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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555,707
184,757
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Control
Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,615
56,346
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
social psychology
social neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,837
58,488
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Cognitive psychology
reasoning
creativity
emotions
music
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,583
15,051
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Computational Models of Cognition
Cognitive Science
Machine Learning
Cognitive Psychology
Bayesian Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,123
35,058
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
language
cognitive science
linguistics
language acquisition
language processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,013
14,390
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,256
22,308
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
neuroscience psychology history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,900
4,858
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Neural mechanisms of visual perception and attention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,998
12,442
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Social and cognitive neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,899
17,514
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Cognitive Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,020
13,076
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
reinforcement learning
neuroeconomics
fMRI
cognitive neuroscience
computational neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,849
13,427
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
social psychology
conflict
behavior change
social networks
social norms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,098
10,002
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
transgender youth
racial attitudes
prosocial behavior
social cognitive development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,670
7,631
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
psychology and law
morality
decision making
note taking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,614
3,214
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Motor Control
Motor Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Motor Adaptation
Decision Making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,279
3,745
0.709
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Psychology
Social Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,884
3,805
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
developmental science
communication
language learning
infancy
cognitive science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,743
3,717
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,959
3,769
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Psychology of Music
Music Theory
Musicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,592
2,132
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
International Migration
Race and Ethnicity
Social Stratification
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,838
2,236
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
cognitive neuroscience
computational neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,696
2,589
0.960
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
collective memory
collective beliefs
collective emotions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,645
1,734
0.656
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Sensory Psychology
Cutaneous Sensation and Perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,610
593
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
fNIRS
perceptual development
learning
language development
face perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
1,246
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15
8
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Daniel Kahneman
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
555,707
184,757
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
897
369
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jonathan D Cohen
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190,615
56,346
0.296
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Control
Cognitive Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,154
496
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Susan Fiske
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166,837
58,488
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,804
2,289
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Philip Johnson-Laird
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78,583
15,051
0.192
Cognitive psychology
reasoning
creativity
emotions
music
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,791
2,742
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thomas L Griffiths
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,123
35,058
0.500
Computational Models of Cognition
Cognitive Science
Machine Learning
Cognitive Psychology
Bayesian Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,711
6,489
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Adele Goldberg
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,013
14,390
0.351
language
cognitive science
linguistics
language acquisition
language processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,729
6,959
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nathaniel D Daw
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,256
22,308
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,238
7,641
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Charles Gross
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,900
4,858
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,391
10,347
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sabine Kastner
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,998
12,442
0.415
Neural mechanisms of visual perception and attention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,521
10,410
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Uri Hasson
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,899
17,514
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,326
14,207
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kenneth A Norman
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,020
13,076
0.544
Cognitive Neuroscience
Computational Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,594
15,136
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yael Niv
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,849
13,427
0.588
reinforcement learning
neuroeconomics
fMRI
cognitive neuroscience
computational neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,257
25,230
228
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Elizabeth Levy Paluck
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,098
10,002
0.662
social psychology
conflict
behavior change
social networks
social norms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,092
33,584
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kristina Reiss Olson
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,670
7,631
0.654
transgender youth
racial attitudes
prosocial behavior
social cognitive development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,121
66,877
411
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Pam A Mueller
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,614
3,214
0.572
psychology and law
morality
decision making
note taking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,341
70,262
423
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jordan A Taylor
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,279
3,745
0.709
Motor Control
Motor Learning
Reinforcement Learning
Motor Adaptation
Decision Making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,665
74,891
439
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Diana Tamir
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,884
3,805
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,595
76,629
444
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Casey Lew Williams
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,743
3,717
0.784
developmental science
communication
language learning
infancy
cognitive science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,720
88,159
475
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nicholas R Buttrick
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,959
3,769
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,189
94,603
503
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,592
2,132
0.594
Psychology of Music
Music Theory
Musicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
337,626
111,780
570
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
René D Flores
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,838
2,236
0.788
International Migration
Race and Ethnicity
Social Stratification
Sociology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,893
115,726
584
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Samuel A Nastase
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,696
2,589
0.960
cognitive neuroscience
computational neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,258
117,243
594
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alin Coman
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,645
1,734
0.656
collective memory
collective beliefs
collective emotions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,207
118,344
600
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Roger W Cholewiak
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,610
593
0.227
Sensory Psychology
Cutaneous Sensation and Perception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,225
156,781
753
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lauren L Emberson
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,650
1,246
0.755
fNIRS
perceptual development
learning
language development
face perception