Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 67 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
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239,591
71,278
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,869
63,437
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-R
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,975
50,734
0.231
* 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
126,868
43,440
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,833
53,968
0.450
* 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
53,433
16,910
0.316
* 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
41,586
13,089
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Time Perception
Neural Oscillations
Memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,524
8,435
0.208
* 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
40,093
11,130
0.278
* 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
39,183
4,668
0.119
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
social psychology
consumer behavior
nonverbal behavior
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,639
8,300
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
developmental psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,951
14,280
0.433
* 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
25,540
9,717
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Psychology
health measurement
bioethics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,924
9,492
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,498
9,224
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
psychology
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,301
4,605
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
social psychology
health psychology
discrimination
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,134
6,358
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,004
4,480
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Behavioral biology
behaviorism
scientific method
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,637
1,774
0.107
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,199
4,319
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Clinical Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,188
4,096
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
psychology
business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,735
2,670
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Neuroimmunology
microglia
developmental programming
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,292
7,564
0.529
* 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
8,563
4,296
0.502
* 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
7,996
1,250
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
554
216
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Terrie E Moffitt
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239,591
71,278
0.297
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
671
264
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Tomasello
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,869
63,437
0.287
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675
266
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Costa
Duke University
Durham, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219,975
50,734
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,022
926
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark R Leary
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,868
43,440
0.342
social psychology
motivation
emotion
self and identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,242
1,048
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Harris Cooper
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,833
53,968
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,233
4,395
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ahmad Hariri
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,433
16,910
0.316
Neuroscience
Genetics
Individual Differences
Psychiatry
Aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,766
6,498
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rick Hoyle
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,586
13,089
0.315
social psychology
personality science
quantitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,368
6,777
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Warren H Meck
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,524
8,435
0.208
Time Perception
Neural Oscillations
Memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,630
6,899
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David C Rubin
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,093
11,130
0.278
Memory
Human Memory
Autobiographical Memory
PTSD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,168
7,144
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Steven R Asher
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,183
4,668
0.119
developmental psychology
peer relations
loneliness
social competence
goals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,599
8,227
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tanya L Chartrand
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,639
8,300
0.233
social psychology
consumer behavior
nonverbal behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,851
9,206
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jennifer E Lansford
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,951
14,280
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,286
13,293
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tobias Egner
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,540
9,717
0.380
Cognitive and Affective Control
Selective Attention
Predictive Coding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,236
15,374
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kevin Weinfurt
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,924
9,492
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,163
17,747
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Aaron C Kay
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,498
9,224
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,643
17,950
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David J Madden
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,301
4,605
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,186
22,098
327
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Laura Smart Richman
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,134
6,358
0.371
social psychology
health psychology
discrimination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,670
22,280
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John Curry
Duke University
Durham, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,004
4,480
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,257
22,881
333
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
J Staddon
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,637
1,774
0.107
Behavioral biology
behaviorism
scientific method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,259
23,643
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kathleen Sikkema
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,199
4,319
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,308
23,661
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Timothy J Strauman
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,188
4,096
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,316
24,442
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Blair Sheppard
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,735
2,670
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,129
27,376
374
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Staci Bilbo
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,292
7,564
0.529
Neuroimmunology
microglia
developmental programming
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,930
46,605
623
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christopher E Cox
Duke University
Durham, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,563
4,296
0.502
Critical illness
psychological distress
palliative care
healthcare informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,316
49,683
649
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Philip Costanzo
Duke University
Durham, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,996
1,250
0.156
Social and Moral Development
Adolescent substance abuse
Obesity