Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 24 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
Psychology
Education
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,013
54,678
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
psychology
social psychology
leadership
social identity
group processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,952
38,386
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Positive Organizational Psychology
Well-Being Science
Positive Interventions
Evaluation Theory
Research on Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,157
6,354
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,800
4,439
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Organizational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,840
2,912
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
social psychology
volunteerism
LGBT concerns
social issues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,024
3,052
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Leader development
Diversity and Inclusion
Psychological Capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,280
4,624
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
cognitive psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,953
1,690
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Moral Development
Positive Youth Development
Character Education
Developmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,485
3,579
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Social Psychology
Health Psychology
Persuasion
Motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
2,535
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Statistics
Educational technology
Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,635
929
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Organizational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,822
2,073
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Conservation Psychology
Connectedness with Nature
Implicit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,108
617
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
applied psychology
translational science
program evaluation
youth development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
580
302
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Well-being
Positive Psychology Interventions
Emerging Adulthood
Thriving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
413
389
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Social Psychology
Culture Psychology
Stigma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
333
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Autism
Developmental and Child Clinical Psychology
Applied Behavior Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
183
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
depression
social psychology
mental illness
attribution theory
stigma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
113
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Positive Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Successful Aging
Aesthetic Experiences
Creativity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
106
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Bilingualism & Memory
Biculturalism & Memory
Cross-Race Effect
Imagination Inflation Effect (False Belief/Memory)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
68
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Positive Psychology
Evaluation
Leadership
Social Justice
DEI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
67
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
social psychology
health behavior change
depression
positive emotion
motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
60
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
well-being
positive psychology
developmental psychology
emerging adults
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Positive Leadership
Positive Psychology
Positive Organizational Psychology
Appreciative Inquiry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
757
300
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209,013
54,678
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,972
894
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Hogg
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128,952
38,386
0.298
psychology
social psychology
leadership
social identity
group processes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,195
22,098
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stewart I Donaldson
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,157
6,354
0.370
Positive Organizational Psychology
Well-Being Science
Positive Interventions
Evaluation Theory
Research on Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,637
22,657
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
William Crano
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,800
4,439
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,610
33,697
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephen Gilliland
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,840
2,912
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,024
36,345
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Allen M Omoto
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,024
3,052
0.277
social psychology
volunteerism
LGBT concerns
social issues
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,672
43,133
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rebecca J Reichard
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,280
4,624
0.498
Leader development
Diversity and Inclusion
Psychological Capital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,292
44,753
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kathy Pezdek
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,953
1,690
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,827
60,142
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kendall Cotton Bronk
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,485
3,579
0.552
Moral Development
Positive Youth Development
Character Education
Developmental Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,400
77,917
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jason T Siegel
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
2,535
0.535
Social Psychology
Health Psychology
Persuasion
Motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,909
79,305
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Dale Berger
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,635
929
0.200
Statistics
Educational technology
Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,172
91,851
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
M Gloria Gonzalez Morales
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,822
2,073
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
651,317
194,805
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Coral Bruni
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,108
617
0.557
Conservation Psychology
Connectedness with Nature
Implicit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
876,705
246,325
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tiffany Berry
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
580
302
0.521
applied psychology
translational science
program evaluation
youth development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,009,843
269,578
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Susan A Mangan
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
413
389
0.942
Well-being
Positive Psychology Interventions
Emerging Adulthood
Thriving
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,095,572
282,796
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Elvin Yao
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
333
0.997
Social Psychology
Culture Psychology
Stigma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,228,719
301,706
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Benjamin R Thomas
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
183
0.750
Autism
Developmental and Child Clinical Psychology
Applied Behavior Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,515,424
340,689
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andrea L Ruybal
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
113
0.904
depression
social psychology
mental illness
attribution theory
stigma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,560,229
346,783
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Kelsey Procter Finley
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
106
0.946
Positive Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Successful Aging
Aesthetic Experiences
Creativity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,627,099
355,791
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Benjamin U Marsh
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
95
68
0.716
Bilingualism & Memory
Biculturalism & Memory
Cross-Race Effect
Imagination Inflation Effect (False Belief/Memory)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,752,702
372,868
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jennifer P Villalobos
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
67
1.000
Positive Psychology
Evaluation
Leadership
Social Justice
DEI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,774,905
375,915
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tasha Straszewski
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
60
0.952
social psychology
health behavior change
depression
positive emotion
motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,141,831
422,806
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jaymes Paolo Rombaoa|Jaymes Rombaoa
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
well-being
positive psychology
developmental psychology
emerging adults
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,254,210
435,008
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Laurie Addison, Edd
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Positive Leadership
Positive Psychology
Positive Organizational Psychology
Appreciative Inquiry