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Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 33 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
19,989
World Rank
807
Country Rank
75
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Psychology
evolutionary psychology | behavioral ecology | family relations | homicid
evolutionary psychology | behavioral ecology | family relations | homicid
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Total33,979
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Last 6 Years5,153
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Last 6 Years / Total0.152
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
41,780
World Rank
1,789
Country Rank
129
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total20,657
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Last 6 Years3,959
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Last 6 Years / Total0.192
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
57,869
World Rank
2,515
Country Rank
162
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychoneuroimmunology | Gut-brain axis | Allergic disease | Lung diseas
Psychoneuroimmunology | Gut-brain axis | Allergic disease | Lung diseas
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Total16,227
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Last 6 Years8,255
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Last 6 Years / Total0.509
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
90,034
World Rank
3,969
Country Rank
234
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total11,449
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Last 6 Years3,778
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Last 6 Years / Total0.330
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
92,162
World Rank
4,088
Country Rank
240
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total11,223
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Last 6 Years7,157
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Last 6 Years / Total0.638
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
136,275
World Rank
5,953
Country Rank
320
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total7,952
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Last 6 Years1,490
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Last 6 Years / Total0.187
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
147,524
World Rank
6,444
Country Rank
340
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Psychology
memory | computational neuroscience | hippocampal neurogenesis | brain-computer interfaces | neurofeedbac
memory | computational neuroscience | hippocampal neurogenesis | brain-computer interfaces | neurofeedbac
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Total7,384
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Last 6 Years2,136
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Last 6 Years / Total0.289
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
155,286
World Rank
6,768
Country Rank
353
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Social Sciences / Psychology
Behavioral Ecology | Community Ecology | Animal Personality | Extinctio
Behavioral Ecology | Community Ecology | Animal Personality | Extinctio
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Total7,031
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Last 6 Years2,231
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Last 6 Years / Total0.317
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
161,586
World Rank
7,009
Country Rank
367
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Citation Metrics
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Total6,769
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Last 6 Years1,515
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Last 6 Years / Total0.224
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
209,790
World Rank
8,945
Country Rank
439
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Psychology
Reproductive Toxicology | Reproductive Biology | Neuroscience | Behavioural Endocrinolog
Reproductive Toxicology | Reproductive Biology | Neuroscience | Behavioural Endocrinolog
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Total5,209
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Last 6 Years1,042
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Last 6 Years / Total0.200
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
224,078
World Rank
9,509
Country Rank
460
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total4,865
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Last 6 Years1,144
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Last 6 Years / Total0.235
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
307,902
World Rank
12,603
Country Rank
565
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Social Sciences / Psychology
Social psychology | mental health | social media | cross-cultural psychology | relationship
Social psychology | mental health | social media | cross-cultural psychology | relationship
Citation Metrics
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Total3,407
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Last 6 Years1,768
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Last 6 Years / Total0.519
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
338,151
World Rank
13,682
Country Rank
611
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total3,042
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Last 6 Years2,086
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Last 6 Years / Total0.686
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
369,517
World Rank
14,740
Country Rank
644
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Social Sciences / Psychology
Neurochemical biomarkers | Psychology | Evolution | Temperament | Psychosemantic
Neurochemical biomarkers | Psychology | Evolution | Temperament | Psychosemantic
Citation Metrics
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Total2,726
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Last 6 Years856
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Last 6 Years / Total0.314
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
586,393
World Rank
21,276
Country Rank
855
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Social Sciences / Psychology
movement science | hci | motor learning and disorders | ep | dynamical system
movement science | hci | motor learning and disorders | ep | dynamical system
Citation Metrics
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Total1,398
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Last 6 Years943
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Last 6 Years / Total0.675
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
623,448
World Rank
22,344
Country Rank
877
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Citation Metrics
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Total1,259
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Last 6 Years716
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Last 6 Years / Total0.569
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
626,952
World Rank
22,457
Country Rank
880
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total1,247
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Last 6 Years436
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Last 6 Years / Total0.350
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
645,249
World Rank
22,919
Country Rank
895
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total1,185
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Last 6 Years526
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Last 6 Years / Total0.444
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
947,371
World Rank
30,721
Country Rank
1,132
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total514
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Last 6 Years423
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Last 6 Years / Total0.823
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
967,015
World Rank
31,234
Country Rank
1,147
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total491
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Last 6 Years247
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Last 6 Years / Total0.503
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,208,340
World Rank
37,671
Country Rank
1,434
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total279
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Last 6 Years267
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Last 6 Years / Total0.957
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,268,332
World Rank
39,132
Country Rank
1,486
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total246
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Last 6 Years148
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Last 6 Years / Total0.602
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,333,611
World Rank
40,645
Country Rank
1,543
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychopharmacology | Biological Psychiatry | Medical Cannabis | Addiction Medicin
Psychopharmacology | Biological Psychiatry | Medical Cannabis | Addiction Medicin
Citation Metrics
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Total215
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Last 6 Years197
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Last 6 Years / Total0.916
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,411,377
World Rank
42,365
Country Rank
1,608
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total185
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Last 6 Years163
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Last 6 Years / Total0.881
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
1,505,519
World Rank
44,340
Country Rank
1,676
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total155
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Last 6 Years78
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Last 6 Years / Total0.503
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