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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
anxiety
mindfulness
cognitive behavior therapy
emotion regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,164
15,880
0.452
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
mentoring
disaster
social support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,720
13,831
0.436
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Psychotherapy
LGBTQ+ Research
Qualitative Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,496
10,330
0.667
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Biological Psychiatry
Epigenetics
Neuroendocrinology
Neuropharmacology
Genome Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,154
3,787
0.464
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Clinical Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,881
2,322
0.598
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
behavioral supports
MTSS
equity
implementation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,933
2,022
0.689
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
survey methodology
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,426
1,842
0.759
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
psychology
psychotherapy
suicide prevention
public health
research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,313
1,223
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Visual Perception
Cognitive Development
Psychophysics
Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,630
1,144
0.315
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Political Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,787
1,074
0.224
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Attitudes
Consumer Behavior
Text Analysis
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,101
943
0.856
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
School Counseling
Counselor Education
Career Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,249
759
0.608
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
neurotoxicology
neuropharmacology
developmental toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,687
531
0.144
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Data Science
Statistics
Educational Measurement
Quantitative Psychology
Educational Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
733
507
0.692
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Screening
School Psychology
MTSS
Behavioral Assessment
Behavioral Intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
682
503
0.738
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Mental health and illness
psychological and social effects of media
stigma
and persuasion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
736
472
0.641
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Privacy
Philosophy of Psychology & Neuroscience
Agency
Philosophy of Technology
Aesthetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
739
382
0.517
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
emotion development
infants
emotion regulation
stress
psychophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
622
273
0.439
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
multisensory processing
attention
cognitive neuroscience
developmental cognitive neuroscience
cognitive development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
237
0.204
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Evolutionary and Developmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
489
232
0.474
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Psychology
Gerontology
Human Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
217
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Gender and Sexuality
Minority Stress
SGM Mental Health
Social Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,208
7,262
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lizabeth Roemer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,164
15,880
0.452
anxiety
mindfulness
cognitive behavior therapy
emotion regulation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,529
8,913
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jean Rhodes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,720
13,831
0.436
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,962
13,619
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Heidi Levitt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,496
10,330
0.667
Psychotherapy
LGBTQ+ Research
Qualitative Methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,818
46,636
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard G Hunter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,154
3,787
0.464
Biological Psychiatry
Epigenetics
Neuroendocrinology
Neuropharmacology
Genome Evolution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,293
75,438
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Abbey Eisenhower
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,881
2,322
0.598
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,448
85,322
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lindsay M Fallon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,933
2,022
0.689
behavioral supports
MTSS
equity
implementation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,302
92,406
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Philip S Brenner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,426
1,842
0.759
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,773
127,088
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Steven Vannoy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,313
1,223
0.369
psychology
psychotherapy
suicide prevention
public health
research methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,100
133,142
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Erik Blaser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,630
1,144
0.315
Visual Perception
Cognitive Development
Psychophysics
Cognitive Neuroscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,591
138,879
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Milburn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,787
1,074
0.224
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501,409
150,948
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Matthew D Rocklage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,101
943
0.856
Attitudes
Consumer Behavior
Text Analysis
Social Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
579,788
171,220
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Timothy Poynton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,249
759
0.608
School Counseling
Counselor Education
Career Development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
710,646
202,551
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jane Adams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,687
531
0.144
neurotoxicology
neuropharmacology
developmental toxicology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
728,535
206,598
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nedim Yel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
733
507
0.692
Data Science
Statistics
Educational Measurement
Quantitative Psychology
Educational Statistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
731,634
207,293
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Brian Daniels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
682
503
0.738
Screening
School Psychology
MTSS
Behavioral Assessment
Behavioral Intervention
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
756,452
212,716
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jessie M Quintero Johnson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
736
472
0.641
Mental health and illness
psychological and social effects of media
stigma
and persuasion
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
843,426
230,548
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Maria Brincker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
739
382
0.517
Privacy
Philosophy of Psychology & Neuroscience
Agency
Philosophy of Technology
Aesthetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
989,887
257,962
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jennifer Dicorcia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
622
273
0.439
emotion development
infants
emotion regulation
stress
psychophysiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,053,574
268,828
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vivian Ciaramitaro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
237
0.204
multisensory processing
attention
cognitive neuroscience
developmental cognitive neuroscience
cognitive development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,063,617
270,555
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Randy Corpuz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
489
232
0.474
Evolutionary and Developmental Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,094,824
275,749
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Adrita Barooah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
217
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,136,826
421,238
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Erin T Pereida
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
Gender and Sexuality
Minority Stress
SGM Mental Health
Social Psychology
Clinical Psychology