Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
Gambling
psychology
child welfare
addiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,316
17,924
0.611
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Indigenous issues
forensic psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,110
7,787
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
oncology
supportive care
bioethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,596
5,697
0.390
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
clinical
health and neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,856
5,264
0.768
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
social psychology
discursive psychology
racism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,157
4,197
0.376
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Clinical Neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,718
3,876
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Psycholinguistics
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Reading
Dyslexia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,392
3,637
0.319
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
chronic illness
disability
psychology
rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,247
3,574
0.842
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Health Psychology
Medical Education
Health Professional Education
Companion Animals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,026
3,522
0.584
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,257
3,039
0.578
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
psychology
individual differences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,330
1,908
0.441
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
End of life decision-making
bioethics
psycho-oncology
qualitative analysis
hope
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,588
1,887
0.526
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,800
1,644
0.587
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Health
Gender
Education
Elite Sport
Conversation Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,760
1,209
0.438
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Health Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Pregnancy Loss
Diabetes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,740
975
0.560
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Anomalistic Psychology
Jungian Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,396
931
0.389
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Cognitive Science
Expertise
Decision Making
Forensic Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,051
902
0.858
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Human-AI interaction
Face expression
stress
memory and eyewitness testimony
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,839
900
0.489
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
538
0.714
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Cognitive Psychology
Psychopharmacology
Problem Solving
Computational Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,214
516
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
visual psychophysics
eye movements
reaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,257
394
0.313
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Counselling
psychotherapy
creative arts therapies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
823
356
0.433
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331
329
0.994
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Developmental psychology
Critical psychology
Discourse analysis
Ethnography
Global mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
285
0.817
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
clinical psychology
treatment evaluation
e-mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
233
0.996
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,160
703
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paul Delfabbro
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,316
17,924
0.611
Gambling
psychology
child welfare
addiction
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,488
2,579
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Andrew Day
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,110
7,787
0.483
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,210
3,912
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ian Olver
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,596
5,697
0.390
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,747
4,352
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rachel Roberts
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,856
5,264
0.768
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,535
5,717
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Martha Augoustinos
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,157
4,197
0.376
social psychology
discursive psychology
racism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,238
6,254
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
JL Mathias
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,718
3,876
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,265
6,672
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Conrad Perry
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,392
3,637
0.319
Psycholinguistics
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Reading
Dyslexia
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,167
6,803
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Diana Dorstyn
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,247
3,574
0.842
chronic illness
disability
psychology
rehabilitation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,667
6,924
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Anna Chur Hansen
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,026
3,522
0.584
Health Psychology
Medical Education
Health Professional Education
Companion Animals
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,050
8,169
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter Strelan
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,257
3,039
0.578
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,867
12,608
482
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nicholas R Burns
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,330
1,908
0.441
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,801
12,729
485
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jaklin Eliott
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,588
1,887
0.526
End of life decision-making
bioethics
psycho-oncology
qualitative analysis
hope
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,163
14,298
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Linley Alice Denson
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,800
1,644
0.587
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,687
17,847
667
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Amanda LeCouteur
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,760
1,209
0.438
Health
Gender
Education
Elite Sport
Conversation Analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
489,467
20,343
767
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Melissa Oxlad
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,740
975
0.560
Health Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Pregnancy Loss
Diabetes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,663
20,863
785
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lance Storm
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,396
931
0.389
Anomalistic Psychology
Jungian Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
517,554
21,266
801
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rachel Searston
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,051
902
0.858
Cognitive Science
Expertise
Decision Making
Forensic Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
518,124
21,284
802
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Carolyn Semmler
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,839
900
0.489
Human-AI interaction
Face expression
stress
memory and eyewitness testimony
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
706,208
26,416
973
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Amanda Taylor
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
753
538
0.714
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
721,592
26,773
983
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Matthew J Dry
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,214
516
0.425
Cognitive Psychology
Psychopharmacology
Problem Solving
Computational Modelling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
830,170
28,903
1,048
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anna Ma Wyatt
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,257
394
0.313
visual psychophysics
eye movements
reaching
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
873,470
29,591
1,066
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mark Pearson
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
823
356
0.433
Counselling
psychotherapy
creative arts therapies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
908,260
30,148
1,085
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sophie Dahlenburg
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331
329
0.994
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
971,157
30,996
1,120
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Charles Marley
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
285
0.817
Developmental psychology
Critical psychology
Discourse analysis
Ethnography
Global mental health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,063,078
32,233
1,176
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hugh Hunkin
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
233
0.996
clinical psychology
treatment evaluation
e-mental health