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
quantitative methods
structural equation modeling
interaction
mediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,695
15,810
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
psychology
language processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,174
1,823
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Neuroimaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,053
1,340
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
OCD
ASD
fMRI Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,779
1,518
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
executive functions
fMRI
EEG
MRS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,469
2,185
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
language learning
l bilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,422
1,056
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
psychology
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
827
579
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Light
Sleep
Visual health
Stereotype
Food addiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
726
705
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Structural equation modeling
Adaptive learning
Reinforcement learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
110
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
mental imagery
color perception
motion perception
stereo vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
79
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
psychology
neuroscience
Spatial Navigation
decision making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
78
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cognitive neuroscience
Multisensory perception
Communication
Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
67
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mental health promotion
Rumination
Depression
AD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
56
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
35
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
consciousness
arousal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
37
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Psychology
Mental health
Positive Youth Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Emotional Learning and Memory
Trauma
Stress and Resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
15
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Computational Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,790
795
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Wen Zhonglin 温忠麟
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,695
15,810
0.532
quantitative methods
structural equation modeling
interaction
mediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,019
14,392
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Suiping Wang
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,174
1,823
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,139
14,893
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jingxin Nie
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,053
1,340
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,377
16,166
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Zi Wen Peng
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,779
1,518
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,880
17,855
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wang Kai 王凯
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,469
2,185
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
553,666
26,134
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ruiming Wang
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,422
1,056
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
746,653
34,096
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Juan Chen
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
827
579
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
791,785
35,942
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Qing-Wei Chen (陈庆伟)|Qingwei Chen
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
726
705
0.971
Light
Sleep
Visual health
Stereotype
Food addiction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,475,971
66,020
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yujun Li
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
110
0.840
Structural equation modeling
Adaptive learning
Reinforcement learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,523,379
68,152
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Shuai Chang
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
79
0.675
mental imagery
color perception
motion perception
stereo vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,671,400
74,632
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jiajun Liao
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
78
0.975
psychology
neuroscience
Spatial Navigation
decision making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,733,823
77,276
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Chenjie Dong
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
67
1.000
Cognitive neuroscience
Multisensory perception
Communication
Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,788,718
79,697
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hongyu Zou
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
56
0.982
Mental health promotion
Rumination
Depression
AD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,892,522
84,002
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hira Shahid
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
35
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,917,515
84,988
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Junrong Han
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
37
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,039,229
89,849
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Gangxuan Yuan
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
Psychology
Mental health
Positive Youth Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,046,291
90,122
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Weixin Zhang
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
15
0.652
Emotional Learning and Memory
Trauma
Stress and Resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,049,162
90,208
258
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Xiaokai Xia
South China Normal University
Guangzhou, China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000