Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
Psychology
Health Neuroscience
Stress and Resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275,819
144,963
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
psychology
social psychology
psychoneuroimmunology
health psychology
social support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,091
71,040
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Cognitive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,489
27,741
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Stress and Coping
Personality and Health
Adjustment to Chronic Disease
Self-Regulation and Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,020
39,039
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Psychological Contracts
Idiosyncratic Deals
Evidence Based Management
Organizational Behavior
Human Resource Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,347
34,745
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cognitive Development
Mathematical Development
Children's Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,731
19,115
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
neurosemantics
brain imaging
cognition
autism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,056
15,240
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Language Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,094
15,906
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cognitive Science
Artificial Intelligence
Decision Making
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,018
6,497
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
visual cognition
face recognition
object recognition
cognitive neuroscience
NeuroAI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,614
5,188
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
cognitive psychology
developmental psychology
cognitive development
science education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,271
5,238
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Neural network modeling
Cognitive neuroscience
High-level vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,869
5,404
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
human memory
amnesia
computational models
recognition memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,226
3,916
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
decision making
health behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,085
8,824
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Psychology
Neuroscience
Brain Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,044
4,433
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,580
8,281
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Social Psychology
Social Interaction
Relationships
Social Support
Attachment and Thriving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,970
7,374
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
dynamic decision making
cognitive modeling
cognitive engineering
cyberpsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,584
5,305
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Concept organization and representation in the brain
lexical access
high level vision
neural plasticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,393
4,218
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
baseball
football
psychology
decision making
emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,386
4,996
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
judgment and decision making
risk perception and communication
social norms
behavioral intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,225
3,395
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
synthetic psychology
neuroscience
action selection
exploration
computational neuroimaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,097
4,587
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Cognitive psychology
engineering design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,272
2,457
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
language
infancy
statistical learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,865
2,174
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Cognitive Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,731
1,766
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302
132
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Creswell
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275,819
144,963
0.526
Psychology
Health Neuroscience
Stress and Resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
817
328
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sheldon Cohen
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200,091
71,040
0.355
psychology
social psychology
psychoneuroimmunology
health psychology
social support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,180
511
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John R Anderson
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164,489
27,741
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,602
714
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael F Scheier
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141,020
39,039
0.277
Stress and Coping
Personality and Health
Adjustment to Chronic Disease
Self-Regulation and Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,429
1,155
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Denise M Rousseau
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,347
34,745
0.307
Psychological Contracts
Idiosyncratic Deals
Evidence Based Management
Organizational Behavior
Human Resource Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,857
2,775
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert Siegler
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,731
19,115
0.274
Cognitive Development
Mathematical Development
Children's Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,387
3,023
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marcel Just
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,056
15,240
0.231
neurosemantics
brain imaging
cognition
autism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,878
3,266
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brian Macwhinney
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,094
15,906
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,465
13,415
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christian Lebiere
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,018
6,497
0.260
Cognitive Science
Artificial Intelligence
Decision Making
Robotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,106
14,532
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael J Tarr
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,614
5,188
0.220
visual cognition
face recognition
object recognition
cognitive neuroscience
NeuroAI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,186
16,621
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
David Klahr
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,271
5,238
0.246
cognitive psychology
developmental psychology
cognitive development
science education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,214
17,046
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David C Plaut
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,869
5,404
0.259
Neural network modeling
Cognitive neuroscience
High-level vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,954
17,718
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lynne Reder
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,226
3,916
0.194
human memory
amnesia
computational models
recognition memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,169
18,978
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gretchen Chapman
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,085
8,824
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,666
20,351
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Timothy A Keller
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,044
4,433
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,262
22,558
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Karen Adolph
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,580
8,281
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,037
23,601
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Brooke Feeney
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,970
7,374
0.462
Social Psychology
Social Interaction
Relationships
Social Support
Attachment and Thriving
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,297
37,202
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cleotilde Gonzalez
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,584
5,305
0.501
dynamic decision making
cognitive modeling
cognitive engineering
cyberpsychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,238
37,865
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Brad Mahon
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,393
4,218
0.406
Concept organization and representation in the brain
lexical access
high level vision
neural plasticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,287
46,835
365
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Karim Kassam
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,386
4,996
0.596
baseball
football
psychology
decision making
emotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,884
47,664
371
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Julie Downs
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,225
3,395
0.413
judgment and decision making
risk perception and communication
social norms
behavioral intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,045
48,408
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Timothy Verstynen
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,097
4,587
0.567
synthetic psychology
neuroscience
action selection
exploration
computational neuroimaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,549
53,465
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kenneth Kotovsky
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,272
2,457
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,458
75,126
537
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Erik Thiessen
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,865
2,174
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,278
91,991
626
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Anna Fisher
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,731
1,766
0.473