Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Social Sciences / Psychology Highly Cited Researchers 37 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
Canada
John P Meyer
organizational psychology
work motivation and engagement
work attitudes and behavior
leadership
employee well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,823
49,020
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Canada
Adrian M Owen
Consciousness
Vegetative State
Cognition
Brain Imaging
Neuropsychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,548
20,166
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Canada
William Fisher
psychology
sexuality
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,970
9,945
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Canada
Rod A Martin
psychology of humor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,810
8,337
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Canada
JP Rushton
personality psychology
intelligence
evolutionary psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,808
3,533
0.142
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Canada
James Olson
Social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,897
3,906
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Canada
Victoria Esses
immigration
immigrants
refugees
dehumanization
prejudice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,529
7,377
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Canada
David Dozois
cognitive therapy
cognitive predictors of depression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,444
6,572
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Canada
Martin Kavaliers
Behavioral Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,127
3,249
0.170

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Canada
Nicholas A Kuiper
research on humor
depression
social anxiety
coping
stress & personality factors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,156
3,563
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Canada
Richard Neufeld
clinical mathematical modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,463
4,910
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Canada
Ken Mcrae
Language comprehension
Concepts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,996
3,694
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Canada
Lorne Campbell
social psychology
relationships
open science
evolution
attraction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,779
5,887
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Canada
Klaus Peter Ossenkopp
behavioral neuroscience
behavioural neuroscience
developmental neuroscience
psychoneuroimmunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,434
2,022
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Canada
Marc F Joanisse
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Language
Reading
Bilingualism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,014
4,536
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Canada
Paul F Tremblay
Statistical Modeling and Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,522
2,739
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Canada
Alan Leschied
children's mental health
youth justice
child welfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,846
1,267
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Canada
Clive Seligman
social psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,633
531
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Canada
Marc Mitchell
exercise psychology
digital health
financial incentives
chronic disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,620
2,590
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Canada
John Paul Minda
Category Learning
Concepts
Cognitive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,041
1,590
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Canada
Matthew Fd Brown
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,690
1,696
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Canada
Jennifer Robertson
environmental leadership
organizational behavior
environmental psychology
green organizational behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,354
2,640
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Canada
Taylor Kohut
human sexuality
social psychology
health psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,112
2,392
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Canada
Peter Hoaken
Forensic psychology
mental health discrimination
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,998
832
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Canada
Jason Brown
Counselling Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,702
990
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,237
Canada
49
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John P Meyer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163,823
49,020
0.299
organizational psychology
work motivation and engagement
work attitudes and behavior
leadership
employee well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,165
Canada
201
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Adrian M Owen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,548
20,166
0.263
Consciousness
Vegetative State
Cognition
Brain Imaging
Neuropsychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,709
Canada
588
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
William Fisher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,970
9,945
0.249
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,610
Canada
1,272
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rod A Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,810
8,337
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,617
Canada
1,274
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
JP Rushton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,808
3,533
0.142
personality psychology
intelligence
evolutionary psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,552
Canada
1,575
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
James Olson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,897
3,906
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,087
Canada
1,744
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Victoria Esses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,529
7,377
0.359
immigration
immigrants
refugees
dehumanization
prejudice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,303
Canada
1,751
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Dozois
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,444
6,572
0.321
cognitive therapy
cognitive predictors of depression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,087
Canada
1,921
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Martin Kavaliers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,127
3,249
0.170
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,383
Canada
2,071
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nicholas A Kuiper
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,156
3,563
0.196
research on humor
depression
social anxiety
coping
stress & personality factors

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,941
Canada
2,180
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Richard Neufeld
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,463
4,910
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,962
Canada
2,970
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ken Mcrae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,996
3,694
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,149
Canada
3,326
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Lorne Campbell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,779
5,887
0.461
social psychology
relationships
open science
evolution
attraction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,767
Canada
4,310
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Klaus Peter Ossenkopp
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,434
2,022
0.194
behavioral neuroscience
behavioural neuroscience
developmental neuroscience
psychoneuroimmunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,405
Canada
4,516
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Marc F Joanisse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,014
4,536
0.453
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Language
Reading
Bilingualism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,646
Canada
5,360
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paul F Tremblay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,522
2,739
0.321
Statistical Modeling and Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,392
Canada
9,237
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alan Leschied
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,846
1,267
0.261
children's mental health
youth justice
child welfare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,621
Canada
9,593
404
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Clive Seligman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,633
531
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,158
Canada
9,619
405
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Marc Mitchell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,620
2,590
0.561
exercise psychology
digital health
financial incentives
chronic disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,941
Canada
10,743
454
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
John Paul Minda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,041
1,590
0.393
Category Learning
Concepts
Cognitive Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,926
Canada
11,506
479
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Matthew Fd Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,690
1,696
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,575
Canada
12,385
505
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jennifer Robertson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,354
2,640
0.787
environmental leadership
organizational behavior
environmental psychology
green organizational behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,894
Canada
13,048
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Taylor Kohut
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,112
2,392
0.769
human sexuality
social psychology
health psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,969
Canada
13,411
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter Hoaken
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,998
832
0.278
Forensic psychology
mental health discrimination
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,709
Canada
14,442
571
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jason Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,702
990
0.366
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