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
Switzerland
Michael P Hengartner
Social Psychiatry
Clinical Psychology
Public Mental Health
Psychopathology
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,352
4,736
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Switzerland
Schwarz Beate
Adolescence
Family Psychology
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,771
1,104
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Switzerland
Daniel Süss
Mediensozialisation
Medienkompetenz
Mediennutzung
Medienpsychologie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,723
1,101
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Switzerland
Michael Josef Burtscher
Social and Organizational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,629
921
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Switzerland
Christoph Steinebach
Resilienz
Positive Jugendentwicklung
Peer-Beziehungen über die Lebensspanne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
722
377
0.522
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Switzerland
Pirmin Pfammatter
Developmental Psychology
Minorities
Family Relations
Idenitity Development
Wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,738
Switzerland
2,514
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael P Hengartner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,352
4,736
0.746
Social Psychiatry
Clinical Psychology
Public Mental Health
Psychopathology
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,238
Switzerland
4,608
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Schwarz Beate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,771
1,104
0.398
Adolescence
Family Psychology
Cross-Cultural Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,156
Switzerland
4,667
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Daniel Süss
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,723
1,101
0.404
Mediensozialisation
Medienkompetenz
Mediennutzung
Medienpsychologie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
507,564
Switzerland
6,376
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Josef Burtscher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,629
921
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
794,031
Switzerland
9,027
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christoph Steinebach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
722
377
0.522
Resilienz
Positive Jugendentwicklung
Peer-Beziehungen über die Lebensspanne
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,726,405
Switzerland
18,212
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Markus Hackenfort
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
52
0.754
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,280,971
Switzerland
20,475
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Pirmin Pfammatter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Developmental Psychology
Minorities
Family Relations
Idenitity Development
Wellbeing