Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Saint Andrews 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
Social identity
collective behaviour
intergroup conflict
leadership and mobilisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,915
32,937
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Perception
Evolutionary Psychology
Recognition
Face Perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,172
15,602
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Social Cognition
Evolutionary Psychology
Comparative Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Social Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,767
14,992
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
developmental psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,962
12,071
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
psychology biology anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,001
7,994
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
behavioural neuroscience
executive function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,329
2,447
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,722
3,426
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Comparative Cognition
Developmental Psychology
Evolutionary Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,920
2,825
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Comparative Psychology
Evolutionary Biology
Communication
Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,533
3,189
0.704
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Social Psychology
Religion
Categorisation
Medical Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,812
2,143
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
vision
eye movements
perception
binocular
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,751
1,109
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,113
1,385
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
aggression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,624
1,499
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Comparative cognition
Animal communication
Evolutionary psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,572
823
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
clinical psychology
community psychiatry
health professions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,771
41
0.023
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
proprioception
vision
attention
fMRI
TMS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,090
318
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Neurodegeneration
neurodevelopment
neuroendocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
392
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Clinical Psychology
Health Psychology
Healthcare communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
573
460
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Cooperation
Social Cognition
Communciation
Primate Cognition
Comparative Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508
452
0.890
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Social Psychology
Psychology of Art
Clinical Psychology
Theory of Mind
Social Cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
181
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
developmental psychology
ageing
cognitive control
memory
social learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
157
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Clinical Psychology
Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
52
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
causal cognition
comparative and developmental psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
29
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Positive Psychology
Emotion-Focused Therapy
Humanistic Psychotherapies
Digital Addictions
Social Anxiety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
7
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,415
447
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Stephen Reicher
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,915
32,937
0.452
Social identity
collective behaviour
intergroup conflict
leadership and mobilisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,504
457
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Perrett
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,172
15,602
0.216
Perception
Evolutionary Psychology
Recognition
Face Perception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,117
799
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrew Whiten
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,767
14,992
0.284
Social Cognition
Evolutionary Psychology
Comparative Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Social Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,780
1,467
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Malinda Carpenter
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,962
12,071
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,156
1,688
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard Byrne
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,001
7,994
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,218
8,733
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Verity Brown
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,329
2,447
0.262
behavioural neuroscience
executive function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,689
9,353
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David I Donaldson
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,722
3,426
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,410
15,762
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Amanda Seed
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,920
2,825
0.574
Comparative Cognition
Developmental Psychology
Evolutionary Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,110
16,854
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Catherine Hobaiter
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,533
3,189
0.704
Comparative Psychology
Evolutionary Biology
Communication
Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,523
19,260
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kenneth Mavor
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,812
2,143
0.562
Social Psychology
Religion
Categorisation
Medical Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,352
19,513
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Julie M Harris
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,751
1,109
0.296
vision
eye movements
perception
binocular
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,124
22,226
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
James Ainge
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,113
1,385
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
358,588
24,904
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Catharine Cross Kate
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,624
1,499
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,316
25,210
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Kate Arnold
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,572
823
0.320
Comparative cognition
Animal communication
Evolutionary psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,491
31,218
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robert B Ellsworth
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,771
41
0.023
clinical psychology
community psychiatry
health professions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646,810
39,539
327
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Daniela Balslev
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,090
318
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
734,777
43,353
357
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gayle Doherty
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
392
0.459
Neurodegeneration
neurodevelopment
neuroendocrinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
870,302
48,435
396
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Calum Mchale
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
573
460
0.803
Clinical Psychology
Health Psychology
Healthcare communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
909,188
49,927
418
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Shona Duguid
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
508
452
0.890
Cooperation
Social Cognition
Communciation
Primate Cognition
Comparative Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,290,272
68,257
562
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Marina Iosifyan
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
199
181
0.910
Social Psychology
Psychology of Art
Clinical Psychology
Theory of Mind
Social Cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,359,322
71,125
577
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Aurélien Frick
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
157
0.929
developmental psychology
ageing
cognitive control
memory
social learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,731,988
83,334
679
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Luke Barracliffe
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
52
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,951,851
88,410
736
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Zeynep Civelek
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
29
0.906
causal cognition
comparative and developmental psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,147,756
92,535
777
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ella Mackenzie Smith
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,169,783
92,961
780
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Richard W Miller
University of Saint Andrews
St Andrews, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
7
0.583
Positive Psychology
Emotion-Focused Therapy
Humanistic Psychotherapies
Digital Addictions
Social Anxiety