Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 86 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
emotional development
attachment
longitudinal studies of individual development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,054
12,204
0.136
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Psychology
Marketing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,305
33,978
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Developmental psychopathology
psychophysiology
behavior genetics
neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,870
29,171
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,700
12,964
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Child Development
Developmental Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,806
18,481
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Relationships
Social Development
Evolution and Social Behavior
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,177
17,295
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Developmental Psychology
Child Development
Executive Function
Executive Functions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,710
18,341
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,496
10,366
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,414
13,372
0.367
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Social and Health Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,794
12,240
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Personality Psychology
Personality Neuroscience
Psychopathology
Well-Being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,767
14,507
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Counseling Psychology - Cultural Psychology - Ethnic Minority Mental Health - International Adoption - Prevention Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,155
11,191
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
psychometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,214
5,842
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
computerized adaptive testing
item response theory
measurement of change
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,369
5,410
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vision Research
Low Vision
Visual Impairment
Psychology
Tactile Perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,105
4,358
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Identity Development
Ethnic Identity
Narrative Psychology
STEM Equity
Meta-Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,541
13,329
0.682
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Psychology
Behavioral Genetics
Addiction
Psychometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,797
15,385
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Auditory Perception
Hearing Impairment
Cochlear Implants
Psychoacoustics
Hearing Science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,364
5,477
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Social Psychology
Political Psychology
Social Science and Law
Educating the public about smokeless tobacco harms
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,660
2,091
0.143
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,531
3,218
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
behavior genetics
genetic epidemiology
statistical genetics
psychometrics
psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,589
5,557
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
visual perception
computational vision
neuroimaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,824
2,681
0.209
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
developmental psychopathology affective neuroscience adolescent depression
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,025
5,591
0.465
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
thinking
memory
mental agility
creativity/innovation
cognitive neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,923
1,796
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,563
3,051
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,907
1,852
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
L Alan Sroufe
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,054
12,204
0.136
emotional development
attachment
longitudinal studies of individual development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,979
1,885
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kathleen D Vohs
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,305
33,978
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,892
2,324
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
William Iacono
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79,870
29,171
0.365
Developmental psychopathology
psychophysiology
behavior genetics
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,911
2,800
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark Snyder
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,700
12,964
0.183
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,835
3,228
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Megan R Gunnar
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64,806
18,481
0.285
Child Development
Developmental Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,378
4,460
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jeffry A Simpson
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,177
17,295
0.325
Relationships
Social Development
Evolution and Social Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,264
4,876
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Philip David Zelazo
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,710
18,341
0.362
Developmental Psychology
Child Development
Executive Function
Executive Functions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,948
7,944
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Paul R Sackett
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,496
10,366
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,107
8,019
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Patricia Frazier
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,414
13,372
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,360
10,294
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alexander Rothman
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,794
12,240
0.397
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Rankings
26,160
11,978
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Colin DeYoung
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,767
14,507
0.522
Personality Psychology
Personality Neuroscience
Psychopathology
Well-Being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,313
14,565
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Richard M Lee
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,155
11,191
0.463
Counseling Psychology - Cultural Psychology - Ethnic Minority Mental Health - International Adoption - Prevention Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,855
15,208
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Niels Waller
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,214
5,842
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,846
16,040
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David J Weiss
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,369
5,410
0.242
computerized adaptive testing
item response theory
measurement of change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,597
18,311
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gordon E Legge
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,105
4,358
0.217
Vision Research
Low Vision
Visual Impairment
Psychology
Tactile Perception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,023
19,261
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Moin Syed
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,541
13,329
0.682
Identity Development
Ethnic Identity
Narrative Psychology
STEM Equity
Meta-Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,885
20,393
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Scott Vrieze
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,797
15,385
0.818
Psychology
Behavioral Genetics
Addiction
Psychometrics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,787
21,952
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Andrew J Oxenham
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,364
5,477
0.315
Auditory Perception
Hearing Impairment
Cochlear Implants
Psychoacoustics
Hearing Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,527
26,415
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Eugene Borgida
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,660
2,091
0.143
Social Psychology
Political Psychology
Social Science and Law
Educating the public about smokeless tobacco harms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,687
27,210
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Stephen Engel
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,531
3,218
0.221
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,168
29,186
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael B Miller
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,589
5,557
0.409
behavior genetics
genetic epidemiology
statistical genetics
psychometrics
psychopathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,210
31,051
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Daniel Kersten
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,824
2,681
0.209
visual perception
computational vision
neuroimaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,892
33,449
484
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bonnie Klimes-Dougan
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,025
5,591
0.465
developmental psychopathology affective neuroscience adolescent depression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,239
33,572
488
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Wilma Koutstaal
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,923
1,796
0.151
thinking
memory
mental agility
creativity/innovation
cognitive neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,708
37,968
543
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Traci Mann
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,563
3,051
0.289
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