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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
human motivation
well-being
self-regulation
behavioral change
solitude
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,689
11,172
0.669
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
clinical psychology
adolescent depression
CBT
Behavioural Activation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,557
7,834
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Coaching
psychology
leadership
change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,980
5,439
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
brain
body
emotion regulation
emotional disposition
ageing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,169
3,774
0.462
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Psycholinguistics/Neurolinguistics of Bi/Multilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,287
2,702
0.822
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
human error
accident involvement
individual differences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,396
2,586
0.209
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,549
2,535
0.557
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Child anxiety
play
temperament
parenting
social and emotional development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,325
1,640
0.705
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Psychology
Identity
Stakeholder Relationships
Reputation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,630
1,573
0.433
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Clinical Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,372
1,556
0.356
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Psycholinguistics
Memory
Multilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,198
1,460
0.664
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Coaching
Behaviour Change
Occupational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,697
1,427
0.841
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,630
1,226
0.752
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
neuroscience
magnetic resonance imaging
schizophrenia
adolescence
social networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,286
1,118
0.869
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cognitive Science
Experimental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,836
978
0.345
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
social cognition
motivation
attention
emotion
self-regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,685
853
0.506
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
3D vision
binocular vision
structure from motion
visual stability
virtual reality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,141
637
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,697
482
0.284
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,026
469
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
forensic psychology
personality psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
276
0.945
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Psychology
Curiosity
Decision Making
Consumer Behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
44
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Mental health
nutrition and cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
35
0.574
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Coaching Psychology
positive psychology
inclusion
motivation
listening
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
34
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,678
2,569
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Netta Weinstein
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,689
11,172
0.669
human motivation
well-being
self-regulation
behavioral change
solitude
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,363
4,191
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Shirley Reynolds
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,557
7,834
0.504
clinical psychology
adolescent depression
CBT
Behavioural Activation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,396
6,570
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jonathan Passmore
Henley Business School University of Reading
Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,980
5,439
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,969
9,951
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Carien M van Reekum
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,169
3,774
0.462
brain
body
emotion regulation
emotional disposition
ageing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,313
14,060
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christos Pliatsikas
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,287
2,702
0.822
Psycholinguistics/Neurolinguistics of Bi/Multilingualism
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,024
14,625
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Frank P McKenna
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,396
2,586
0.209
human error
accident involvement
individual differences
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,169
14,905
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kate Harvey
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,549
2,535
0.557
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,675
21,640
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Helen Dodd
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,325
1,640
0.705
Child anxiety
play
temperament
parenting
social and emotional development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,348
22,282
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kevin Money
Henley Business School University of Reading
Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,630
1,573
0.433
Psychology
Identity
Stakeholder Relationships
Reputation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,472
22,478
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Craig Steel
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,372
1,556
0.356
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
337,352
23,589
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ian Cunnings
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,198
1,460
0.664
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,337
24,012
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rebecca J Jones
Henley Business School University of Reading
Henley-on-Thames, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,697
1,427
0.841
Coaching
Behaviour Change
Occupational Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,150
26,728
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Katie LH Gray
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,630
1,226
0.752
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,492
28,357
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Carolyn Beth McNabb
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,286
1,118
0.869
neuroscience
magnetic resonance imaging
schizophrenia
adolescence
social networks
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,757
30,837
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
C Philip Beaman
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,836
978
0.345
Cognitive Science
Experimental Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
515,916
33,297
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Julia Vogt
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,685
853
0.506
social cognition
motivation
attention
emotion
self-regulation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
621,158
38,416
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrew Glennerster
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,141
637
0.298
3D vision
binocular vision
structure from motion
visual stability
virtual reality
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
723,407
42,833
375
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Graham Schafer
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,697
482
0.284
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
734,215
43,301
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rachel McCloy
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,026
469
0.457
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
958,806
8,341
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kai Li Chung
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
276
0.945
forensic psychology
personality psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,756,018
84,551
704
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Hannah Stone
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
44
1.000
Psychology
Curiosity
Decision Making
Consumer Behaviour
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,826,863
18,821
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Vashnarekha Kumarasuriar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
35
0.574
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,840,760
86,477
715
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tia Moin
University of Reading
Reading, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34
34
1.000
Coaching Psychology
positive psychology
inclusion
motivation
listening