Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Victoria University of Wellington 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
Acculturation
intercultural relations
cross-cultural psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,578
16,078
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
psychology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-2364
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,313
13,956
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
social development
stress and coping
statistical mediation and moderation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,871
12,164
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Child Development
Theory of Mind
Executive Function
Open Science
Meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,476
3,935
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
environmental psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,885
7,560
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
cognitive science of religion
psychology of religion
longitudinal psychology
cross-cultural psychology
causal inference.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,814
6,918
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Social Psychology
Political Psychology
Political behaviour
Adolescent mental health
Political ideology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,637
5,356
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,680
3,340
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Social Psychology
Risk Perception
earthquake fatalism
Attribution
Brain Injury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,424
3,116
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Drug abuse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,013
1,100
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
memory
autobiographical memory
child
youth
child psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,620
2,739
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Religion
Cooperation
Morality
Theory of Mind
Cultural Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,344
2,602
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Qualitative Methods
Ageing
Poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,981
1,894
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
psychopathy
emotion
personality
aggression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,701
1,823
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Consciousness
Awareness
Attention
Perception
Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,633
1,143
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Theory of Mind
Cognition
Thought and Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,573
1,158
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Social Perception and Memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,415
1,012
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,454
581
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
cross-cultural psychology
evolutionary psychology
statistics
methods in psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,440
1,433
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Forensic Psychology
Youth offending
Clinical Psychology
Risk assessment
Rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,415
1,006
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Population Health Policy
Health Psychology
Smoking cessation
Socio-economic disparities
Visual Perception
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
870
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Qualitative research
AI
cancer
LGBT health
mobile dating
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,012
728
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
firesetting
arson
wellbeing of CJS professionals
forensic mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,007
791
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Social Psychology
Emotion Regulation
Close Relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
798
784
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
psychology
mental health
identity
eating disorders
cultural safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
786
723
0.920
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,360
41
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Colleen Ward
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,578
16,078
0.369
Acculturation
intercultural relations
cross-cultural psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,954
44
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Tony Ward
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,313
13,956
0.330
psychology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-2364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,578
119
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul E. Jose
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,871
12,164
0.556
social development
stress and coping
statistical mediation and moderation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,297
261
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Louis Moses
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,476
3,935
0.272
Child Development
Theory of Mind
Executive Function
Open Science
Meta-analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,859
277
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Wokje Abrahamse
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,885
7,560
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,598
408
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joseph Bulbulia|Joseph A Bulbulia
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,814
6,918
0.640
cognitive science of religion
psychology of religion
longitudinal psychology
cross-cultural psychology
causal inference.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,911
569
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marc Wilson
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,637
5,356
0.620
Social Psychology
Political Psychology
Political behaviour
Adolescent mental health
Political ideology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,980
658
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Antonia Lyons
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,680
3,340
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,919
687
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Mcclure
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,424
3,116
0.420
Social Psychology
Risk Perception
earthquake fatalism
Attribution
Brain Injury
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,519
740
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Susan Schenk
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,013
1,100
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
154,505
779
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Karen Salmon
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,620
2,739
0.414
memory
autobiographical memory
child
youth
child psychopathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,835
1,634
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rita Anne Mcnamara
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,344
2,602
0.778
Religion
Cooperation
Morality
Theory of Mind
Cultural Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
323,463
1,798
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mary Breheny
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,981
1,894
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,403
1,949
188
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hedwig Eisenbarth
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,701
1,823
0.675
psychopathy
emotion
personality
aggression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,595
1,978
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Carmel
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,633
1,143
0.434
Consciousness
Awareness
Attention
Perception
Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
364,181
2,008
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jason Low
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,573
1,158
0.450
Theory of Mind
Cognition
Thought and Language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
382,378
2,109
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Matt Crawford
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,415
1,012
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
544,996
2,995
296
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Carolyn Wilshire
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,454
581
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
548,078
3,008
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Johannes A. Karl
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,440
1,433
0.995
cross-cultural psychology
evolutionary psychology
statistics
methods in psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
554,227
3,049
304
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Clare-Ann Fortune
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,415
1,006
0.711
Forensic Psychology
Youth offending
Clinical Psychology
Risk assessment
Rehabilitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,892
3,119
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Timea R. Partos
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
870
0.643
Population Health Policy
Health Psychology
Smoking cessation
Socio-economic disparities
Visual Perception
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
673,343
3,567
369
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alexandra Gibson|Ally Gibson
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,012
728
0.719
Qualitative research
AI
cancer
LGBT health
mobile dating
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675,108
3,575
371
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nichola Tyler
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,007
791
0.786
firesetting
arson
wellbeing of CJS professionals
forensic mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
758,654
3,910
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rachel ST Low
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
798
784
0.982
Social Psychology
Emotion Regulation
Close Relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
764,101
3,943
405
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gloria Fraser
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
786
723
0.920
psychology
mental health
identity
eating disorders
cultural safety