Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Deakin University Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Psychology Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,183
11,574
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Health Psychology
Prevention Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,302
9,294
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
school refusal
school attendance problems
suicide prevention
adolescent depression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,955
6,468
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
mental health
child neurodevelopment
neuropsychology
pregnancy
paediatric outcomes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,274
3,701
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Developmental Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,197
5,305
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,638
3,224
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Exploratory behaviour
Risk taking
Adolescence
Longitudinal data analysis
Quantitative Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,124
5,643
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,744
3,828
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Child Development
Mind-Body Medicine
Chronic Pain
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,764
2,918
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Psychology
psychiatry
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,545
3,885
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
women's health
health services research
psychological wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,107
3,077
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
performance
well-being
personality
employee selection
psychometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,946
3,162
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Psychopathology
Autobiographical Memory
Future Thinking
Psychological Therapy
Reminiscence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,428
2,904
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Child development
mental health
parenting
child emotion regulation
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,240
2,696
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Psychology
Gambling
Treatment
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,941
2,264
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Lifespan psychology
Intergenerational processes
Parent-child relationships
Perinatal mental
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,911
2,657
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
microbiome
(neuro)psychology
biophilic design
planetary health
workplace wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
2,748
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Workplace mental health
interventions
stress
prevention
positive psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,523
1,687
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
developmental psychology
digital health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,491
2,457
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,382
1,181
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development
School of Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,171
1,798
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Alcohol-related Aggression
Workplace-related Alcohol & Drug Use
Social Identity Theory
Teaching & Learning in Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,143
875
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Personality
Problematic Technology Use
Five-Factor Model
Human-Computer Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,980
1,788
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Psychology
Substance Use
Risk Taking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,874
1,802
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Psychology
Alcohol
Drugs
Energy Drinks
Violence
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,802
1,003
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,872
701
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert A Cummins
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,183
11,574
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,495
1,702
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
John Winston Toumbourou
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,302
9,294
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,551
4,983
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Glenn Melvin
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,955
6,468
0.722
school refusal
school attendance problems
suicide prevention
adolescent depression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,699
6,262
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Amanda Wood
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,274
3,701
0.509
mental health
child neurodevelopment
neuropsychology
pregnancy
paediatric outcomes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,265
6,333
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Delyse Hutchinson
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,197
5,305
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,547
6,892
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Austin
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,638
3,224
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,469
7,493
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
George J Youssef
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,124
5,643
0.921
Exploratory behaviour
Risk taking
Adolescence
Longitudinal data analysis
Quantitative Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,327
7,942
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jarrad Lum
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,744
3,828
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,032
9,464
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Subhadra Evans
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,764
2,918
0.613
Child Development
Mind-Body Medicine
Chronic Pain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,530
9,865
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alyna Turner
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,545
3,885
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,004
10,745
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sara Holton
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,107
3,077
0.749
women's health
health services research
psychological wellbeing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,073
11,129
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jeromy Anglim
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,946
3,162
0.801
performance
well-being
personality
employee selection
psychometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,359
12,428
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David J Hallford
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,428
2,904
0.847
Psychopathology
Autobiographical Memory
Future Thinking
Psychological Therapy
Reminiscence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,282
12,973
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Elizabeth Westrupp
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,240
2,696
0.832
Child development
mental health
parenting
child emotion regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,090
13,937
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stephanie Merkouris
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,941
2,264
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
322,714
14,047
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jacqui A Macdonald
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,911
2,657
0.913
Lifespan psychology
Intergenerational processes
Parent-child relationships
Perinatal mental
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,809
14,171
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Amy Loughman
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,877
2,748
0.955
microbiome
(neuro)psychology
biophilic design
planetary health
workplace wellbeing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,920
15,524
441
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kathryn Page
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,523
1,687
0.669
Workplace mental health
interventions
stress
prevention
positive psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,477
15,654
447
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Samantha Teague
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,491
2,457
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,286
16,114
461
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sharon Casey
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,382
1,181
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
405,508
17,082
493
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Elizabeth Spry
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,171
1,798
0.828
Centre for Social and Early Emotional Development
School of Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,346
17,200
497
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lucy Zinkiewicz
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,143
875
0.408
Alcohol-related Aggression
Workplace-related Alcohol & Drug Use
Social Identity Theory
Teaching & Learning in Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
433,677
18,055
522
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sharon Horwood
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,980
1,788
0.903
Personality
Problematic Technology Use
Five-Factor Model
Human-Computer Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
451,131
18,689
551
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christopher Greenwood
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,874
1,802
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,637
19,124
563
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nicolas Droste
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,802
1,003
0.557
Psychology
Alcohol
Drugs
Energy Drinks
Violence