Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München 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 Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Psychology
Education
Emotion
Control-Value Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,081
44,551
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Leadership
selective exposure
information search
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,449
10,177
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Psychotherapy
Brain Stimulation (www.gcbs.network)
Affective Disorders
Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
CBASP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,126
17,095
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
learning sciences
computer-supported collaborative learning
learning and instruction
scientific reasoning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,914
13,222
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
The circadian clock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,431
10,506
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,083
8,320
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Psychology
Attention
Visual Search
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,880
7,033
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
meta-science
statistics
psychology
motivation
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,848
11,553
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Sozialpsychologie
Methodenlehre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,523
6,373
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
eating behavior
psychology
mental disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,585
6,488
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Familienforschung
family diversity
Armutsforschung
Entwicklungspsychologie
child well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,090
2,698
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,190
2,767
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
personality disorders
interpersonal dysfunctions
emotion processing
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,675
3,344
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
psychosis
personalised psychiatry
machine learning
neuroimaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,845
3,433
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
EEG/MEG
iEEG
memory
brain oscillations
thalamus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
1,913
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neurophysiology
Schizophrenia
Cognition
Beads Task
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,869
1,370
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Psycho-Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,502
744
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Moral Psychology
Theory of Normativity
Diachronic Action
Normative Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,037
552
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Psychotherapy
Emotion
Autism
Mental Health
Social Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
239
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Moral Psychology
Ethics of AI
Ethics
Business Ethics
Experimental Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
100
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
developmental psychology
psychiatry
web analytics
bullying
learning disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,449
161
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Reinhard Pekrun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,081
44,551
0.556
Psychology
Education
Emotion
Control-Value Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,137
944
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dieter Frey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,449
10,177
0.334
Leadership
selective exposure
information search
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,466
958
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Frank Padberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,126
17,095
0.567
Psychotherapy
Brain Stimulation (www.gcbs.network)
Affective Disorders
Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
CBASP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,250
1,073
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Frank Fischer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,914
13,222
0.474
learning sciences
computer-supported collaborative learning
learning and instruction
scientific reasoning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,671
1,549
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Martha Merrow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,431
10,506
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,093
1,692
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Paul Sauseng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,083
8,320
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,662
1,715
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hermann J. Mueller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,880
7,033
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,338
2,832
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Felix Schönbrodt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,848
11,553
0.834
meta-science
statistics
psychology
motivation
personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,992
3,553
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mario Gollwitzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,523
6,373
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,421
4,385
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Adrian Meule
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,585
6,488
0.677
eating behavior
psychology
mental disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,471
5,971
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sabine Walper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,090
2,698
0.381
Familienforschung
family diversity
Armutsforschung
Entwicklungspsychologie
child well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,756
6,830
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Simone Schütz-Bosbach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,190
2,767
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,871
8,663
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Katja Bertsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,675
3,344
0.715
personality disorders
interpersonal dysfunctions
emotion processing
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,867
10,100
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dominic B Dwyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,845
3,433
0.893
psychosis
personalised psychiatry
machine learning
neuroimaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,660
11,142
430
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tobias Staudigl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
1,913
0.566
EEG/MEG
iEEG
memory
brain oscillations
thalamus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
452,024
16,493
544
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wolfgang Strube
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,869
1,370
0.733
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neurophysiology
Schizophrenia
Cognition
Beads Task
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
524,020
18,685
574
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kerstin Hermelink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,502
744
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
653,399
22,543
609
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Monika Betzler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,037
552
0.532
Moral Psychology
Theory of Normativity
Diachronic Action
Normative Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,108,432
37,771
820
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hanna Thaler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
239
0.805
Psychotherapy
Emotion
Autism
Mental Health
Social Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,402,119
47,565
927
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael Von Grundherr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
100
0.680
Moral Psychology
Ethics of AI
Ethics
Business Ethics
Experimental Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,202,037
65,025
1,113
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lior Weinreich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
developmental psychology
psychiatry
web analytics
bullying
learning disorders