Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 311 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
Cognitive training
psychosocial rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,587
80,628
0.756
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserve
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,172
48,364
0.320
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Social Psychology
Political Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,203
34,308
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
loss
trauma
resilience
flexibility
PTSD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,125
32,141
0.422
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neuropsychology
Alzheimer's Disease
cognitive aging
health disparities
social determinants of
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,576
29,289
0.509
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
relationships
epidemiology
stress
statistics
psychometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,731
23,154
0.273
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
emotion
affective neuroscience
social cognition
social cognitive neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,758
22,332
0.345
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
social psychology
social cognition
intergroup relations
moral psychology
political psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,476
20,838
0.787
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,481
19,493
0.438
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Close relationships
Longitudinal Data
Social Support
Health Psychology
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,632
18,518
0.316
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
vision
neural networks
fMRI
neuronal recordings
pattern-information analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,598
17,926
0.550
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,038
17,630
0.263
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Developmental psychology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,221
13,071
0.371
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Neuroscience
Visual Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Perceptual Psychology
Image Processing
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,436
11,969
0.224
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
visual perception
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,873
11,236
0.313
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
social/organizational psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,386
10,962
0.361
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Adolescents
HIV and Public Health and Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,286
11,110
0.221
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
visual perception and attention
perception and action
visual neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,577
10,003
0.391
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
cognitive science
data science
artificial intelligence
machine learning
cognitive psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,564
9,703
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
poverty self regulation emotional executive function education school readiness pre-k developmental
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,113
9,245
0.418
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
cognitive neuroscience
memory
learning
motivation
affect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,894
8,837
0.468
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
social psychology
organizational behavior
culture
negotiation
conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,952
8,558
0.276
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Social Neuroscience
Prejudice
Emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,971
8,073
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
emotion regulation
generalized anxiety disorder
depression
psychophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,432
7,898
0.337
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Microaggressions
multicultural psychology
multicultural counseling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,323
7,881
0.514
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,088
373
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jimmy Choi
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106,587
80,628
0.756
Cognitive training
psychosocial rehabilitation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,802
1,098
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Yaakov Stern
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
151,172
48,364
0.320
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserve
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,909
1,944
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John Jost
New York University
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,203
34,308
0.450
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,432
2,170
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
George A Bonanno
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,125
32,141
0.422
loss
trauma
resilience
flexibility
PTSD
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,403
2,561
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jennifer Manly
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,576
29,289
0.509
Neuropsychology
Alzheimer's Disease
cognitive aging
health disparities
social determinants of
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,107
3,588
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Patrick E Shrout
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84,731
23,154
0.273
relationships
epidemiology
stress
statistics
psychometrics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,618
3,782
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kevin Ochsner
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,758
22,332
0.345
emotion
affective neuroscience
social cognition
social cognitive neuroscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,836
4,270
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jay Van Bavel
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,476
20,838
0.787
social psychology
social cognition
intergroup relations
moral psychology
political psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,756
4,644
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Clancy Blair
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,481
19,493
0.438
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,810
5,056
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Niall Bolger
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,632
18,518
0.316
Close relationships
Longitudinal Data
Social Support
Health Psychology
Social Psychology
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,667
5,405
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nikolaus Kriegeskorte
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,598
17,926
0.550
vision
neural networks
fMRI
neuronal recordings
pattern-information analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,846
5,476
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Peter Gollwitzer
New York University
New York, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,038
17,630
0.263
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,279
8,328
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Catherine S Tamis Lemonda
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,221
13,071
0.371
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,814
9,714
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David J Heeger
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,436
11,969
0.224
Neuroscience
Visual Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Perceptual Psychology
Image Processing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,402
10,642
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Denis Pelli
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,873
11,236
0.313
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,977
10,848
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Madeline E Heilman
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,386
10,962
0.361
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,383
10,993
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ralph Joseph Diclemente
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,286
11,110
0.221
Adolescents
HIV and Public Health and Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,671
12,639
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Marisa Carrasco
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,577
10,003
0.391
visual perception and attention
perception and action
visual neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,108
13,130
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Brenden Lake
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,564
9,703
0.772
cognitive science
data science
artificial intelligence
machine learning
cognitive psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,853
13,826
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
C Cybele Raver
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,113
9,245
0.418
poverty self regulation emotional executive function education school readiness pre-k developmental
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,466
15,152
304
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lila Davachi
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,894
8,837
0.468
cognitive neuroscience
memory
learning
motivation
affect
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,070
15,372
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michael W Morris
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,952
8,558
0.276
social psychology
organizational behavior
culture
negotiation
conflict
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,146
16,840
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David Amodio
New York University
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,971
8,073
0.385
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Social Neuroscience
Prejudice
Emotion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,149
17,202
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Doug Mennin
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,432
7,898
0.337
emotion regulation
generalized anxiety disorder
depression
psychophysiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,326
17,636
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gina C Torino
State University of New York Empire State College
Saratoga Springs, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,323
7,881
0.514
Microaggressions
multicultural psychology
multicultural counseling
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