Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 21 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
Aggression
Violence
Social Psychology
Media Psychology
Media Effects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,205
19,504
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,561
11,084
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
psychology
law
social cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,770
6,895
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Counseling Psychology
Help Seeking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,612
10,613
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Counseling Psychology
Process and Outcome Research
Forgiveness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,435
7,884
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Counseling Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,258
7,279
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
social and cultural psychology
self and identity
close relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,417
4,113
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Individual Differences
Leadership
Academic Performance
Research Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,967
8,944
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
vocational psychology
counselor effectiveness and training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,183
2,422
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Psychology and Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,199
1,946
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Medication adherence
patient-provider communication
physical activity
health habits
polynomial
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,815
3,058
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Psychology
cognitive science
memory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,463
1,362
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Psychology
Spatial Cognition
Navigation
Space Perception
Virtual Reality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,213
1,638
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Control
Attention
Bilingualism
Experience-Related Neuroplasiticity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,798
1,468
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,723
646
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
family violence/domestic violence
clinical psychology
dissemination and evaluation of evidence-based treatments
ACT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,601
884
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Design Cognition
Style
Virtual Reality
Parametric Modeling
Cognitive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,082
297
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
visual processes in avian brain
neurobiological mechanisms of relational learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
675
114
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Psychopathology
Attention
Executive Control
Psychometrics
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
56
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
LGBTQ+ mental health and stigma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Psychology
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,814
2,746
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Craig A Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,205
19,504
0.274
Aggression
Violence
Social Psychology
Media Psychology
Media Effects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,283
6,279
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Carolyn E Cutrona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,561
11,084
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,027
9,283
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gary L Wells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,770
6,895
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,990
14,022
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David L Vogel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,612
10,613
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,369
20,183
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nathaniel Wade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,435
7,884
0.428
Counseling Psychology
Process and Outcome Research
Forgiveness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,016
20,435
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Meifen Wei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,258
7,279
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,244
23,262
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Susan E Cross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,417
4,113
0.251
social and cultural psychology
self and identity
close relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,264
24,020
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marcus Crede
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,967
8,944
0.560
Individual Differences
Leadership
Academic Performance
Research Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,794
43,543
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lisa M Larson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,183
2,422
0.264
vocational psychology
counselor effectiveness and training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,098
62,411
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Stephanie Madon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,199
1,946
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,602
76,747
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
L Alison Phillips
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,815
3,058
0.635
Medication adherence
patient-provider communication
physical activity
health habits
polynomial
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,418
98,485
464
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jason CK Chan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,463
1,362
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,426
103,960
500
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jonathan W Kelly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,213
1,638
0.510
Psychology
Spatial Cognition
Navigation
Space Perception
Virtual Reality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,215
150,952
709
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
John G Grundy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,798
1,468
0.816
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Control
Attention
Bilingualism
Experience-Related Neuroplasiticity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496,615
154,661
716
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kevin L Blankenship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,723
646
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
521,359
161,201
744
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Amie Zarling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,601
884
0.552
family violence/domestic violence
clinical psychology
dissemination and evaluation of evidence-based treatments
ACT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
658,517
196,419
899
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Chiu Shui Chan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,082
297
0.274
Design Cognition
Style
Virtual Reality
Parametric Modeling
Cognitive Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
824,720
234,872
1,027
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Martin Acerbo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
675
114
0.169
visual processes in avian brain
neurobiological mechanisms of relational learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,806,961
379,073
1,255
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nicole Lyn Hayes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56
56
1.000
Psychopathology
Attention
Executive Control
Psychometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,048,960
410,426
1,420
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Ashley Macbeth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,314,779
439,307
1,577
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jason Terrill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000