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Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 54 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
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375,999
130,378
0.347
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Personality Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,530
29,782
0.400
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Social Psychology
Persuasion
Attitudes
Media
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,851
15,831
0.442
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Attachment
Close Relationships
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
Development
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,431
15,309
0.361
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cognitive neuroscience
learning and memory
memory and brain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,778
13,607
0.273
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Healthy Aging
Psychology
Human Factors
Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,323
10,944
0.401
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
racism
racial identity
color-blind racial ideology
psychology of radical healing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,284
10,323
0.425
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
cognitive psychology
attention
perception
memory
research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,553
9,915
0.287
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
language processing
psycholinguistics
semantic memory
cognitive neuroscience
ERPs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,283
9,005
0.371
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Schizotypy
schizophrenia
bipolar spectrum psychopathology
experience sampling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,625
8,716
0.444
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cognitive Neuroscience
Brain Imaging
Optical Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,820
8,526
0.268
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,363
7,492
0.165
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Parenting
Motivation and Achievement
Culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,717
6,828
0.385
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
infant cognition
naive physics
naive psychology
naive morality
naive biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,071
6,799
0.242
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cognitive Neuroscience
Aging
Neuroimaging
electrophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,421
6,283
0.293
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Psycholinguistics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,010
6,070
0.217
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
gender
sexuality
personality
individual differences
behavioral genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,580
5,962
0.515
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cognitive and affective neuroscience
anxiety and depression
executive function
cognition/emotion interaction
psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,792
4,392
0.278
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Personality
Cognitive Ability
Behavior Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,176
4,331
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Psychopathology
Emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,055
3,923
0.325
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
conservation psychology
human dimensions
sustainability science
outdoor recreation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,468
3,687
0.674
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
human learning
human memory
metamemory
decision-making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,226
3,642
0.395
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Human Memory
Knowledge Representation
Psychology of Science
Discourse
Philosophy of Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,990
3,527
0.131
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
visual attention
visual perception
cognitive neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,884
3,115
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
psychology
aging
human factors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,135
2,689
0.205
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210
78
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ed Diener
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375,999
130,378
0.347
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,972
2,383
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brent W Roberts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,530
29,782
0.400
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,794
6,225
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dolores Albarracin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,851
15,831
0.442
Social Psychology
Persuasion
Attitudes
Media
Health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,599
6,529
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
R Chris Fraley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,431
15,309
0.361
Attachment
Close Relationships
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
Development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,825
7,807
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neal Cohen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,778
13,607
0.273
Cognitive neuroscience
learning and memory
memory and brain
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,577
10,702
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Wendy A Rogers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,323
10,944
0.401
Healthy Aging
Psychology
Human Factors
Technology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,128
11,671
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Helen A Neville
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,284
10,323
0.425
racism
racial identity
color-blind racial ideology
psychology of radical healing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,961
12,354
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Daniel J Simons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,553
9,915
0.287
cognitive psychology
attention
perception
memory
research methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,865
14,190
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kara Federmeier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,283
9,005
0.371
language processing
psycholinguistics
semantic memory
cognitive neuroscience
ERPs
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,673
14,832
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Thomas Kwapil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,625
8,716
0.444
Schizotypy
schizophrenia
bipolar spectrum psychopathology
experience sampling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,952
15,334
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gabriele Gratton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,820
8,526
0.268
Cognitive Neuroscience
Brain Imaging
Optical Imaging
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,007
18,191
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Michael Gh Coles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,363
7,492
0.165
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,763
20,608
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Eva Pomerantz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,717
6,828
0.385
Parenting
Motivation and Achievement
Culture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,058
20,709
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Renée Baillargeon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,071
6,799
0.242
infant cognition
naive physics
naive psychology
naive morality
naive biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,434
22,887
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Monica Fabiani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,421
6,283
0.293
Cognitive Neuroscience
Aging
Neuroimaging
electrophysiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,363
23,904
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kathryn Bock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,010
6,070
0.217
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,068
24,488
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jaime Derringer
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,580
5,962
0.515
gender
sexuality
personality
individual differences
behavioral genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,535
35,380
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wendy Heller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,792
4,392
0.278
Cognitive and affective neuroscience
anxiety and depression
executive function
cognition/emotion interaction
psychopathology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,349
35,973
311
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Daniel Briley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,176
4,331
0.701
Personality
Cognitive Ability
Behavior Genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,216
40,112
351
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Howard Berenbaum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,055
3,923
0.325
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,963
42,915
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Carena J Van Riper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,468
3,687
0.674
conservation psychology
human dimensions
sustainability science
outdoor recreation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,708
43,500
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Aaron S Benjamin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,226
3,642
0.395
human learning
human memory
metamemory
decision-making
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,584
45,002
400
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
William F Brewer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,990
3,527
0.131
Human Memory
Knowledge Representation
Psychology of Science
Discourse
Philosophy of Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,838
51,301
440
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Diane Beck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,884
3,115
0.351
visual attention
visual perception
cognitive neuroscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,866
59,480
495
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dg Morrow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,135
2,689
0.205