Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 89 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.
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Ranking Based On Selection: 1
suicide
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,560
35,529
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Depression
Cognitive Therapy
Treatment Processes
Clinical Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,912
17,079
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
health psychology
depression
evidence based medicine
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,419
10,793
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Psychology
Neuroscience
Vision
Bioethics
Neuroethics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,606
13,430
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
moral judgment
judgment and decisions
data analysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,426
9,069
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
animal behavior
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,979
7,906
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
human Memory
human neurophysiology
mathematical psychology
human learning
Experimental Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,007
14,897
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
anxiety disorders
expressed emotion
empirically supported treatments
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,873
5,682
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
psychosocial treatment research
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,559
5,605
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anxiety and depression: nature
classification
comorbidity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,221
9,680
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Olfaction
Gustation
Neuropsychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,627
5,480
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
mathematical psychology
experimental psychology
reaction time
human information processing
memory scanning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,414
2,077
0.097
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cognitive neuroscience
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,665
6,294
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
numerical cognition
infant cognition
comparative cognition
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,813
5,753
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Psycholinguistics
Cognitive Science
Psychology
Linguistics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,536
5,069
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
treatment for substance use disorders
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,152
3,849
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
psychological measurement
factor analysis
item response theory
structural equation modeling
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,546
12,237
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
scene perception
spatial cognition
spatial memory
cognitive neuroscience
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,267
5,431
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Moral psychology
Identity and the self
Emotions
Judgment and decision-making
Business ethics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,499
7,539
0.558
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Statistics
Research Methods
Marketing
Behavioral Economics
Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,724
5,228
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
psychology
linguistics
neuroscience
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,908
2,436
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
visual memory
object recognition
neural computation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,307
2,862
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Moral Psychology
Reasoning
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,630
3,538
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Neuropsychology
Neuroimaging
PTSD
Cannabis
HIV
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,450
3,431
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cognitive neuroscience
social psychology
intergroup relations
intergroup conflict
conflict resolution
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,215
4,347
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,693
1,276
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gregory K Brown
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,560
35,529
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,579
2,634
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert Derubeis
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,912
17,079
0.234
Depression
Cognitive Therapy
Treatment Processes
Clinical Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,780
2,731
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
James C Coyne
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,419
10,793
0.151
health psychology
depression
evidence based medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,177
3,388
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Martha J Farah
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,606
13,430
0.215
Psychology
Neuroscience
Vision
Bioethics
Neuroethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,850
6,536
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jonathan Baron
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,426
9,069
0.219
moral judgment
judgment and decisions
data analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,096
6,640
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert Seyfarth
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,979
7,906
0.193
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,316
8,113
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michael Kahana
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,007
14,897
0.414
human Memory
human neurophysiology
mathematical psychology
human learning
Experimental Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,199
8,484
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dianne Chambless
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,873
5,682
0.163
anxiety disorders
expressed emotion
empirically supported treatments
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,441
8,593
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paul Crits Christoph
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,559
5,605
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,634
15,105
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ayelet Meron Ruscio
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,221
9,680
0.417
Anxiety and depression: nature
classification
comorbidity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,888
15,650
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Paul J Moberg
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,627
5,480
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,712
16,813
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Saul Sternberg
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,414
2,077
0.097
mathematical psychology
experimental psychology
reaction time
human information processing
memory scanning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,699
17,574
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Sharon L Thompson-Schill
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,665
6,294
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,018
18,478
331
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Elizabeth M Brannon
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,813
5,753
0.290
numerical cognition
infant cognition
comparative cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,038
20,044
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
John Trueswell
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,536
5,069
0.273
Psycholinguistics
Cognitive Science
Psychology
Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,471
23,726
393
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
James R Mckay
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,152
3,849
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,265
24,793
407
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tyler M Moore
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,546
12,237
0.787
psychological measurement
factor analysis
item response theory
structural equation modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,777
25,383
416
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Russell Epstein
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,267
5,431
0.356
scene perception
spatial cognition
spatial memory
cognitive neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,092
29,154
470
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nina Strohminger
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,499
7,539
0.558
Moral psychology
Identity and the self
Emotions
Judgment and decision-making
Business ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,439
45,777
657
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Eli Tsukayama
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,724
5,228
0.599
Statistics
Research Methods
Marketing
Behavioral Economics
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,906
50,226
707
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Daniel Swingley
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,908
2,436
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,598
54,023
746
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nicole Rust
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,307
2,862
0.392
visual memory
object recognition
neural computation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,831
58,847
792
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Geoff Goodwin
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,630
3,538
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,383
60,294
805
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
J Cobb Scott
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,450
3,431
0.532
Neuropsychology
Neuroimaging
PTSD
Cannabis
HIV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,660
62,275
825
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Emile Bruneau
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,215
4,347
0.699
Cognitive neuroscience
social psychology
intergroup relations
intergroup conflict
conflict resolution