Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Florida Atlantic University Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Psychology Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
language development
bilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,489
12,560
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
parent-child and peer relationships
developmental methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,943
9,283
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Neuropsychology
bilingualism
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,867
8,679
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Developmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,163
4,526
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
social development in childhood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,522
3,546
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Social psychology
social judgment
self-concept
interpersonal processes
dynamical systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,226
3,725
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
psychotherapy
couple & family therapy
spirituality
leadership
personality disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,732
2,429
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Neurobiology of learning & memory
spatial navigation
neurophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,967
2,730
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
infant emotional development and frontal lobe function
infant feeding
childhood emotions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,985
1,305
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Close Relationships
Social-Personality Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,084
2,242
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
anxiety disorders
emotion
equine assisted therapy
mindfulness
positive psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,133
940
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
memory
language
event cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,952
582
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Social Psychology
Political Psychology
Moral Psychology
Meaning in Life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,768
1,127
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Computational Social Sciences
Personality Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
985
242
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
thalamus
cognitive function
memory
sleep
systems neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
953
554
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Visual Pereception
Object Recognition
Deep Learning
Robotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
913
455
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Personality Psychology
Social Media
Big Data
Situations
Computational Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
628
0.695
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Psychology
Statistics
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
775
373
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Evolutionary Psychology
Religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
462
193
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Clinical Psychology
Neuroscience
Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
168
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Developmental Psychology
Child Development
Adolescence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
105
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Neuropsychology
Bilingualism
Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
120
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Neuroscience
Cognition
Executive Function
Mindfulness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
93
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Developmental Psychology
Psychology
Aggression
Conflict
Antipathies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,695
11,769
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Erika Hoff
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,489
12,560
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,737
13,490
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brett Laursen
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,943
9,283
0.372
parent-child and peer relationships
developmental methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,758
14,330
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Monica Rosselli
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,867
8,679
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,247
15,764
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Bjorklund
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,163
4,526
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,761
22,667
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
David G Perry
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,522
3,546
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,831
24,961
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robin Vallacher
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,226
3,725
0.245
Social psychology
social judgment
self-concept
interpersonal processes
dynamical systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,086
40,459
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Len Sperry
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,732
2,429
0.250
psychotherapy
couple & family therapy
spirituality
leadership
personality disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,940
49,191
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert W Stackman
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,967
2,730
0.343
Neurobiology of learning & memory
spatial navigation
neurophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,648
73,733
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nancy Aaron Jones
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,985
1,305
0.262
infant emotional development and frontal lobe function
infant feeding
childhood emotions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,087
105,624
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael R Maniaci
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,084
2,242
0.727
Close Relationships
Social-Personality Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,691
134,698
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Laura L Vernon
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,133
940
0.441
anxiety disorders
emotion
equine assisted therapy
mindfulness
positive psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,733
142,292
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alan Kersten
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,952
582
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,478
150,774
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Geoffrey Wetherell
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,768
1,127
0.637
Social Psychology
Political Psychology
Moral Psychology
Meaning in Life
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
687,192
203,384
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kevin Lanning
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
985
242
0.246
Computational Social Sciences
Personality Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
698,863
206,208
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Carmen Varela
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
953
554
0.581
thalamus
cognitive function
memory
sleep
systems neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
714,335
209,938
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Elan Barenholtz
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
913
455
0.498
Visual Pereception
Object Recognition
Deep Learning
Robotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
717,824
210,751
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
David G Serfass
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
904
628
0.695
Personality Psychology
Social Media
Big Data
Situations
Computational Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
772,489
223,515
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Dedonno
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
775
373
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
950,025
259,726
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
James R Liddle
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
462
193
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,359,702
319,389
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nathaniel A Shanok
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
168
0.994
Clinical Psychology
Neuroscience
Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,414,428
326,754
392
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Cody D Hiatt
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
105
0.705
Developmental Psychology
Child Development
Adolescence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,490,186
336,935
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Merike Lang
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
120
0.968
Neuropsychology
Bilingualism
Health Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,604,357
352,222
429
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Emily Ahne
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
93
1.000
Neuroscience
Cognition
Executive Function
Mindfulness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,135,136
421,863
539
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eli Fennell
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,253,529
434,880
561
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael J Yoho
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Developmental Psychology
Psychology
Aggression
Conflict
Antipathies