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
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,033
21,171
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,956
16,203
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
cancer
behavioral
psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,943
5,708
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
comparative psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,452
5,092
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,045
5,125
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Psychology
Neuropsychology
Malingering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,426
2,262
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
psychological abuse measurement
marital and dating violence
intimate partner violence
jury prosecutions of battered women
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,053
2,275
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,914
4,520
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Developmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,270
4,761
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Help Seeking
Health Services Treatment Utilization
Counseling Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,443
4,409
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Evolutionary Psychology
Social Psychology
Endocrinology
Social Cognition
Romantic Relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,167
2,074
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
parental problem drinking
family system
emotional security and regulation
biological stress response
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,281
2,152
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Psychotherapy
Telepsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,382
2,227
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Clinical Neuropsychology
Executive Function
Concussion
Cognitive Aging
Psychometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,022
2,484
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Developmental Psychology
LGBTQ+
adoption
diverse families
mixed methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,925
1,954
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Clinical Psychology
PTSD
Personality Disorders
Five Factor Model of Personality
Clinical Utility of Dimensional Models
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,600
1,358
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gender
Stereotypes
Peer Relations
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,495
1,061
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,424
1,257
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Counseling Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,286
1,050
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Intra- and interracial interaction
racism
social support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,099
971
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Social Psychology
Religion
Morality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
324
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Clinical Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
256
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Clinical Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177
172
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
personality
emotion
early life adversity
health disparities
minority mental health
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
construal level theory
policy support
racism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,451
3,537
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thomas A Widiger
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,033
21,171
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,897
7,946
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
C Nathan Dewall
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,956
16,203
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,454
14,257
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Michael Andrykowski
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,943
5,708
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,859
21,213
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Thomas Zentall
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,452
5,092
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,722
35,603
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sharon S Rostosky
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,045
5,125
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,885
37,737
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David TR Berry
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,426
2,262
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,332
43,433
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Diane Follingstad
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,053
2,275
0.251
psychological abuse measurement
marital and dating violence
intimate partner violence
jury prosecutions of battered women
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,250
44,119
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brian Gold
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,914
4,520
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,155
47,428
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Christia Spears Brown
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,270
4,761
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,400
59,493
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Joseph H Hammer
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,443
4,409
0.684
Help Seeking
Health Services Treatment Utilization
Counseling Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,814
61,773
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Saul Miller
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,167
2,074
0.336
Evolutionary Psychology
Social Psychology
Endocrinology
Social Cognition
Romantic Relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,286
70,243
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Peggy Keller
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,281
2,152
0.407
parental problem drinking
family system
emotional security and regulation
biological stress response
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,071
81,515
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robert J Reese
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,382
2,227
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,774
107,019
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Justin E Karr
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,022
2,484
0.822
Clinical Neuropsychology
Executive Function
Concussion
Cognitive Aging
Psychometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
329,499
109,513
398
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rachel H Farr
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,925
1,954
0.668
Developmental Psychology
LGBTQ+
adoption
diverse families
mixed methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
362,261
118,616
439
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Whitney L Gore
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,600
1,358
0.522
Clinical Psychology
PTSD
Personality Disorders
Five Factor Model of Personality
Clinical Utility of Dimensional Models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,606
165,623
623
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jennifer A Jewell
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,495
1,061
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
553,126
169,881
641
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Yang Hou
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,424
1,257
0.883
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Social Medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
588,668
179,093
672
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Whitney W Black
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,286
1,050
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
644,460
193,384
726
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Christopher K Marshburn
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,099
971
0.884
Intra- and interracial interaction
racism
social support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,011,558
270,278
966
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ben Kl Ng
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
324
0.816
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,188,587
296,347
1,044
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Emily Atkinson
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
256
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,346,652
318,018
1,085
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Anjeli Elkins
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177
172
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,048,349
411,675
1,287
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anita Adams
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
22
1.000
personality
emotion
early life adversity
health disparities
minority mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,280,794
437,882
1,334
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Brandon Reinkensmeyer
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
construal level theory
policy support
racism