Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 17 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
Applied Social Psychology
Environmental Psychology
Conservation Psychology
Cross-Cultural
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,107
16,024
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
criminal psychology security and crime science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,902
3,004
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Memory
cognition
cognitive
psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,560
2,619
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
traumatic brain injury
driver behaviour
neuropsychology
concussion
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,401
3,877
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Transgender health
sexuality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,574
5,579
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,825
1,126
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,155
475
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Visual Perception
motion perception
visual navigation.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,143
331
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
community psychology
social psychology
everyday life
social justice
poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,012
1,064
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
suicide
self-harm
NSSI
youth risk
forensic use of DNA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,862
1,049
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
developmental psychology
clinical psychology
parenting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,749
973
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
organisational psychology
personality
authenticity
well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,619
1,278
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Maori Health
Indigenous Health
Culture
Maori & Indigenous Psychology
Community Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,548
994
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Evaluation
Indigenous Psychology
Community Psychology
Whānau wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,069
762
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Perinatal mental health
clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
643
228
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
clinical psychology
forensic psychology
personality
psychopathy
culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
486
312
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Social Psychology
Legal Psychology
Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372
260
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,866
86
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Taciano L. Milfont
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,107
16,024
0.591
Applied Social Psychology
Environmental Psychology
Conservation Psychology
Cross-Cultural
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,043
562
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Devon Polaschek
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,902
3,004
0.337
criminal psychology security and crime science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,247
588
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Maryanne Garry
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,560
2,619
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,986
713
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nicola Starkey
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,401
3,877
0.524
traumatic brain injury
driver behaviour
neuropsychology
concussion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,560
805
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jaimie F Veale
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,574
5,579
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,671
1,925
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Patrick Leman
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,825
1,126
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
425,355
2,340
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Therese Mary Foster
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,155
475
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
427,124
2,350
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John A Perrone
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,143
331
0.154
Visual Perception
motion perception
visual navigation.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,844
2,457
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ottilie Stolte
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,012
1,064
0.529
community psychology
social psychology
everyday life
social justice
poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
471,785
2,594
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cate Curtis
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,862
1,049
0.563
suicide
self-harm
NSSI
youth risk
forensic use of DNA
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
492,631
2,706
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Amy Bird
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,749
973
0.556
developmental psychology
clinical psychology
parenting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
518,664
2,846
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anna Sutton
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,619
1,278
0.789
organisational psychology
personality
authenticity
well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
533,753
2,937
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mohi Rua
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,548
994
0.642
Maori Health
Indigenous Health
Culture
Maori & Indigenous Psychology
Community Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
664,031
3,530
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bridgette Masters Awatere
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,069
762
0.713
Evaluation
Indigenous Psychology
Community Psychology
Whānau wellbeing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
842,706
4,253
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Carol Cornsweet Barber
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
643
228
0.355
Perinatal mental health
clinical psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
943,440
4,552
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Armon Tamatea
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
486
312
0.642
clinical psychology
forensic psychology
personality
psychopathy
culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,052,282
4,787
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Andrew J. Evelo
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372
260
0.699
Social Psychology
Legal Psychology
Statistics