Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Auckland 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
Neuropsychology
neurorehabilitation
stroke
traumatic brain injury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,251
145,088
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Discourse
Identity
Masculinity
Racism
Affect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,840
21,416
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
social psychology
political psychology
health psychology
personality
intergroup relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,502
21,243
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Critical Health Psychology
Rehabilitation Studies
Masculinities
Disability Studies
Qualitative
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,244
31,438
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
cognitive neuroscience
language evolution
brain asymmetry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,407
8,175
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Adjustment to neurological conditions
health psychology
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,251
23,731
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Quantitative Research Methods
Structural Equation Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,019
14,797
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Psychometrics
Traumatic Brain Injury
Neurological disorders
Rehabilitation Medicine
Trauma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,602
19,487
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Social psychology
intergroup attitudes
prejudice
racism
authoritarianism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,425
10,117
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Psychology
Rehabilitation
Psychometrics
Mindfulnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,036
7,139
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
psychophysics
psychology
sensory evaluation
neuroscience
audition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,620
4,851
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Social Psychology
Close Relationships
Sexism
Attachment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,818
9,336
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
organisational socialisation
employee-employer relationships via psychological contract
engagement
person-organisation fit
j
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,785
4,685
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
speech and hearing science
communication disorders
auditory electrophysiology
community therapies for neurological conditions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,854
4,416
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Neurodiversity
Cognitive neuroscience
gene-environment
Laterality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,103
3,692
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
neuropsychology
cognitive neuroscience
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,661
2,914
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Psychology
youth mental health
e-therapy
e-health
computerised cognitive behavioural therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,457
4,171
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Cognitive Neuroscience
Visual Attention
Visual Perception
Hemispheric Specialization and Interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,368
1,776
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Psychology
sustainability
young drivers
risky behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,001
2,135
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,770
3,283
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
child development
addiction
methamphetamine
methadone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,645
2,913
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
child development
early adversity
neurodevelopmental disorders
child psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,470
1,251
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Old Age Psychiatry
Dementia
Epidemiology
Health Services Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,327
3,272
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Comparative Psychology
Animal Behaviour
Evolution of intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,252
2,855
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,126
1,466
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
763
5
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Suzanne Barker Collo
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,251
145,088
0.710
Neuropsychology
neurorehabilitation
stroke
traumatic brain injury
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,010
17
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Margaret Wetherell
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,840
21,416
0.279
Discourse
Identity
Masculinity
Racism
Affect
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,830
61
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Chris G Sibley
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,502
21,243
0.634
social psychology
political psychology
health psychology
personality
intergroup relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,057
62
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gareth Terry
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,244
31,438
0.946
Critical Health Psychology
Rehabilitation Studies
Masculinities
Disability Studies
Qualitative
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,845
63
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael Corballis
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,407
8,175
0.252
cognitive neuroscience
language evolution
brain asymmetry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,082
74
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alice Theadom
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,251
23,731
0.784
Adjustment to neurological conditions
health psychology
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,271
83
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Gordon Cheung
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,019
14,797
0.548
Quantitative Research Methods
Structural Equation Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,489
91
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shivanthi Balalla *
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,602
19,487
0.761
Psychometrics
Traumatic Brain Injury
Neurological disorders
Rehabilitation Medicine
Trauma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,494
108
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Duckitt
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,425
10,117
0.432
Social psychology
intergroup attitudes
prejudice
racism
authoritarianism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,608
248
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Richard J Siegert
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,036
7,139
0.475
Psychology
Rehabilitation
Psychometrics
Mindfulnes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,780
258
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael J Hautus
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,620
4,851
0.332
psychophysics
psychology
sensory evaluation
neuroscience
audition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,225
320
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nickola Overall
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,818
9,336
0.728
Social Psychology
Close Relationships
Sexism
Attachment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,167
558
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Helena Cooper Thomas
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,785
4,685
0.533
organisational socialisation
employee-employer relationships via psychological contract
engagement
person-organisation fit
j
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,263
646
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Suzanne Purdy
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,854
4,416
0.562
speech and hearing science
communication disorders
auditory electrophysiology
community therapies for neurological conditions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,114
734
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Karen E Waldie
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,103
3,692
0.520
Neurodiversity
Cognitive neuroscience
gene-environment
Laterality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,043
780
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Lynette Tippett
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,661
2,914
0.437
neuropsychology
cognitive neuroscience
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,124
979
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Karolina Stasiak
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,457
4,171
0.764
Psychology
youth mental health
e-therapy
e-health
computerised cognitive behavioural therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,139
997
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Paul Corballis
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,368
1,776
0.331
Cognitive Neuroscience
Visual Attention
Visual Perception
Hemispheric Specialization and Interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,887
1,096
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Niki Harre
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,001
2,135
0.427
Psychology
sustainability
young drivers
risky behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,371
1,158
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Daniel Shepherd
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,770
3,283
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,819
1,188
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
TA Wouldes
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,645
2,913
0.627
child development
addiction
methamphetamine
methadone
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,836
1,231
321
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Suzanne Stevens
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,470
1,251
0.280
child development
early adversity
neurodevelopmental disorders
child psychopathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,739
1,279
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Sarah Cullum
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,327
3,272
0.756
Old Age Psychiatry
Dementia
Epidemiology
Health Services Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,580
1,299
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Alex H Taylor
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,252
2,855
0.671
Comparative Psychology
Animal Behaviour
Evolution of intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,303
1,349
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jeff P Hamm
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,126
1,466
0.355
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience