Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 109 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
3,132
World Rank
1,478
Country Rank
34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total104,836
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Last 6 Years25,427
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Last 6 Years / Total0.243
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
3,539
World Rank
1,657
Country Rank
39
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Citation Metrics
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Total98,542
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Last 6 Years25,577
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Last 6 Years / Total0.260
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
5,110
World Rank
2,410
Country Rank
57
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Citation Metrics
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Total79,607
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Last 6 Years24,955
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Last 6 Years / Total0.313
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
6,492
World Rank
3,051
Country Rank
66
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Social Sciences / Psychology
electrophysiology of cognition | ERPs | cognitive neuroscience | language and memor
electrophysiology of cognition | ERPs | cognitive neuroscience | language and memor
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Total69,071
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Last 6 Years16,509
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Last 6 Years / Total0.239
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
10,240
World Rank
4,845
Country Rank
96
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Social Sciences / Psychology
cognitive science | neural networks | language processing | development | computational model
cognitive science | neural networks | language processing | development | computational model
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Total51,875
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Last 6 Years14,410
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Last 6 Years / Total0.278
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
12,412
World Rank
5,835
Country Rank
113
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Citation Metrics
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Total45,896
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Last 6 Years13,743
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Last 6 Years / Total0.299
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
12,842
World Rank
6,029
Country Rank
118
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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Total45,022
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Last 6 Years8,703
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Last 6 Years / Total0.193
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
18,431
World Rank
8,556
Country Rank
179
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total35,868
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Last 6 Years3,358
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Last 6 Years / Total0.094
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
24,814
World Rank
11,352
Country Rank
226
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total29,587
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Last 6 Years11,293
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Last 6 Years / Total0.382
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
26,203
World Rank
11,940
Country Rank
235
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Psychology
social cognition | social psychology | emotion | embodiment | consciousnes
social cognition | social psychology | emotion | embodiment | consciousnes
Citation Metrics
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Total28,513
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Last 6 Years8,920
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Last 6 Years / Total0.313
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
26,756
World Rank
12,197
Country Rank
237
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total28,123
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Last 6 Years2,719
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Last 6 Years / Total0.097
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
32,262
World Rank
14,508
Country Rank
281
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total24,774
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Last 6 Years11,310
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Last 6 Years / Total0.457
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
36,825
World Rank
16,394
Country Rank
317
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Citation Metrics
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Total22,578
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Last 6 Years5,912
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Last 6 Years / Total0.262
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
55,785
World Rank
23,757
Country Rank
424
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology - music - perception | cognition | speech | illusions - pitc
psychology - music - perception | cognition | speech | illusions - pitc
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Total16,697
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Last 6 Years2,520
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Last 6 Years / Total0.151
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
56,644
World Rank
24,108
Country Rank
429
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Social Sciences / Psychology
schizophrenia | brain injury | neuropsychology | cognitive training | supported employmen
schizophrenia | brain injury | neuropsychology | cognitive training | supported employmen
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Total16,502
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Last 6 Years6,730
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Last 6 Years / Total0.408
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
66,000
World Rank
27,615
Country Rank
480
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Social Sciences / Psychology
Interactivity | Mind | Embodiment | Situated Cognition | Distributed Cognitio
Interactivity | Mind | Embodiment | Situated Cognition | Distributed Cognitio
Citation Metrics
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Total14,697
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Last 6 Years3,741
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Last 6 Years / Total0.255
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
66,658
World Rank
27,866
Country Rank
486
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Citation Metrics
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Total14,592
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Last 6 Years2,383
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Last 6 Years / Total0.163
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
67,122
World Rank
28,030
Country Rank
487
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Social Sciences / Psychology
Global mental health | psychological anthropology | implementation science | Haiti | Keny
Global mental health | psychological anthropology | implementation science | Haiti | Keny
Citation Metrics
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Total14,513
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Last 6 Years13,091
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Last 6 Years / Total0.902
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
69,388
World Rank
28,867
Country Rank
502
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Citation Metrics
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Total14,147
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Last 6 Years6,194
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Last 6 Years / Total0.438
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
71,712
World Rank
29,700
Country Rank
516
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total13,786
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Last 6 Years3,506
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Last 6 Years / Total0.254
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
71,896
World Rank
29,761
Country Rank
517
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Social Sciences / Psychology
Human-Computer Interaction | Software Engineering | Computing Education | Learning at Scal
Human-Computer Interaction | Software Engineering | Computing Education | Learning at Scal
Citation Metrics
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Total13,759
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Last 6 Years6,761
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Last 6 Years / Total0.491
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
76,214
World Rank
31,302
Country Rank
537
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total13,130
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Last 6 Years3,561
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Last 6 Years / Total0.271
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
79,460
World Rank
32,467
Country Rank
551
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total12,683
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Last 6 Years1,576
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Last 6 Years / Total0.124
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
79,883
World Rank
32,621
Country Rank
554
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Citation Metrics
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Total12,626
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Last 6 Years5,145
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Last 6 Years / Total0.407
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
79,537
World Rank
32,502
Country Rank
552
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Citation Metrics
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Total12,671
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Last 6 Years7,716
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Last 6 Years / Total0.609
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