Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Dartmouth College Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Psychology Rankings 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Todd Heatherton
psychology
social neuroscience
social psychology
personality psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,841
19,310
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United States
Paul J Whalen
Affective Neuroscience
facial expressions
amygdala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,628
6,781
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
United States
Bill Kelley
Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,475
5,697
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Brad Duchaine
Face perception
Prosopagnosia
Neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,138
7,408
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
United States
Jeffrey S Taube
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,167
4,909
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Robert E Kleck
Social psychology
emotion
facial expression
physical disability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,575
3,256
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United States
Thalia Wheatley
Social Psychology
Social Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,229
4,797
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United States
Patricia Watson
post-disaster intervention
psychological first aid
stress first aid
combat operational stress first aid
early intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,320
4,248
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
United States
Emily S Finn
cognitive neuroscience
individual differences
brain-behavior predictive modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,486
7,137
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
United States
Robert M Roth
executive function
neuropsychology
schizophrenia
ocd
mci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,266
4,046
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
United States
Jennifer Jerit
Political psychology
Public opinion
experiments
mass media
political behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,020
4,022
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
United States
Luke J Chang
Expectations
Social
Emotion
Decision Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,954
5,220
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
David J Bucci
behavioral neuroscience
learning
memory
attention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,026
2,462
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
Kyle Smith
Psychology
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,444
2,802
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
United States
Richard Granger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,951
1,069
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Matthijs Van Der Meer
Neuroscience
Neurophysiology
Computational Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,922
2,404
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
Meghan Meyer
Social Neuroscience
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,649
3,091
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Howard Hughes
perception and eye movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,552
558
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
David B Edelman
neuroscience
consciousness
evolution
paleontology
paleoanthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,321
1,331
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
Travis P Todd
Behavioral neuroscience
Learning
Memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,698
1,559
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United States
Lauren Sippel
PTSD
relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,468
2,048
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United States
Jonathan Phillips
Cognitive Science
Modal Cognition
Moral Psychology
Theory of mind
Experimental Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,432
1,832
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
United States
Jeremy R Manning
learning and memory
natural language processing
brain network dynamics
computational neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,249
1,479
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United States
Mark A Thornton
psychology
social neuroscience
emotion
statistics
fMRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,289
1,149
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
United States
Katherine Nautiyal
behavioral neuroscience
neural circuits
impulsivity
aggression
serotonin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,274
799
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,271
United States
2,509
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Todd Heatherton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,841
19,310
0.265
psychology
social neuroscience
social psychology
personality psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,313
United States
8,153
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Paul J Whalen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,628
6,781
0.196
Affective Neuroscience
facial expressions
amygdala
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,238
United States
20,631
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bill Kelley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,475
5,697
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,550
United States
21,154
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Brad Duchaine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,138
7,408
0.432
Face perception
Prosopagnosia
Neuropsychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,460
United States
22,693
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jeffrey S Taube
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,167
4,909
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,054
United States
27,842
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert E Kleck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,575
3,256
0.240
Social psychology
emotion
facial expression
physical disability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,324
United States
31,187
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Thalia Wheatley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,229
4,797
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,730
United States
33,904
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Patricia Watson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,320
4,248
0.375
post-disaster intervention
psychological first aid
stress first aid
combat operational stress first aid
early intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,403
United States
45,282
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Emily S Finn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,486
7,137
0.841
cognitive neuroscience
individual differences
brain-behavior predictive modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,859
United States
46,419
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Robert M Roth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,266
4,046
0.489
executive function
neuropsychology
schizophrenia
ocd
mci
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,839
United States
47,765
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jennifer Jerit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,020
4,022
0.501
Political psychology
Public opinion
experiments
mass media
political behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,987
United States
48,134
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Luke J Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,954
5,220
0.656
Expectations
Social
Emotion
Decision Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,845
United States
53,961
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David J Bucci
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,026
2,462
0.350
behavioral neuroscience
learning
memory
attention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,227
United States
58,276
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kyle Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,444
2,802
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,311
United States
62,385
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Richard Granger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,951
1,069
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,604
United States
72,899
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Matthijs Van Der Meer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,922
2,404
0.488
Neuroscience
Neurophysiology
Computational Neuroscience
Behavioral Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,981
United States
76,310
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Meghan Meyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,649
3,091
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,239
United States
77,566
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Howard Hughes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,552
558
0.123
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,121
United States
98,265
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
David B Edelman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,321
1,331
0.401
neuroscience
consciousness
evolution
paleontology
paleoanthropology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,228
United States
113,493
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Travis P Todd
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,698
1,559
0.578
Behavioral neuroscience
Learning
Memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,105
United States
120,455
326
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lauren Sippel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,468
2,048
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,286
United States
121,645
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jonathan Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,432
1,832
0.753
Cognitive Science
Modal Cognition
Moral Psychology
Theory of mind
Experimental Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,063
United States
127,846
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jeremy R Manning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,249
1,479
0.658
learning and memory
natural language processing
brain network dynamics
computational neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,077
United States
176,273
427
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mark A Thornton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,289
1,149
0.891
psychology
social neuroscience
emotion
statistics
fMRI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
580,300
United States
177,323
429
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Katherine Nautiyal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,274
799
0.627
behavioral neuroscience
neural circuits
impulsivity
aggression
serotonin