Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Social Sciences / Child Development Highly Cited Researchers 5 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 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.

* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
United States
Laura Justice
child development
language skills
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,403
16,068
0.430
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Rebecca Dore
Children
child development
media
technology
cognitive develpment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,981
7,568
0.583
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Xin Feng
Child Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,344
1,649
0.493
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Britt Singletary
allomaternal care
early child development
infancy
comparative primate behavior
human evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
312
0.891
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Yiran Zhang
Parenting
Child development
Family relationships
Child maltreatment prevention
Implementation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
68
0.986
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,953
United States
6,292
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Laura Justice
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,403
16,068
0.430
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,163
United States
18,255
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rebecca Dore
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,981
7,568
0.583
Children
child development
media
technology
cognitive develpment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,341
United States
95,065
716
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Xin Feng
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,344
1,649
0.493
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
902,580
United States
240,184
1,699
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Britt Singletary
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
312
0.891
allomaternal care
early child development
infancy
comparative primate behavior
human evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,665,459
United States
361,452
2,463
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Yiran Zhang
       Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
68
0.986
Parenting
Child development
Family relationships
Child maltreatment prevention
Implementation