Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Université d'Ottawa Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Psychology 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
Human motivation
self-determination theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,316
19,760
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
forensic psychology
sexology
psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,020
4,227
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
psychological assessment
psychological treatment
evidence-based psychological practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,777
3,701
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Psychology
Eating Disorders
attachment
psychotherapy
group therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,620
5,959
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Homelessness
community mental health
program evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,929
4,982
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Behavioural neuroscience
neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,438
1,542
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Psychology
psychotherapy
anxiety
depression
meditation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,194
1,870
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cognitive Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Education
Anxiety and Academic Performance
Math Anxiety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,038
5,393
0.766
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
cognitive psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,994
3,996
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
cognitive development
episodic future thinking
episodic memory
theory of mind
executive functioning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,749
2,780
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,705
5,211
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Memory
executive function
cognitive aging
cognitive rehabilitation
neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,413
2,406
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
psychosocial oncology
survivorship
fear of cancer recurrence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,225
3,743
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
sexuality
vaginismus
pelvic floor health
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,241
1,830
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
neuropsychology
semantics
event related potentials
aging
mild cognitive impairment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,131
3,011
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Developmental Psychology
Quantitative Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,065
2,842
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Psychological Need Satisfaction
Well-Being
Measurement
Screen time
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,744
2,979
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Psychology
Neuroscience
Sleep and Dreams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,676
1,303
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Child welfare
positive youth development
resilience
program evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,300
1,064
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Infant Language Development
Infant Bilingualism
Phonology
Word Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,252
1,335
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
health psychology
clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,853
1,208
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Developmental Psychology
Moral Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,471
1,475
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
computational neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,125
1,002
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Anxiety Disorders
CBT
cognition
emotion
emotion regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,918
982
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
multiple sclerosis
neuropsychology
cognition
fatigue
fatigability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,448
960
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,235
401
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Luc Pelletier
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,316
19,760
0.401
Human motivation
self-determination theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,807
3,184
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Martin Lalumiere
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,020
4,227
0.325
forensic psychology
sexology
psychopathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,153
3,597
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John Hunsley
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,777
3,701
0.314
psychological assessment
psychological treatment
evidence-based psychological practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,948
4,111
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Giorgio Tasca
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,620
5,959
0.561
Psychology
Eating Disorders
attachment
psychotherapy
group therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,053
4,991
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tim Aubry
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,929
4,982
0.558
Homelessness
community mental health
program evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,185
6,044
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Claude Messier
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,438
1,542
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,185
6,252
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Diana Koszycki
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,194
1,870
0.260
Psychology
psychotherapy
anxiety
depression
meditation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,489
6,391
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Erin A Maloney
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,038
5,393
0.766
Cognitive Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Education
Anxiety and Academic Performance
Math Anxiety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,468
6,437
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Denis Cousineau
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,994
3,996
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,780
7,716
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cristina Atance
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,749
2,780
0.484
cognitive development
episodic future thinking
episodic memory
theory of mind
executive functioning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,200
7,777
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jude Mary Cénat
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,705
5,211
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,609
8,143
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Patrick Davidson
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,413
2,406
0.444
Memory
executive function
cognitive aging
cognitive rehabilitation
neuropsychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,319
8,424
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sophie Lebel
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,225
3,743
0.716
psychosocial oncology
survivorship
fear of cancer recurrence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,209
10,162
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Elke Reissing
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,241
1,830
0.432
sexuality
vaginismus
pelvic floor health
aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,011
10,371
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vanessa Taler
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,131
3,011
0.729
neuropsychology
semantics
event related potentials
aging
mild cognitive impairment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,717
10,510
326
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Patricia Brosseau Liard
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,065
2,842
0.699
Developmental Psychology
Quantitative Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,443
11,207
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Katie E Gunnell
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,744
2,979
0.796
Psychological Need Satisfaction
Well-Being
Measurement
Screen time
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,789
11,369
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Joseph De Koninck
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,676
1,303
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,132
12,342
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Robert Flynn
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,300
1,064
0.322
Child welfare
positive youth development
resilience
program evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301,884
12,475
390
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Christopher Fennell
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,252
1,335
0.411
Infant Language Development
Infant Bilingualism
Phonology
Word Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,200
13,681
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kathleen Lalande
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,853
1,208
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,699
15,029
489
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Stuart I Hammond
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,471
1,475
0.597
Developmental Psychology
Moral Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
421,696
16,474
536
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
JP Thivierge
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,125
1,002
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
454,013
17,419
562
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Allison J Ouimet
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,918
982
0.512
Anxiety Disorders
CBT
cognition
emotion
emotion regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
547,439
20,182
652
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Las Walker
Université d'Ottawa
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,448
960
0.663
multiple sclerosis
neuropsychology
cognition
fatigue
fatigability