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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
moral conviction
political psychology
ideological differences
justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,255
15,844
0.603
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Structural Equation Modeling
Latent Trait Measurement
Intraindividual Variation
R Programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,763
4,032
0.700
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
health disparities
smoking cessation
LGBT
African Americans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,710
3,944
0.512
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,044
3,420
0.262
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Community psychology
Disability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,380
3,229
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Developmental Psychology
Early Childhood Education
Community & Prevention Psychology
Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,274
3,158
0.739
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Psychology and law
juror decision making
child abuse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,552
2,505
0.332
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Personality
employee mistreatment
and leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,301
2,399
0.558
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Learning and Memory
Drugs of Abuse
Hippocampus
Cross Cultural Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,239
2,129
0.161
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Community psychology
health disparities
diversity
occupational therapy
community-based participatory research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,946
2,114
0.356
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
PTSD
trauma
health psychology
trauma informed care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,183
1,951
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Psychology (Cognitive
Social
Education)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,302
1,629
0.493
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychology
Neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,540
1,523
0.430
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,179
1,307
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
addiction
psychopharmacology
emotion
psychophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,576
1,240
0.481
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Music Psychology
Dynamical Systems
Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,411
998
0.707
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Exercise & Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,249
743
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
developmental psychology
history
public policy and government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,458
730
0.113
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Faculty Development
Meditation
Mindfulness and Stress Reduction in HPE
Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,524
702
0.278
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Rationality
Morality
Values
Motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,185
686
0.579
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Social Leadership
Inclusive R&D
Digital Learning
Technology Adoption
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,428
628
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,823
577
0.120
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Learning Sciences
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
772
384
0.497
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
PTSD
Addictions
Clinical Practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,287
285
0.221
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
menstrual cycle
just in time adaptive intervention
EMA
suicide
female
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
293
292
0.997
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,259
7,280
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Linda J Skitka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,255
15,844
0.603
moral conviction
political psychology
ideological differences
justice
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,290
43,598
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ryne Estabrook
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,763
4,032
0.700
Structural Equation Modeling
Latent Trait Measurement
Intraindividual Variation
R Programming
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,656
44,665
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alicia K Matthews
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,710
3,944
0.512
health disparities
smoking cessation
LGBT
African Americans
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,660
51,847
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stellan Ohlsson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,044
3,420
0.262
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,791
54,948
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fabricio E Balcazar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,380
3,229
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,924
56,165
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Katherine M Zinsser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,274
3,158
0.739
Developmental Psychology
Early Childhood Education
Community & Prevention Psychology
Public Policy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,953
70,323
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Bette L Bottoms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,552
2,505
0.332
Psychology and law
juror decision making
child abuse
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,817
73,240
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Donald Kluemper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,301
2,399
0.558
Personality
employee mistreatment
and leadership
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,199
81,518
347
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joe Martinez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,239
2,129
0.161
Learning and Memory
Drugs of Abuse
Hippocampus
Cross Cultural Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,024
82,074
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Yolanda Suarez Balcazar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,946
2,114
0.356
Community psychology
health disparities
diversity
occupational therapy
community-based participatory research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,853
87,974
383
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sheela Raja
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,183
1,951
0.466
PTSD
trauma
health psychology
trauma informed care
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
321,889
102,247
449
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thomas D Griffin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,302
1,629
0.493
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,870
107,831
479
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sarah E Donohue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,540
1,523
0.430
Cognitive Neuroscience
Psychology
Neurobiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,999
121,194
554
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eric D Leshikar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,179
1,307
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
407,211
125,852
575
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Margaret C Wardle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,576
1,240
0.481
addiction
psychopharmacology
emotion
psychophysiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481,449
145,727
669
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alexander P Demos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,411
998
0.707
Music Psychology
Dynamical Systems
Methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,587
173,144
782
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Eduardo E Bustamante
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,249
743
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
593,832
174,709
793
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Roberta Paikoff Holzmueller
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,458
730
0.113
developmental psychology
history
public policy and government
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
608,242
178,318
816
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mark Gelula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,524
702
0.278
Faculty Development
Meditation
Mindfulness and Stress Reduction in HPE
Positive Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616,882
180,388
828
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Tomas Stã¥Hl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,185
686
0.579
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
648,963
188,120
864
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kelly L Page
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,428
628
0.440
Social Leadership
Inclusive R&D
Digital Learning
Technology Adoption
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
680,107
195,472
899
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Audrey Ruderman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,823
577
0.120
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841,201
230,122
1,002
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Candice Burkett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
772
384
0.497
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Learning Sciences
Statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
970,273
254,403
1,075
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Amanda R Lorenz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,287
285
0.221
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
960,871
252,677
1,074
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Hafsah A. Tauseef, Ma, Ms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
293
292
0.997
menstrual cycle
just in time adaptive intervention
EMA
suicide
female