Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 121 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
mind
brain
social interaction
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247,030
44,928
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Psychology and Behaviour Change
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,022
86,653
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Neuropsychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,693
8,175
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Language
Reading
Interventions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,691
19,253
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
behavioural medicine
illness and treatement cognition and behaviours
adherence
health psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,081
14,318
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Psychopathy
Conduct Problems
Neuroimaging
Emotion
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,115
13,171
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nicotine
smoking cessation
tobacco
obesity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,843
6,190
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cognitive neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,574
6,089
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cognition
Memory
Cognitive Theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,810
3,462
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
psychopharmacology
addiction
cognition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,685
10,377
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,208
9,181
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Autism
Developmental Psychopathology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,366
16,616
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Social neuroscience
cognitive psychology
autism
fnirs
virtual humans
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,062
9,034
0.474
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Health Psychology
Addiction
Smoking
Alcohol
Digital Interventions
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,142
11,029
0.608
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Risk
Social Representations
thematic analysis
free association
emerging infectious diseases
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,632
9,438
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Autism
Social Communication
Attention
Perception
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,243
2,843
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
social hierarchy
stress
decision making
diversity
social neuroendocrinology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,475
7,576
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
psychosis depression
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,510
3,622
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
developmental psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,921
5,380
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Process and outcome of psychological interventions
both professional and non-professional
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,789
3,915
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Speech
hearing
stuttering
music
decision making
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,426
2,861
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tobacco Control
Health Psychology
Addiction
Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,237
6,968
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
obesity
appetite
genetic epidemiology
psychology
paediatrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,509
5,330
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Chronic Conditions
Community Health
Social Representations
Qualitative Methods
Arts & Health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,454
4,716
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Autism - mentalizing - cognition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,925
2,416
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492
39
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Chris Frith
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247,030
44,928
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,465
111
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Susan Michie
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150,022
86,653
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,324
633
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tim Shallice
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,693
8,175
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,410
727
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Charles Hulme
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
56,691
19,253
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,068
1,058
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rob Horne
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,081
14,318
0.318
behavioural medicine
illness and treatement cognition and behaviours
adherence
health psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,698
1,757
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Essi Viding
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,115
13,171
0.398
Psychopathy
Conduct Problems
Neuroimaging
Emotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,943
1,872
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Martin Jarvis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,843
6,190
0.194
Nicotine
smoking cessation
tobacco
obesity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,315
1,979
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brian Butterworth
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,574
6,089
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,256
2,044
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Morton
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,810
3,462
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,832
2,697
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Helen Valerie Curran
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,685
10,377
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,652
2,950
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lorraine Sherr
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,208
9,181
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,826
3,304
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Will Mandy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,366
16,616
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,258
3,860
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Antonia Hamilton
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,062
9,034
0.474
Social neuroscience
cognitive psychology
autism
fnirs
virtual humans
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,414
4,120
361
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jamie Brown
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,142
11,029
0.608
Health Psychology
Addiction
Smoking
Alcohol
Digital Interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,289
4,266
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Helene Joffe
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,632
9,438
0.535
Risk
Social Representations
thematic analysis
free association
emerging infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,753
4,392
393
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John Swettenham
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,243
2,843
0.165
Autism
Social Communication
Attention
Perception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,667
5,046
437
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Pranjal Mehta
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,475
7,576
0.490
social hierarchy
stress
decision making
diversity
social neuroendocrinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,803
5,465
461
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Muriel Walshe
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,510
3,622
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,103
6,325
522
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eirini Flouri
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,921
5,380
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,882
7,011
580
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Chris Barker
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,789
3,915
0.332
Process and outcome of psychological interventions
both professional and non-professional
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,002
7,267
597
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Peter Howell
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,426
2,861
0.250
Speech
hearing
stuttering
music
decision making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,769
7,397
609
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lion Shahab
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,237
6,968
0.620
Tobacco Control
Health Psychology
Addiction
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,799
9,864
768
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Clare Llewellyn
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,509
5,330
0.626
obesity
appetite
genetic epidemiology
psychology
paediatrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,626
9,938
773
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ama de Graft Aikins
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,454
4,716
0.558
Chronic Conditions
Community Health
Social Representations
Qualitative Methods
Arts & Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,585
10,585
804
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sarah J White
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,925
2,416
0.305