Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Massey University Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Psychology Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Social psychology
Political psychology
Cross-cultural psychology
New media
Collective Memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,056
8,194
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Ageing
Health
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,702
5,649
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
work psychology
wellbeing at work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,072
3,059
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,001
1,290
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Poverty Eradication through Decent Work and Sustainable Livelihood
including Organizational Equality and Living Wages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,803
1,978
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Psychology and Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,377
4,283
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
critical psychology
gender
health
body image
postfeminism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,688
2,395
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,518
970
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Clinical Psychology
Social Work
Mental Health
Indigenous
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,904
1,955
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,742
2,175
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Driving anxiety and fear
Recovery teaching in clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,532
1,228
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Conspiracy theories
climate change
meta-psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,239
1,821
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
social cognition
moral intuition
psychophysiology
research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,121
1,575
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Decision-making
confidence
risk-taking
loneliness
CAM
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,852
1,047
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
human resilience
high-risk occupations
occupational mental health
traumatic stress
coping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,412
1,154
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
memory
cogntion
social influence
experimental psychology
eyewitness testimony
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,140
539
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
clinical psychology
forensic psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
952
398
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Scientific and lay beliefs
Memory
Distributed cognition
Environmental cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
907
524
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
near-death experiences
exceptional human experiences
indigenous psychologies
Kaupapa Māori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
804
584
0.726
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Cognitive behaviour Therapy
self-practice/self-reflection
clinical training
low intensity CBT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
675
369
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Psychosocial Factors in the workplace
workplace bullying
cyberbulling
time management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
599
345
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Behavioural Science
Human-Computer Interaction
Social Psychology
Information Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
426
422
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Child
adolescent and family psychology
developmental psychology
clinical psychology
paediatric and AYA psycho-oncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271
214
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
140
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Media Psychology
Video Games
Role Playing Games
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
136
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,178
174
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
James H Liu
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,056
8,194
0.454
Social psychology
Political psychology
Cross-cultural psychology
New media
Collective Memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,486
404
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Christine Stephens
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,702
5,649
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,847
713
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dianne Gardner
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,072
3,059
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,436
726
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ian M Evans
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,001
1,290
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,582
878
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stuart C Carr
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,803
1,978
0.341
Poverty Eradication through Decent Work and Sustainable Livelihood
including Organizational Equality and Living Wages
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,000
973
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ella R Kahu
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,377
4,283
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,344
1,150
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sarah Riley
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,688
2,395
0.511
critical psychology
gender
health
body image
postfeminism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,225
1,541
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ross Flett
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,518
970
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,359
1,814
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Matthew Shepherd
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,904
1,955
0.673
Clinical Psychology
Social Work
Mental Health
Indigenous
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
338,773
1,901
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Aaron Drummond
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,742
2,175
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,987
2,007
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joanne Elizabeth Taylor
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,532
1,228
0.485
Driving anxiety and fear
Recovery teaching in clinical psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396,371
2,182
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Matt Williams
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,239
1,821
0.813
Conspiracy theories
climate change
meta-psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
412,313
2,272
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael Philipp
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,121
1,575
0.743
social cognition
moral intuition
psychophysiology
research methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,002
2,503
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Andrew Gilbey
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,852
1,047
0.565
Decision-making
confidence
risk-taking
loneliness
CAM
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,610
3,003
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ian De Terte
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,412
1,154
0.817
human resilience
high-risk occupations
occupational mental health
traumatic stress
coping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
619,516
3,337
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lauren Hewitt
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,140
539
0.473
memory
cogntion
social influence
experimental psychology
eyewitness testimony
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684,035
3,623
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mei Wah Williams
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
952
398
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
701,476
3,691
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stephen Hill
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
907
524
0.578
Scientific and lay beliefs
Memory
Distributed cognition
Environmental cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
744,392
3,871
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Natasha Tassell Matamua
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
804
584
0.726
near-death experiences
exceptional human experiences
indigenous psychologies
Kaupapa Māori
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
805,025
4,105
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Beverly Haarhoff
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
675
369
0.547
Cognitive behaviour Therapy
self-practice/self-reflection
clinical training
low intensity CBT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
844,590
4,265
434
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Darryl Forsyth
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
599
345
0.576
Psychosocial Factors in the workplace
workplace bullying
cyberbulling
time management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
965,462
4,603
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Xiaoyun Sophia Jia
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
426
422
0.991
Behavioural Science
Human-Computer Interaction
Social Psychology
Information Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,145,827
4,974
498
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kirsty Ross
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271
214
0.790
Child
adolescent and family psychology
developmental psychology
clinical psychology
paediatric and AYA psycho-oncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,373,625
5,443
558
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kathryn Mcguigan
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
140
0.892
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,433,217
5,568
575
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Shaun Stephen Garea
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
136
1.000
Media Psychology
Video Games
Role Playing Games