Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 11 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
United States
John B Nezlek
Social and personality psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,153
9,113
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
United States
Todd Thrash
motivation
inspiration
personality
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,771
4,474
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
United States
Bruce A Bracken
Psychological and Educational Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,139
2,055
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
United States
Jaime Settle
Political communication
political psychology
polarization
social media
political discussion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,708
3,478
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
United States
Adrian J Bravo
substance use
mental health
mindfulness
cultural differences
military
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,361
3,622
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
United States
Joanna Schug
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Cooperation
Social Ecology
Race/Gender stereotypes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,858
2,043
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
United States
Catherine A Forestell
development
flavor preferences
vegetarianism
addiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,393
1,743
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
United States
Ryan J Mcgill
Psychological Assessment
School Psychology
Intelligence
SLD Identification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,699
1,303
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
United States
Xiaowen Xu
Personality
Political Ideology
Meaning
Uncertainty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,109
640
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
United States
Stephanie Dorais
Positive Psychology
Decision-Making
Counseling Interventions
Contemplative Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
182
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
United States
Abbas Javaheri
Counseling
Psychotherapy
Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
50
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,844
United States
15,194
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John B Nezlek
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,153
9,113
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,350
United States
31,100
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Todd Thrash
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,771
4,474
0.350
motivation
inspiration
personality
social psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,906
United States
35,953
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Bruce A Bracken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,139
2,055
0.184
Psychological and Educational Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,301
United States
58,368
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jaime Settle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,708
3,478
0.518
Political communication
political psychology
polarization
social media
political discussion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,001
United States
83,109
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Adrian J Bravo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,361
3,622
0.831
substance use
mental health
mindfulness
cultural differences
military
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,960
United States
91,229
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joanna Schug
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,858
2,043
0.530
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Cooperation
Social Ecology
Race/Gender stereotypes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,161
United States
100,224
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Catherine A Forestell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,393
1,743
0.514
development
flavor preferences
vegetarianism
addiction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,222
United States
156,293
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ryan J Mcgill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,699
1,303
0.767
Psychological Assessment
School Psychology
Intelligence
SLD Identification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
650,958
United States
194,721
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Xiaowen Xu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,109
640
0.577
Personality
Political Ideology
Meaning
Uncertainty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,351,477
United States
318,454
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stephanie Dorais
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
182
0.995
Positive Psychology
Decision-Making
Counseling Interventions
Contemplative Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,786,765
United States
377,497
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Abbas Javaheri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
50
0.820
Counseling
Psychotherapy
Positive Psychology