Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 47 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
17,736
World Rank
8,244
Country Rank
9
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Citation Metrics
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Total36,798
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Last 6 Years21,707
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Last 6 Years / Total0.590
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
17,903
World Rank
8,314
Country Rank
10
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total36,570
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Last 6 Years9,667
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Last 6 Years / Total0.264
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
37,646
World Rank
16,736
Country Rank
26
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total22,244
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Last 6 Years14,834
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Last 6 Years / Total0.667
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
41,075
World Rank
18,055
Country Rank
30
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total20,926
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Last 6 Years5,947
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Last 6 Years / Total0.284
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
42,085
World Rank
18,427
Country Rank
31
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Citation Metrics
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Total20,553
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Last 6 Years6,293
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Last 6 Years / Total0.306
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
53,307
World Rank
22,810
Country Rank
42
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total17,258
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Last 6 Years8,536
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Last 6 Years / Total0.495
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
72,931
World Rank
30,127
Country Rank
51
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Citation Metrics
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Total13,597
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Last 6 Years4,793
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Last 6 Years / Total0.353
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
87,051
World Rank
35,224
Country Rank
66
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Social Sciences / Psychology
Comparative Psychology | Animal Cognition | Self-Control | Metacognition | Numerical Cognitio
Comparative Psychology | Animal Cognition | Self-Control | Metacognition | Numerical Cognitio
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Total11,773
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Last 6 Years4,467
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Last 6 Years / Total0.379
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
108,141
World Rank
42,498
Country Rank
84
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total9,774
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Last 6 Years3,305
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Last 6 Years / Total0.338
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
108,672
World Rank
42,698
Country Rank
85
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total9,733
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Last 6 Years3,182
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Last 6 Years / Total0.327
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
133,691
World Rank
50,994
Country Rank
107
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total8,090
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Last 6 Years1,669
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Last 6 Years / Total0.206
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
135,685
World Rank
51,669
Country Rank
112
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total7,984
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Last 6 Years3,588
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Last 6 Years / Total0.449
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
141,783
World Rank
53,635
Country Rank
114
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total7,663
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Last 6 Years1,650
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Last 6 Years / Total0.215
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
150,550
World Rank
56,418
Country Rank
115
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology of radicalization | martyrdom | mass psychology | disinformation | terroris
psychology of radicalization | martyrdom | mass psychology | disinformation | terroris
Citation Metrics
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Total7,241
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Last 6 Years4,141
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Last 6 Years / Total0.572
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
181,680
World Rank
66,122
Country Rank
138
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Social Sciences / Psychology
Cognitive neuroscience | Computational neuroscience | Neuroimaging | NeuroPhysics | Nonlinear Dynamic
Cognitive neuroscience | Computational neuroscience | Neuroimaging | NeuroPhysics | Nonlinear Dynamic
Citation Metrics
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Total6,036
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Last 6 Years2,268
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Last 6 Years / Total0.376
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
215,333
World Rank
76,232
Country Rank
169
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total5,071
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Last 6 Years2,234
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Last 6 Years / Total0.441
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
220,302
World Rank
77,697
Country Rank
172
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Social Sciences / Psychology
Violence against women prevention | ethics | measurement | intersection of HIV and violence in South Africa | social intervention
Violence against women prevention | ethics | measurement | intersection of HIV and violence in South Africa | social intervention
Citation Metrics
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Total4,952
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Last 6 Years2,077
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Last 6 Years / Total0.419
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
258,450
World Rank
88,869
Country Rank
199
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total4,170
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Last 6 Years2,138
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Last 6 Years / Total0.513
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
285,554
World Rank
96,650
Country Rank
206
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total3,722
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Last 6 Years2,302
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Last 6 Years / Total0.618
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
316,852
World Rank
105,523
Country Rank
236
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Social Sciences / Psychology
Sexual Violence | Sexual Harassment | Gender-Based Harassment & Violence | Substance Use | Peer Network
Sexual Violence | Sexual Harassment | Gender-Based Harassment & Violence | Substance Use | Peer Network
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Total3,293
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Last 6 Years2,243
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Last 6 Years / Total0.681
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
365,516
World Rank
119,089
Country Rank
268
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total2,763
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Last 6 Years413
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Last 6 Years / Total0.149
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
385,080
World Rank
124,422
Country Rank
287
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology of Physical Activity | Physical Activity Promotion | Behavior Change Theories and Technique
Psychology of Physical Activity | Physical Activity Promotion | Behavior Change Theories and Technique
Citation Metrics
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Total2,585
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Last 6 Years950
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Last 6 Years / Total0.368
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
444,742
World Rank
140,643
Country Rank
326
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total2,127
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Last 6 Years1,384
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Last 6 Years / Total0.651
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
448,277
World Rank
141,622
Country Rank
328
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total2,104
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Last 6 Years741
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Last 6 Years / Total0.352
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
482,351
World Rank
150,762
Country Rank
349
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Social Sciences / Psychology
Adult Basic Education | reading comprehension | component reading skill
Adult Basic Education | reading comprehension | component reading skill
Citation Metrics
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Total1,895
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Last 6 Years1,358
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Last 6 Years / Total0.717
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