Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Sussex 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
psychology
breast cancer
communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,904
18,008
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,351
9,488
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
psychosis
youth mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,052
8,867
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Crowd Behaviour
Collective Action
Mass Emergencies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,285
15,636
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,518
3,466
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
workings of an individual's life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,274
1,613
0.106
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
self-affirmation
risk perception
optimistic bias
trust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,654
6,162
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
neurobiology of addiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,313
3,650
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Clinical neuroscience
Addiction
Learning
Memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,205
4,360
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Identity
Motivation
Culture
Distinctiveness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,151
7,168
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
childhood mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,148
4,112
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Psychology
Paranormal Beliefs and Experiences
Individual Differences
Memory Bias
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,653
6,467
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
psychoacoustics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,594
1,451
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Attention
Vision
Eye tracking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,808
2,371
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Psychology
Neuropsychology
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,168
3,408
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Developmental Psychology
Family Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,735
1,940
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Communication
Joint Attention
Displacement Activities
Animal Cognition
Developmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,727
1,759
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
psychosis
clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,893
2,689
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
augmented reality
engagement and enablement
emerging technologies
consumer psychology
health and social care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,792
4,053
0.846
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,218
634
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,091
2,240
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cognitive Science
Representational systems
Cognitive modelling
Information Visualisation
Diagrams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,049
1,251
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,512
2,888
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
visual perception
motion perception
neural delays
prediction
flash-lag effect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,408
726
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
psychopathology
genetics
environment
development
life course
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,599
1,202
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,823
765
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Lesley J Fallowfield
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,904
18,008
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,816
1,851
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter B Smith
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,351
9,488
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
31,118
2,701
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Fowler
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,052
8,867
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,990
3,228
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John Drury
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,285
15,636
0.735
Crowd Behaviour
Collective Action
Mass Emergencies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,867
4,866
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Graham Davey
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,518
3,466
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,082
4,968
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David A Booth
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,274
1,613
0.106
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,324
5,725
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Peter Harris
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,654
6,162
0.451
self-affirmation
risk perception
optimistic bias
trust
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,508
5,909
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
DN Stephens
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,313
3,650
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,208
5,968
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Theodora Duka
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,205
4,360
0.330
Clinical neuroscience
Addiction
Learning
Memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,598
6,001
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Vivian L Vignoles
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,151
7,168
0.545
Identity
Motivation
Culture
Distinctiveness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,527
8,029
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sam Cartwright Hatton
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,148
4,112
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,134
8,449
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Milan Valášek
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,653
6,467
0.670
Psychology
Paranormal Beliefs and Experiences
Individual Differences
Memory Bias
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,578
9,494
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
CJ Darwin
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,594
1,451
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,618
10,485
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sam Hutton
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,808
2,371
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,163
11,326
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Julia Simner
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,168
3,408
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,636
13,779
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alison Pike
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,735
1,940
0.338
Developmental Psychology
Family Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,862
13,794
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
David A Leavens
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,727
1,759
0.307
Communication
Joint Attention
Displacement Activities
Animal Cognition
Developmental Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,514
15,835
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mark Hayward
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,893
2,689
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,738
16,118
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Debbie Isobel Keeling
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,792
4,053
0.846
augmented reality
engagement and enablement
emerging technologies
consumer psychology
health and social care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,584
17,845
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter G Clifton
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,218
634
0.150
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
246,448
18,294
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jessica S Horst
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,091
2,240
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,834
18,446
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peter Ch Cheng
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,049
1,251
0.309
Cognitive Science
Representational systems
Cognitive modelling
Information Visualisation
Diagrams
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,742
20,450
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Matthew J. Easterbrook
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,512
2,888
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,116
20,890
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Romi Nijhawan
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,408
726
0.213
visual perception
motion perception
neural delays
prediction
flash-lag effect
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,342
25,047
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Darya Gaysina
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,599
1,202
0.462
psychopathology
genetics
environment
development
life course