Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of California Los Angeles 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
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,201
39,354
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Attribution
Motivation
Emotion
Responsibility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,080
22,099
0.210
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,416
32,158
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Psychoneuroimmunology
Depression
Sleep disturbance
Immunity
Aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,524
28,619
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
cognitive science
cognitive neuroscience
thinking and reasoning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,123
13,860
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Social Cognitive Neuroscience
Social Neuroscience
Affective Neuroscience
Social Cognition
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,643
20,772
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Human learning
human memory
metacognition
education
teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,902
16,613
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Psychology and Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,996
16,646
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Social psychology
political psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,597
11,420
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Culture and human development
relation between ontogeny and phylogeny
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,704
11,524
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Couple Relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,449
12,100
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
social neuroscience
affective neuroscience
social psychology
affective science
emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,323
16,526
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Children's Mental Health Systems
Dissemination
Implementation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,004
16,403
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Education
Teaching & Learning
Innovation & Improvement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,549
7,572
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,629
8,094
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Race-based discrimination
Mental health services care & treatment
HIV/AIDS
Health disparities
Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,525
10,478
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
behavior change
cultural psychology
teaching
coaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,531
4,585
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Intimate Relationships
Marriage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,587
9,653
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
immigration
adolescence
identity
family separations
academic engagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,393
9,602
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
peer relationships
adolescent social development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,390
9,163
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,834
4,966
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Neuropsychology
HIV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,468
4,407
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Evolutionary Psychology
Social Endocrinology
Communication
Mate Choice
Intimate Relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,132
7,180
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Ethnic minority and immigrant families
Evidence-based mental health treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,214
7,247
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Clinical Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,155
7,776
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,149
494
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shelley E Taylor
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167,201
39,354
0.235
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Health Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,839
1,353
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bernard Weiner
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,080
22,099
0.210
Attribution
Motivation
Emotion
Responsibility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,502
2,607
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michelle Craske
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,416
32,158
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,464
3,049
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Irwin MR
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,524
28,619
0.437
Psychoneuroimmunology
Depression
Sleep disturbance
Immunity
Aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,529
3,086
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Keith Holyoak
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,123
13,860
0.213
cognitive science
cognitive neuroscience
thinking and reasoning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,959
4,282
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthew Lieberman
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,643
20,772
0.387
Social Cognitive Neuroscience
Social Neuroscience
Affective Neuroscience
Social Cognition
Social Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,354
4,935
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert A Bjork
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,902
16,613
0.340
Human learning
human memory
metacognition
education
teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,661
5,075
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chris Dunkel Schetter
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47,996
16,646
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,535
5,483
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
David O Sears
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,597
11,420
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,945
5,682
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Patricia M Greenfield
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,704
11,524
0.258
Culture and human development
relation between ontogeny and phylogeny
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,022
6,629
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Thomas Bradbury
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,449
12,100
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,958
7,513
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Naomi I Eisenberger
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,323
16,526
0.443
social neuroscience
affective neuroscience
social psychology
affective science
emotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,167
7,608
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Bruce F Chorpita
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,004
16,403
0.443
Children's Mental Health Systems
Dissemination
Implementation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,191
8,083
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James W Stigler
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,549
7,572
0.213
Education
Teaching & Learning
Innovation & Improvement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,656
9,591
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Barbara Knowlton
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,629
8,094
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,241
11,158
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Vickie M Mays
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,525
10,478
0.367
Race-based discrimination
Mental health services care & treatment
HIV/AIDS
Health disparities
Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,525
11,738
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ronald Gallimore
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,531
4,585
0.167
behavior change
cultural psychology
teaching
coaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,262
13,772
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Benjamin Karney
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,587
9,653
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,623
13,921
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Carola Suárez Orozco
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,393
9,602
0.394
immigration
adolescence
identity
family separations
academic engagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,630
13,925
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jaana Juvonen
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,390
9,163
0.376
peer relationships
adolescent social development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,450
20,657
405
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rena L Repetti
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,834
4,966
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,800
21,188
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eric Miller
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,468
4,407
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,094
21,701
419
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Martie Haselton
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,132
7,180
0.419
Evolutionary Psychology
Social Endocrinology
Communication
Mate Choice
Intimate Relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,636
24,978
471
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anna S Lau
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,214
7,247
0.476
Ethnic minority and immigrant families
Evidence-based mental health treatment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,483
27,198
513
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lara Ray
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,155
7,776
0.549