Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences / Psychology Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,891
58,776
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Control
Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,615
56,346
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Affect
Personality
Psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,081
67,523
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,957
95,339
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
social psychology
attitudes
persuasion
social cognition
judgment and decision making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,021
56,314
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
psychosis
schizophrenia
drug abuse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,682
49,181
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
personality and social psychology
attachment theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,595
54,654
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
psychology
social psychology
gender
attitudes
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,488
62,377
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,201
39,354
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
social psychology
social neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,837
58,488
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,744
59,215
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Cognitive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,489
27,741
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
organizational psychology
work motivation and engagement
work attitudes and behavior
leadership
employee well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,020
57,915
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCTs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,255
94,580
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
quantitative research methods
health psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,693
37,530
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
affective science
positive psychology
social psychology
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,794
66,252
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
psychology
work psychology
burnout
stress
civility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,385
69,423
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserve
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,655
53,977
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,654
95,106
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
personality disorder assessment
psychological diagnosis
psychiatric diagnosis
measurement
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,817
52,660
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
psychology
evolutionary psychology
cognitive science
behavior analysis
clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,845
58,450
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Quantitative Psychology
Quantitative Methods
Methodology
Psychometrics
Statistical Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,593
70,146
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
psychology
psychiatry
pediatrics
neuroscience
family studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,996
47,018
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Qualitative Research
Health Psychology
Mixed Methods
Social Representations
Qualitative Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,942
63,216
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,585
60,648
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
884
365
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Charles S Carver
University of Miami
Coral Gables, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191,891
58,776
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
897
369
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Jonathan D Cohen
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,615
56,346
0.296
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Control
Cognitive Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
902
370
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
David Watson
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,081
67,523
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
921
68
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Ian Deary
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,957
95,339
0.507
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
935
386
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Richard E Petty
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187,021
56,314
0.301
social psychology
attitudes
persuasion
social cognition
judgment and decision making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,056
81
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Robin M Murray
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
174,682
49,181
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,065
452
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Phillip R Shaver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173,595
54,654
0.315
personality and social psychology
attachment theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,122
482
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Alice Eagly
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,488
62,377
0.368
psychology
social psychology
gender
attitudes
leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,149
494
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Shelley E Taylor
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,201
39,354
0.235
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Health Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,154
496
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Susan Fiske
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,837
58,488
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,156
21
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Stanislas Dehaene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,744
59,215
0.355
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,180
511
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
John R Anderson
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,489
27,741
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,240
48
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
John P Meyer
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161,020
57,915
0.360
organizational psychology
work motivation and engagement
work attitudes and behavior
leadership
employee well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,385
26
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Pim Cuijpers
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152,255
94,580
0.621
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCTs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,394
616
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Leona Aiken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,693
37,530
0.247
quantitative research methods
health psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,406
621
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Barbara L Fredrickson
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,794
66,252
0.439
affective science
positive psychology
social psychology
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,425
57
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Michael P Leiter
Acadia University
Wolfville, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149,385
69,423
0.465
psychology
work psychology
burnout
stress
civility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,446
640
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Yaakov Stern
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,655
53,977
0.363
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserve
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,489
112
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Susan Michie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,654
95,106
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,512
674
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Lee Anna Clark
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,817
52,660
0.361
personality disorder assessment
psychological diagnosis
psychiatric diagnosis
measurement
personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,546
684
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Steven C Hayes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,845
58,450
0.406
psychology
evolutionary psychology
cognitive science
behavior analysis
clinical psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,551
688
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Kristopher J Preacher
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
143,593
70,146
0.489
Quantitative Psychology
Quantitative Methods
Methodology
Psychometrics
Statistical Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,581
703
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Nancy Eisenberg Berg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,996
47,018
0.331
psychology
psychiatry
pediatrics
neuroscience
family studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,583
43
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Uwe Flick
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,942
63,216
0.445
Qualitative Research
Health Psychology
Mixed Methods
Social Representations
Qualitative Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,593
709
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Oliver P John
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,585
60,648
0.428