Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 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
Health psychology
public health
behavioral medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,090
3,747
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,521
2,739
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Developmental Psychopathology
Risk and Resilience
Adolescent Risk Taking and Decision Making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,554
6,106
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Biological Psychology
Emotion
Personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,267
2,638
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Pediatric Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,323
576
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Episodic memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,711
1,455
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Clinical Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,474
3,175
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Pteridology
Undergraduate research
Plant Systematics
Collections management
VT Biological Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,307
1,484
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Personnel Selection
Equal Opportunity
Affirmative Action and Diversity
Social Cogntive Theories of Personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,218
625
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Counseling
career development
psychology
testing
diagnosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,080
322
0.155
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Psychology
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,558
1,171
0.752
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
clinical psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,393
756
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,281
20,132
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard Winett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,090
3,747
0.207
Health psychology
public health
behavioral medicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,049
26,179
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
George Clum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,521
2,739
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,843
30,853
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jungmeen Kim Spoon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,554
6,106
0.486
Developmental Psychopathology
Risk and Resilience
Adolescent Risk Taking and Decision Making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,720
47,121
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bruce Friedman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,267
2,638
0.319
Biological Psychology
Emotion
Personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,254
81,873
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jack W Finney
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,323
576
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,741
91,832
470
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Rachel A Diana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,711
1,455
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,403
96,398
508
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rosanna Breaux
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,474
3,175
0.914
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,827
127,390
709
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jordan Metzgar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,307
1,484
0.643
Pteridology
Undergraduate research
Plant Systematics
Collections management
VT Biological Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
407,517
130,531
735
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Neil Ma Hauenstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,218
625
0.282
Personnel Selection
Equal Opportunity
Affirmative Action and Diversity
Social Cogntive Theories of Personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
427,244
135,955
769
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Thomas Hohenshil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,080
322
0.155
Counseling
career development
psychology
testing
diagnosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
521,538
161,060
913
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Carolyn Shivers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,558
1,171
0.752
Psychology
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,762
171,034
961
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lee D Cooper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,393
756
0.543