Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 140 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
Videogames
video games
psychology
wellbeing
motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,560
6,759
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Blood donation
affect
stereotypes
prejudice
gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,459
4,807
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
cognitive psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,342
2,068
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,177
4,424
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,069
4,332
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Cognitive engineering
human factors
engineering psychology
interruptions
auditory displays
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,879
2,020
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Social Psychology
Intergroup Relations
Behavioral Genetics
Evolutionary Psychology
Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,363
5,925
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
intelligence
human factors
military psychology
career decision making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,302
2,516
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
psychology
parenting
child behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,621
4,086
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Psycho-Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,190
3,322
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,900
2,059
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Participatory Research
Refugee Health
Mental Health
Acculturation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,882
2,990
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Compassion
Self-compassion
Self-criticism
Clinical Psychology
Parenting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,626
5,096
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Social psychology
social identity
emotion regulation
self-regulation
well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,537
4,932
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
blood donation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,528
3,133
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
eHealth
mHealth
Digital Health
Psychology
Music psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,414
4,751
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Behavior Genetics
Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary Psychology
Evolutionary Genetics
Statistical Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,659
3,173
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Social psychology
community psychology
health psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,642
2,370
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Conservation social science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,488
3,209
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Clinical Psychology
Artificial Intelligence
Superintelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,288
958
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
career development
career counseling
vocational psychology
employability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,063
2,752
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Child and adolescent anxiety
Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,019
3,160
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,715
1,938
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
organizational psychology
employee well-being
transfer of training
safety climate
psychological literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,337
1,303
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
stereotypes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,072
1,786
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,621
4,375
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Daniel Johnson
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,560
6,759
0.640
Videogames
video games
psychology
wellbeing
motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,686
4,412
371
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Barbara Masser
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,459
4,807
0.460
Blood donation
affect
stereotypes
prejudice
gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,965
4,482
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Michael Humphreys
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,342
2,068
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,120
5,109
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Newcombe Peter A
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,177
4,424
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,611
5,179
434
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Mark Nielsen
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,069
4,332
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,388
5,288
441
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Penelope Sanderson
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,879
2,020
0.228
Cognitive engineering
human factors
engineering psychology
interruptions
auditory displays
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,353
5,641
471
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Fiona Kate Barlow
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,363
5,925
0.708
Social Psychology
Intergroup Relations
Behavioral Genetics
Evolutionary Psychology
Health Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,349
5,689
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Gerard J Fogarty
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,302
2,516
0.303
intelligence
human factors
military psychology
career decision making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,633
6,288
530
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Alina Morawska
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,621
4,086
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,364
6,684
562
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Jane Turner
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,190
3,322
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,761
6,992
587
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Alan Pegna
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,900
2,059
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,186
7,014
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Kate Murray
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,882
2,990
0.434
Participatory Research
Refugee Health
Mental Health
Acculturation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,246
7,270
605
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
James N Kirby
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,626
5,096
0.769
Compassion
Self-compassion
Self-criticism
Clinical Psychology
Parenting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,484
7,378
611
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Katharine Greenaway
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,537
4,932
0.754
Social psychology
social identity
emotion regulation
self-regulation
well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,713
7,388
612
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Melissa K Hyde
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,528
3,133
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,690
7,518
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
SR Stoyanov
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,414
4,751
0.741
eHealth
mHealth
Digital Health
Psychology
Music psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,547
8,495
695
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Brendan Zietsch
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,659
3,173
0.561
Behavior Genetics
Evolutionary Biology
Evolutionary Psychology
Evolutionary Genetics
Statistical Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,084
8,518
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Patricia Obst
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,642
2,370
0.420
Social psychology
community psychology
health psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,105
8,713
707
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Angela J Dean
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,488
3,209
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,218
9,025
734
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Joachim Diederich
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,288
958
0.181
Clinical Psychology
Artificial Intelligence
Superintelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,810
9,399
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Peter Mcilveen
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,063
2,752
0.544
career development
career counseling
vocational psychology
employability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,600
9,489
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Sonja March
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,019
3,160
0.630
Child and adolescent anxiety
Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,387
10,044
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Teresa Senserrick
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,715
1,938
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,261
10,762
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Tony Machin
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,337
1,303
0.300
organizational psychology
employee well-being
transfer of training
safety climate
psychological literacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,608
11,353
873
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Courtney von Hippel
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,072
1,786
0.439