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: 51
design psychology
aged care
environmental psychology
social gerontology
climate change perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,052
1,989
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,992
1,903
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Cognitive Psychology
Neuroscience
Visual Attention
Awareness
VSTM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,809
1,751
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Organizational Psychology
Occupational Stress
Occupational Health Psychology
Energy Management
Work Motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,374
2,689
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Psychosis
Schizophrenia
Decision-making
Striatum
Neurodevelopment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,308
1,533
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Vision Science
Perception
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,305
1,001
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
parenting
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,281
2,532
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,178
1,390
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Health and Clinical Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,080
2,171
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Neuropsychology
Cognition
Language
Executive Function
Creative Thought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,007
1,591
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Cognitive psychology
perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,952
505
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
industrial/organisational psychology
counselling
safety
stress
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,850
908
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
social psychology
expermental criminology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,825
1,696
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Cognitive Psychology
Memory and Learning
Consumer Behavior
Consumer education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,816
1,103
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Paediatric psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,405
973
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Psychology
road safety
advanced technology
risky behaviour
pro-social behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,211
2,037
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
learning and teaching
individual differences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,122
901
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,936
1,214
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Cognitive Psychology
word reading
spelling
attention
memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,930
547
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Psychology
Cognition
Decision Making
Expertise
Fingerprints
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,804
1,005
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Health Equity
Sexual Health/HIV
Gender & Sexuality
Chronic Conditions
Mental Health/Trauma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,702
976
0.573
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
moral expansiveness
moral polarization
trans identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,697
1,454
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
behaviour genetics
impulsivity
addiction
cognitive psychology
executive function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,681
1,048
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
qualitative research
public health
critical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,641
1,158
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
embodied cognition
body representation
action observation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,623
554
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,218
11,382
295
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Evonne Miller
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,052
1,989
0.491
design psychology
aged care
environmental psychology
social gerontology
climate change perception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,656
11,517
881
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Blake McKimmie
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,992
1,903
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,375
11,957
918
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Stefanie Becker
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,809
1,751
0.460
Cognitive Psychology
Neuroscience
Visual Attention
Awareness
VSTM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,964
13,106
1,007
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Stacey L Parker
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,374
2,689
0.797
Organizational Psychology
Occupational Stress
Occupational Health Psychology
Energy Management
Work Motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,952
13,325
1,021
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
James P Kesby
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,308
1,533
0.463
Psychosis
Schizophrenia
Decision-making
Striatum
Neurodevelopment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,187
13,333
1,022
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Derek H Arnold
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,305
1,001
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
305,017
13,388
1,025
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Divna Haslam
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,281
2,532
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,228
13,704
1,044
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Gabrielle Simcock
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,178
1,390
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,588
14,049
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Esben Strodl
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,080
2,171
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,999
14,289
1,087
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Gail Robinson
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,007
1,591
0.529
Neuropsychology
Cognition
Language
Executive Function
Creative Thought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,010
14,483
1,105
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Ken Mcanally
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,952
505
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,526
14,834
381
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
herbert biggs
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,850
908
0.319
industrial/organisational psychology
counselling
safety
stress
leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,954
14,928
1,134
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Emma Antrobus
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,825
1,696
0.600
social psychology
expermental criminology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,868
14,952
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Clinton S Weeks
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,816
1,103
0.392
Cognitive Psychology
Memory and Learning
Consumer Behavior
Consumer education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,350
16,625
443
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Verena E Pritchard
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,405
973
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
416,375
17,497
477
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Sherrie Anne Kaye
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,211
2,037
0.921
Psychology
road safety
advanced technology
risky behaviour
pro-social behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,306
17,941
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Lorelle Burton
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,122
901
0.425
learning and teaching
individual differences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458,291
18,974
1,422
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Kana Imuta
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,936
1,214
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,433
19,009
1,426
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Jennifer S Burt
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,930
547
0.283
Cognitive Psychology
word reading
spelling
attention
memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481,176
19,756
1,486
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Matthew B Thompson
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,804
1,005
0.557
Psychology
Cognition
Decision Making
Expertise
Fingerprints
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
500,662
20,409
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Amy B Mullens
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,702
976
0.573
Health Equity
Sexual Health/HIV
Gender & Sexuality
Chronic Conditions
Mental Health/Trauma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501,607
20,438
1,524
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Charlie R Crimston
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,697
1,454
0.857
moral expansiveness
moral polarization
trans identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,851
20,559
568
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Melanie White
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,681
1,048
0.623
behaviour genetics
impulsivity
addiction
cognitive psychology
executive function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,008
20,850
1,549
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Britta Wigginton
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,641
1,158
0.706
qualitative research
public health
critical psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
516,933
20,989
1,563
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Ada Kritikos
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,623
554
0.341
embodied cognition
body representation
action observation