Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
PTSD
assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,888
27,632
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Suicidal behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,040
15,211
0.660
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
psychology
psychiatry
sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,681
13,375
0.220
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
safety
health
and wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,645
4,610
0.365
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Work and Family
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,764
4,307
0.637
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Developmental psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,462
3,275
0.226
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
cognitive neuroscience
fMRI
7T
emotion
connectivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,669
2,744
0.484
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Philosophy of psychiatry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,893
2,697
0.458
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Developmental Psychopathology
Longitudinal Methods
Evidence-Based Intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,531
1,849
0.334
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Developmental Psychology - Biopsychology - Developmental Psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,242
1,841
0.568
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Clinical Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,944
1,368
0.704
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Exercise Behavior/Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,877
1,264
0.673
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Psychology
Behavioral Science
Applied Behavior Analysis
Translational Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,119
751
0.671
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Psychological Treatments
Substance Use Disorders
Health Disparities
Statistics
Measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,253
741
0.591
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,031
481
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stigma of mental illness
Models of mental illness
Acculturation and mental health
Attitudes toward immigrants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,383
438
0.317
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Clinical Psychology
Anxiety
Truama
Metacognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
271
0.993
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Child Development
Developmental Psychology
Human Ecology
Health Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
185
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Metacognition
Assessment
Higher Education Pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
179
0.699
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Clinical Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
156
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
ERP
clinical psychology
psychophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
121
0.871
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Substance use
psychophysiology
clinical psychology
cognitive neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
92
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
personnel selection
talent assessment
personality assessment
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
83
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
80
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Clinical Psychology
Psychophysiology
Anxiety
Substance Use Disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
34
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,781
3,150
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Frank Weathers
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,888
27,632
0.513
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,301
7,716
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tracy Witte
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,040
15,211
0.660
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,560
9,344
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gregory S Pettit
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,681
13,375
0.220
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,197
37,622
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter Y Chen
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,645
4,610
0.365
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,284
40,565
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jesse S Michel
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,764
4,307
0.637
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Work and Family
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,255
54,108
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Brian E Vaughn
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,462
3,275
0.226
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,172
64,281
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jennifer L Robinson
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,669
2,744
0.484
cognitive neuroscience
fMRI
7T
emotion
connectivity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,766
65,355
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Zachar
Auburn University Montgomery
Montgomery, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,893
2,697
0.458
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,537
91,917
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Margaret Keiley
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,531
1,849
0.334
Developmental Psychopathology
Longitudinal Methods
Evidence-Based Intervention
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,678
92,252
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ben Hinnant
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,242
1,841
0.568
Developmental Psychology - Biopsychology - Developmental Psychopathology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,267
116,966
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Richard Macatee
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,944
1,368
0.704
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,511
123,921
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Danielle D Wadsworth
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,877
1,264
0.673
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
580,260
171,834
430
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Corina Jimenez Gomez
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,119
751
0.671
Psychology
Behavioral Science
Applied Behavior Analysis
Translational Research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
585,018
173,017
435
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Brian Mccabe
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,253
741
0.591
Psychological Treatments
Substance Use Disorders
Health Disparities
Statistics
Measurement
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
745,808
210,913
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jessica Stagner Bodily
Auburn University Montgomery
Montgomery, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,031
481
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
783,209
218,878
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sheila Mehta
Auburn University Montgomery
Montgomery, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,383
438
0.317
Stigma of mental illness
Models of mental illness
Acculturation and mental health
Attitudes toward immigrants
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
994,321
259,120
626
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Julia Y Gorday
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
271
0.993
Clinical Psychology
Anxiety
Truama
Metacognition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,171,686
288,755
708
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Olivia Nichols
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
185
1.000
Child Development
Developmental Psychology
Human Ecology
Health Equity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,185,757
290,983
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tara Lr Beziat
Auburn University Montgomery
Montgomery, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
179
0.699
Metacognition
Assessment
Higher Education Pedagogy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,251,923
301,314
748
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thomas J Preston
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
156
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,368,992
318,871
810
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kaveh Afshar
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
121
0.871
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,494,030
337,086
874
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Brandon Schermitzler
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
92
1.000
Substance use
psychophysiology
clinical psychology
cognitive neuroscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,538,212
343,418
895
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jiayi Liu
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
83
1.000
personnel selection
talent assessment
personality assessment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,553,841
345,679
904
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Madison Hanks
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
80
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,867,925
388,341
1,100
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mallory J Cannon
Auburn University
Auburn, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
34
1.000
Clinical Psychology
Psychophysiology
Anxiety
Substance Use Disorders