Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 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
Neuroimaging
Resting-State fMRI
Spontaneous Brain Activity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,631
14,179
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Schizophrenia
clinical psychological counselling/therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,992
11,320
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
cognitive aging
memory
cognitive training
dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,034
4,956
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
pain
neurobiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,452
4,920
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Social psychology
cultural psychology
implicit social cognition
self
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,988
4,894
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Pattern Recognition
Computer Vision
Image Processing
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,948
5,097
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
ECoG
fMRI
Neuronal oscillations
Brain networks
Spatial attention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,282
3,016
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Traumatic stress and psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,991
3,767
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
EEG
fMRI
Pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,984
4,234
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Cognitive neuroscience in aging
cognitive intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,590
2,983
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Decision making
Social neuroscience
Emotion
EEG
ERP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,144
3,188
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cognitive psychology
eye movements
reading
attention
decision making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,941
2,288
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Face Recognition
Visual attention
Emotion
Individual Difference in Cognition
Cross-cultural study
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,438
2,795
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Prosociality
trust and cooperation
Gossip
reputation and indirect reciprocity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,146
2,697
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
HCI
human factors
driving safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,105
2,682
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Computational Social Science
Suicide Prevention
Cyberpsychology
Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,074
3,056
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Social Cognition
Schizotypy
Schizophrenia
Functional and Structural MRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,977
2,260
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
psychophysics
visual deficits
perceptual learning and brain plasticity
light and lighting effects
EEG/ERP/fMRI/tES
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,717
1,408
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
I-O Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,583
1,381
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Pain neuroscience
spinal cord MRI
chronic pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,452
1,733
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
neuroimaging
quantitative biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,450
1,320
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Smoking and Pain
MRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,224
1,610
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
emotion recognition
affective computing
driver distraction
cognitive augmentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,177
1,818
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
cognitive neuroscience
brain imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,977
1,949
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,952
1,084
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,876
1,222
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Chao-Gan Yan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,631
14,179
0.627
Neuroimaging
Resting-State fMRI
Spontaneous Brain Activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,255
1,642
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Xiang Yang Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,992
11,320
0.596
Schizophrenia
clinical psychological counselling/therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,134
4,615
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Juan Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,034
4,956
0.549
cognitive aging
memory
cognitive training
dementia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,721
5,038
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fei Luo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,452
4,920
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,440
5,379
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Huajian Cai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,988
4,894
0.613
Social psychology
cultural psychology
implicit social cognition
self
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,923
6,307
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Su-Jing Wang, 王甦菁
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,948
5,097
0.734
Pattern Recognition
Computer Vision
Image Processing
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,047
7,126
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Liang Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,282
3,016
0.480
ECoG
fMRI
Neuronal oscillations
Brain networks
Spatial attention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,017
7,501
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Li Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,991
3,767
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,217
7,511
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Li Hu (胡理)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,984
4,234
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,556
9,967
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Hui-Jie Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,590
2,983
0.650
Cognitive neuroscience in aging
cognitive intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
243,495
11,069
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ruolei Gu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,144
3,188
0.769
Decision making
Social neuroscience
Emotion
EEG
ERP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,968
11,637
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Xingshan Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,941
2,288
0.581
Cognitive psychology
eye movements
reading
attention
decision making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,926
13,206
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Wenfeng Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,438
2,795
0.813
Face Recognition
Visual attention
Emotion
Individual Difference in Cognition
Cross-cultural study
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,332
14,347
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Junhui Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,146
2,697
0.857
Prosociality
trust and cooperation
Gossip
reputation and indirect reciprocity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,727
14,509
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yan Ge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,105
2,682
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,341
14,638
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sijia Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,074
3,056
0.994
Computational Social Science
Suicide Prevention
Cyberpsychology
Mental Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,799
15,059
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Yi Wang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,977
2,260
0.759
Social Cognition
Schizotypy
Schizophrenia
Functional and Structural MRI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,781
16,298
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Changbing Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,717
1,408
0.518
psychophysics
visual deficits
perceptual learning and brain plasticity
light and lighting effects
EEG/ERP/fMRI/tES
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,101
17,039
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yongjuan Li
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,583
1,381
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,895
17,760
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joe Yazhuo Kong
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,452
1,733
0.707
Pain neuroscience
spinal cord MRI
chronic pain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,147
17,771
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lili Jiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,450
1,320
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,624
19,162
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yanzhi Bi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,224
1,610
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,031
19,474
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Guozhen Zhao
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,177
1,818
0.835
emotion recognition
affective computing
driver distraction
cognitive augmentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,982
20,880
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Xiao Chen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,977
1,949
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
447,143
21,097
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Qingfang Zhang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,952
1,084
0.555