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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
Cognitive training
psychosocial rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,555
85,657
0.827
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,790
55,026
0.232
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserve
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,655
53,977
0.363
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Social Psychology
Political Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,184
37,314
0.503
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
loss
trauma
resilience
flexibility
PTSD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,296
34,665
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Neuropsychology
Alzheimer's Disease
cognitive aging
health disparities
social determinants of
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,495
31,230
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
relationships
epidemiology
stress
statistics
psychometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,356
26,452
0.317
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
emotion
affective neuroscience
social cognition
social cognitive neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,567
25,516
0.401
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,481
22,250
0.512
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Close relationships
Longitudinal Data
Social Support
Health Psychology
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,578
20,942
0.364
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
social psychology
social neuroscience
social cognition
intergroup relations
social identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,081
20,531
0.819
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,907
20,244
0.307
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
vision
neural networks
fMRI
neuronal recordings
pattern-information analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,233
19,203
0.615
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Pain Mechanisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,960
15,589
0.164
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Memory
Cognitive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,498
14,947
0.290
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Developmental psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,539
14,735
0.427
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Face perception
face recognition
facial expressions
cognitive psychology
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,652
14,164
0.209
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Neuroscience
Visual Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Perceptual Psychology
Image Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,719
13,702
0.260
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
pain and neuroplasticity
preventive analgesia
pediatric pain
transition to chronic pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,349
13,111
0.333
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
visual perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,302
13,020
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Adolescents
HIV and Public Health and Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,408
12,545
0.259
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
social/organizational psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,924
12,248
0.409
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Behavioural treatment
screening and case finding for common mental health problems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,872
12,080
0.761
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
cardiac rehabilitation
global health
cardiac psychology
access
equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,901
11,602
0.530
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
visual perception and attention
perception and action
visual neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,814
10,924
0.440
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,209
426
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jimmy Choi
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103,555
85,657
0.827
Cognitive training
psychosocial rehabilitation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,603
197
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Alan Baddeley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236,790
55,026
0.232
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memory
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,699
1,071
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Yaakov Stern
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148,655
53,977
0.363
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserve
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,912
1,972
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John Jost
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,184
37,314
0.503
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,515
2,221
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
George A Bonanno
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74,296
34,665
0.467
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,480
2,609
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jennifer Manly
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,495
31,230
0.563
Neuropsychology
Alzheimer's Disease
cognitive aging
health disparities
social determinants of
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,410
3,385
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Patrick E Shrout
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83,356
26,452
0.317
relationships
epidemiology
stress
statistics
psychometrics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,887
3,562
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kevin Ochsner
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,567
25,516
0.401
emotion
affective neuroscience
social cognition
social cognitive neuroscience
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,965
4,404
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Clancy Blair
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,481
22,250
0.512
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,989
4,799
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Niall Bolger
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,578
20,942
0.364
Close relationships
Longitudinal Data
Social Support
Health Psychology
Social Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,349
4,949
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jay Van Bavel
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,081
20,531
0.819
social psychology
social neuroscience
social cognition
intergroup relations
social identity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,633
5,069
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Peter Gollwitzer
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,907
20,244
0.307
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,672
5,455
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nikolaus Kriegeskorte
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,233
19,203
0.615
vision
neural networks
fMRI
neuronal recordings
pattern-information analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,712
719
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ronald Melzack
York University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94,960
15,589
0.164
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,931
1,750
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Graham Hitch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,498
14,947
0.290
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,394
8,107
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Catherine S Tamis Lemonda
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,539
14,735
0.427
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,700
1,917
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andy Young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,652
14,164
0.209
Face perception
face recognition
facial expressions
cognitive psychology
psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,865
9,044
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David J Heeger
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,719
13,702
0.260
Neuroscience
Visual Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Perceptual Psychology
Image Processing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,392
935
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Joel Katz
York University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,349
13,111
0.333
pain and neuroplasticity
preventive analgesia
pediatric pain
transition to chronic pain
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,631
9,715
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Denis Pelli
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,302
13,020
0.369
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,098
10,271
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ralph Joseph Diclemente
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,408
12,545
0.259
Adolescents
HIV and Public Health and Psychology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,040
10,616
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Madeline E Heilman
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,924
12,248
0.409
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,611
2,472
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Dean Mcmillan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,872
12,080
0.761
Behavioural treatment
screening and case finding for common mental health problems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,317
1,129
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sherry L Grace
York University
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,901
11,602
0.530
cardiac rehabilitation
global health
cardiac psychology
access
equity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,187
12,567
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Marisa Carrasco
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,814
10,924
0.440
visual perception and attention
perception and action
visual neuroscience
cognitive neuroscience