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Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 47 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
65,394
World Rank
5,617
Country Rank
21
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Social Sciences / Psychology
body image | eating disorders | evolutionary psychology | attractivenes
body image | eating disorders | evolutionary psychology | attractivenes
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Total14,797
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Last 6 Years3,591
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Last 6 Years / Total0.243
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
111,008
World Rank
9,120
Country Rank
35
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Social Sciences / Psychology
Visual word recognition | developmental dyslexia | MEG | TMS | body image perceptio
Visual word recognition | developmental dyslexia | MEG | TMS | body image perceptio
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Total9,553
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Last 6 Years2,612
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Last 6 Years / Total0.273
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
182,806
World Rank
14,127
Country Rank
67
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
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Total5,997
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Last 6 Years2,989
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Last 6 Years / Total0.498
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
195,571
World Rank
14,985
Country Rank
72
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Citation Metrics
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Total5,598
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Last 6 Years3,289
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Last 6 Years / Total0.588
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
215,313
World Rank
16,343
Country Rank
90
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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Total5,071
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Last 6 Years4,399
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Last 6 Years / Total0.867
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
237,080
World Rank
17,715
Country Rank
99
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Psychology
Health Psychology | Behaviour Change | Health Behaviour | Prevention Research | Skin Cance
Health Psychology | Behaviour Change | Health Behaviour | Prevention Research | Skin Cance
Citation Metrics
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Total4,578
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Last 6 Years3,608
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Last 6 Years / Total0.788
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
241,119
World Rank
17,988
Country Rank
100
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total4,494
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Last 6 Years1,237
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Last 6 Years / Total0.275
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
244,840
World Rank
18,236
Country Rank
103
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Citation Metrics
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Total4,420
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Last 6 Years1,847
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Last 6 Years / Total0.418
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
255,315
World Rank
18,890
Country Rank
107
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Social Sciences / Psychology
organisational psychology | careers | whistleblowing | work & well-bein
organisational psychology | careers | whistleblowing | work & well-bein
Citation Metrics
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Total4,225
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Last 6 Years2,350
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Last 6 Years / Total0.556
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
306,468
World Rank
21,994
Country Rank
137
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Citation Metrics
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Total3,425
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Last 6 Years2,062
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Last 6 Years / Total0.602
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
313,421
World Rank
22,397
Country Rank
140
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Citation Metrics
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Total3,336
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Last 6 Years1,828
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Last 6 Years / Total0.548
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
323,722
World Rank
22,996
Country Rank
149
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total3,209
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Last 6 Years723
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Last 6 Years / Total0.225
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
324,589
World Rank
23,038
Country Rank
150
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total3,198
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Last 6 Years2,167
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Last 6 Years / Total0.678
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
376,884
World Rank
25,961
Country Rank
179
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total2,657
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Last 6 Years1,829
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Last 6 Years / Total0.688
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
377,758
World Rank
26,013
Country Rank
180
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Social Sciences / Psychology
Diabetes | glucose and cognition | mind wandering | cognitive ageing | EEG/ERP
Diabetes | glucose and cognition | mind wandering | cognitive ageing | EEG/ERP
Citation Metrics
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Total2,650
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Last 6 Years1,118
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Last 6 Years / Total0.422
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
377,819
World Rank
26,017
Country Rank
181
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Social Sciences / Psychology
behavioural medicine | health psychology | public health | behaviour change | pai
behavioural medicine | health psychology | public health | behaviour change | pai
Citation Metrics
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Total2,649
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Last 6 Years1,645
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Last 6 Years / Total0.621
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
453,396
World Rank
30,000
Country Rank
215
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology | Cyberpsychology | Social Media | Cybersecurity | Eating disorder
Psychology | Cyberpsychology | Social Media | Cybersecurity | Eating disorder
Citation Metrics
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Total2,070
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Last 6 Years1,914
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Last 6 Years / Total0.925
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
457,767
World Rank
30,231
Country Rank
217
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total2,042
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Last 6 Years1,535
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Last 6 Years / Total0.752
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
464,259
World Rank
30,569
Country Rank
220
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total2,002
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Last 6 Years856
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Last 6 Years / Total0.428
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
480,128
World Rank
31,405
Country Rank
227
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology | Experimental Pragmatics | Argumentation | Reasoning | Generic
Psychology | Experimental Pragmatics | Argumentation | Reasoning | Generic
Citation Metrics
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Total1,908
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Last 6 Years1,347
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Last 6 Years / Total0.706
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
523,148
World Rank
33,674
Country Rank
248
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Citation Metrics
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Total1,680
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Last 6 Years362
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Last 6 Years / Total0.215
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
554,920
World Rank
35,269
Country Rank
264
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Social Sciences / Psychology
Emotion regulation | Bipolar disorder | Student mental health & well-bein
Emotion regulation | Bipolar disorder | Student mental health & well-bein
Citation Metrics
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Total1,530
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Last 6 Years1,111
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Last 6 Years / Total0.726
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
577,206
World Rank
36,329
Country Rank
278
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychobiology | Psychoneuroimmunology | Stress & Health | Psychological Interventio
Psychobiology | Psychoneuroimmunology | Stress & Health | Psychological Interventio
Citation Metrics
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Total1,435
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Last 6 Years814
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Last 6 Years / Total0.567
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
588,544
World Rank
36,875
Country Rank
285
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total1,390
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Last 6 Years488
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Last 6 Years / Total0.351
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
619,129
World Rank
38,306
Country Rank
295
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Social Sciences / Psychology
Requirements Engineering | Cyberpsychology | Animal-Computer Interaction | Technology and Society | Software Engineerin
Requirements Engineering | Cyberpsychology | Animal-Computer Interaction | Technology and Society | Software Engineerin
Citation Metrics
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Total1,274
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Last 6 Years938
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Last 6 Years / Total0.736
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