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Highly Cited Researchers 193 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Psychology
Educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,615
61,040
0.278
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
psychology
social psychology
leadership
social identity
group processe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,116
40,916
0.312
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,941
12,367
0.213
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
AI/ML in Health
Persuasive technology
healthcare informatics
sensor networks
design scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,737
10,227
0.518
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Working memory
intelligence
statistic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,921
9,061
0.303
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Positive Organizational Psychology
Well-Being Science
Positive Interventions
Evaluation Theory
Research on Evaluatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,821
6,983
0.392
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Oxytocin
trust
neuroeconomics
neuromarketing
behavioral neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,176
6,970
0.301
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Leader development
Diversity and Inclusion
Psychological Capita
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,593
4,951
0.516
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Social Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,195
4,855
0.282
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Moral Development
Positive Youth Development
Character Education
Developmental Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,767
3,879
0.573
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
leadership
gender
culture
trus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,964
3,610
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Applied and computational harmonic analysis
approximation theory
learning theory
data/imag
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,442
3,345
0.396
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
social psychology
volunteerism
LGBT concerns
social issue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,300
3,289
0.291
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Organizational Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,067
3,122
0.259
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Obesity prevention
Skin Cancer Prevention
Intervention Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,233
2,967
0.243
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Social Psychology
Health Psychology
Persuasion
Motivatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,091
2,907
0.571
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
public health
prevention science
translational research
TAOD abuse
obesit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,950
2,883
0.126
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
prevention science
health behavior
associative memory
habit
implicit cognitio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,124
2,846
0.157
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
International development
cultural diversity
policy analysis and evaluatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,783
2,837
0.222
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Maya
Archaeology
Complex Societies
Mortuary Analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,548
2,535
0.336
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,674
2,388
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Health Behavioral Epidemiology and Intervention
Statistical Application in Prevention Research
Obesity and related Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,181
2,236
0.311
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Organizational Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,943
2,205
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
epidemiology
environmental health
neurological diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,639
1,821
0.323
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
cognitive psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,037
1,794
0.199
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,127
812
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,615
61,040
0.278
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,086
1,613
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Hogg
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131,116
40,916
0.312
psychology
social psychology
leadership
social identity
group processe
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,973
10,064
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bernard Jaworski
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,941
12,367
0.213
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,499
13,259
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Samir Chatterjee
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,737
10,227
0.518
AI/ML in Health
Persuasive technology
healthcare informatics
sensor networks
design scienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,143
15,672
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrew Conway
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,921
9,061
0.303
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,491
22,143
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stewart I Donaldson
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,821
6,983
0.392
Positive Organizational Psychology
Well-Being Science
Positive Interventions
Evaluation Theory
Research on Evaluatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,643
22,195
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paul J Zak
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,176
6,970
0.301
Oxytocin
trust
neuroeconomics
neuromarketing
behavioral neuroscienc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,921
33,763
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rebecca J Reichard
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,593
4,951
0.516
Leader development
Diversity and Inclusion
Psychological Capita
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,336
34,561
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
William Crano
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,195
4,855
0.282
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,696
44,236
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kendall Cotton Bronk
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,767
3,879
0.573
Moral Development
Positive Youth Development
Character Education
Developmental Psycholog
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,843
47,663
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michelle Bligh
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,964
3,610
0.403
leadership
gender
culture
trus
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,649
51,617
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hrushikesh Mhaskar
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,442
3,345
0.396
Applied and computational harmonic analysis
approximation theory
learning theory
data/imag
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,600
52,550
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Allen M Omoto
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,300
3,289
0.291
social psychology
volunteerism
LGBT concerns
social issue
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,052
55,438
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stephen Gilliland
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,067
3,122
0.259
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,602
58,308
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kim Reynolds
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,233
2,967
0.243
Obesity prevention
Skin Cancer Prevention
Intervention Researc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,550
59,494
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jason T Siegel
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,091
2,907
0.571
Social Psychology
Health Psychology
Persuasion
Motivatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,100
59,918
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
C Anderson Johnson
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,950
2,883
0.126
public health
prevention science
translational research
TAOD abuse
obesit
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,652
60,680
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alan Stacy
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,124
2,846
0.157
prevention science
health behavior
associative memory
habit
implicit cognitio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,248
60,863
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Robert Klitgaard
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,783
2,837
0.222
International development
cultural diversity
policy analysis and evaluatio
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,722
67,786
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Diane Z Chase
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,548
2,535
0.336
Maya
Archaeology
Complex Societies
Mortuary Analysi
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,988
71,701
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dina Maramba
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,674
2,388
0.511
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,358
76,129
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Bin Xie
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,181
2,236
0.311
Health Behavioral Epidemiology and Intervention
Statistical Application in Prevention Research
Obesity and related Researc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,795
77,130
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
M Gloria Gonzalez Morales
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,943
2,205
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,861
91,250
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nicole M Gatto
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,639
1,821
0.323
epidemiology
environmental health
neurological diseas
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,959
92,388
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kathy Pezdek
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,037
1,794
0.199