Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 79 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
Social Psychology
Health Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,526
2,846
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
eye movements
human interaction
eye-tracking
perception
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,492
3,043
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Psychophysiology
emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,450
1,672
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Human-Robot Interaction
Communication Science
Cyber-psychology
Ethics of Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,343
2,710
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Sociale wetenschappen
psychologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,340
1,218
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Human Computer Interaction
cognitive psychology
game based learning
serious games
perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,961
1,411
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
moral psychology
moral development
developmental psychology
antisocial behavior
delinquency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,810
739
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Psychology
Decision-making
Emotion
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,600
1,187
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Interdisciplinary research and education
empirical study of literature
media psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,393
1,335
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
causal inference
time-series analysis
computational modeling
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,335
2,046
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
self
identity
adolescence
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,305
595
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
clinical psychology
virtual reality
anxiety disorders
working mechanisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,277
1,443
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
resilience in health care
health behavior
action control
interoception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,221
1,464
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Vision
Perception
Attention
Pupillometry
Psychophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,169
1,358
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
personality psychology
psychopathology
stress
life events
adolescence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,070
1,557
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,938
226
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
human-AI interaction
multitasking
human-computer interaction
mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,692
1,096
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Psychology
olfaction
cognition
language
expertise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
1,260
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Person*Environment interactions
Parenting
Temperament
Personality
Developmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,331
823
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Cognitive Neuroscience
Reinforcement Learning
Aging
Brain connectivity
EEG
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,032
461
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Perception
attention
multisensory
plasticity
calibration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
936
586
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Development
Cognition
Experimental Psychology
Serious Games
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
921
505
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Psychology
Social Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
847
283
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
neuropsychology
psychology
neuroscience
health care
health services research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
731
225
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Developmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
561
560
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,436
6,242
705
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Marleen Gillebaart
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,526
2,846
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,852
6,278
709
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Roy S. Hessels
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,492
3,043
0.871
eye movements
human interaction
eye-tracking
perception
development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,960
6,335
714
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Dennis Hofman
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,450
1,672
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,899
6,485
733
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Maartje De Graaf
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,343
2,710
0.811
Human-Robot Interaction
Communication Science
Cyber-psychology
Ethics of Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,189
6,492
734
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Z Harakeh
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,340
1,218
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
332,762
7,004
797
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Christof Van Nimwegen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,961
1,411
0.477
Human Computer Interaction
cognitive psychology
game based learning
serious games
perception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,179
7,254
825
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Daniel Brugman
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,810
739
0.263
moral psychology
moral development
developmental psychology
antisocial behavior
delinquency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
369,207
7,615
862
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Madelijn Strick
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,600
1,187
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,552
7,979
890
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Frank Hakemulder
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,393
1,335
0.558
Interdisciplinary research and education
empirical study of literature
media psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,787
8,108
905
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Oisín Ryan
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,335
2,046
0.876
causal inference
time-series analysis
computational modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,722
8,162
909
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Annerieke Oosterwegel
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,305
595
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,290
8,207
912
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Katharina Meyerbröker
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,277
1,443
0.634
clinical psychology
virtual reality
anxiety disorders
working mechanisms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,832
8,328
930
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Caroline Schlinkert
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,221
1,464
0.659
resilience in health care
health behavior
action control
interoception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,215
8,449
948
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Marnix Naber
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,169
1,358
0.626
Vision
Perception
Attention
Pupillometry
Psychophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,884
8,664
967
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Odilia M. Laceulle
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,070
1,557
0.752
personality psychology
psychopathology
stress
life events
adolescence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458,992
9,003
999
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
J Rispens
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,938
226
0.117
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,662
9,674
1,054
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Christian P Janssen
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,692
1,096
0.648
human-AI interaction
multitasking
human-computer interaction
mobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
580,120
10,795
1,143
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Ilja Croijmans
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
1,260
0.931
Psychology
olfaction
cognition
language
expertise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,949
10,874
1,148
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Meike Slagt
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,331
823
0.618
Person*Environment interactions
Parenting
Temperament
Personality
Developmental Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
676,884
12,059
1,255
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Irene Van De Vijver
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,032
461
0.447
Cognitive Neuroscience
Reinforcement Learning
Aging
Brain connectivity
EEG
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
711,908
12,547
1,305
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Nathan Van Der Stoep
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
936
586
0.626
Perception
attention
multisensory
plasticity
calibration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
717,825
12,609
1,310
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Wouter Boendermaker
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
921
505
0.548
Development
Cognition
Experimental Psychology
Serious Games
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
747,899
13,017
1,343
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Marieke Toffolo
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
847
283
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
799,278
13,635
1,402
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Anema Ha
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
731
225
0.308
neuropsychology
psychology
neuroscience
health care
health services research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
887,445
14,813
1,511
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Jenna Spitzer
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
561
560
0.998