Citation Rankings
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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
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,194
79,437
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214,955
71,280
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-R
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,678
57,636
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
social psychology
motivation
emotion
self and identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,733
46,943
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,934
52,119
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Neuroscience
Genetics
Individual Differences
Psychiatry
Aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,845
18,579
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
social psychology
personality science
quantitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,823
13,936
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Time Perception
Neural Oscillations
Memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,673
9,724
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Memory
Human Memory
Autobiographical Memory
PTSD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,897
12,409
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
developmental psychology
peer relations
loneliness
social competence
goals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,387
5,241
0.137
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
social psychology
consumer behavior
nonverbal behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,654
9,305
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
developmental psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,289
15,099
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cognitive and Affective Control
Selective Attention
Predictive Coding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,506
10,622
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Psychology
health measurement
bioethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,971
10,007
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
psychology
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,897
5,308
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,501
9,758
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Behavioral biology
behaviorism
scientific method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,481
1,970
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
social psychology
health psychology
discrimination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,464
6,887
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,303
5,035
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,804
4,861
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Clinical Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,742
4,581
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
psychology
business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,433
3,132
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Neuroimmunology
microglia
developmental programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,508
7,903
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Critical illness
psychological distress
palliative care
healthcare informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,110
4,568
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Social and Moral Development
Adolescent substance abuse
Obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,841
1,438
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
535
215
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Terrie E Moffitt
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232,194
79,437
0.342
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
648
260
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Tomasello
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214,955
71,280
0.332
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
662
266
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Costa
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213,678
57,636
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,015
939
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark R Leary
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121,733
46,943
0.386
social psychology
motivation
emotion
self and identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,462
1,179
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Harris Cooper
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,934
52,119
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,122
4,373
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ahmad Hariri
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,845
18,579
0.358
Neuroscience
Genetics
Individual Differences
Psychiatry
Aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,873
6,605
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rick Hoyle
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,823
13,936
0.350
social psychology
personality science
quantitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,959
6,641
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Warren H Meck
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,673
9,724
0.245
Time Perception
Neural Oscillations
Memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,404
6,834
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David C Rubin
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,897
12,409
0.319
Memory
Human Memory
Autobiographical Memory
PTSD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,737
6,996
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Steven R Asher
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,387
5,241
0.137
developmental psychology
peer relations
loneliness
social competence
goals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,297
8,147
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tanya L Chartrand
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,654
9,305
0.269
social psychology
consumer behavior
nonverbal behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,291
9,470
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jennifer E Lansford
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,289
15,099
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,452
13,463
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tobias Egner
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,506
10,622
0.433
Cognitive and Affective Control
Selective Attention
Predictive Coding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,390
15,535
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kevin Weinfurt
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,971
10,007
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,615
17,655
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David J Madden
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,897
5,308
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,731
18,087
278
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Aaron C Kay
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,501
9,758
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,112
22,138
323
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
J Staddon
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,481
1,970
0.120
Behavioral biology
behaviorism
scientific method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,199
22,175
325
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Laura Smart Richman
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,464
6,887
0.418
social psychology
health psychology
discrimination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,882
22,456
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
John Curry
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,303
5,035
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,098
23,329
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kathleen Sikkema
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,804
4,861
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,378
23,423
342
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Timothy J Strauman
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,742
4,581
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,862
23,997
349
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Blair Sheppard
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,433
3,132
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,518
28,014
383
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Staci Bilbo
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,508
7,903
0.585
Neuroimmunology
microglia
developmental programming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,358
47,268
623
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christopher E Cox
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,110
4,568
0.563
Critical illness
psychological distress
palliative care
healthcare informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,997
48,812
642
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Philip Costanzo
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,841
1,438
0.183
Social and Moral Development
Adolescent substance abuse
Obesity