Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Goldsmiths University of London 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
Work Psychology
Organisational Behaviour
Behaviour Change
Existentialism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,790
15,688
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
CBT
Coaching
Very Brief Interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,034
5,129
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Developmental Psychopathology
Sleep
Behavioural Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,661
7,646
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
personality
reward
reinforcement learning
creativity
extraversion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,064
3,004
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
developmental psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,071
4,273
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,173
3,517
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Neuropsychology
rehabilitation
outcome assessment
addiction
motivation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,705
2,357
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Experimental psychology
attention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,579
3,208
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cognitive Neuroscience of Music
Psychology of Music
Therapeutic Application of Music
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,069
3,740
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Measurement
People Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,748
4,957
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Anomalistic psychology
paranormal beliefs
memory
hallucinations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,458
2,742
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
psychology
presence
media
digital
virtual reality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,851
2,452
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Personality and Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,639
2,987
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Music
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,270
4,106
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Intergroup conflict
hostility
prejudice
collective narcissism
embodiment of prejudice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,142
4,570
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Music Perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,848
2,452
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Personality Psychology
Emotion
Addiction
Risk-Taking
Psychometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,783
3,113
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
suggestion
dissociation
hallucinations
placebo/nocebo
time perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,129
3,171
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,688
2,210
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Intergroup relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,654
1,836
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
social research methods
peace psychology
environmental issues
prejudice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,468
484
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cognitive Neuroscience
multisensory processing
perception and action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,429
630
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Cross-cultural psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,275
945
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Deception
deception detection
psychology
dark triad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,177
827
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Science
Connectionism
Infant Cognition
Laughter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
627
356
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,470
1,730
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Frank W Bond
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,790
15,688
0.478
Work Psychology
Organisational Behaviour
Behaviour Change
Existentialism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,480
3,529
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Windy Dryden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,034
5,129
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,434
4,847
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alice M Gregory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,661
7,646
0.488
Developmental Psychopathology
Sleep
Behavioural Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,532
7,380
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alan Pickering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,064
3,004
0.272
personality
reward
reinforcement learning
creativity
extraversion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,691
8,137
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Adam Rutland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,071
4,273
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,699
8,945
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joydeep Bhattacharya|Joydeep Bhattacharya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,173
3,517
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,333
9,432
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jane Powell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,705
2,357
0.271
Neuropsychology
rehabilitation
outcome assessment
addiction
motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,218
9,579
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jan Willem de Fockert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,579
3,208
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,545
10,233
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lauren Stewart
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,069
3,740
0.464
Cognitive Neuroscience of Music
Psychology of Music
Therapeutic Application of Music
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,212
10,628
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nigel Guenole
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,748
4,957
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,774
11,002
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christopher French
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,458
2,742
0.368
Anomalistic psychology
paranormal beliefs
memory
hallucinations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,644
11,872
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jonathan Freeman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,851
2,452
0.358
psychology
presence
media
digital
virtual reality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,574
12,212
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Madoka Kumashiro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,639
2,987
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,988
12,839
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Daniel Müllensiefen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,270
4,106
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,456
13,078
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Agnieszka Golec de Zavala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,142
4,570
0.744
Intergroup conflict
hostility
prejudice
collective narcissism
embodiment of prejudice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,803
13,642
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Pamela Heaton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,848
2,452
0.419
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Music Perception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,734
13,762
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrew J. Cooper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,783
3,113
0.538
Personality Psychology
Emotion
Addiction
Risk-Taking
Psychometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,798
15,301
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Devin B Terhune
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,129
3,171
0.618
suggestion
dissociation
hallucinations
placebo/nocebo
time perception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,918
16,521
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gustav Kuhn
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,688
2,210
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,323
24,828
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Keon West
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,654
1,836
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,082
25,982
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Herbert Blumberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,468
484
0.196
social research methods
peace psychology
environmental issues
prejudice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,695
26,238
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
José Van Velzen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,429
630
0.259
Cognitive Neuroscience
multisensory processing
perception and action
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
591,647
37,036
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nelli Ferenczi
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,275
945
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
619,911
38,311
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gordon RT Wright
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,177
827
0.703
Deception
deception detection
psychology
dark triad
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841,445
47,481
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Caspar Addyman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
627
356
0.568
Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Science
Connectionism
Infant Cognition
Laughter