Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 72 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
child neuropsychology
neurodevelopmental disorders
learning disabilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,071
18,188
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,698
30,560
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Measurement and Statistics
Educational Evaluation
Reading
Developmental Disabilities
English Language Learners
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,178
8,557
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Clinical Neuropsychology
Neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,244
9,181
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Hope
PTSD & Anxiety
Transdiagnostic Treatments
Positive Psychology
Data Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,826
10,828
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
posttraumatic stress
substance use disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,618
6,440
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
neuropsychology
learning disabilities
executive function
attention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,799
4,791
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
intimate partner violence
domestic violence
couples
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,582
3,010
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
behavioral neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,561
2,121
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Close Relationships
Motivation
Self
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,887
3,544
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Neuropsychology
Memory
Neurodegenerative Disorders
Alzheimer's Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,772
2,014
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
cognitive neuroscience
neuropsychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,202
848
0.118
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Higher Education
Promotion and Tenure
Diversity
Work-Family Research
Mentoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,381
3,236
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
emotion socialization
children
adolescents
parents
culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,173
2,656
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
generalist
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,278
1,672
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
psycholinguistics
memory
cognitive psychology
learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,055
463
0.092
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
African Americans
Culture
Suicide
Resilience
Discrimination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,824
2,054
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
quantitative research method
student success
motivation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,528
2,327
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Associate Professor of Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,395
2,727
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
early childhood adversity
brain and behavioral development
evidence-based parenting intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,288
2,398
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Men and masculinity
prevention
ethics in psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,208
1,372
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
longitudinal modeling
crime trajectories
vocational career pathways
youth violence exposure
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,176
1,063
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mindfulness
ADHD
Summer Camps
Service-Learning
Positive Youth Develpment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,143
1,109
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Latino pediatric obesity
community healthy lifestyle interventions
healthy eating
physical activity
body image
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,685
1,174
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
health psychology
work stress
ecological momentary assessment
health promotion
pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,295
1,034
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,001
1,896
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jack M Fletcher
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89,071
18,188
0.204
child neuropsychology
neurodevelopmental disorders
learning disabilities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,726
2,236
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert Eisenberger
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80,698
30,560
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,173
7,146
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David J Francis
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,178
8,557
0.218
Measurement and Statistics
Educational Evaluation
Reading
Developmental Disabilities
English Language Learners
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,835
13,544
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Steven Paul Woods
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,244
9,181
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,399
22,567
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Matthew W Gallagher
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,826
10,828
0.644
Hope
PTSD & Anxiety
Transdiagnostic Treatments
Positive Psychology
Data Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,326
28,891
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Anka Vujanovic
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,618
6,440
0.473
posttraumatic stress
substance use disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,980
30,965
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Paul T Cirino
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,799
4,791
0.374
neuropsychology
learning disabilities
executive function
attention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,620
34,440
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Julia C Babcock
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,582
3,010
0.260
intimate partner violence
domestic violence
couples
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,405
37,851
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Therese A Kosten
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,561
2,121
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,861
40,483
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
C Raymond Knee
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,887
3,544
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,441
51,034
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul Massman
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,772
2,014
0.259
Neuropsychology
Memory
Neurodegenerative Disorders
Alzheimer's Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,826
54,720
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Merrill Hiscock
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,202
848
0.118
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,224
60,867
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Christiane Spitzmueller
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,381
3,236
0.507
Higher Education
Promotion and Tenure
Diversity
Work-Family Research
Mentoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,761
62,615
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Julie C Dunsmore
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,173
2,656
0.430
emotion socialization
children
adolescents
parents
culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,179
71,248
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Susan X Day
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,278
1,672
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,761
73,892
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Donald J Foss
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,055
463
0.092
psycholinguistics
memory
cognitive psychology
learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,222
76,631
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Rheeda L Walker
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,824
2,054
0.426
African Americans
Culture
Suicide
Resilience
Discrimination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,405
80,591
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Weihua Fan
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,528
2,327
0.514
quantitative research method
student success
motivation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,790
82,419
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Amanda C Venta
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,395
2,727
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,250
83,993
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Johanna Bick
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,288
2,398
0.559
early childhood adversity
brain and behavioral development
evidence-based parenting intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,485
85,272
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jonathan P Schwartz
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,208
1,372
0.326
Men and masculinity
prevention
ethics in psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,270
85,802
278
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Margit Wiesner
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,176
1,063
0.255
longitudinal modeling
crime trajectories
vocational career pathways
youth violence exposure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,017
86,308
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bradley H Smith
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,143
1,109
0.268
Mindfulness
ADHD
Summer Camps
Service-Learning
Positive Youth Develpment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,178
94,135
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Norma Olvera
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,685
1,174
0.319
Latino pediatric obesity
community healthy lifestyle interventions
healthy eating
physical activity
body image
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,954
102,142
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Teresa M Mcintyre
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,295
1,034
0.314
health psychology
work stress
ecological momentary assessment
health promotion
pain