Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Anxiety
child and adolescent psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,524
19,601
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Applied social psychology
Health promotion
Intervention Mapping
Applied psychology
Health psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,996
18,025
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
health behavior
health communication
health promotion
social psycholgy
health psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,709
13,093
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
health promotion
health psychology
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,241
10,506
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
eating disorders
obesity
experimental psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,891
9,789
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
pain
positive psychology
dissociation
blushing
disgust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,807
10,957
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Cognitive
Affective
and Translational Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,337
11,354
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
health psychology
social psychology
applied psychology
planned behavior change
Intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,669
12,610
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
cognition
psychopharmacology
alzheimers disease
affective disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,801
3,728
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Psychopharmacology
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,452
7,178
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
digital health
health promotion
health psychology
behavior change
open science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,736
7,028
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Applied Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,409
1,419
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Social Psychology Health Promotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,041
2,146
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
psychopharmacology
cannabis
novel psychoactive drugs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,197
3,061
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Lie Detection
Deception
Polygraph
Forensic Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,810
3,212
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
psychopharmacology
eeg
driving
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,127
1,347
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
cognitive neuroscience
speech perception
language development
reading
dyslexia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,985
2,055
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Alzheimer's disease
Neuropsychology
Amyloid
Biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,601
2,803
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Tinnitus
Misophonia
Cognitive Behavioural Treatments
Associative Learning
Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,125
2,407
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuromodulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,956
1,799
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
applied social psychology
evolutionary psychology
health inequities
psychological capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,794
2,112
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Health promotion
Health psychology
Psychosocial oncology
Patient education
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,761
1,404
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Teams cognition multiteam systems group dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,346
1,799
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Health and Applied Psychology
Exercise and Physical Activity
Implementation
Planning Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,068
1,854
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Psychotherapy
Mechanisms of Change
Depression
Eating Disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,003
1,589
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,215
184
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Muris
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,524
19,601
0.347
Anxiety
child and adolescent psychopathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,790
287
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gerjo Kok
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,996
18,025
0.401
Applied social psychology
Health promotion
Intervention Mapping
Applied psychology
Health psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,674
387
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hein De Vries
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,709
13,093
0.347
health behavior
health communication
health promotion
social psycholgy
health psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,452
717
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nanne De Vries
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,241
10,506
0.400
health promotion
health psychology
social psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,706
783
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Anita Jansen
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,891
9,789
0.393
eating disorders
obesity
experimental psychopathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,867
792
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Madelon Peters
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,807
10,957
0.442
pain
positive psychology
dissociation
blushing
disgust
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,736
818
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sonja A Kotz
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,337
11,354
0.467
Cognitive
Affective
and Translational Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,971
910
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert Ac Ruiter
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,669
12,610
0.556
health psychology
social psychology
applied psychology
planned behavior change
Intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,956
2,055
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wim Riedel
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,801
3,728
0.316
cognition
psychopharmacology
alzheimers disease
affective disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,992
2,131
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jordi Riba
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,452
7,178
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,736
2,318
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Rik Crutzen
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,736
7,028
0.655
digital health
health promotion
health psychology
behavior change
open science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,284
3,873
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Harm Hospers
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,409
1,419
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,205
4,054
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ree Marie Meertens
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,041
2,146
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,294
4,605
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eef Theunissen
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,197
3,061
0.589
psychopharmacology
cannabis
novel psychoactive drugs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,753
4,906
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ewout Meijer
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,810
3,212
0.668
Lie Detection
Deception
Polygraph
Forensic Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,251
5,473
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Efpm Vuurman
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,127
1,347
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,310
5,607
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Milene Bonte
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,985
2,055
0.516
cognitive neuroscience
speech perception
language development
reading
dyslexia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,585
6,041
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Willemijn J Jansen
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,601
2,803
0.778
Alzheimer's disease
Neuropsychology
Amyloid
Biomarkers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,028
6,687
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rilana Cima
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,125
2,407
0.770
Tinnitus
Misophonia
Cognitive Behavioural Treatments
Associative Learning
Health Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
326,722
6,906
321
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Teresa Schuhmann
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,956
1,799
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,886
7,155
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Karlijn Massar
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,794
2,112
0.756
applied social psychology
evolutionary psychology
health inequities
psychological capital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,224
7,218
337
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Liesbeth Van Osch
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,761
1,404
0.509
Health promotion
Health psychology
Psychosocial oncology
Patient education
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,853
7,947
360
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sjir Uitdewilligen
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,346
1,799
0.767
Teams cognition multiteam systems group dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
430,143
8,544
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gill A Ten Hoor
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,068
1,854
0.897
Health and Applied Psychology
Exercise and Physical Activity
Implementation
Planning Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
440,113
8,688
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lotte Hjm Lemmens
Maastricht University
Maastricht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,003
1,589
0.793
Psychotherapy
Mechanisms of Change
Depression
Eating Disorders