Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 40 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
emotion
voice
appraisal
speech
music
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,650
34,854
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
neuropsychology
psychopathology
memory
future thinking
impulsivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,496
14,588
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Psychology
Aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,376
9,772
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
psychologie interculturelle
cross-cultural psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,342
2,699
0.147
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,151
4,537
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
psychologie sociale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,844
3,089
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Emotion
Values
Decision-making
Consumer Behavior
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,352
5,547
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
psychologie clinique
adolescence
mentalisation
schizotypie
22q11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,802
4,840
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,852
1,730
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Attention
Visual Search
Event-Related Potentials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,170
2,102
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,967
3,205
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,795
4,196
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
psychosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,740
2,944
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Emotional Intelligence
Emotion
Emotion expression
Nonverbal behavior
Affective computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,635
2,223
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Clinical neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,937
1,747
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
psychologie
neurosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,816
956
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Psychology
Cognitive and Affective Neurosciences
Decision Making
Emotion
Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,226
1,529
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,130
1,498
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cultural evolution
animal cognition
communication and emotion
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,035
1,921
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Behavioral sciences
digital mental health
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,696
1,120
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,393
1,129
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Affective Sciences
Food intake
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,979
1,227
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
sciences du langage
didactique
grammaire
éducation
psychologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,840
611
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,605
413
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,035
799
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,299
31
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Klaus R Scherer
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118,650
34,854
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,548
170
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Martial Van Der Linden
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,496
14,588
0.278
neuropsychology
psychopathology
memory
future thinking
impulsivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,514
655
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Matthias Kliegel
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,376
9,772
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,819
861
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Pierre Dasen
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,342
2,699
0.147
psychologie interculturelle
cross-cultural psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,614
1,290
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Pierre Barrouillet
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,151
4,537
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,845
1,324
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Fabio Lorenzi Cioldi
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,844
3,089
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,778
1,803
159
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tobias Brosch
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,352
5,547
0.593
Emotion
Values
Decision-making
Consumer Behavior
Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,502
1,906
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Martin Debbané
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,802
4,840
0.550
psychologie clinique
adolescence
mentalisation
schizotypie
22q11
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,877
2,414
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Fabio Lorenzi
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,852
1,730
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,209
2,633
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Dirk Kerzel
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,170
2,102
0.341
Attention
Visual Search
Event-Related Potentials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,654
3,121
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Maude Schneider
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,967
3,205
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,916
3,207
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Boris Cheval
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,795
4,196
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,266
3,229
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marco Armando
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,740
2,944
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,891
3,276
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marcello Mortillaro
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,635
2,223
0.480
Emotional Intelligence
Emotion
Emotion expression
Nonverbal behavior
Affective computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,333
3,674
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Julie Péron
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,937
1,747
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,538
3,760
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Anik De Ribaupierre
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,816
956
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,917
4,233
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Benoit Bediou
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,226
1,529
0.474
Psychology
Cognitive and Affective Neurosciences
Decision Making
Emotion
Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,948
4,335
363
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Juan M Falomir Pichastor
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,130
1,498
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
326,098
4,425
367
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thibaud Gruber
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,035
1,921
0.633
Cultural evolution
animal cognition
communication and emotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,927
4,783
394
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Swann Pichon
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,696
1,120
0.415
Behavioral sciences
digital mental health
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,570
5,164
417
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Corrado Corradi Dell Acqua
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,393
1,129
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
452,159
5,799
470
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Geraldine Coppin
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,979
1,227
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,705
6,041
496
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ecaterina Bulea Bronckart
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,840
611
0.332
sciences du langage
didactique
grammaire
éducation
psychologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
521,631
6,529
536
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Janette Friedrich
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,605
413
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675,687
8,007
627
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Klea Faniko
Université de Geneve
Geneva, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,035
799
0.772