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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Psychology
Education
Emotion
Control-Value Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,081
44,551
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Psychotherapy
Brain Stimulation (www.gcbs.network)
Affective Disorders
Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
CBASP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,126
17,095
0.567
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
learning sciences
computer-supported collaborative learning
learning and instruction
scientific reasoning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,914
13,222
0.474
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
meta-science
statistics
psychology
motivation
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,848
11,553
0.834
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
The circadian clock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,431
10,506
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Leadership
selective exposure
information search
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,449
10,177
0.334
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,083
8,320
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Psychology
Attention
Visual Search
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,880
7,033
0.354
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
eating behavior
psychology
mental disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,585
6,488
0.677
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Sozialpsychologie
Methodenlehre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,523
6,373
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
psychosis
personalised psychiatry
machine learning
neuroimaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,845
3,433
0.893
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
personality disorders
interpersonal dysfunctions
emotion processing
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,675
3,344
0.715
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,190
2,767
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Familienforschung
family diversity
Armutsforschung
Entwicklungspsychologie
child well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,090
2,698
0.381
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
EEG/MEG
iEEG
memory
brain oscillations
thalamus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
1,913
0.566
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neurophysiology
Schizophrenia
Cognition
Beads Task
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,869
1,370
0.733
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Psycho-Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,502
744
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Moral Psychology
Theory of Normativity
Diachronic Action
Normative Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,037
552
0.532
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Psychotherapy
Emotion
Autism
Mental Health
Social Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
239
0.805
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Moral Psychology
Ethics of AI
Ethics
Business Ethics
Experimental Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
100
0.680
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
developmental psychology
psychiatry
web analytics
bullying
learning disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,404
135
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Reinhard Pekrun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,081
44,551
0.556
Psychology
Education
Emotion
Control-Value Theory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,030
656
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Frank Padberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,126
17,095
0.567
Psychotherapy
Brain Stimulation (www.gcbs.network)
Affective Disorders
Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
CBASP
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,263
998
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Frank Fischer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,914
13,222
0.474
learning sciences
computer-supported collaborative learning
learning and instruction
scientific reasoning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,251
1,211
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Felix Schönbrodt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,848
11,553
0.834
meta-science
statistics
psychology
motivation
personality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,519
1,381
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Martha Merrow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,431
10,506
0.490
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,084
1,444
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dieter Frey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,449
10,177
0.334
Leadership
selective exposure
information search
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,375
1,936
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paul Sauseng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,083
8,320
0.414
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,297
2,454
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hermann J. Mueller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,880
7,033
0.354
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,928
2,748
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Adrian Meule
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,585
6,488
0.677
eating behavior
psychology
mental disorders
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,489
2,816
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mario Gollwitzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,523
6,373
0.553
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,722
5,950
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dominic B Dwyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,845
3,433
0.893
psychosis
personalised psychiatry
machine learning
neuroimaging
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,145
6,135
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Katja Bertsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,675
3,344
0.715
personality disorders
interpersonal dysfunctions
emotion processing
neuroscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,480
7,484
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Simone Schütz-Bosbach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,190
2,767
0.447
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,548
7,678
311
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sabine Walper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,090
2,698
0.381
Familienforschung
family diversity
Armutsforschung
Entwicklungspsychologie
child well-being
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,127
10,575
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tobias Staudigl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
1,913
0.566
EEG/MEG
iEEG
memory
brain oscillations
thalamus
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,896
13,859
475
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wolfgang Strube
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,869
1,370
0.733
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neurophysiology
Schizophrenia
Cognition
Beads Task
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
565,091
20,562
603
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kerstin Hermelink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,502
744
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
673,542
24,027
643
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Monika Betzler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,037
552
0.532
Moral Psychology
Theory of Normativity
Diachronic Action
Normative Ethics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,023,414
36,269
820
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hanna Thaler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
239
0.805
Psychotherapy
Emotion
Autism
Mental Health
Social Interaction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,422,519
49,020
960
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael Von Grundherr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
100
0.680
Moral Psychology
Ethics of AI
Ethics
Business Ethics
Experimental Philosophy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,166,172
64,663
1,112
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lior Weinreich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
developmental psychology
psychiatry
web analytics
bullying
learning disorders