Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 64 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,597
World Rank
2,169
Country Rank
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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Total84,632
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Last 6 Years28,526
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Last 6 Years / Total0.337
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
4,880
World Rank
2,308
Country Rank
14
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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Total81,799
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Last 6 Years28,925
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Last 6 Years / Total0.354
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
7,328
World Rank
3,454
Country Rank
28
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Social Sciences / Psychology
cross-cultural social organizational psychology | cultural neuroscience | computational modelin
cross-cultural social organizational psychology | cultural neuroscience | computational modelin
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Total63,928
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Last 6 Years33,778
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Last 6 Years / Total0.528
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
9,552
World Rank
4,507
Country Rank
34
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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Total54,278
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Last 6 Years13,960
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Last 6 Years / Total0.257
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
14,589
World Rank
6,819
Country Rank
55
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Social Sciences / Psychology
Industrial/Organizational Psychology | Leadership | Culture | HR practices | Fairnes
Industrial/Organizational Psychology | Leadership | Culture | HR practices | Fairnes
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Total41,632
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Last 6 Years12,316
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Last 6 Years / Total0.296
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
21,901
World Rank
10,049
Country Rank
81
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Social Sciences / Psychology
neuroscience | emotion | motivation | attention | affective neuroscienc
neuroscience | emotion | motivation | attention | affective neuroscienc
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Total32,093
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Last 6 Years10,787
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Last 6 Years / Total0.336
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
25,793
World Rank
11,780
Country Rank
99
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Social Sciences / Psychology
neuroendocrinology | biological psychology | behavioral neuroendocrinolog
neuroendocrinology | biological psychology | behavioral neuroendocrinolog
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Total28,808
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Last 6 Years6,137
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Last 6 Years / Total0.213
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
39,387
World Rank
17,392
Country Rank
148
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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Total21,538
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Last 6 Years8,644
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Last 6 Years / Total0.401
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
42,518
World Rank
18,598
Country Rank
15
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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Total20,402
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Last 6 Years3,416
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Last 6 Years / Total0.167
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
59,041
World Rank
25,011
Country Rank
231
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Social Sciences / Psychology
school mental health | child mental health | behavior assessment | psychological assessmen
school mental health | child mental health | behavior assessment | psychological assessmen
Citation Metrics
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Total15,997
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Last 6 Years8,538
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Last 6 Years / Total0.534
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
64,288
World Rank
26,965
Country Rank
24
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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Total14,994
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Last 6 Years4,126
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Last 6 Years / Total0.275
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
73,066
World Rank
30,184
Country Rank
278
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Citation Metrics
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Total13,575
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Last 6 Years4,159
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Last 6 Years / Total0.306
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
81,962
World Rank
33,368
Country Rank
316
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Social Sciences / Psychology
social relationships | morality & ethics | politics | dreaming | well-bein
social relationships | morality & ethics | politics | dreaming | well-bein
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Total12,360
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Last 6 Years6,826
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Last 6 Years / Total0.552
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
106,966
World Rank
42,092
Country Rank
395
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Citation Metrics
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Total9,867
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Last 6 Years8,369
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Last 6 Years / Total0.848
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
109,156
World Rank
42,871
Country Rank
404
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Social Sciences / Psychology
Human-Computer Interaction | Computer Supported Cooperative Work | Social Computing | Social Psycholog
Human-Computer Interaction | Computer Supported Cooperative Work | Social Computing | Social Psycholog
Citation Metrics
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Total9,694
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Last 6 Years5,595
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Last 6 Years / Total0.577
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
119,018
World Rank
46,189
Country Rank
435
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Social Sciences / Psychology
Developmental cognitive neuroscience | autism | social cognition | communicatio
Developmental cognitive neuroscience | autism | social cognition | communicatio
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Total8,982
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Last 6 Years4,161
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Last 6 Years / Total0.463
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
131,601
World Rank
50,327
Country Rank
47
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Social Sciences / Psychology
Parenting | Child and Adolescent Development | Asian Americans | Race/Ethnicity/Culture | Obesit
Parenting | Child and Adolescent Development | Asian Americans | Race/Ethnicity/Culture | Obesit
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Total8,203
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Last 6 Years4,409
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Last 6 Years / Total0.537
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
137,062
World Rank
52,110
Country Rank
490
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Citation Metrics
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Total7,909
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Last 6 Years3,075
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Last 6 Years / Total0.389
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
177,707
World Rank
64,879
Country Rank
59
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Social Sciences / Psychology
Quantitative Psychology | Psychosis | Stigma | Measurement | Social Psycholog
Quantitative Psychology | Psychosis | Stigma | Measurement | Social Psycholog
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Total6,169
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Last 6 Years1,772
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Last 6 Years / Total0.287
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
184,943
World Rank
67,145
Country Rank
614
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Citation Metrics
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Total5,928
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Last 6 Years4,532
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Last 6 Years / Total0.765
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
189,097
World Rank
68,458
Country Rank
620
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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Total5,795
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Last 6 Years3,647
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Last 6 Years / Total0.629
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
199,287
World Rank
71,514
Country Rank
650
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Citation Metrics
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Total5,494
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Last 6 Years1,019
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Last 6 Years / Total0.185
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
225,324
World Rank
79,178
Country Rank
704
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Citation Metrics
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Total4,836
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Last 6 Years1,108
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Last 6 Years / Total0.229
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
268,239
World Rank
91,697
Country Rank
803
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Social Sciences / Psychology
hypothesis generation | Judgment and Decision Making | probability judgment | Working Memory | statistical modelin
hypothesis generation | Judgment and Decision Making | probability judgment | Working Memory | statistical modelin
Citation Metrics
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Total3,999
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Last 6 Years1,267
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Last 6 Years / Total0.317
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* Total Citation Rankings
Rankings
300,097
World Rank
100,829
Country Rank
861
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Social Sciences / Psychology
Developmental psychology | parent-child relationships | attachment | emotion regulation | prosocial behavio
Developmental psychology | parent-child relationships | attachment | emotion regulation | prosocial behavio
Citation Metrics
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Total3,512
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Last 6 Years1,772
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Last 6 Years / Total0.505
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