Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 104 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
cognitive psychology
intelligence
reasoning
cultural psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,476
23,207
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
positive psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,560
34,709
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Psychology
Social Psychology
Social Neuroscience
Emotion
Culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,490
32,147
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
psychology
neuroscience
motivation
emotion
addiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,303
24,557
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
behavioral neuroscience
neuropsychopharmacology
addiction
neuroscience
dopamine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,337
13,343
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Language and Cognition
Second Language Acquisition
Language Learning
Psycholinguistics
Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,419
13,410
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
psychology
developmental
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,807
12,028
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,285
14,513
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Child and Adolescent Development
Poverty
Ethnicity
Parenting and Family Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,743
5,572
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Children's development
schooling
parenting
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,189
10,702
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Cognitive Neuroscience
Aging
Executive Function
Attention
Emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,012
10,940
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Psychosis
OCD
brain imaging
brain stimulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,418
8,584
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Psychology
Gerontology
Life-span psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,440
7,087
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognition
Biological Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,969
5,439
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
substance abuse
fMRI
GXE interactions
developmental psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,525
7,126
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
self control
emotion
emotion regulation
social psychology
social neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,319
13,120
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Developmental Neuroscience and Developmental Psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,646
7,719
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Political Communication
Political Behavior
Public Opinion
Political Psychology
Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,022
10,101
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Existentialism
Positive Psychology
Culture
Personality
Coping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,345
6,697
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
media
sexuality
sexualization
gender development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,714
8,696
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Science
Educational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,694
5,990
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
developmental psychology
comparative psychology
cooperation
altruism
social cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,190
7,087
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,444
9,678
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Developmental psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,584
2,274
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,504
4,375
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,846
827
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard Nisbett
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,476
23,207
0.174
cognitive psychology
intelligence
reasoning
cultural psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,557
1,214
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Christopher Peterson
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,560
34,709
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,322
1,587
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shinobu Kitayama
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98,490
32,147
0.326
Psychology
Social Psychology
Social Neuroscience
Emotion
Culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,833
1,815
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kent C Berridge
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91,303
24,557
0.269
psychology
neuroscience
motivation
emotion
addiction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,694
3,157
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Terry E Robinson
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,337
13,343
0.204
behavioral neuroscience
neuropsychopharmacology
addiction
neuroscience
dopamine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,412
5,873
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nick C Ellis
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,419
13,410
0.302
Language and Cognition
Second Language Acquisition
Language Learning
Psycholinguistics
Cognitive Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,707
6,014
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Susan Gelman
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,807
12,028
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,542
6,862
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Dunning
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,285
14,513
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,095
9,759
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vonnie C Mcloyd
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,743
5,572
0.176
Child and Adolescent Development
Poverty
Ethnicity
Parenting and Family Relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,671
10,003
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Frederick Morrison
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,189
10,702
0.343
Children's development
schooling
parenting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,866
10,084
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Patricia A Reuter Lorenz
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,012
10,940
0.353
Cognitive Neuroscience
Aging
Executive Function
Attention
Emotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,802
10,962
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stephan F Taylor
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,418
8,584
0.292
Psychosis
OCD
brain imaging
brain stimulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,342
12,057
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jacqui Smith
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,440
7,087
0.258
Psychology
Gerontology
Life-span psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,072
12,377
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Martin Sarter
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,969
5,439
0.202
Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognition
Biological Psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,213
14,121
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robert A Zucker
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,525
7,126
0.291
substance abuse
fMRI
GXE interactions
developmental psychopathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,569
14,270
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ethan Kross
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,319
13,120
0.539
self control
emotion
emotion regulation
social psychology
social neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,212
16,610
360
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christopher S Monk
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,646
7,719
0.357
Developmental Neuroscience and Developmental Psychopathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,816
17,245
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stuart Soroka
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,022
10,101
0.480
Political Communication
Political Behavior
Public Opinion
Political Psychology
Public Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,609
17,937
398
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Edward C Chang
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,345
6,697
0.329
Existentialism
Positive Psychology
Culture
Personality
Coping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,509
19,830
437
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
L Monique Ward
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,714
8,696
0.465
media
sexuality
sexualization
gender development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,578
19,867
441
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Priti Shah
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,694
5,990
0.320
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Science
Educational Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,068
22,046
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Felix Warneken
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,190
7,087
0.412
developmental psychology
comparative psychology
cooperation
altruism
social cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,247
23,260
519
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ashley Gearhardt
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,444
9,678
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,498
26,759
599
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Daniel Keating
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,584
2,274
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,975
26,943
604
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sandra Graham Bermann
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,504
4,375
0.302