Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 53 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.
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Ranking Based On Selection: 1
developmental psychopathology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,558
18,021
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
neuropsychology
cognitive neuroscience
neuroanatomy
music
psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,736
16,353
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
traumatic stress studies
clinical geropsychology
e-mental health
cultural clinical psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,861
22,412
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
personality
assessment
positive psychology
humor
character strengths
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,281
16,936
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stress
Psychoneuroendocrinology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,065
12,046
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
working memory
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,290
13,862
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
couple research
stress and coping research
relationship education
child well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,517
12,470
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Erwachsenenalter
Hohes Alter
Motivation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,215
6,317
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Developmental Pediatrics
Developmental Psychology
Developmental Neuroscience
Sleep
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,489
5,959
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Adolescence
Stress
Psychopathology
Substance Use
Resilience
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,287
8,622
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,724
5,747
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,082
2,571
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Social Psychology
Applied Psychology
Research Methods
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,463
3,749
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
social influence processes
trust and confidence
social psychology of sustainability issues
risk perception and risk communica
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,869
2,394
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,046
2,357
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Personality
Personality change
Positive Psychology Interventions
Assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,868
2,681
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Developmental Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,636
1,786
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Occupational Health Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,879
1,865
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Computational Neuroscience of Speech & Hearing
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,446
1,201
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
behavior change
risk perception
habits
trust
computer simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,417
658
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
personality and assessment
developmental psychology
character strengths
positive psychology
educational psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,306
1,986
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Personality
Assessment
FACS
Humor
Laughter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,147
1,375
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Digital Transformation
Job Crafting
Future of Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,003
1,375
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Neuroelectric (EEG) and neuromagnetic (MEG) brain oscillations in normal and abnormal psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,962
1,105
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Psychotraumatology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,709
1,444
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,228
136
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Hans Christoph Steinhausen
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,558
18,021
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,478
169
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lutz Jancke
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,736
16,353
0.310
neuropsychology
cognitive neuroscience
neuroanatomy
music
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,344
187
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andreas Maercker
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,861
22,412
0.449
traumatic stress studies
clinical geropsychology
e-mental health
cultural clinical psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,546
262
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Willibald Ruch
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,281
16,936
0.420
personality
assessment
positive psychology
humor
character strengths
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,088
329
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ulrike Ehlert
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,065
12,046
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,704
423
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Klaus Oberauer
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,290
13,862
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,243
490
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Guy Bodenmann
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,517
12,470
0.453
couple research
stress and coping research
relationship education
child well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,867
803
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Alexandra M Freund
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,215
6,317
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,048
1,152
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Oskar Jenni
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,489
5,959
0.411
Developmental Pediatrics
Developmental Psychology
Developmental Neuroscience
Sleep
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,686
1,276
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lilly Shanahan
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,287
8,622
0.649
Adolescence
Stress
Psychopathology
Substance Use
Resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,677
1,330
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Markus A Landolt
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,724
5,747
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,074
2,061
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Klaus Jonas
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,082
2,571
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,753
2,235
292
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Johannes Ullrich
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,463
3,749
0.502
Social Psychology
Applied Psychology
Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,503
2,412
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Heinz Gutscher
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,869
2,394
0.349
social influence processes
trust and confidence
social psychology of sustainability issues
risk perception and risk communica
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,069
3,616
427
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sascha Frühholz
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,046
2,357
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,392
3,720
438
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Fabian Gander
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,868
2,681
0.693
Personality
Personality change
Positive Psychology Interventions
Assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,023
3,908
463
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Moritz Daum
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,636
1,786
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,340
4,568
537
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gregor James Jenny
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,879
1,865
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
387,107
5,095
593
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stefan Elmer
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,446
1,201
0.491
Computational Neuroscience of Speech & Hearing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,716
5,135
599
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Robert Tobias
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,417
658
0.272
behavior change
risk perception
habits
trust
computer simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,471
5,282
614
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lisa Wagner
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,306
1,986
0.861
personality and assessment
developmental psychology
character strengths
positive psychology
educational psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,440
5,529
638
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jennifer Hofmann
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,147
1,375
0.640
Personality
Assessment
FACS
Humor
Laughter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,285
5,765
660
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rebecca Brauchli
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,003
1,375
0.686
Digital Transformation
Job Crafting
Future of Work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
454,935
5,832
666
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tzvetan Popov
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,962
1,105
0.563
Neuroelectric (EEG) and neuromagnetic (MEG) brain oscillations in normal and abnormal psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
500,209
6,294
711
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rahel Bachem
Universität Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,709
1,444
0.845