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
Medizinische Psychologie
Medizinische Soziologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,463
48,709
0.557
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Work Psychology
Organizational Psychology
Occupational Health Psychology
Aging
Lifespan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,324
21,290
0.809
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
attention
perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,793
8,793
0.328
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Personality Psychology
Psychological Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,623
5,998
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Psychische Gesundheit
Mental Health Stigma
EEG-Arousal
Aktigraphie
Schlaf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,266
3,888
0.738
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Personality psychology
well-being
social science methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,702
3,555
0.960
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gestural communication of nonhuman primates
multimodal expression of emotion
evolution of language
cross-cultural psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,929
2,426
0.492
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Psychoonkologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,090
2,095
0.678
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,012
1,833
0.911
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Occupational Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,677
1,465
0.874
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mental Disorders
Children & Adolescents
Public Health
Health Service Research
Emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,683
1,222
0.726
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Developmental Psychopathology
Attachment
Child Maltreatment
Social Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,313
896
0.682
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
neural oscillations
perception
cognition
attention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,037
819
0.790
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Visual perception
visual consciousness
binocular rivalry
involuntary attention
auditory distraction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,396
413
0.296
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Visualization
Graph Visualization
Topology-based Visualization
Diagrams
Cognitive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
754
352
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Developmental Psychology
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339
327
0.965
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
144
0.960
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
94
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Psychology
Psychotherapy
Neuro Science
Psychiatry
Social Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
33
0.750
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Psycho-Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
30
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,205
125
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Elmar Braehler
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,463
48,709
0.557
Medizinische Psychologie
Medizinische Soziologie
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,653
488
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hannes Zacher
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,324
21,290
0.809
Work Psychology
Organizational Psychology
Occupational Health Psychology
Aging
Lifespan
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,900
1,922
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Erich Schröger
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,793
8,793
0.328
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,559
3,283
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stefan Schmukle
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,623
5,998
0.440
Personality Psychology
Psychological Assessment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,956
5,474
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christian Sander
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,266
3,888
0.738
Psychische Gesundheit
Mental Health Stigma
EEG-Arousal
Aktigraphie
Schlaf
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,165
6,055
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Julia M. Rohrer
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,702
3,555
0.960
Personality psychology
well-being
social science methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,866
8,900
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Katja Liebal
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,929
2,426
0.492
Gestural communication of nonhuman primates
multimodal expression of emotion
evolution of language
cross-cultural psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,845
10,207
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Heide Götze
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,090
2,095
0.678
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,957
11,453
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tim J Hartung
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,012
1,833
0.911
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,818
13,714
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Oliver Weigelt
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,677
1,465
0.874
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,652
15,610
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Julian Schmitz
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,683
1,222
0.726
Mental Disorders
Children & Adolescents
Public Health
Health Service Research
Emotion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
516,681
19,054
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lars O White
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,313
896
0.682
Developmental Psychopathology
Attachment
Child Maltreatment
Social Neuroscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
548,950
20,078
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christopher Gundlach
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,037
819
0.790
neural oscillations
perception
cognition
attention
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
807,888
28,757
301
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Urte Roeber
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,396
413
0.296
Visual perception
visual consciousness
binocular rivalry
involuntary attention
auditory distraction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
876,725
31,174
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christian Heine
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
754
352
0.467
Visualization
Graph Visualization
Topology-based Visualization
Diagrams
Cognitive Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
909,596
32,304
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Süheyla Yilmaz
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339
327
0.965
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,289,250
45,084
473
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Clara Kühner|Clara Eichberger
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
144
0.960
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,483,735
50,741
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Betina Korka
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
94
1.000
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,873,520
59,752
629
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ralf Hartmann
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
33
0.750
Psychology
Psychotherapy
Neuro Science
Psychiatry
Social Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,908,284
60,415
635
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Franziska Springer
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
30
1.000