Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Child Development Highly Cited Researchers 532 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Behavior Disorders
Child Abuse
Child Development
Child Neglect
Family Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,106
34,609
0.197
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Child Development
Families
Poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,963
26,971
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Child Development
Differential Susceptibility
Evolutionary Theory
Child Abuse
Day Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,439
26,661
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Child Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,819
27,317
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
child development
peer relations
violence prevention
school readiness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,198
10,721
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
child development
peer relations
early childhood
school readiness
behavior genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,583
14,296
0.352
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
child poverty
public policy
television and children
gender
early education and child care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,234
7,561
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
child development
language skills
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,089
15,669
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
youth
adolescence
adolescent
gay
LGBT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,238
17,395
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
child development
child maltreatment
developmental psychopathology
stress
psychoneuroimmunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,406
20,762
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
autism
child development
intervention
screening
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,180
12,040
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Child Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,554
13,729
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
couples
parenting
child development
attachment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,486
4,367
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
child development
attachment
children's mental health and wellbeing
behavioural genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,984
13,074
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Child Development
Early Childhood Intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,934
4,732
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
clinical teratology
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,095
5,804
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Child Development
Adolescent Development
Quantitative Methods
Meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,751
9,172
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
adolescent mental health
income inequality
digital technologies and child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,181
12,253
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
child development
adolescent development
stress
cortisol
sleep
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,585
8,281
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
child development
language
literacy
parent-child interaction
memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,918
6,465
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Fathering
Families
Child Development
Parenting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,910
7,460
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Child Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,503
7,842
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Child Development
Parenting
LMIC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,858
10,639
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
childhood obesity
child behavior
child development
parenting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,001
6,579
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Parenting
early child development
child sleep
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,404
3,224
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,076
455
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kenneth A Dodge
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176,106
34,609
0.197
Behavior Disorders
Child Abuse
Child Development
Child Neglect
Family Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,517
672
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jeanne Brooks Gunn
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147,963
26,971
0.182
Child Development
Families
Poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,229
1,040
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jay Belsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,439
26,661
0.221
Child Development
Differential Susceptibility
Evolutionary Theory
Child Abuse
Day Care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,903
4,249
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John Constantino
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,819
27,317
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,015
6,611
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Karen Bierman
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,198
10,721
0.260
child development
peer relations
violence prevention
school readiness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,376
573
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michel Boivin
Université Laval
Québec, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,583
14,296
0.352
child development
peer relations
early childhood
school readiness
behavior genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,171
7,146
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Aletha C Huston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,234
7,561
0.193
child poverty
public policy
television and children
gender
early education and child care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,564
7,770
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Laura Justice
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,089
15,669
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,633
9,111
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Stephen T Russell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,238
17,395
0.523
youth
adolescence
adolescent
gay
LGBT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,471
1,911
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Andrea Danese
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,406
20,762
0.661
child development
child maltreatment
developmental psychopathology
stress
psychoneuroimmunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,687
10,011
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rebecca Landa
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,180
12,040
0.386
autism
child development
intervention
screening
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,736
12,652
703
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Adriana Umana-Taylor
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,554
13,729
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,852
12,700
295
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Philip A Cowan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,486
4,367
0.165
couples
parenting
child development
attachment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,203
2,818
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Richard Pasco Fearon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,984
13,074
0.545
child development
attachment
children's mental health and wellbeing
behavioural genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,295
15,396
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pamela K Klebanov
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,934
4,732
0.206
Child Development
Early Childhood Intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,137
220
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Asher Ornoy
Ariel University
Ariel, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,095
5,804
0.263
clinical teratology
child development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,969
16,495
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Noel Card
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,751
9,172
0.422
Child Development
Adolescent Development
Quantitative Methods
Meta-analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,403
17,101
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Candice Odgers
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,181
12,253
0.578
adolescent mental health
income inequality
digital technologies and child development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,958
20,009
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Emma K Adam
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,585
8,281
0.446
child development
adolescent development
stress
cortisol
sleep
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,337
188
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Elaine Reese
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,918
6,465
0.361
child development
language
literacy
parent-child interaction
memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,173
22,473
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Natasha J Cabrera
University of Maryland
College Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,910
7,460
0.441
Fathering
Families
Child Development
Parenting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,997
2,362
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sylvana Cote
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,503
7,842
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,009
26,225
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Diane L Putnick
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,858
10,639
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,058
28,099
635
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Julie Lumeng
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,001
6,579
0.470
childhood obesity
child behavior
child development
parenting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,882
29,452
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Douglas Teti
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,404
3,224
0.241
Parenting
early child development
child sleep