Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 20 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
Placebo
Nocebo
Mental disorders
psychosomatic disorders
psychotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,856
30,575
0.471
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
chronic pain
pain classification
health psychology
placebo
nocebo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,491
7,001
0.935
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,018
4,299
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,076
3,073
0.754
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Social Psychology
Political Psychology
Peace Psychology
Ideology
Prejudice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,650
2,394
0.424
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
biological psychology
clinical psychology and psychotherapy
behavioral medicine
health psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,543
1,821
0.716
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mathematical Psychology
Bayesian Statistics
Cognitive Modeling
Psychometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,168
1,764
0.814
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Visual Perception
Eye Movements
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,765
1,496
0.541
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
personality
psychology
emotion
psychophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,290
1,461
0.232
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Schizophrenia
Psychotherapy
Emotion regulation
Theory of Mind
Attribution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,347
1,274
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Psychologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,369
1,224
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
717
0.769
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Machine learning
AI
Bayesian statistics
sensorimotor control & learning
movement science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374
295
0.789
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Clinical Psychology
Addiction
Expectancy Effects
Recreational Drugs
Psychedelics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
239
0.992
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
233
0.896
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Visual Neuroscience
Light adaptation
Mesopic perception
Trans-saccadic integration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
43
0.662
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Psychological Methods
Time Series Analysis
Network Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
43
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Psychomotorik
Entwicklungspsychologie
Sonderpädagogik
Heilpädagogik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
20
0.187
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
sense of ownership
sense of agency
self
similarity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
11
0.917
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Psychometrics
Bayesian Statistics
Latent Variable Models
Item Response Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,733
229
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Winfried Rief
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,856
30,575
0.471
Placebo
Nocebo
Mental disorders
psychosomatic disorders
psychotherapy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,840
2,304
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Beatrice Korwisi
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,491
7,001
0.935
chronic pain
pain classification
health psychology
placebo
nocebo
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,145
4,360
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kathleen Otto
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,018
4,299
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,101
6,393
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christiane Pane Farre
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,076
3,073
0.754
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,329
8,224
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
J. Christopher Cohrs
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,650
2,394
0.424
Social Psychology
Political Psychology
Peace Psychology
Ideology
Prejudice
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,954
10,646
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Frank Euteneuer
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,543
1,821
0.716
biological psychology
clinical psychology and psychotherapy
behavioral medicine
health psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,350
10,930
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Daniel W Heck
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,168
1,764
0.814
Mathematical Psychology
Bayesian Statistics
Cognitive Modeling
Psychometrics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,863
12,525
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alexander Schütz
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,765
1,496
0.541
Visual Perception
Eye Movements
Neuroscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,739
12,778
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stemmler Gerhard
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,290
1,461
0.232
personality
psychology
emotion
psychophysiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,163
14,191
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stephanie Mehl
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,347
1,274
0.543
Schizophrenia
Psychotherapy
Emotion regulation
Theory of Mind
Attribution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,818
14,588
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Erik M Mueller
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,369
1,224
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,081
20,629
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pia von Blanckenburg
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
932
717
0.769
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
924,541
33,101
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Raphael Schween
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374
295
0.789
Machine learning
AI
Bayesian statistics
sensorimotor control & learning
movement science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,023,170
36,548
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lukas Andreas Basedow
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
239
0.992
Clinical Psychology
Addiction
Expectancy Effects
Recreational Drugs
Psychedelics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,034,589
36,926
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
José C. García Alanis
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
233
0.896
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,775,985
57,852
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alejandro Hernán Gloriani
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
43
0.662
Visual Neuroscience
Light adaptation
Mesopic perception
Trans-saccadic integration
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,780,264
57,942
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Björn S Siepe
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
43
1.000
Psychological Methods
Time Series Analysis
Network Analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,001,783
62,166
411
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Martin Vetter
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
20
0.187
Psychomotorik
Entwicklungspsychologie
Sonderpädagogik
Heilpädagogik
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,137,027
64,372
421
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Moritz Schubert
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
11
0.917
sense of ownership
sense of agency
self
similarity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,140,309
64,436
422
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Matthias Kloft
Philipps Universität Marburg
Marburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
Psychometrics
Bayesian Statistics
Latent Variable Models
Item Response Theory