Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369,161
148,611
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Personality Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,182
34,100
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Cognitive neuroscience
learning and memory
memory and brain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,142
15,696
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,126
9,091
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Attachment
Close Relationships
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,736
17,622
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Social Psychology
Persuasion
Attitudes
Media
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,129
17,544
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
cognitive psychology
attention
perception
memory
research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,158
11,753
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cognitive Neuroscience
Brain Imaging
Optical Imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,450
9,933
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
infant cognition
naive physics
naive psychology
naive morality
naive biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,767
7,860
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,726
7,124
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Healthy Aging
Psychology
Human Factors
Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,792
12,203
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Human Memory
Knowledge Representation
Psychology of Science
Discourse
Philosophy of Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,760
4,230
0.158
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
language processing
psycholinguistics
semantic memory
cognitive neuroscience
ERPs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,870
10,252
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
racism
racial identity
color-blind racial ideology
psychology of radical healing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,742
11,288
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cognitive Neuroscience
Aging
Neuroimaging
electrophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,121
7,283
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Schizotypy
schizophrenia
bipolar spectrum psychopathology
experience sampling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,331
9,879
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Parenting
Motivation and Achievement
Culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,400
7,754
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Cognitive and affective neuroscience
anxiety and depression
executive function
cognition/emotion interaction
psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,583
4,955
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
psychology
aging
human factors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,002
3,129
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Visual Cognition
Attention
Eye Movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,983
2,228
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Psychopathology
Emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,875
4,544
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
hormones
neural development
cortical plasticity
adolescence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,402
2,901
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
personality
individual differences
behavioral genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,387
7,094
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
human learning
human memory
metamemory
decision-making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,075
4,175
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
visual attention
visual perception
cognitive neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,758
3,696
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96
49
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ed Diener
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369,161
148,611
0.403
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,420
2,570
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Brent W Roberts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,182
34,100
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,284
4,901
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Neal Cohen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49,142
15,696
0.319
Cognitive neuroscience
learning and memory
memory and brain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,744
5,570
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Gh Coles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,126
9,091
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,352
6,329
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
R Chris Fraley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,736
17,622
0.422
Attachment
Close Relationships
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,532
8,227
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Dolores Albarracin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,129
17,544
0.499
Social Psychology
Persuasion
Attitudes
Media
Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,279
8,561
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Daniel J Simons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,158
11,753
0.344
cognitive psychology
attention
perception
memory
research methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,834
9,667
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gabriele Gratton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,450
9,933
0.316
Cognitive Neuroscience
Brain Imaging
Optical Imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,212
11,599
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Renée Baillargeon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,767
7,860
0.283
infant cognition
naive physics
naive psychology
naive morality
naive biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,258
11,626
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kathryn Bock
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,726
7,124
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,583
12,196
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Wendy A Rogers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,792
12,203
0.455
Healthy Aging
Psychology
Human Factors
Technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,636
12,213
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
William F Brewer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,760
4,230
0.158
Human Memory
Knowledge Representation
Psychology of Science
Discourse
Philosophy of Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,603
14,320
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kara Federmeier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,870
10,252
0.429
language processing
psycholinguistics
semantic memory
cognitive neuroscience
ERPs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,858
14,423
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Helen A Neville
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,742
11,288
0.475
racism
racial identity
color-blind racial ideology
psychology of radical healing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,569
16,793
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Monica Fabiani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,121
7,283
0.345
Cognitive Neuroscience
Aging
Neuroimaging
electrophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,461
18,716
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Thomas Kwapil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,331
9,879
0.511
Schizotypy
schizophrenia
bipolar spectrum psychopathology
experience sampling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,066
21,302
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Eva Pomerantz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,400
7,754
0.446
Parenting
Motivation and Achievement
Culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,815
24,296
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wendy Heller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,583
4,955
0.318
Cognitive and affective neuroscience
anxiety and depression
executive function
cognition/emotion interaction
psychopathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,947
29,888
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dg Morrow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,002
3,129
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,058
29,929
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
David E Irwin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,983
2,228
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,362
32,976
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Howard Berenbaum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,875
4,544
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,422
34,438
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Janice M Juraska
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,402
2,901
0.254
hormones
neural development
cortical plasticity
adolescence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,561
34,489
318
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jaime Derringer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,387
7,094
0.623
personality
individual differences
behavioral genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,010
43,319
398
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Aaron S Benjamin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,075
4,175
0.460
human learning
human memory
metamemory
decision-making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,550
44,919
405
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Diane Beck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,758
3,696
0.422
visual attention
visual perception
cognitive neuroscience