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
Psychology
Education
Emotion
Control-Value Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,138
43,175
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Psychotherapy
Brain Stimulation (www.gcbs.network)
Affective Disorders
Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
CBASP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,029
16,646
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Leadership
selective exposure
information search
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,436
9,100
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
learning sciences
computer-supported collaborative learning
learning and instruction
scientific reasoning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,487
14,373
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
The circadian clock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,294
9,565
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,802
7,525
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Psychology
Attention
Visual Search
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,743
6,526
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
meta-science
statistics
psychology
motivation
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,939
11,168
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sozialpsychologie
Methodenlehre
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,173
6,113
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
eating behavior
psychology
mental disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,153
6,109
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Familienforschung
family diversity
Armutsforschung
Entwicklungspsychologie
child well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,395
2,646
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,416
2,478
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
personality disorders
interpersonal dysfunctions
emotion processing
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,026
3,262
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
psychosis
personalised psychiatry
machine learning
neuroimaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,336
3,643
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
EEG/MEG
iEEG
memory
brain oscillations
thalamus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,528
1,762
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neurophysiology
Schizophrenia
Cognition
Beads Task
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,024
1,358
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Psycho-Oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,543
631
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Moral Psychology
Theory of Normativity
Diachronic Action
Normative Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,093
519
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Psychotherapy
Emotion
Autism
Mental Health
Social Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
231
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Moral Psychology
Ethics of AI
Ethics
Business Ethics
Experimental Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
89
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
developmental psychology
psychiatry
web analytics
bullying
learning disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,286
152
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Reinhard Pekrun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85,138
43,175
0.507
Psychology
Education
Emotion
Control-Value Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,768
924
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Frank Padberg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,029
16,646
0.520
Psychotherapy
Brain Stimulation (www.gcbs.network)
Affective Disorders
Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
CBASP
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,385
958
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dieter Frey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,436
9,100
0.289
Leadership
selective exposure
information search
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,411
992
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Frank Fischer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,487
14,373
0.471
learning sciences
computer-supported collaborative learning
learning and instruction
scientific reasoning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,618
1,548
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Martha Merrow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,294
9,565
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,327
1,703
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Paul Sauseng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,802
7,525
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,479
1,710
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hermann J. Mueller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,743
6,526
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,459
2,696
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Felix Schönbrodt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,939
11,168
0.748
meta-science
statistics
psychology
motivation
personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,665
3,505
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mario Gollwitzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,173
6,113
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,804
4,317
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Adrian Meule
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,153
6,109
0.602
eating behavior
psychology
mental disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,810
5,990
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sabine Walper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,395
2,646
0.358
Familienforschung
family diversity
Armutsforschung
Entwicklungspsychologie
child well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,298
6,897
291
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Simone Schütz-Bosbach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,416
2,478
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,889
8,484
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Katja Bertsch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,026
3,262
0.649
personality disorders
interpersonal dysfunctions
emotion processing
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,771
9,577
384
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dominic B Dwyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,336
3,643
0.840
psychosis
personalised psychiatry
machine learning
neuroimaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,740
11,241
433
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tobias Staudigl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,528
1,762
0.499
EEG/MEG
iEEG
memory
brain oscillations
thalamus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
444,073
16,319
541
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Wolfgang Strube
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,024
1,358
0.671
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neurophysiology
Schizophrenia
Cognition
Beads Task
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
533,873
19,027
576
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kerstin Hermelink
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,543
631
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
654,841
22,676
613
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Monika Betzler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,093
519
0.475
Moral Psychology
Theory of Normativity
Diachronic Action
Normative Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,104,674
37,816
825
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hanna Thaler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
231
0.711
Psychotherapy
Emotion
Autism
Mental Health
Social Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,418,613
48,185
941
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael Von Grundherr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
89
0.571
Moral Psychology
Ethics of AI
Ethics
Business Ethics
Experimental Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,170,234
64,636
1,111
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lior Weinreich
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
developmental psychology
psychiatry
web analytics
bullying
learning disorders