Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 124 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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,998
17,152
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
personality
social psychology
psychometrics
personality assessment
personality_psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,703
25,068
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
psychopathology
psychological therapy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,149
8,840
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
cultural psychology
religion
social psychology
cultural evolution
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,204
24,306
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cultural Psychology
Social Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,323
22,512
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
psychology of pandemics
anxiety disorders
ptsd
ocd
health anxiety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,387
19,977
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Exercise Psychology
Behavioral Medicine
Health Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,562
22,484
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
health psychology
behavioral medicine
social support
coping
relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,204
9,618
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
psychology
neuroscience
gambling
addiction
decision-making
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,326
10,733
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Psychology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,130
13,564
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Environmental psychology
social psychology
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,089
17,077
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
exercise psychology
disability
spinal cord injury
health psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,117
15,650
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Human Ecology
Ecological Economics
Steady-State Economics
Ecological Footprint Analysis
Behavioural Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,957
7,051
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,753
6,750
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
suicide
self-injury
emotion
impulsivity
assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,975
15,868
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Technology
Time
Happiness
Social Engagement
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,883
15,055
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
social psychology
personality
emotion
evolution
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,554
13,080
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
face recognition holistic expertise autism
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,769
7,872
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Social Psychology
Psychology of Religion
Evolutionary Psychology
Moral Psychology
Morality
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,134
17,904
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
neuroendocrinology
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,913
8,202
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Decision Making
Dopamine
Prefrontal Cortex
Nucleus Accumbens
Amygdala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,743
7,805
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Memory
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,187
5,454
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,298
2,945
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Psychology
Canine Behavior
Perception
Sleep
Handedness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,220
2,463
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Spontaneous Thought
Mind-wandering
Dreaming
Psychedelics
Mindfulness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,437
9,508
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,077
159
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert D Hare
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87,998
17,152
0.195
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,173
240
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Delroy L Paulhus
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68,703
25,068
0.365
personality
social psychology
psychometrics
personality assessment
personality_psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,833
297
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stanley Rachman
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,149
8,840
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,050
351
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ara Norenzayan
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
54,204
24,306
0.448
cultural psychology
religion
social psychology
cultural evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,269
366
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Steven J Heine
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,323
22,512
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,137
440
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Steven Taylor
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,387
19,977
0.422
psychology of pandemics
anxiety disorders
ptsd
ocd
health anxiety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,281
526
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ryan E Rhodes
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,562
22,484
0.528
Exercise Psychology
Behavioral Medicine
Health Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,788
632
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Anita Delongis
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,204
9,618
0.252
health psychology
behavioral medicine
social support
coping
relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,854
741
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Luke Clark
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,326
10,733
0.304
psychology
neuroscience
gambling
addiction
decision-making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,993
743
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mark Schaller
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,130
13,564
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,022
745
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Robert Gifford
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,089
17,077
0.487
Environmental psychology
social psychology
personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,814
770
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kathleen A Martin Ginis
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,117
15,650
0.459
exercise psychology
disability
spinal cord injury
health psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,845
812
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
William E Rees
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,957
7,051
0.214
Human Ecology
Ecological Economics
Steady-State Economics
Ecological Footprint Analysis
Behavioural Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,047
820
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Darrin Lehman
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,753
6,750
0.206
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,049
947
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
E David Klonsky
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,975
15,868
0.529
suicide
self-injury
emotion
impulsivity
assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,380
1,008
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Elizabeth Dunn
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,883
15,055
0.521
Technology
Time
Happiness
Social Engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,795
1,022
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jessica L Tracy
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,554
13,080
0.458
social psychology
personality
emotion
evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,815
1,056
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
James W Tanaka
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,769
7,872
0.283
face recognition holistic expertise autism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,317
1,177
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Azim Shariff
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,134
17,904
0.685
Social Psychology
Psychology of Religion
Evolutionary Psychology
Moral Psychology
Morality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,437
1,263
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Liisa Galea
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,913
8,202
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,731
1,284
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stan B Floresco
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,743
7,805
0.315
Decision Making
Dopamine
Prefrontal Cortex
Nucleus Accumbens
Amygdala
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,730
1,330
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
D Stephen Lindsay
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,187
5,454
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,612
1,518
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Michael Chandler
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,298
2,945
0.132
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,791
1,525
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stanley Coren
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,220
2,463
0.111
Psychology
Canine Behavior
Perception
Sleep
Handedness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,659
1,620
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kalina Christoff|Kalina Christoff Hadjiilieva, Kalina Hadjiilieva
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,437
9,508
0.444
Spontaneous Thought
Mind-wandering
Dreaming
Psychedelics
Mindfulness