Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Iowa 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
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Neuropsychology
Cognitive Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,831
22,262
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Personality
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,440
14,540
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Psychoneuroimmunology
Psycho Oncology
Chronic Pain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,563
10,537
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
exercise neuroscience
cognitive aging
learning and memory
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Hawk-IDDRC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,420
14,742
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Experimental and Comparative Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,299
3,194
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
learning
skill acquisition
cognitive control
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,904
2,625
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Aging
Neuropsychology
Neuropsychology
Decision Making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,820
2,970
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,033
1,161
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Behavioral and systems neuroscience
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,779
2,908
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Development
sleep
behavioral neuroscience
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Hawk-IDDRC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,375
2,504
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Visual attention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,278
2,035
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
couples
intimate partner violence
couple therapy
support
disengagement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,669
2,497
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Gesture
Cognitive Development
Math Learning
Communication
Embodied Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,286
2,750
0.437
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Control
Cognitive Flexibility
Inhibitory Control
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,107
4,357
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,590
1,503
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Judgment
Decision Making
Social Comparison
Optimism
Risk Perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,577
1,780
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Neuroscience
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,231
2,161
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
genetics
neuropsychology
developmental psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,500
2,307
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
stereotypes
criminality
eyewitness memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,302
1,473
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Survey Methods
Public Health
Evaluation
Psychology
Research Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,024
1,135
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Cognition
software development
artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,621
356
0.098
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cognitive Neuroscience
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,067
2,217
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Developmental cognitive neuroscience
SES and parent-child relations
Neuroplasticity
Iowa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,934
1,432
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Psychotherapy Process
Psychotherapy Outcome
Multicultural Counseling
Psychotherapy Training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,894
1,489
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Child Clinical Psychology
Developmental Psychopathology
Self-Regulation
Externalizing Psychopathology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,894
1,409
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,302
1,579
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Daniel Tranel
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,831
22,262
0.230
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Neuropsychology
Cognitive Neurology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,493
4,529
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael K Mount
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,440
14,540
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,845
10,543
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Susan Lutgendorf
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,563
10,537
0.356
Psychoneuroimmunology
Psycho Oncology
Chronic Pain
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,023
10,622
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michelle Voss
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,420
14,742
0.501
exercise neuroscience
cognitive aging
learning and memory
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Hawk-IDDRC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,283
22,877
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Edward A Wasserman
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,299
3,194
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,328
39,502
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Eliot Hazeltine
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,904
2,625
0.265
learning
skill acquisition
cognitive control
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,301
39,853
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Natalie Denburg
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,820
2,970
0.302
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Aging
Neuropsychology
Neuropsychology
Decision Making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,795
48,508
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lola Lopes
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,033
1,161
0.145
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,313
49,986
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jason Radley
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,779
2,908
0.374
Behavioral and systems neuroscience
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,059
52,474
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mark S Blumberg
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,375
2,504
0.340
Development
sleep
behavioral neuroscience
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Hawk-IDDRC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,045
53,114
301
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Shaun P Vecera
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,278
2,035
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,498
57,432
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Erika Lawrence
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,669
2,497
0.374
couples
intimate partner violence
couple therapy
support
disengagement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,114
60,470
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Susan Wagner Cook
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,286
2,750
0.437
Gesture
Cognitive Development
Math Learning
Communication
Embodied Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,016
61,969
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jan R Wessel
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,107
4,357
0.713
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Control
Cognitive Flexibility
Inhibitory Control
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,467
66,774
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
John Freeman
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,590
1,503
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,854
66,888
392
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paul D Windschitl
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,577
1,780
0.319
Judgment
Decision Making
Social Comparison
Optimism
Risk Perception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,618
70,432
411
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ryan Lalumiere
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,231
2,161
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,915
79,436
462
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Molly Nikolas
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,500
2,307
0.513
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
genetics
neuropsychology
developmental psychopathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,551
82,253
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
M Kimberly Maclin
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,302
1,473
0.342
stereotypes
criminality
eyewitness memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,520
86,663
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mary Losch
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,024
1,135
0.282
Survey Methods
Public Health
Evaluation
Psychology
Research Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,865
93,625
544
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gregg Oden
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,621
356
0.098
Cognition
software development
artificial intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,304
105,451
603
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kai Hwang
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,067
2,217
0.723
Cognitive Neuroscience
Iowa Neuroscience Institute
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,679
142,351
785
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ece Demir Lira
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,934
1,432
0.740
Developmental cognitive neuroscience
SES and parent-child relations
Neuroplasticity
Iowa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,414
144,135
790
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Dennis Martin Kivlighan III
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,894
1,489
0.786
Psychotherapy Process
Psychotherapy Outcome
Multicultural Counseling
Psychotherapy Training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,423
144,138
791
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Isaac T Petersen
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,894
1,409
0.744
Child Clinical Psychology
Developmental Psychopathology
Self-Regulation
Externalizing Psychopathology
Cognitive Neuroscience