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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
psychology
breast cancer
communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,295
17,489
0.328
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Crowd Behaviour
Collective Action
Mass Emergencies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,843
15,228
0.731
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,963
9,230
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
psychosis
youth mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,767
8,621
0.363
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Identity
Motivation
Culture
Distinctiveness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,778
6,846
0.536
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Psychology
Paranormal Beliefs and Experiences
Individual Differences
Memory Bias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,496
6,334
0.667
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
self-affirmation
risk perception
optimistic bias
trust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,441
5,982
0.445
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Clinical neuroscience
Addiction
Learning
Memory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,031
4,217
0.324
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
childhood mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,995
3,991
0.399
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
augmented reality
engagement and enablement
emerging technologies
consumer psychology
health and social care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,573
3,842
0.840
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
neurobiology of addiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,198
3,550
0.269
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,395
3,378
0.219
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Psychology
Neuropsychology
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,912
3,229
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,356
2,741
0.817
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
psychosis
clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,825
2,633
0.546
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Attention
Vision
Eye tracking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,723
2,304
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,018
2,177
0.542
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Developmental Psychology
Family Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,674
1,889
0.333
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Communication
Joint Attention
Displacement Activities
Animal Cognition
Developmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,676
1,713
0.302
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Developmental Psychology
Peer Relationships
Social Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,274
1,705
0.750
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
workings of an individual's life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,228
1,595
0.105
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,103
1,492
0.709
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
developmental psychopathology
inter-generational transmission
mental health
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,922
1,434
0.746
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
psychoacoustics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,457
1,401
0.166
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
body image
gender
media
sport & exercise
self-objectification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,769
1,261
0.713
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,540
1,302
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lesley J Fallowfield
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,295
17,489
0.328
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,955
1,598
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John Drury
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,843
15,228
0.731
Crowd Behaviour
Collective Action
Mass Emergencies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,148
3,342
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peter B Smith
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,963
9,230
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,155
3,699
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Fowler
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,767
8,621
0.363
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,421
4,965
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Vivian L Vignoles
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,778
6,846
0.536
Identity
Motivation
Culture
Distinctiveness
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,017
5,495
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Milan Valášek
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,496
6,334
0.667
Psychology
Paranormal Beliefs and Experiences
Individual Differences
Memory Bias
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,126
5,897
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter Harris
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,441
5,982
0.445
self-affirmation
risk perception
optimistic bias
trust
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,431
8,834
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Theodora Duka
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,031
4,217
0.324
Clinical neuroscience
Addiction
Learning
Memory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,891
9,390
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sam Cartwright Hatton
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,995
3,991
0.399
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,341
9,771
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Debbie Isobel Keeling
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,573
3,842
0.840
augmented reality
engagement and enablement
emerging technologies
consumer psychology
health and social care
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,290
10,667
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
DN Stephens
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,198
3,550
0.269
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,425
11,216
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Graham Davey
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,395
3,378
0.219
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,976
11,740
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Julia Simner
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,912
3,229
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,466
13,872
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Matthew J. Easterbrook
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,356
2,741
0.817
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,447
14,407
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mark Hayward
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,825
2,633
0.546
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,072
16,257
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sam Hutton
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,723
2,304
0.298
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,085
17,081
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jessica S Horst
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,018
2,177
0.542
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,468
19,355
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alison Pike
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,674
1,889
0.333
Developmental Psychology
Family Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,461
20,921
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David A Leavens
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,676
1,713
0.302
Communication
Joint Attention
Displacement Activities
Animal Cognition
Developmental Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,823
21,021
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Elian Fink
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,274
1,705
0.750
Developmental Psychology
Peer Relationships
Social Cognition
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,318
22,064
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
David A Booth
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,228
1,595
0.105
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,909
23,214
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Charlotte Rae
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,103
1,492
0.709
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,757
23,904
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ruth Sellers
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,922
1,434
0.746
developmental psychopathology
inter-generational transmission
mental health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,810
24,330
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
CJ Darwin
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,457
1,401
0.166
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
383,101
26,207
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Megan Hurst
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,769
1,261
0.713
body image
gender
media
sport & exercise
self-objectification