Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 31 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
health psychology
behaviour change interventions
digital health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,566
35,875
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cognitive science
modeling of cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,351
28,484
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Appetite
weight control
psychopharmacology
mood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,570
6,838
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Psychopharmacology
cognitive neuroscience
behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,128
6,417
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Professor of Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,040
7,541
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Developmental psychology
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,174
3,388
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
experimental psychology
environmental psychology
protest
efficacy
psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,673
2,120
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Psycholinguistics
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Science
Language production
Cognitive control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,652
1,682
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
psychology
communication in health care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,661
2,077
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,004
1,273
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,685
1,295
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Decision Making
Decision Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Mathematical Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,047
1,687
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
cognitive science
vision science
decision making
motor control
computational models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,411
912
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Psychology
Human Dietary Behaviour
Evolution
Memory
Portion size
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,040
873
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
autism
gender
mental health
relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,794
1,608
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
psychology
vision
behaviour
birds
insects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,654
256
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Science of Happiness
Evolutionary Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Animal Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
857
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
psychology
cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,122
242
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Young people's mental health
Public health
Data science
Digital technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,044
920
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Neuropsychology
Neuroscience
Frontotemporal Dementia
Alzheimer's Disease
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
807
539
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
cognitive psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
502
236
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Psychology
Health Services Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
367
314
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
60
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282
279
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Social Psychology
Applied Psychology
Communication and Media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
239
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,053
512
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lucy Yardley
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69,566
35,875
0.516
health psychology
behaviour change interventions
digital health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,446
1,094
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stephan Lewandowsky
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,351
28,484
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,057
3,067
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Peter J Rogers
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,570
6,838
0.303
Appetite
weight control
psychopharmacology
mood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,288
5,669
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Emma Susan Jane Robinson
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,128
6,417
0.454
Psychopharmacology
cognitive neuroscience
behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,870
7,549
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rebecca Pearson
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,040
7,541
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,685
11,598
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Carol Joinson
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,174
3,388
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,171
12,384
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Colin J. Davis
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,673
2,120
0.318
experimental psychology
environmental psychology
protest
efficacy
psycholinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,798
14,303
319
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Markus F. Damian
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,652
1,682
0.298
Psycholinguistics
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Science
Language production
Cognitive control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,729
16,878
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrea Waylen
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,661
2,077
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,461
19,006
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
David J. Turk
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,004
1,273
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,739
20,211
430
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Angela Rowe
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,685
1,295
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,074
23,046
491
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Konstantinos Tsetsos
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,047
1,687
0.554
Decision Making
Decision Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Mathematical Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,434
26,751
586
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Casimir Ludwig|Casimir J.H. Ludwig
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,411
912
0.378
cognitive science
vision science
decision making
motor control
computational models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,568
29,415
643
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Danielle Ferriday
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,040
873
0.428
Psychology
Human Dietary Behaviour
Evolution
Memory
Portion size
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,923
31,554
685
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Felicity Sedgewick
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,794
1,608
0.896
autism
gender
mental health
relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,486
33,015
721
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Stuart Church
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,654
256
0.155
psychology
vision
behaviour
birds
insects
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625,216
38,540
840
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sarah Jelbert
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
857
0.720
Science of Happiness
Evolutionary Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Animal Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
647,014
39,572
860
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
James Brennan
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,122
242
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
672,537
40,714
891
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Myles-Jay Linton
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,044
920
0.881
Young people's mental health
Public health
Data science
Digital technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
764,775
44,570
999
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Carlos Muñoz-Neira
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
807
539
0.668
Neuropsychology
Neuroscience
Frontotemporal Dementia
Alzheimer's Disease
Mild Cognitive Impairment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
930,120
51,267
1,163
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Christopher Kent
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
502
236
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,057,497
57,936
1,316
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Christin Hoffmann
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
367
314
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,129,091
61,476
1,399
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Dorota Bednarek
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
60
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,166,482
63,178
1,441
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Thea House
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282
279
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,235,240
66,260
1,510
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Muhsin Yesilada
University of Bristol
Bristol, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
239
0.996
Social Psychology
Applied Psychology
Communication and Media