Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 53 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,121
World Rank
1,938
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Psychology
Clinical Psychology | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | Anxiety Disorders | Social Anxiet
Clinical Psychology | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy | Anxiety Disorders | Social Anxiet
Citation Metrics
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Total90,360
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Last 6 Years44,591
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Last 6 Years / Total0.493
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,620
World Rank
2,179
Country Rank
12
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total84,369
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Last 6 Years32,096
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Last 6 Years / Total0.380
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
8,884
World Rank
4,207
Country Rank
25
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total56,835
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Last 6 Years17,988
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Last 6 Years / Total0.316
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
17,766
World Rank
8,259
Country Rank
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total36,764
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Last 6 Years14,931
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Last 6 Years / Total0.406
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
20,859
World Rank
9,589
Country Rank
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total33,064
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Last 6 Years12,981
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Last 6 Years / Total0.393
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
54,574
World Rank
23,285
Country Rank
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total16,958
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Last 6 Years10,700
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Last 6 Years / Total0.631
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
57,066
World Rank
24,264
Country Rank
132
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology | linguistics | psycholinguistics | child development | language developmen
psychology | linguistics | psycholinguistics | child development | language developmen
Citation Metrics
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Total16,411
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Last 6 Years2,786
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Last 6 Years / Total0.170
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
115,502
World Rank
45,052
Country Rank
249
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total9,223
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Last 6 Years2,406
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Last 6 Years / Total0.261
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
121,622
World Rank
47,020
Country Rank
260
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total8,808
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Last 6 Years3,196
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Last 6 Years / Total0.363
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
125,746
World Rank
48,408
Country Rank
33
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Psychology
Biological Psychiatry | Epigenetics | Neuroendocrinology | Neuropharmacology | Genome Evolutio
Biological Psychiatry | Epigenetics | Neuroendocrinology | Neuropharmacology | Genome Evolutio
Citation Metrics
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Total8,549
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Last 6 Years3,546
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Last 6 Years / Total0.415
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
125,925
World Rank
48,464
Country Rank
269
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Social Sciences / Psychology
minority student achievement | school counseling | portfolio assessment | cultural competence | cultural identit
minority student achievement | school counseling | portfolio assessment | cultural competence | cultural identit
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Total8,537
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Last 6 Years1,249
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Last 6 Years / Total0.146
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
184,095
World Rank
66,892
Country Rank
356
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Social Sciences / Psychology
internalizing disorders | etiology | prognosis | classification | predictio
internalizing disorders | etiology | prognosis | classification | predictio
Citation Metrics
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Total5,955
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Last 6 Years4,123
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Last 6 Years / Total0.692
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
224,321
World Rank
78,881
Country Rank
68
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total4,859
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Last 6 Years945
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Last 6 Years / Total0.194
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
228,015
World Rank
79,993
Country Rank
412
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total4,774
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Last 6 Years2,771
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Last 6 Years / Total0.580
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
250,499
World Rank
86,551
Country Rank
435
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Citation Metrics
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Total4,314
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Last 6 Years805
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Last 6 Years / Total0.187
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
255,418
World Rank
88,011
Country Rank
78
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total4,223
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Last 6 Years2,339
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Last 6 Years / Total0.554
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
278,530
World Rank
94,635
Country Rank
460
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total3,830
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Last 6 Years1,844
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Last 6 Years / Total0.481
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
283,152
World Rank
95,981
Country Rank
88
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Social Sciences / Psychology
Visual Perception | Cognitive Development | Psychophysics | Cognitive Neuroscienc
Visual Perception | Cognitive Development | Psychophysics | Cognitive Neuroscienc
Citation Metrics
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Total3,758
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Last 6 Years1,077
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Last 6 Years / Total0.287
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
285,052
World Rank
96,525
Country Rank
89
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total3,730
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Last 6 Years457
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Last 6 Years / Total0.123
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
297,438
World Rank
100,057
Country Rank
474
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total3,548
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Last 6 Years1,688
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Last 6 Years / Total0.476
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
303,846
World Rank
101,878
Country Rank
95
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology | psychotherapy | suicide prevention | public health | research method
psychology | psychotherapy | suicide prevention | public health | research method
Citation Metrics
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Total3,461
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Last 6 Years1,072
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Last 6 Years / Total0.310
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
331,181
World Rank
109,535
Country Rank
101
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total3,122
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Last 6 Years1,978
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Last 6 Years / Total0.634
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
376,113
World Rank
121,993
Country Rank
114
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total2,664
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Last 6 Years1,845
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Last 6 Years / Total0.693
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
376,926
World Rank
122,218
Country Rank
542
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total2,657
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Last 6 Years1,157
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Last 6 Years / Total0.435
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
442,691
World Rank
140,094
Country Rank
606
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total2,141
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Last 6 Years1,291
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Last 6 Years / Total0.603
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