Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
India
Ginette Lafit
Gaussian Graphical Models
l1 Regularization
Mixed Effect Models
Intensive Longitudinal Designs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,275
1,268
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
India
Joke De Vocht
Neuroimaging
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Frontotemporal Dementia
Clinical Neuropsychology
Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,112
1,040
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
India
Hanne Huygelier
neuropsychology
cognitive neuroscience
statistics
virtual reality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
863
825
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
India
Charlotte Sleurs
Neuroimaging
Neuropharmacology
Neuropsychology
Neurotoxicity
Neurodevelopment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
672
647
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
India
Dries Debeer
Learning analytics
psychometrics
statistical methods for the behavioral sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
659
575
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
India
Stijn Van Laer
Instructional Design
Technology for Education
Technology of Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
630
540
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
India
Niels Mertens
Sports Psychology
Leadership
Athlete Leaders
Peer Leadership
Performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
605
583
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
India
Thiago Leiros Costa
Neuropsychology
Visual Perception
Attention
Predictive Coding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
281
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
India
Justina Sidlauskaite
Cognitive Neuroscience
Experimental Psychology
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
448
332
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
India
Celine De Meulemeester
borderline personality disorder
mentalizing
self-other distinction
emotional contagion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
444
432
0.973
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
591,591
India
17,253
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ginette Lafit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,275
1,268
0.995
Gaussian Graphical Models
l1 Regularization
Mixed Effect Models
Intensive Longitudinal Designs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640,205
India
19,274
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joke De Vocht
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,112
1,040
0.935
Neuroimaging
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Frontotemporal Dementia
Clinical Neuropsychology
Mental Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
731,339
India
23,489
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Hanne Huygelier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
863
825
0.956
neuropsychology
cognitive neuroscience
statistics
virtual reality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
818,242
India
28,143
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Charlotte Sleurs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
672
647
0.963
Neuroimaging
Neuropharmacology
Neuropsychology
Neurotoxicity
Neurodevelopment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
824,903
India
28,540
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dries Debeer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
659
575
0.873
Learning analytics
psychometrics
statistical methods for the behavioral sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
839,703
India
29,360
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Stijn Van Laer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
630
540
0.857
Instructional Design
Technology for Education
Technology of Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
852,920
India
30,160
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Niels Mertens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
605
583
0.964
Sports Psychology
Leadership
Athlete Leaders
Peer Leadership
Performance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
934,786
India
34,576
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Thiago Leiros Costa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
281
0.585
Neuropsychology
Visual Perception
Attention
Predictive Coding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
962,686
India
35,775
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Justina Sidlauskaite
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
448
332
0.741
Cognitive Neuroscience
Experimental Psychology
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
966,017
India
35,918
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Celine De Meulemeester
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
444
432
0.973
borderline personality disorder
mentalizing
self-other distinction
emotional contagion