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Total 36.143 scientist
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
6
Country Rank
1
Institution Rank : 1
Australia
Richard M Ryan
Richard M Ryan
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney , Australia
Social Sciences / Psychology
Self-Determination Theory
psychology
intrinsic motivation
education
organizational behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
612,030
281,454
0.460
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
14
Country Rank
7
Institution Rank : 1
United States
Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman
Princeton University
Princeton , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
545,485
176,399
0.323
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
16
Country Rank
9
Institution Rank : 1
United States
Edward L Deci
Edward L Deci
University of Rochester
Rochester , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
521,360
233,192
0.447
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
95
Country Rank
49
Institution Rank : 1
United States
Ed Diener
Ed Diener
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Champaign , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,207
141,108
0.392
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
171
Country Rank
14
Institution Rank : 1
United Kingdom
Victoria Clarke
Victoria Clarke
University of the West of England
Bristol , United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
family
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311,465
244,830
0.786
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
172
Country Rank
78
Institution Rank : 1
United States
Martin Seligman
Martin Seligman
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311,040
98,505
0.317
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
206
Country Rank
7
Institution Rank : 1
Australia
Roy F Baumeister
Roy F Baumeister
University of Queensland
St Lucia , Australia
Social Sciences / Psychology
social psychology
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295,081
108,115
0.366
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
219
Country Rank
4
Institution Rank : 2
Netherlands
Wilmar Schaufeli
Wilmar Schaufeli
Utrecht University
Utrecht , Netherlands
Social Sciences / Psychology
Occupational Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290,959
142,801
0.491
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
286
Country Rank
126
Institution Rank : 5
United States
George Lakoff
George Lakoff
University of California Berkeley
Berkeley , United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273,867
73,288
0.268
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
313
Country Rank
135
Institution Rank : 1
United States
David Creswell
David Creswell
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Health Neuroscience
Stress and Resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,241
137,229
0.514
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
429
Country Rank
180
Institution Rank : 2
United States
Robert Sternberg
Robert Sternberg
Cornell University
Ithaca , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,792
59,817
0.242
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
473
Country Rank
37
Institution Rank : 4
United Kingdom
Chris Frith
Chris Frith
University College London
London , United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
mind
brain
social interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240,428
49,605
0.206
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
516
Country Rank
40
Institution Rank : 1
United Kingdom
Alan Baddeley
Alan Baddeley
University of York
York , United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,448
52,483
0.225
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
532
Country Rank
215
Institution Rank : 2
United States
Terrie E Moffitt
Terrie E Moffitt
Duke University
Durham , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,194
79,437
0.342
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
534
Country Rank
216
Institution Rank : 15
United States
James J Gross
James J Gross
Stanford University
Stanford , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Emotion
Emotion Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,163
115,917
0.499
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
601
Country Rank
18
Institution Rank : 2
Germany
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden , Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychiatrie
Psychologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222,380
75,054
0.338
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
612
Country Rank
244
Institution Rank : 3
United States
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Cornell University
Ithaca , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychology
ecological systems theory
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,513
75,366
0.342
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
645
Country Rank
259
Institution Rank : 3
United States
Michael Tomasello
Michael Tomasello
Duke University
Durham , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214,955
71,280
0.332
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
659
Country Rank
265
Institution Rank : 4
United States
Paul Costa
Paul Costa
Duke University
Durham , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-R
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,678
57,636
0.270
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
671
Country Rank
271
Institution Rank : 1
United States
David Schwebel
David Schwebel
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
child injury prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211,864
140,496
0.663
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
772
Country Rank
10
Institution Rank : 2
Netherlands
Dorret I Boomsma
Dorret I Boomsma
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam , Netherlands
Social Sciences / Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,932
98,489
0.495
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
795
Country Rank
321
Institution Rank : 2
United States
Stephen West
Stephen West
Arizona State University
Tempe , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
quantitative research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,093
53,081
0.269
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
812
Country Rank
5
Institution Rank : 3
New Zealand
Suzanne Barker Collo
Suzanne Barker Collo
University of Auckland
Auckland , New Zealand
Social Sciences / Psychology
Neuropsychology
neurorehabilitation
stroke
traumatic brain injury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,930
137,088
0.700
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
817
Country Rank
327
Institution Rank : 4
United States
Sheldon Cohen
Sheldon Cohen
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology
social psychology
psychoneuroimmunology
health psychology
social support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,536
67,459
0.345
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
829
Country Rank
335
Institution Rank : 1
United States
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,126
59,158
0.305
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
6
Country Ranking
1
Institution Ranking 1
Richard M Ryan
Richard M Ryan
Australian Catholic University North Sydney, Australia Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
612,030
281,454
0.460
Social Sciences / Psychology
Self-Determination Theory
psychology
intrinsic motivation
education
organizational behavior
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
14
Country Ranking
7
Institution Ranking 1
Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman
Princeton University Princeton, United States United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
545,485
176,399
0.323
Social Sciences / Psychology
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
16
Country Ranking
9
Institution Ranking 1
Edward L Deci
Edward L Deci
University of Rochester Rochester, United States United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
521,360
233,192
0.447
Social Sciences / Psychology
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
95
Country Ranking
49
Institution Ranking 1
Ed Diener
Ed Diener
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, United States United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,207
141,108
0.392
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
171
Country Ranking
14
Institution Ranking 1
Victoria Clarke
Victoria Clarke
University of the West of England Bristol, United Kingdom United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311,465
244,830
0.786
Social Sciences / Psychology
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
family
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
172
Country Ranking
78
Institution Ranking 1
Martin Seligman
Martin Seligman
Nemours Children's Health System Wilmington, United States United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311,040
98,505
0.317
Social Sciences / Psychology
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
206
Country Ranking
7
Institution Ranking 1
Roy F Baumeister
Roy F Baumeister
University of Queensland St Lucia, Australia Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295,081
108,115
0.366
Social Sciences / Psychology
social psychology
personality
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
219
Country Ranking
4
Institution Ranking 2
Wilmar Schaufeli
Wilmar Schaufeli
Utrecht University Utrecht, Netherlands Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290,959
142,801
0.491
Social Sciences / Psychology
Occupational Health Psychology
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
286
Country Ranking
126
Institution Ranking 5
George Lakoff
George Lakoff
University of California Berkeley Berkeley, United States United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273,867
73,288
0.268
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psychology
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
313
Country Ranking
135
Institution Ranking 1
David Creswell
David Creswell
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, United States United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,241
137,229
0.514
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Health Neuroscience
Stress and Resilience
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
429
Country Ranking
180
Institution Ranking 2
Robert Sternberg
Robert Sternberg
Cornell University Ithaca, United States United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,792
59,817
0.242
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
473
Country Ranking
37
Institution Ranking 4
Chris Frith
Chris Frith
University College London London, United Kingdom United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240,428
49,605
0.206
Social Sciences / Psychology
mind
brain
social interaction
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
516
Country Ranking
40
Institution Ranking 1
Alan Baddeley
Alan Baddeley
University of York York, United Kingdom United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,448
52,483
0.225
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memory
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
532
Country Ranking
215
Institution Ranking 2
Terrie E Moffitt
Terrie E Moffitt
Duke University Durham, United States United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,194
79,437
0.342
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
534
Country Ranking
216
Institution Ranking 15
James J Gross
James J Gross
Stanford University Stanford, United States United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,163
115,917
0.499
Social Sciences / Psychology
Emotion
Emotion Regulation
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
601
Country Ranking
18
Institution Ranking 2
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Technische Universität Dresden Dresden, Germany Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222,380
75,054
0.338
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychiatrie
Psychologie
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
612
Country Ranking
244
Institution Ranking 3
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Cornell University Ithaca, United States United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,513
75,366
0.342
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychology
ecological systems theory
child development
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
645
Country Ranking
259
Institution Ranking 3
Michael Tomasello
Michael Tomasello
Duke University Durham, United States United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214,955
71,280
0.332
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
659
Country Ranking
265
Institution Ranking 4
Paul Costa
Paul Costa
Duke University Durham, United States United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,678
57,636
0.270
Social Sciences / Psychology
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-R
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
671
Country Ranking
271
Institution Ranking 1
David Schwebel
David Schwebel
University of Alabama Birmingham Birmingham, United States United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211,864
140,496
0.663
Social Sciences / Psychology
child injury prevention
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
772
Country Ranking
10
Institution Ranking 2
Dorret I Boomsma
Dorret I Boomsma
VU University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,932
98,489
0.495
Social Sciences / Psychology
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
795
Country Ranking
321
Institution Ranking 2
Stephen West
Stephen West
Arizona State University Tempe, United States United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,093
53,081
0.269
Social Sciences / Psychology
quantitative research methods
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
812
Country Ranking
5
Institution Ranking 3
Suzanne Barker Collo
Suzanne Barker Collo
University of Auckland Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,930
137,088
0.700
Social Sciences / Psychology
Neuropsychology
neurorehabilitation
stroke
traumatic brain injury
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
817
Country Ranking
327
Institution Ranking 4
Sheldon Cohen
Sheldon Cohen
Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, United States United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,536
67,459
0.345
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology
social psychology
psychoneuroimmunology
health psychology
social support
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
829
Country Ranking
335
Institution Ranking 1
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Claremont Graduate University Claremont, United States United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,126
59,158
0.305
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Education
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