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
United States
Thomas A Fergus
Anxiety Disorders and OCD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,914
6,909
0.775
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Wade C Rowatt
Social-Personality Psychology
Psychology of Religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,770
3,586
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Joaquin Lugo
neuroscience
developmental neuroscience
epilepsy
autism
fragile x syndrome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,548
1,382
0.542
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Shawn J Latendresse
developmental psychology/psychopathology
adolescence
externalizing behaviors
behavioral genetics
applied statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,633
1,341
0.289
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Charles Weaver
Memory
Cognition
Forensic Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,684
574
0.214
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Jianwen Song
Quantitative Method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
184
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Kristen Padilla
applied behavior analysis
assessment
behavior analysis in schools
autism spectrum disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
146
0.811
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Joshua P Bias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
83
0.761
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Eric Leon Robinson
School Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
51
0.607
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Mason Ming
positive psychology
virtue
religion/spirituality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
43
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Karenna Malavanti
Cognitive psychology
eyewitness memory
juror decision-making
cognitive load
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
7
0.412
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,716
United States
23,275
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thomas A Fergus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,914
6,909
0.775
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,691
United States
49,281
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Wade C Rowatt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,770
3,586
0.462
Social-Personality Psychology
Psychology of Religion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
369,999
United States
116,042
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joaquin Lugo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,548
1,382
0.542
neuroscience
developmental neuroscience
epilepsy
autism
fragile x syndrome
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,416
United States
118,683
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Shawn J Latendresse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,633
1,341
0.289
developmental psychology/psychopathology
adolescence
externalizing behaviors
behavioral genetics
applied statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
678,168
United States
195,533
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Charles Weaver
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,684
574
0.214
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,174,232
United States
289,150
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jianwen Song
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
184
184
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,282,070
United States
305,772
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kristen Padilla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
146
0.811
applied behavior analysis
assessment
behavior analysis in schools
autism spectrum disorder
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,535,749
United States
343,061
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Joshua P Bias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
83
0.761
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,726,473
United States
369,590
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Eric Leon Robinson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
51
0.607
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,790,666
United States
378,219
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mason Ming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
43
1.000
positive psychology
virtue
religion/spirituality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,205,969
United States
429,532
430
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Karenna Malavanti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
7
0.412
Cognitive psychology
eyewitness memory
juror decision-making
cognitive load