Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
San Diego State 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
generations
personality
social psychology
gender roles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,693
39,530
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
alcohol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,652
7,557
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes
Health Disparities
Hispanic Health
Social Factors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,590
11,446
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Fetal alcohol Spectrum Disorders
FAS
Neuropsychology
Behavioral Teratology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,102
4,832
0.267
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Intergroup Relations
Implicit Social Cognition
Diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,833
7,460
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
psychology
health
tobacco
secondhand smoke
thirdhand smoke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,649
4,598
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,766
3,637
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cognitive Science
Cognitive Psychology
Problem Solving
Informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,459
1,300
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
developmental psychopathology
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,806
4,183
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
telework
occupational health psychology
self-regulation
sleep
work-life balance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,713
4,658
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
HIV
Internet
mHealth
Sexual and Gender Minority
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,571
3,401
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cognitive neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,508
2,099
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
LGBTQ+ health
Body image disorders
Suicide
HIV
Skin cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,475
4,569
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Personality
Personnel Selection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,045
1,916
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Social influence
Group dynamics
Attitudes
Persuasion
Minority influence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,941
1,943
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
health behavior
disease prevention
student success
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,088
217
0.053
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Substance use
public health
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,996
893
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
child and adolescent externalizing psychopathology
ADHD
psychosocial interventions
child abuse and neglect
child maltreatmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,544
1,893
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Quantitative Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,309
1,630
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
occupational health psychology
employee safety
job stress
harassment
discrimination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,079
1,243
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Electrophysiology
Language Production
Neuropsychology
Cognitive Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,251
843
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
multicultural and cross-cultural consultation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,250
498
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Neuropsychology
Neuroimaging
Cognition
Emotion
Well-Being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
933
846
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Language
cognition
perception
sign language
deafness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
753
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Affective Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Developmental Psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
569
566
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,299
2,056
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jean Twenge
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,693
39,530
0.484
generations
personality
social psychology
gender roles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,279
10,787
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Edward Riley
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,652
7,557
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,280
15,908
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Linda C Gallo
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,590
11,446
0.530
Cardiovascular Disease
Diabetes
Health Disparities
Hispanic Health
Social Factors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,024
19,757
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sarah Mattson
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,102
4,832
0.267
Fetal alcohol Spectrum Disorders
FAS
Neuropsychology
Behavioral Teratology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,864
25,141
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Thierry Devos
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,833
7,460
0.503
Intergroup Relations
Implicit Social Cognition
Diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,595
27,656
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Georg E Matt
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,649
4,598
0.337
psychology
health
tobacco
secondhand smoke
thirdhand smoke
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,212
43,828
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
V Robin Weersing
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,766
3,637
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,846
45,440
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stephen K Reed
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,459
1,300
0.154
Cognitive Science
Cognitive Psychology
Problem Solving
Informatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,677
55,522
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jillian Lee Wiggins
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,806
4,183
0.615
developmental psychopathology
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,818
56,202
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Larissa Lacie Barber
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,713
4,658
0.694
telework
occupational health psychology
self-regulation
sleep
work-life balance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,138
57,273
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Keith Horvath
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,571
3,401
0.518
HIV
Internet
mHealth
Sexual and Gender Minority
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,659
57,774
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Paul Gilbert
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,508
2,099
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,468
58,036
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Aaron J Blashill
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,475
4,569
0.706
LGBTQ+ health
Body image disorders
Suicide
HIV
Skin cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,651
61,531
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jeffrey M Conte
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,045
1,916
0.317
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Personality
Personnel Selection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,591
62,482
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Radmila Prislin
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,941
1,943
0.327
Social influence
Group dynamics
Attitudes
Persuasion
Minority influence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,121
84,338
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Catherine Atkins
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,088
217
0.053
health behavior
disease prevention
student success
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,234
105,636
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mark B Reed
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,996
893
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,618
118,064
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Miguel Villodas
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,544
1,893
0.744
child and adolescent externalizing psychopathology
ADHD
psychosocial interventions
child abuse and neglect
child maltreatmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,341
125,711
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jonathan Lee Helm
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,309
1,630
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,502
134,257
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lisa Kath
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,079
1,243
0.598
occupational health psychology
employee safety
job stress
harassment
discrimination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
586,596
178,917
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stephanie Ries
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,251
843
0.674
Electrophysiology
Language Production
Neuropsychology
Cognitive Control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
587,024
179,021
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Colette Ingraham
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,250
498
0.398
multicultural and cross-cultural consultation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
691,055
205,384
369
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Maria Kryza Lacombe
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
933
846
0.907
Neuropsychology
Neuroimaging
Cognition
Emotion
Well-Being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
722,731
212,999
383
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Zed Sevcikova Sehyr
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
753
0.882
Language
cognition
perception
sign language
deafness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
860,651
244,032
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Qiongru Yu
San Diego State University
San Diego, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
569
566
0.995
Affective Neuroscience
Neuroimaging
Developmental Psychopathology