Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 123 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: 51
Comparative Psychology
Ancestral Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,534
1,032
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
cultured meat
vegetarianism
veganism
morality
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,468
3,256
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
qualitative research methods
mixed methods research
socio cognitive development
parenting
acculturation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,366
1,133
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Cognitive Neuroscience
Memory
Stress
Neuromodulators
Emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,160
2,100
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
SGM Mental Health
Anxiety and Mood Disorders
Dissemination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,786
1,524
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Social Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychology
Social Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,758
1,870
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,744
764
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
social psychology
psychoneuroimmunology
health psychology
affective science
behavioral medicine
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,622
1,594
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Clinical Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,185
1,475
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Psychotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,074
1,031
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Decision Making
Adolescent Development
Emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,068
1,879
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
developmental psychology
early childhood education
teacher wellbeing
teacher turnover
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,004
1,594
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Neuropsychology
Dementia
HIV/AIDS
Caregiving
Health Behaviors
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,918
935
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
neuropsychology
traumatic brain injury
HIV
bipolar disorder
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
805
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Media
Adolescents
Translation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,758
1,163
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Clinical Psychology
Behavioral Neuroscience
Psychoneuroendocrinology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,669
1,197
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Behavioral Neuroscience
Learning and Memory
Traumatic Brain Injury
Fear Conditioning
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,649
700
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Political Psychology
Social Perception
Social Vision
Person Perception
Gender and Politics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,620
1,242
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
depression
bipolar
aggression
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,520
567
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Child Psychology
Behavior
Early Childhood
Clinical Science
Irritability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,473
1,200
0.815
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Health Psychology
Psychosocial Oncology
Stress and Coping
Illness Perceptions
Medical Decision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
1,079
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Neuropsychology
Neuroimaging
Neuromodulation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,300
1,109
0.853
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Developmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,228
1,124
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Behavioral Neuroscience
Addiction
Behavioral Economics
Alcohol Use Disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,200
958
0.798
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
human learning
metacognition
cognitive aging
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,106
588
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,351
97,051
1,413
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Aaron Blaisdell
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,534
1,032
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,982
98,359
1,429
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Daniel L Rosenfeld
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,468
3,256
0.939
cultured meat
vegetarianism
veganism
morality
social psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,636
100,585
1,445
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Eli Lieber
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,366
1,133
0.337
qualitative research methods
mixed methods research
socio cognitive development
parenting
acculturation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,744
105,136
1,486
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
David Clewett
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,160
2,100
0.665
Cognitive Neuroscience
Memory
Stress
Neuromodulators
Emotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,848
114,651
1,577
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Richard Lebeau
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,786
1,524
0.547
SGM Mental Health
Anxiety and Mood Disorders
Dissemination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,703
115,454
1,588
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Carolyn Parkinson
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,758
1,870
0.678
Social Neuroscience
Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychology
Social Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,218
115,874
1,595
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Darren Urada
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,744
764
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,055
119,408
1,629
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Mona Moieni
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,622
1,594
0.608
social psychology
psychoneuroimmunology
health psychology
affective science
behavioral medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
420,102
134,177
1,769
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Monica S Wu
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,185
1,475
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,495
138,675
1,810
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Natalie St Cyr
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,074
1,031
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,306
138,896
1,815
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
João F Guassi Moreira
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,068
1,879
0.909
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Decision Making
Adolescent Development
Emotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,228
141,551
1,840
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Anna J Markowitz
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,004
1,594
0.795
developmental psychology
early childhood education
teacher wellbeing
teacher turnover
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
461,396
145,331
1,875
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Philip Sayegh
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,918
935
0.487
Neuropsychology
Dementia
HIV/AIDS
Caregiving
Health Behaviors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,736
151,846
1,946
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Nicholas S Thaler
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
805
0.452
neuropsychology
traumatic brain injury
HIV
bipolar disorder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,910
152,909
1,954
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Yalda Tehranian Uhls
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,758
1,163
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
507,191
157,491
2,001
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Christina M Hough
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,669
1,197
0.717
Clinical Psychology
Behavioral Neuroscience
Psychoneuroendocrinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,420
158,575
2,007
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Ann N Hoffman
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,649
700
0.424
Behavioral Neuroscience
Learning and Memory
Traumatic Brain Injury
Fear Conditioning
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
517,435
160,208
2,026
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Colleen Carpinella
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,620
1,242
0.767
Political Psychology
Social Perception
Social Vision
Person Perception
Gender and Politics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,916
165,858
2,084
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Danielle Keenan Miller
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,520
567
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,531
168,540
2,105
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Danielle Cornacchio
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,473
1,200
0.815
Child Psychology
Behavior
Early Childhood
Clinical Science
Irritability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
574,303
175,125
2,180
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
James J Macdonald
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,371
1,079
0.787
Health Psychology
Psychosocial Oncology
Stress and Coping
Illness Perceptions
Medical Decision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
592,833
179,771
2,222
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Taylor Kuhn
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,300
1,109
0.853
Neuropsychology
Neuroimaging
Neuromodulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
612,916
184,933
2,273
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Emily Hotez
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,228
1,124
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
621,221
187,072
2,294
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Steven Joseph Nieto
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,200
958
0.798
Behavioral Neuroscience
Addiction
Behavioral Economics
Alcohol Use Disorder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
650,619
194,438
2,370
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Michael C Friedman
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,106
588
0.532
human learning
metacognition
cognitive aging