Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 23 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Mathematical cognition
numerical cognition
home numeracy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,802
6,757
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
intergroup relations
political polarization
responsible gambling
behaviour change
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,563
12,537
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
child development
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,883
5,556
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Personality Psychology
Environmental Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,986
9,100
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,257
2,859
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Psychopathology
Addiction
Self-Concept
Eating Disorders
Gambling Disorders
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,737
8,258
0.945
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Developmental and Quantitative Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,626
2,951
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Health Psychology
Social Identity
Religion
Aging
Stress
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,356
1,823
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Human Cognition
Human Factors
Virtual Reality
Aerospace
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,879
451
0.240
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Social psychology
Intergroup relations
Prejudice reduction
Intergroup contact
Collective action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,864
1,641
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Health Psychology
Health Behavior Change
Psychosocial Determinants of Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,644
1,136
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cognitive Psychology
Ethics
Social Cognition
Science Studies
Artificial Intelligence
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,175
819
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
health psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
902
812
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
900
620
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Statistical Modeling
Racism
Mental health
Cognition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
440
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
233
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Development
Executive Functions
Cognitive Flexibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
75
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Psychometrics
Validity theory
Language testing and assessment
Data Visualization and R Language
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
62
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Antisociality
Personality
Psychopathy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
37
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
clinical psychology
developmental psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
36
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Math cognition
working memory
eye-tracking study
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
14
0.933
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
social psychology
eating disorders
student mental health
self-concept
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,053
1,834
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jo-Anne Lefevre
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,802
6,757
0.341
Mathematical cognition
numerical cognition
home numeracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,932
2,006
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Ja Wohl
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,563
12,537
0.675
intergroup relations
political polarization
responsible gambling
behaviour change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,337
2,107
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Monique Sénéchal
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,883
5,556
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,191
2,699
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John M Zelenski
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,986
9,100
0.607
Personality Psychology
Environmental Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,955
3,477
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christopher G Davis
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,257
2,859
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,229
5,202
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nassim Tabri
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,737
8,258
0.945
Psychopathology
Addiction
Self-Concept
Eating Disorders
Gambling Disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,779
9,598
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Andrea Howard
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,626
2,951
0.638
Developmental and Quantitative Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,341
12,371
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Renate Ysseldyk
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,356
1,823
0.543
Health Psychology
Social Identity
Religion
Aging
Stress
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,986
17,832
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chris M Herdman
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,879
451
0.240
Human Cognition
Human Factors
Virtual Reality
Aerospace
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
470,420
17,905
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anna Stefaniak
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,864
1,641
0.880
Social psychology
Intergroup relations
Prejudice reduction
Intergroup contact
Collective action
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
512,363
19,188
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rachel J Burns
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,644
1,136
0.691
Health Psychology
Health Behavior Change
Psychosocial Determinants of Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
628,820
22,537
322
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jordan Richard Schoenherr
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,175
819
0.697
Cognitive Psychology
Ethics
Social Cognition
Science Studies
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
723,618
25,109
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sheena Aislinn Taha
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
902
812
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
724,482
25,135
374
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rebecca Merkley
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
900
620
0.689
Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
952,978
30,884
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Moshirian Farahi
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
440
0.932
Statistical Modeling
Racism
Mental health
Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,203,055
37,547
545
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Robbie Woods
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
233
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,335,563
40,915
597
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gal Podjarny
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
75
0.397
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Development
Executive Functions
Cognitive Flexibility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,773,898
50,571
779
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Angel Arias
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
62
1.000
Psychometrics
Validity theory
Language testing and assessment
Data Visualization and R Language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,833,298
51,630
807
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kimberly P Mularczyk
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
37
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,937,828
53,394
857
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lisa Sarraf
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
36
1.000
clinical psychology
developmental psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,135,903
56,626
937
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Tiffany Cheng
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,138,605
56,674
939
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Seyeon Kim
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
14
0.933
Math cognition
working memory
eye-tracking study
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,336,054
59,322
1,013
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sarah Enouy
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
social psychology
eating disorders
student mental health
self-concept