cognitive Neuroscience
Perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
67
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Clinical Psychology
Suicide
Self-Injury
Adolescence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
51
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
learning
testing effect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
26
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Attention
Attention Hold
ERP
EEG
Working Memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
24
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
adolescence
peer relations
peer influence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Structural Equation Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,892
103,812
920
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Kent M Lee
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,219
2,499
0.776
Affective Science
Implicit Social Cognition
Psychophysiology
Psychological Constructionism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,350
121,731
1,044
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Marisa E Marraccini
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,548
1,964
0.771
suicide prevention
school connectedness
bullying prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,983
121,915
1,046
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Carol L Cheatham
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,543
972
0.382
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience and Nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,335
126,048
1,074
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Natasha Duell
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,413
1,951
0.809
adolescent risk taking
adolescence
developmental psychology
adolescence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,797
127,308
1,079
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Dipendra K Aryal
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,377
1,275
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,692
130,512
1,099
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Peter Halpin
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,283
1,418
0.621
Psychometrics
Educational Measurement
Educational Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,241
133,107
1,119
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Benjamin W Nelson
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,212
1,752
0.792
Clinical Psychology
Digital Mental Health
Biological Aging
Inflammation
Psychophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
420,202
134,213
1,128
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Aya Avishai
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,184
1,852
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
499,638
155,502
1,250
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Casey D Calhoun
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,707
1,078
0.632
Peer Relations
Coping
Stress Response
Depression
Suicidality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
577,831
176,030
1,373
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Erica H Wise
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
497
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
651,463
194,665
1,486
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Ethan M Mccormick
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,103
937
0.850
Longitudinal Models
Time Series
Quantitative Methods
Open Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
890,632
248,713
1,784
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Christopher Oswald
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
553
291
0.526
Cognition
Psychology of Popular Culture
Anomalistic Psychology
Quantitative Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
942,233
257,776
1,808
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Patrick R Harrison
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485
228
0.470
Social Psychology
Positive Psychology
Intergroup Relations
Social Justice Issues
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,050,216
275,341
1,848
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Danica Dillion
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
371
371
1.000
Social psychology
Morality
Moral psychology
Cultural evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,089,284
281,241
1,862
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Danielle A Swales
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
317
0.941
Clinical Psychology
Perinatal Mental Health
Developmental Psychopathology
Developmental Origins of Health and Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,153,305
290,441
1,886
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Jessica A. Janos
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
289
257
0.889
Bipolar disorder
pediatric psychology
mood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,230,267
301,147
1,942
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Christopher J Urban
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
236
0.979
deep learning
machine learning
latent variable modeling
psychometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,355,172
318,150
2,027
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Joshua A. Langfus
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
176
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,482,468
335,276
2,096
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Brett C Major
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
114
0.851
emotion
wellbeing
social connectedness
positive psychology
political engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,634,772
355,875
2,158
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Jonathan Parsons
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
67
0.728
Attention
Cognitive Neuroscience
Perception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,835,317
382,837
2,259
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Matthew G Clayton
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
51
1.000
Clinical Psychology
Suicide
Self-Injury
Adolescence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,013,211
405,954
2,385
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Annaliisa Powers
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
26
0.963
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
learning
testing effect
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,031,546
408,216
2,394
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Sepideh Hedayati
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
24
0.960
Attention
Attention Hold
ERP
EEG
Working Memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,056,634
411,254
2,409
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Nathan H Field
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
adolescence
peer relations
peer influence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,078,969
414,004
2,422
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Alejandro Martinez
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000