Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Texas Austin 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 psychology
language
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,519
46,728
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
evolutionary psychology
personality
social psychology
sexuality
sex differences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,902
30,312
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Personality
Architecture
Ecological Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,177
38,573
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Self
identity
group and interpersonal relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,538
18,901
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Attitudes
Moral Psychology
Misinformation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,167
14,947
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
neuroscience
psychology
biopsychology
stroke
parkinson's disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,157
4,903
0.174
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Adolescent Development
Social Cognition
Aggression
Motivation
Psychological Interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,362
20,740
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Psychology
Cognitive Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,715
5,912
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
psychology
cognitive neuroscience
social neuroscience
self
emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,491
10,116
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
clinical psychology
exposure therapy
exercise
anxiety sensitivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,247
10,029
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Statistical Genetics
Cognitive Development
Cognitive Aging
Psychiatric Epidemiology
Population Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,156
14,299
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
perception
motor control
sensory-motor neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,978
5,574
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Anxiety disorders
Experimental Psychopathology
Psychotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,807
4,605
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
learning
decision-making
cognitive neuroscience
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,486
5,224
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Cognitive Neuroscience
Neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,053
10,971
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
developmental cognitive neuroscience
fMRI
task control
reading
atypical development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,018
7,574
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Psychobiology
Photobiomodulation
Functional Neuroimaging
Learning and Memory
Behavioral Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,005
4,897
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
depression
internet interventions
cognitive bias
clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,150
7,009
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Adolescence
Behavior Genetics
Gene x Environment Interaction
Externalizing Psychopathology
Antisocial Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,079
9,565
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Alcohol
risk-taking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,371
3,786
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Stress
Hormones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,779
3,099
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Racial and ethnic identity
academic achievement
impostor phenomenon
Black/African American Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,533
5,757
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Neuroscience
electrophysiology
clinical neuroscience
neural coding
EEG
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,248
3,154
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cognitive Development
Cross-cultural Comparison
Causal Reasoning
Social Learning
Cognitive and Cultural Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,352
6,774
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Therapeutic Assessment
psychological assessment
psychotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,399
2,280
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,816
818
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
James W Pennebaker
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132,519
46,728
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,959
1,417
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dm Buss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,902
30,312
0.295
evolutionary psychology
personality
social psychology
sexuality
sex differences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
4,523
2,161
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Samuel D Gosling
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81,177
38,573
0.475
Personality
Architecture
Ecological Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,355
3,487
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
William B Swann
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,538
18,901
0.312
Self
identity
group and interpersonal relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,118
8,927
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Bertram Gawronski
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,167
14,947
0.451
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Attitudes
Moral Psychology
Misinformation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,707
11,378
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tim Schallert
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,157
4,903
0.174
neuroscience
psychology
biopsychology
stroke
parkinson's disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,744
11,832
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
David S Yeager
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,362
20,740
0.758
Adolescent Development
Social Cognition
Aggression
Motivation
Psychological Interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,015
13,654
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Arthur B Markman
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,715
5,912
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,656
16,387
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jennifer Beer
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,491
10,116
0.471
psychology
cognitive neuroscience
social neuroscience
self
emotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,886
17,699
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jasper Smits
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,247
10,029
0.495
clinical psychology
exposure therapy
exercise
anxiety sensitivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,279
20,187
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Elliot M Tucker Drob
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,156
14,299
0.788
Statistical Genetics
Cognitive Development
Cognitive Aging
Psychiatric Epidemiology
Population Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,893
20,435
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mary Hayhoe
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,978
5,574
0.310
perception
motor control
sensory-motor neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,550
20,696
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael J Telch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,807
4,605
0.259
Anxiety disorders
Experimental Psychopathology
Psychotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,731
21,163
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
W Todd Maddox
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,486
5,224
0.299
learning
decision-making
cognitive neuroscience
aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,379
21,814
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David M Schnyer
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,053
10,971
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,721
25,395
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jessica Church Lang
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,018
7,574
0.504
developmental cognitive neuroscience
fMRI
task control
reading
atypical development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,777
25,419
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
F Gonzalez Lima
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,005
4,897
0.326
Psychobiology
Photobiomodulation
Functional Neuroimaging
Learning and Memory
Behavioral Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,522
27,213
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Christopher G Beevers
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,150
7,009
0.495
depression
internet interventions
cognitive bias
clinical psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,923
27,371
284
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
K Paige Harden
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,079
9,565
0.679
Adolescence
Behavior Genetics
Gene x Environment Interaction
Externalizing Psychopathology
Antisocial Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,405
28,972
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kim Fromme
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,371
3,786
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,139
33,239
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Robert A Josephs
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,779
3,099
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,345
34,046
356
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Kevin Cokley
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,533
5,757
0.499
Racial and ethnic identity
academic achievement
impostor phenomenon
Black/African American Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,823
34,934
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Zoltan Nadasdy
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,248
3,154
0.280
Neuroscience
electrophysiology
clinical neuroscience
neural coding
EEG
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,691
38,011
395
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Cristine H Legare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,352
6,774
0.654
Cognitive Development
Cross-cultural Comparison
Causal Reasoning
Social Learning
Cognitive and Cultural Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,703
41,892
443
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Stephen E Finn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,399
2,280
0.243
Therapeutic Assessment
psychological assessment
psychotherapy