Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 55 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
personality psychology
subjective well-being
measurement
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,688
33,736
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Psychology
Cognitive neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,743
17,701
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
organizational psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,551
9,325
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
psychology
statistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,834
7,151
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,021
11,775
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Expertise
Cognitive Psychology
Working Memory Capacity
Intelligence
Individual Differences
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,480
10,172
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
small group decision making and performance
social dilemmas
psychology and law
social exclusion
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,144
5,249
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
social psychology
moral psychology
ideology
belief systems
political psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,392
13,860
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,762
6,790
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
autism
intervention
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,323
6,981
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
stress
violence
politics
meta-analysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,490
7,619
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
prenatal stress
attachment theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,170
3,655
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
sport psychology
peers
burnout
adhd
physical activity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,142
4,854
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
social psychology
evolutionary psychology
moral psychology
psychophysiology
personality psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,519
2,776
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
community change
systems change
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,167
2,029
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Task interruption
procedural error
cognitive control
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,595
1,731
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
psychology
social cognition
police decision-making
racial bias
group disparities
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,350
2,738
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
HIV/AIDS
program evaluation
gay and bisexual men
community psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,714
1,590
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
developmental neuropsychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,346
710
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Developmental Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,224
3,960
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
psychometrics
survey design
test design
statistics
selection
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,952
3,766
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Social networks
peer relations
implementation science
child development
childfree
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,718
2,814
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Health Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,278
1,999
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
psychological measurement
employee selection
personality
workplace deviance
organizational research methods
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,211
2,744
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
sport psychology
youth sport
coaching
positive youth development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,034
2,288
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,099
1,935
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard E Lucas
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,688
33,736
0.385
personality psychology
subjective well-being
measurement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,685
6,458
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jeremy R Gray
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,743
17,701
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,233
7,609
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kevin Ford
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,551
9,325
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,730
11,811
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alexander Von Eye
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,834
7,151
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,912
12,300
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kelly L Klump
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,021
11,775
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,379
13,333
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Z Hambrick
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,480
10,172
0.399
Expertise
Cognitive Psychology
Working Memory Capacity
Intelligence
Individual Differences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,815
14,363
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Norbert L Kerr
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,144
5,249
0.217
small group decision making and performance
social dilemmas
psychology and law
social exclusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,286
14,957
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mark J Brandt
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,392
13,860
0.593
social psychology
moral psychology
ideology
belief systems
political psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,219
24,406
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
S Alexandra Burt
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,762
6,790
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,942
27,289
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brooke Ingersoll
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,323
6,981
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,158
29,178
179
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chu Hsiang Chang
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,490
7,619
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,308
29,995
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alytia A Levendosky
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,170
3,655
0.278
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Rankings
72,506
30,058
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alan L Smith
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,142
4,854
0.369
sport psychology
peers
burnout
adhd
physical activity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,313
52,618
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Carlos David Navarrete
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,519
2,776
0.369
social psychology
evolutionary psychology
moral psychology
psychophysiology
personality psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,559
54,936
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pennie Foster Fishman
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,167
2,029
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,660
59,110
405
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Erik Altmann
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,595
1,731
0.262
Task interruption
procedural error
cognitive control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,058
61,110
422
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Joseph Cesario
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,350
2,738
0.431
psychology
social cognition
police decision-making
racial bias
group disparities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,417
66,816
468
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robin Lin Miller
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,714
1,590
0.278
HIV/AIDS
program evaluation
gay and bisexual men
community psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,779
70,531
496
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lauren Julius Harris
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,346
710
0.133
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Rankings
200,128
71,870
501
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yijie Wang
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,224
3,960
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,836
75,105
531
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Paul G Curran
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,952
3,766
0.761
psychometrics
survey design
test design
statistics
selection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,794
77,985
547
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jennifer Watling Neal
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,718
2,814
0.596
Social networks
peer relations
implementation science
child development
childfree
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,791
84,158
588
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Todd Lucas
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,278
1,999
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,280
85,206
593
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christopher Nye
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,211
2,744
0.652
psychological measurement
employee selection
personality
workplace deviance
organizational research methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,218
88,121
610
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Karl Erickson
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,034
2,288
0.567
sport psychology
youth sport
coaching
positive youth development