Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

University of Malta 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
Malta
Holger Mitterer
Cognitive Science
Phonetics
Psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,246
2,188
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Malta
Mary Anne Lauri
social psychology
media psychology
health psychology
organisational psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,984
2,565
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Malta
Ian M. Thornton
Cognition
Vision
Attention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,998
1,198
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Malta
Paul A. Bartolo
School Psychology and Social Inclusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,562
1,022
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Malta
Olga Bogolyubova
traumatic stress
mental health
online behavior
cyberpsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
716
450
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Malta
Michael Galea
Psychology of Religion
Mental Health
PTG
Spirituality
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
74
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Malta
Lorleen Farrugia
child protection
child rights
online risk
social representations
media psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
181
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Malta
Luke Fiorini
Ergonomics
Occupational health psychology
Presenteeism and absenteeism
stress at work
labour studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208
185
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Malta
Greta Darmanin Kissaun
Clinical Psychology
Psychotherapy
Clinical Supervision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
18
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Malta
Rocco Acocella
Teaching & Learning
Cognitive Creativity
Breakthrough Innovators
Applied Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,589
Malta
27
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Holger Mitterer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,246
2,188
0.417
Cognitive Science
Phonetics
Psycholinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,677
Malta
30
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mary Anne Lauri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,984
2,565
0.515
social psychology
media psychology
health psychology
organisational psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,927
Malta
42
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ian M. Thornton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,998
1,198
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
524,438
Malta
119
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Paul A. Bartolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,562
1,022
0.654
School Psychology and Social Inclusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
799,690
Malta
213
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Olga Bogolyubova
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
716
450
0.628
traumatic stress
mental health
online behavior
cyberpsychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,232,086
Malta
346
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Galea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
74
0.322
Psychology of Religion
Mental Health
PTG
Spirituality
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,247,779
Malta
352
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lorleen Farrugia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
181
0.819
child protection
child rights
online risk
social representations
media psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,272,903
Malta
356
344
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Luke Fiorini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208
185
0.889
Ergonomics
Occupational health psychology
Presenteeism and absenteeism
stress at work
labour studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,017,017
Malta
560
527
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Greta Darmanin Kissaun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
18
0.720
Clinical Psychology
Psychotherapy
Clinical Supervision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,094,304
Malta
587
554
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rocco Acocella
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
Teaching & Learning
Cognitive Creativity
Breakthrough Innovators
Applied Psychology
Developmental Psychology