Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 162.487 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
Psychology
Education
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,013
54,678
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
psychology
social psychology
psychoneuroimmunology
health psychology
social support
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,961
62,789
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
quantitative research methods
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,016
47,224
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,298
37,042
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,937
51,377
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
attention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,800
35,722
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Affect
Personality
Psychopathology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,803
58,790
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Control
Cognitive Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,423
48,227
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,336
83,761
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
social psychology
attitudes
persuasion
social cognition
judgment and decision making
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,581
49,536
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Sociology of organizations
economic sociology
networks
governance
institutions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180,588
39,972
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
geometric morphometrics
multivariate data analysis
biometry
statistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,983
19,041
0.106
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
psychosis
schizophrenia
drug abuse
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,350
40,703
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
personality and social psychology
attachment theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,173
46,902
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Behavior Disorders
Child Abuse
Child Development
Child Neglect
Family Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,106
34,609
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
psychology
social psychology
gender
attitudes
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,660
55,396
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
social psychology
social neuroscience
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,501
51,631
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Education
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,073
51,405
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Health Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,035
33,355
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Cognitive Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,619
23,194
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
democracy
development
governance
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,532
41,084
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
organizational psychology
work motivation and engagement
work attitudes and behavior
leadership
employee well-being
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,823
49,020
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Sociology
immigration
development
migration
social capital
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,367
29,262
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Social Epidemiology
Social Determinants of Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
Health Equity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,362
106,879
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Sociologia
Epistemologia
Direitos Humanos
Estudos Pós-Coloniais
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,753
57,266
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
756
299
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,013
54,678
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
818
326
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Sheldon Cohen
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,961
62,789
0.309
psychology
social psychology
psychoneuroimmunology
health psychology
social support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
828
331
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Stephen West
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202,016
47,224
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
860
348
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Mark Granovetter
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,298
37,042
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
887
363
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Charles S Carver
University of Miami
Coral Gables, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,937
51,377
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
889
364
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Michael I Posner
University of Oregon
Eugene, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,800
35,722
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
908
369
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
David Watson
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,803
58,790
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
909
370
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Jonathan D Cohen
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192,423
48,227
0.251
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Control
Cognitive Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
924
67
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Ian Deary
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,336
83,761
0.438
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
945
387
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Richard E Petty
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189,581
49,536
0.261
social psychology
attitudes
persuasion
social cognition
judgment and decision making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,018
426
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Walter W Powell
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180,588
39,972
0.221
Sociology of organizations
economic sociology
networks
governance
institutions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,043
438
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
F James Rohlf
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178,983
19,041
0.106
geometric morphometrics
multivariate data analysis
biometry
statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,070
81
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Robin M Murray
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,350
40,703
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,071
451
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Phillip R Shaver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,173
46,902
0.266
personality and social psychology
attachment theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,073
453
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Kenneth A Dodge
Duke University
Durham, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,106
34,609
0.197
Behavior Disorders
Child Abuse
Child Development
Child Neglect
Family Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,123
477
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Alice Eagly
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,660
55,396
0.321
psychology
social psychology
gender
attitudes
leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,156
491
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Susan Fiske
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,501
51,631
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,160
22
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Stanislas Dehaene
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,073
51,405
0.304
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,161
492
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Shelley E Taylor
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,035
33,355
0.197
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Health Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,210
522
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
John R Anderson
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,619
23,194
0.140
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,212
524
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Francis Fukuyama
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,532
41,084
0.248
democracy
development
governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,237
49
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
John P Meyer
Western University Canada
London, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,823
49,020
0.299
organizational psychology
work motivation and engagement
work attitudes and behavior
leadership
employee well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,257
551
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Alejandro Portes
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,367
29,262
0.180
Sociology
immigration
development
migration
social capital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,259
552
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Daniel Kim
Northeastern University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162,362
106,879
0.658
Social Epidemiology
Social Determinants of Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
Health Equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,328
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Boaventura De Sousa Santos
Universidade de Coimbra
Coimbra, Portugal
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,753
57,266
0.363
Sociologia
Epistemologia
Direitos Humanos
Estudos Pós-Coloniais