Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 96 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
organizational psychology
industrial psychology
human resource management
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,483
25,327
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Cognitive Psychology
Reasoning
Decision Making
Educational Psychology
Reading
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,457
23,038
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
alexithymia
malingering
psychopathology
personality
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,810
22,205
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
eating behavior
eating disorders
emotion
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,869
8,299
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
cognition
memory
attention
interference
aging
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,345
8,506
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cognitive Psychology
Emotions
Psychology of Fiction
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,122
8,573
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
social psychology
self-control
effort
motivation
empathy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,070
15,694
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Computational Social Cognition
Deep Learning
Stereotyping
Emotion
Goals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,150
9,917
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Psychology of Religion
Social Conflict
Personality
Clinical Psychology
Aggression
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,524
9,241
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
HIV
Neuropsychology
HIV Testing and Linkages to Care
HIV Stigma
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,108
9,830
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
music cognition
music training
cognitive development
transfer
musical expertise
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,446
7,344
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
child psychopathology
families
parenting
within family differences
G*E
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,372
6,707
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Happiness Well Being Emotions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,662
7,012
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,389
6,697
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Personality
Motivation
Decision-Making
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,840
7,194
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
hearing
vision
sensory-cognitive interactions
age-related changes in audition and vision
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,879
2,766
0.199
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
reading second language bilingual ESL ELL L2 learning-disabilities cultural attributions
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,748
3,565
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,489
6,288
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Social-emotional development
child mental health
adversity
intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,858
5,416
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mindfulness- Emotion - Affect - Attention - Neuroscience - Interoception
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,327
5,428
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Clinical Child Psychology
School Psychology
Developmental Psychology
International Psychology and Global Health
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,682
4,030
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Moral Psychology
Political Psychology
Collective Action
Prosocial Behavior
Corporate Social Responsibility
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,258
5,509
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
stereotyping
prejudice
stigma
person perception
aging
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,397
3,616
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Psychology
Social/Affective Neuroscience
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,369
2,274
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,112
3,763
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,067
116
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gary Latham
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,483
25,327
0.247
organizational psychology
industrial psychology
human resource management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,258
123
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Keith E Stanovich
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99,457
23,038
0.232
Cognitive Psychology
Reasoning
Decision Making
Educational Psychology
Reading
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,734
221
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
R Michael Bagby
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71,810
22,205
0.309
alexithymia
malingering
psychopathology
personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,343
447
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Janet Polivy
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,869
8,299
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,555
454
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Lynn Hasher
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,345
8,506
0.184
cognition
memory
attention
interference
aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,690
803
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Keith Oatley
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,122
8,573
0.259
Cognitive Psychology
Emotions
Psychology of Fiction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,715
840
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Michael Inzlicht
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,070
15,694
0.489
social psychology
self-control
effort
motivation
empathy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,726
1,096
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
William A Cunningham
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,150
9,917
0.365
Computational Social Cognition
Deep Learning
Stereotyping
Emotion
Goals
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,038
1,391
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jordan B Peterson
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,524
9,241
0.393
Psychology of Religion
Social Conflict
Personality
Clinical Psychology
Aggression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,852
1,438
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sean B Rourke
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,108
9,830
0.425
HIV
Neuropsychology
HIV Testing and Linkages to Care
HIV Stigma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,271
1,499
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
E Glenn Schellenberg
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,446
7,344
0.327
music cognition
music training
cognitive development
transfer
musical expertise
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,812
1,623
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jennifer Jenkins
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,372
6,707
0.314
child psychopathology
families
parenting
within family differences
G*E
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,453
1,852
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ulrich Schimmack
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,662
7,012
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,098
2,603
340
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Margaret Kathleen Pichora Fuller
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,389
6,697
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,971
2,731
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jacob Hirsh
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,840
7,194
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,654
3,010
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bruce Schneider
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,879
2,766
0.199
hearing
vision
sensory-cognitive interactions
age-related changes in audition and vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,337
3,328
414
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Esther Geva
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,748
3,565
0.280
reading second language bilingual ESL ELL L2 learning-disabilities cultural attributions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,214
3,399
421
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nicholas Rule
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,489
6,288
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,405
4,076
493
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tina Malti
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,858
5,416
0.499
Social-emotional development
child mental health
adversity
intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,901
4,359
518
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Norman Farb
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,327
5,428
0.526
Mindfulness- Emotion - Affect - Attention - Neuroscience - Interoception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,296
4,679
547
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sarah A Gray
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,682
4,030
0.416
Clinical Child Psychology
School Psychology
Developmental Psychology
International Psychology and Global Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,791
5,519
619
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Matthew Feinberg
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,258
5,509
0.667
Moral Psychology
Political Psychology
Collective Action
Prosocial Behavior
Corporate Social Responsibility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,772
6,198
684
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Alison Chasteen
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,397
3,616
0.489
stereotyping
prejudice
stigma
person perception
aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,337
6,219
689
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Nicholas M Hobson
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,369
2,274
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,754
6,453
712
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Morgan Barense
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,112
3,763
0.529