Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of British Columbia Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Psychology Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,187
20,261
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
personality
social psychology
psychometrics
personality assessment
personality_psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,519
28,501
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
psychopathology
psychological therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,688
10,579
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
cultural psychology
religion
social psychology
cultural evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,230
27,149
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Cultural Psychology
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,363
25,136
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
psychology of pandemics
anxiety disorders
ptsd
ocd
health anxiety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,699
21,339
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Exercise Psychology
Behavioral Medicine
Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,512
24,139
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
health psychology
behavioral medicine
social support
coping
relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,796
11,166
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
psychology
neuroscience
gambling
addiction
decision-making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,840
12,537
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,694
14,947
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Environmental psychology
social psychology
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,275
19,118
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
exercise psychology
disability
spinal cord injury
health psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,390
17,431
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Human Ecology
Ecological Economics
Steady-State Economics
Ecological Footprint Analysis
Behavioural Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,630
8,157
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,433
7,951
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
suicide
self-injury
emotion
impulsivity
assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,274
17,732
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Technology
Time
Happiness
Social Engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,298
17,156
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
social psychology
personality
emotion
evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,107
14,707
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
face recognition holistic expertise autism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,514
9,343
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Social Psychology
Psychology of Religion
Evolutionary Psychology
Emotion
Morality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,427
18,935
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
neuroendocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,568
9,546
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Decision Making
Dopamine
Prefrontal Cortex
Nucleus Accumbens
Amygdala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,304
8,859
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,973
6,359
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,161
3,560
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Psychology
Canine Behavior
Perception
Sleep
Handedness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,074
2,899
0.131
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Spontaneous Thought
Mind-wandering
Dreaming
Psychedelics
Mindfulness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,050
10,648
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,054
158
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert D Hare
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,187
20,261
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,211
241
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Delroy L Paulhus
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,519
28,501
0.422
personality
social psychology
psychometrics
personality assessment
personality_psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,767
290
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stanley Rachman
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,688
10,579
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,112
350
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ara Norenzayan
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,230
27,149
0.510
cultural psychology
religion
social psychology
cultural evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,339
366
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Steven J Heine
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,363
25,136
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,172
439
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Steven Taylor
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,699
21,339
0.457
psychology of pandemics
anxiety disorders
ptsd
ocd
health anxiety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,517
530
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ryan E Rhodes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,512
24,139
0.581
Exercise Psychology
Behavioral Medicine
Health Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,692
626
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anita Delongis
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,796
11,166
0.295
health psychology
behavioral medicine
social support
coping
relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,865
737
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Luke Clark
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,840
12,537
0.360
psychology
neuroscience
gambling
addiction
decision-making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,980
741
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mark Schaller
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,694
14,947
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,289
752
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Robert Gifford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,275
19,118
0.558
Environmental psychology
social psychology
personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,029
774
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kathleen A Martin Ginis
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,390
17,431
0.522
exercise psychology
disability
spinal cord injury
health psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,730
806
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
William E Rees
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,630
8,157
0.250
Human Ecology
Ecological Economics
Steady-State Economics
Ecological Footprint Analysis
Behavioural Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,930
815
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Darrin Lehman
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,433
7,951
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,444
965
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
E David Klonsky
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,274
17,732
0.606
suicide
self-injury
emotion
impulsivity
assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,678
1,017
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Elizabeth Dunn
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,298
17,156
0.606
Technology
Time
Happiness
Social Engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,922
1,022
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jessica L Tracy
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,107
14,707
0.523
social psychology
personality
emotion
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,706
1,054
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
James W Tanaka
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,514
9,343
0.340
face recognition holistic expertise autism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,937
1,196
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Azim Shariff
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,427
18,935
0.745
Social Psychology
Psychology of Religion
Evolutionary Psychology
Emotion
Morality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,485
1,267
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Liisa Galea
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,568
9,546
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,985
1,290
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stan B Floresco
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,304
8,859
0.365
Decision Making
Dopamine
Prefrontal Cortex
Nucleus Accumbens
Amygdala
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,591
1,324
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
D Stephen Lindsay
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,973
6,359
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,299
1,500
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael Chandler
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,161
3,560
0.161
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,522
1,510
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stanley Coren
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,074
2,899
0.131
Psychology
Canine Behavior
Perception
Sleep
Handedness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,990
1,633
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kalina Christoff|Kalina Christoff Hadjiilieva, Kalina Hadjiilieva
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,050
10,648
0.506
Spontaneous Thought
Mind-wandering
Dreaming
Psychedelics
Mindfulness