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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
6
Country Rank
1
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/656.jpg)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Richard M Ryan](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/22/114772.jpg)
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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
14
Country Rank
7
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/7038.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Daniel Kahneman](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
545,485
176,399
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
16
Country Rank
9
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11324.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Edward L Deci](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/9b/1620254.jpg)
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
521,360
233,192
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
95
Country Rank
49
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11078.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Ed Diener](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/94/1615520.jpg)
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,207
141,108
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
171
Country Rank
14
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11495.jpg)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Victoria Clarke](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/fa/1216541.jpg)
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
family
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311,465
244,830
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
172
Country Rank
78
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/15821.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Martin Seligman](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/eb/1526301.jpg)
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311,040
98,505
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
206
Country Rank
7
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11312.png)
![Australia](/flags/au.png)
![Roy F Baumeister](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/23/1005.jpg)
social psychology
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295,081
108,115
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
219
Country Rank
4
Institution Rank : 2
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11639.png)
![Netherlands](/flags/nl.png)
![Wilmar Schaufeli](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/35/1873000.jpg)
Occupational Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290,959
142,801
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
286
Country Rank
126
Institution Rank : 5
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10888.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![George Lakoff](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e0/1733361.jpg)
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273,867
73,288
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
313
Country Rank
135
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1228.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![David Creswell](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/bc/902997.jpg)
Psychology
Health Neuroscience
Stress and Resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,241
137,229
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
429
Country Rank
180
Institution Rank : 2
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1756.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Robert Sternberg](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/76/4987100.jpg)
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,792
59,817
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
473
Country Rank
37
Institution Rank : 4
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/15708.png)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Chris Frith](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/a1/1364387.jpg)
mind
brain
social interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240,428
49,605
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
516
Country Rank
40
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11587.jpg)
![United Kingdom](/flags/gb.png)
![Alan Baddeley](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/5e/1448627.jpg)
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,448
52,483
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
532
Country Rank
215
Institution Rank : 2
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/2086.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Terrie E Moffitt](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/da/1294792.jpg)
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,194
79,437
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
534
Country Rank
216
Institution Rank : 15
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/8488.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![James J Gross](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/53/1649609.jpg)
Emotion
Emotion Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,163
115,917
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
601
Country Rank
18
Institution Rank : 2
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/8783.png)
![Germany](/flags/de.png)
![Hans Ulrich Wittchen](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Psychiatrie
Psychologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222,380
75,054
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
612
Country Rank
244
Institution Rank : 3
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1756.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Urie Bronfenbrenner](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/8e/4268601.jpg)
developmental psychology
ecological systems theory
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,513
75,366
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
645
Country Rank
259
Institution Rank : 3
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/2086.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Michael Tomasello](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c8/1290793.jpg)
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214,955
71,280
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
659
Country Rank
265
Institution Rank : 4
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/2086.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Paul Costa](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/65/1291918.jpg)
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-R
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,678
57,636
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
671
Country Rank
271
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10808.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![David Schwebel](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/17/1702225.jpg)
child injury prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211,864
140,496
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
772
Country Rank
10
Institution Rank : 2
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11825.gif)
![Netherlands](/flags/nl.png)
![Dorret I Boomsma](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,932
98,489
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
795
Country Rank
321
Institution Rank : 2
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/552.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Stephen West](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e9/809710.jpg)
quantitative research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,093
53,081
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
812
Country Rank
5
Institution Rank : 3
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10841.jpg)
![New Zealand](/flags/nz.png)
![Suzanne Barker Collo](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/75/1201.jpg)
Neuropsychology
neurorehabilitation
stroke
traumatic brain injury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,930
137,088
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
817
Country Rank
327
Institution Rank : 4
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1228.jpg)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Sheldon Cohen](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b8/893916.jpg)
psychology
social psychology
psychoneuroimmunology
health psychology
social support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,536
67,459
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
829
Country Rank
335
Institution Rank : 1
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1620.png)
![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/dd/881142.jpg)
Psychology
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,126
59,158
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
6
Country Ranking
1
Institution Ranking
1
Richard M Ryan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
612,030
281,454
0.460
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/656.jpg)
Self-Determination Theory
psychology
intrinsic motivation
education
organizational behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
14
Country Ranking
7
Institution Ranking
1
Daniel Kahneman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
545,485
176,399
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
16
Country Ranking
9
Institution Ranking
1
Edward L Deci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
521,360
233,192
0.447
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11324.jpg)
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
95
Country Ranking
49
Institution Ranking
1
Ed Diener
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360,207
141,108
0.392
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11078.jpg)
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
171
Country Ranking
14
Institution Ranking
1
Victoria Clarke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311,465
244,830
0.786
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11495.jpg)
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
family
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
172
Country Ranking
78
Institution Ranking
1
Martin Seligman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311,040
98,505
0.317
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/15821.png)
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
206
Country Ranking
7
Institution Ranking
1
Roy F Baumeister
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295,081
108,115
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
219
Country Ranking
4
Institution Ranking
2
Wilmar Schaufeli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
290,959
142,801
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
286
Country Ranking
126
Institution Ranking
5
George Lakoff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273,867
73,288
0.268
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10888.jpg)
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
313
Country Ranking
135
Institution Ranking
1
David Creswell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267,241
137,229
0.514
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1228.jpg)
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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246,792
59,817
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
473
Country Ranking
37
Institution Ranking
4
Chris Frith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240,428
49,605
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
516
Country Ranking
40
Institution Ranking
1
Alan Baddeley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
233,448
52,483
0.225
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11587.jpg)
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
532
Country Ranking
215
Institution Ranking
2
Terrie E Moffitt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,194
79,437
0.342
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/2086.jpg)
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
534
Country Ranking
216
Institution Ranking
15
James J Gross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,163
115,917
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
601
Country Ranking
18
Institution Ranking
2
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222,380
75,054
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
612
Country Ranking
244
Institution Ranking
3
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,513
75,366
0.342
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1756.jpg)
developmental psychology
ecological systems theory
child development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
645
Country Ranking
259
Institution Ranking
3
Michael Tomasello
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214,955
71,280
0.332
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/2086.jpg)
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
659
Country Ranking
265
Institution Ranking
4
Paul Costa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,678
57,636
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
671
Country Ranking
271
Institution Ranking
1
David Schwebel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211,864
140,496
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
772
Country Ranking
10
Institution Ranking
2
Dorret I Boomsma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198,932
98,489
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
795
Country Ranking
321
Institution Ranking
2
Stephen West
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197,093
53,081
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
812
Country Ranking
5
Institution Ranking
3
Suzanne Barker Collo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,930
137,088
0.700
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/10841.jpg)
Neuropsychology
neurorehabilitation
stroke
traumatic brain injury
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
817
Country Ranking
327
Institution Ranking
4
Sheldon Cohen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195,536
67,459
0.345
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/1228.jpg)
psychology
social psychology
psychoneuroimmunology
health psychology
social support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
829
Country Ranking
335
Institution Ranking
1
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
194,126
59,158
0.305