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
health psychology
behaviour change interventions
digital health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,273
39,275
0.575
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cognitive science
modeling of cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,810
29,756
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Professor of Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,746
8,193
0.762
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Appetite
weight control
psychopharmacology
mood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,306
7,927
0.355
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Psychopharmacology
cognitive neuroscience
behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,887
7,395
0.533
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Developmental psychology
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,010
3,809
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
experimental psychology
environmental psychology
protest
efficacy
psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,573
2,395
0.364
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
psychology
communication in health care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,578
2,337
0.510
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Psycholinguistics
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Science
Language production
Cognitive control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,573
1,995
0.358
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Decision Making
Decision Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Mathematical Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,995
1,903
0.635
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
autism
gender
mental health
relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,671
1,594
0.954
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,958
1,557
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,606
1,471
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Psychology
Human Dietary Behaviour
Evolution
Memory
Portion size
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,022
1,032
0.510
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
cognitive science
vision science
decision making
motor control
computational models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,359
980
0.415
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Science of Happiness
Evolutionary Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Animal Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,160
944
0.814
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Young people's mental health
Public health
Data science
Digital technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
980
922
0.941
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Neuropsychology
Neuroscience
Frontotemporal Dementia
Alzheimer's Disease
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
575
0.738
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Psychology
Health Services Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
327
0.921
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
psychology
vision
behaviour
birds
insects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,648
301
0.183
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
psychology
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,109
296
0.267
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
cognitive psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
489
258
0.528
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250
250
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Social Psychology
Applied Psychology
Communication and Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
222
0.996
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Psychology
Cognitive Science
Autism
Developmental neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
150
0.867
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,506
355
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lucy Yardley
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,273
39,275
0.575
health psychology
behaviour change interventions
digital health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,936
585
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephan Lewandowsky
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,810
29,756
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,603
4,205
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rebecca Pearson
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,746
8,193
0.762
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,914
4,392
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter J Rogers
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,306
7,927
0.355
Appetite
weight control
psychopharmacology
mood
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,100
4,776
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Emma Susan Jane Robinson
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,887
7,395
0.533
Psychopharmacology
cognitive neuroscience
behaviour
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,065
10,428
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Carol Joinson
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,010
3,809
0.543
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,795
16,456
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Colin J. Davis
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,573
2,395
0.364
experimental psychology
environmental psychology
protest
efficacy
psycholinguistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,420
16,804
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andrea Waylen
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,578
2,337
0.510
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,253
19,287
439
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Markus F. Damian
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,573
1,995
0.358
Psycholinguistics
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Science
Language production
Cognitive control
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,925
20,030
450
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Konstantinos Tsetsos
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,995
1,903
0.635
Decision Making
Decision Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Mathematical Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
326,458
22,929
518
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Felicity Sedgewick
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,671
1,594
0.954
autism
gender
mental health
relationships
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,272
23,358
527
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David J. Turk
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,958
1,557
0.393
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,454
24,388
553
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Angela Rowe
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,606
1,471
0.408
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,840
30,720
693
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Danielle Ferriday
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,022
1,032
0.510
Psychology
Human Dietary Behaviour
Evolution
Memory
Portion size
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,624
31,644
712
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Casimir Ludwig|Casimir J.H. Ludwig
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,359
980
0.415
cognitive science
vision science
decision making
motor control
computational models
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,975
32,365
730
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sarah Jelbert
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,160
944
0.814
Science of Happiness
Evolutionary Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Animal Cognition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,404
32,781
744
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Myles-Jay Linton
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
980
922
0.941
Young people's mental health
Public health
Data science
Digital technology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,919
40,841
939
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Carlos Muñoz-Neira
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
575
0.738
Neuropsychology
Neuroscience
Frontotemporal Dementia
Alzheimer's Disease
Mild Cognitive Impairment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
909,491
52,329
1,205
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Christin Hoffmann
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
327
0.921
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
945,413
54,098
1,261
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stuart Church
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,648
301
0.183
psychology
vision
behaviour
birds
insects
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
952,854
54,506
1,269
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
James Brennan
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,109
296
0.267
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,015,561
57,639
1,347
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christopher Kent
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
489
258
0.528
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,031,495
58,408
1,362
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Thea House
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250
250
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,086,465
60,943
1,415
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Muhsin Yesilada
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
222
0.996
Social Psychology
Applied Psychology
Communication and Media
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,269,592
68,990
1,607
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Shu Hui Yau
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
150
0.867
Psychology
Cognitive Science
Autism
Developmental neuroscience