Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
prejudice
intergroup relations
prosocial behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,057
43,486
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
adolescent brain
developmental neuroscience
affective and cognitive control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,819
30,726
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Psychopathology
behavior genetics
cognitive neuroscience
schizophrenia
bipolar disorder
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,759
25,404
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
memory
cognition
cognitive neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,293
10,960
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,667
15,829
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,338
16,704
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,845
17,012
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,814
18,118
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Public Health
Maternal and Child Health
Chronic Disease Prevention
Community Health
Social Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,373
10,330
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Mechanisms of Associative Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,357
4,973
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
behavioral neuroscience
food intake
obesity
energy balance
neuroendocrinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,797
6,370
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
clinical neuroscience
computational psychiatry
cognitive neuroscience
psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,731
15,463
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Experimental Philosophy
Moral Psychology
Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,731
8,706
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Cognitive Science
Experimental Psychology
Visual Cognition
Perception
Attention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,506
6,500
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
child development
psychology
cognitive science
infant cognition
social cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,336
5,535
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
psychology
neuroscience
cognitive development
visual perception and attention
learning and memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,272
10,414
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Psychosis
Predictive Coding
Delusions
Hallucinations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,663
8,726
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
developmental psychopathology
stress and early adversity
anxiety
emotion regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,559
10,086
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
primate cognition
canine cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,955
6,004
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Implicit Cognition
Self-regulation
Attitudes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,449
4,354
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
nonverbal communication
gender
power
emotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,164
2,851
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
cognitive development
social cognition
cognitive science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,939
6,561
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
PTSD
BPD
trauma
suicide behavior
molecular imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,307
6,379
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
social psychology
emotions
affective science
cross-cultural psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,970
4,329
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Addiction
Pain
Culture
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,862
3,010
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,634
1,251
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
John Dovidio
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,057
43,486
0.399
prejudice
intergroup relations
prosocial behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,013
2,381
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bj Casey
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,819
30,726
0.400
adolescent brain
developmental neuroscience
affective and cognitive control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,141
3,391
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tyrone Cannon
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,759
25,404
0.411
Psychopathology
behavior genetics
cognitive neuroscience
schizophrenia
bipolar disorder
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,022
3,825
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marcia K Johnson
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,293
10,960
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,126
5,277
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paul Bloom
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,667
15,829
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,656
5,532
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marvin M Chun
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,338
16,704
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,374
6,805
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Larry Davidson
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,845
17,012
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,990
7,983
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jutta Joormann
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,814
18,118
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,735
11,827
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jeannette Ickovics
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,373
10,330
0.377
Public Health
Maternal and Child Health
Chronic Disease Prevention
Community Health
Social Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,749
11,835
187
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Allan R Wagner
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,357
4,973
0.182
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,913
16,099
246
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Harvey Grill
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,797
6,370
0.292
behavioral neuroscience
food intake
obesity
energy balance
neuroendocrinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,069
16,171
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Avram Holmes
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,731
15,463
0.712
clinical neuroscience
computational psychiatry
cognitive neuroscience
psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,331
18,249
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Joshua Knobe
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,731
8,706
0.441
Experimental Philosophy
Moral Psychology
Philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,021
19,694
295
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Brian Scholl
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,506
6,500
0.351
Cognitive Science
Experimental Psychology
Visual Cognition
Perception
Attention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,627
19,924
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Karen Wynn
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,336
5,535
0.302
child development
psychology
cognitive science
infant cognition
social cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,608
23,062
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nicholas Turk Browne
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,272
10,414
0.640
psychology
neuroscience
cognitive development
visual perception and attention
learning and memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,537
26,082
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Philip Corlett
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,663
8,726
0.595
Psychosis
Predictive Coding
Delusions
Hallucinations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,131
26,295
384
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dylan Gee
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,559
10,086
0.693
developmental psychopathology
stress and early adversity
anxiety
emotion regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,249
30,002
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Laurie Santos
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,955
6,004
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,027
34,297
469
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Melissa J Ferguson
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,449
4,354
0.380
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
Implicit Cognition
Self-regulation
Attitudes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,820
42,928
576
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Marianne Lafrance
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,164
2,851
0.311
nonverbal communication
gender
power
emotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,900
43,993
589
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yarrow Dunham
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,939
6,561
0.734
cognitive development
social cognition
cognitive science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,813
53,218
686
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Margaret Taylor Davis
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,307
6,379
0.873
PTSD
BPD
trauma
suicide behavior
molecular imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,976
55,523
701
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Maria Gendron
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,970
4,329
0.621
social psychology
emotions
affective science
cross-cultural psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,364
56,319
712
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Declan Barry
Yale University
New Haven, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,862
3,010
0.439