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Total 139.684 scientist, 2 country, 1 institution
Richard M Ryan
Richard M Ryan
Australian Catholic University
Australian Catholic University
Australia
Social Sciences / Psychology
Self-Determination Theory
psychology
intrinsic motivation
education
organizational behavior
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 1
Country:
# 1
Region:
# 1
World:
# 6
Citation
Total:
602,725
Last 6 Year:
272,924
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.453
i10 Index
Total:
449
Last 6 Year:
417
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.929
H-Index
Total:
227
Last 6 Year:
179
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.789
Daniel Kahneman
Daniel Kahneman
Princeton University
Princeton University
United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 1
Country:
# 7
Region:
# 10
World:
# 14
Citation
Total:
540,650
Last 6 Year:
172,454
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.319
i10 Index
Total:
394
Last 6 Year:
277
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.703
H-Index
Total:
157
Last 6 Year:
102
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.650
Edward L Deci
Edward L Deci
University of Rochester
University of Rochester
United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 1
Country:
# 9
Region:
# 12
World:
# 16
Citation
Total:
513,069
Last 6 Year:
225,980
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.440
i10 Index
Total:
341
Last 6 Year:
292
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.856
H-Index
Total:
178
Last 6 Year:
135
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.758
Ed Diener
Ed Diener
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 1
Country:
# 48
Region:
# 56
World:
# 94
Citation
Total:
355,438
Last 6 Year:
137,224
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.386
i10 Index
Total:
474
Last 6 Year:
396
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.835
H-Index
Total:
200
Last 6 Year:
137
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.685
Martin Seligman
Martin Seligman i
Nemours Children's Health System
Nemours Children's Health System
United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 1
Country:
# 80
Region:
# 92
World:
# 172
Citation
Total:
307,647
Last 6 Year:
95,731
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.311
i10 Index
Total:
561
Last 6 Year:
354
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.631
H-Index
Total:
184
Last 6 Year:
113
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.614
Virginia Braun
Virginia Braun
University of Auckland
University of Auckland
New Zealand
Social Sciences / Sociology
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative research
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 1
Country:
# 2
Region:
# 8
World:
# 176
Citation
Total:
304,913
Last 6 Year:
237,320
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.778
i10 Index
Total:
145
Last 6 Year:
128
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.883
H-Index
Total:
72
Last 6 Year:
60
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.833
Victoria Clarke
Victoria Clarke
University of the West of England
University of the West of England
United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Qualitative research
thematic analysis
sexuality
gender
family
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 1
Country:
# 17
Region:
# 56
World:
# 185
Citation
Total:
300,466
Last 6 Year:
234,034
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.779
i10 Index
Total:
123
Last 6 Year:
102
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.829
H-Index
Total:
67
Last 6 Year:
54
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.806
Roy F Baumeister
Roy F Baumeister
University of Queensland
University of Queensland
Australia
Social Sciences / Psychology
social psychology
personality
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 1
Country:
# 7
Region:
# 9
World:
# 203
Citation
Total:
291,940
Last 6 Year:
105,413
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.361
i10 Index
Total:
630
Last 6 Year:
485
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.770
H-Index
Total:
208
Last 6 Year:
140
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.673
Wilmar Schaufeli
Wilmar Schaufeli
Utrecht University
Utrecht University
Netherlands
Social Sciences / Psychology
Occupational Health Psychology
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 2
Country:
# 4
Region:
# 74
World:
# 223
Citation
Total:
286,018
Last 6 Year:
138,312
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.484
i10 Index
Total:
577
Last 6 Year:
490
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.849
H-Index
Total:
207
Last 6 Year:
157
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.758
George Lakoff
George Lakoff
University of California Berkeley
University of California Berkeley
United States
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Linguistics
Cognitive Science
Politics
Law
Psychology
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 5
Country:
# 119
Region:
# 136
World:
# 275
Citation
Total:
271,470
Last 6 Year:
71,548
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.264
i10 Index
Total:
345
Last 6 Year:
182
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.528
H-Index
Total:
111
Last 6 Year:
66
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.595
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David Creswell
David Creswell
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Health Neuroscience
Stress and Resilience
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 1
Country:
# 136
Region:
# 155
World:
# 315
Citation
Total:
262,147
Last 6 Year:
132,383
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.505
i10 Index
Total:
89
Last 6 Year:
87
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.978
H-Index
Total:
63
Last 6 Year:
56
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.889
Robert Sternberg
Robert Sternberg
Cornell University
Cornell University
United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 2
Country:
# 179
Region:
# 200
World:
# 415
Citation
Total:
244,088
Last 6 Year:
57,896
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.237
i10 Index
Total:
1,259
Last 6 Year:
700
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.556
H-Index
Total:
236
Last 6 Year:
109
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.462
Chris Frith
Chris Frith
University College London
University College London
United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
mind
brain
social interaction
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 4
Country:
# 36
Region:
# 166
World:
# 440
Citation
Total:
240,428
Last 6 Year:
49,605
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.206
i10 Index
Total:
634
Last 6 Year:
416
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.656
H-Index
Total:
239
Last 6 Year:
111
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.464
Young Ho Khang
Young Ho Khang i
Seoul National University
Seoul National University
South Korea
Social Sciences / Social Science
social determinants of health
health inequalities
early childhood intervention
population health trends
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 3
Country:
# 9
Region:
# 35
World:
# 462
Citation
Total:
238,182
Last 6 Year:
173,494
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.728
i10 Index
Total:
230
Last 6 Year:
191
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.830
H-Index
Total:
116
Last 6 Year:
102
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.879
Alan Baddeley
Alan Baddeley
University of York
University of York
United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memory
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 1
Country:
# 40
Region:
# 200
World:
# 504
Citation
Total:
231,566
Last 6 Year:
51,054
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.220
i10 Index
Total:
544
Last 6 Year:
324
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.596
H-Index
Total:
176
Last 6 Year:
90
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.511
Terrie E Moffitt
Terrie E Moffitt i
Duke University
Duke University
United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 2
Country:
# 212
Region:
# 236
World:
# 514
Citation
Total:
230,201
Last 6 Year:
77,735
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.338
i10 Index
Total:
549
Last 6 Year:
466
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.849
H-Index
Total:
222
Last 6 Year:
132
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.595
James J Gross
James J Gross
Stanford University
Stanford University
United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Emotion
Emotion Regulation
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 15
Country:
# 219
Region:
# 243
World:
# 531
Citation
Total:
228,455
Last 6 Year:
112,404
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.492
i10 Index
Total:
545
Last 6 Year:
527
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.967
H-Index
Total:
187
Last 6 Year:
144
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.770
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Hans Ulrich Wittchen i
Technische Universität Dresden
Technische Universität Dresden
Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychiatrie
Psychologie
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 2
Country:
# 18
Region:
# 247
World:
# 596
Citation
Total:
220,427
Last 6 Year:
73,385
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.333
i10 Index
Total:
941
Last 6 Year:
655
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.696
H-Index
Total:
212
Last 6 Year:
124
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.585
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Urie Bronfenbrenner
Cornell University
Cornell University
United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychology
ecological systems theory
child development
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 3
Country:
# 244
Region:
# 271
World:
# 610
Citation
Total:
217,488
Last 6 Year:
72,924
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.335
i10 Index
Total:
277
Last 6 Year:
118
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.426
H-Index
Total:
99
Last 6 Year:
51
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.515
Michael Tomasello
Michael Tomasello
Duke University
Duke University
United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 3
Country:
# 252
Region:
# 280
World:
# 627
Citation
Total:
213,118
Last 6 Year:
69,824
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.328
i10 Index
Total:
773
Last 6 Year:
648
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.838
H-Index
Total:
216
Last 6 Year:
114
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.528
Paul Costa
Paul Costa
Duke University
Duke University
United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-R
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 4
Country:
# 259
Region:
# 287
World:
# 641
Citation
Total:
212,094
Last 6 Year:
56,239
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.265
i10 Index
Total:
464
Last 6 Year:
322
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.694
H-Index
Total:
170
Last 6 Year:
89
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.524
David Schwebel
David Schwebel i
University of Alabama Birmingham
University of Alabama Birmingham
United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
child injury prevention
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 1
Country:
# 274
Region:
# 302
World:
# 671
Citation
Total:
208,397
Last 6 Year:
137,238
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.659
i10 Index
Total:
281
Last 6 Year:
245
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.872
H-Index
Total:
91
Last 6 Year:
76
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.835
Dorret I Boomsma
Dorret I Boomsma i
VU University of Amsterdam
VU University of Amsterdam
Netherlands
Social Sciences / Psychology
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 2
Country:
# 10
Region:
# 321
World:
# 774
Citation
Total:
196,783
Last 6 Year:
96,410
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.490
i10 Index
Total:
1,281
Last 6 Year:
979
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.764
H-Index
Total:
213
Last 6 Year:
146
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.685
Stephen West
Stephen West
Arizona State University
Arizona State University
United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
quantitative research methods
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 2
Country:
# 316
Region:
# 352
World:
# 784
Citation
Total:
195,955
Last 6 Year:
52,083
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.266
i10 Index
Total:
220
Last 6 Year:
152
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.691
H-Index
Total:
99
Last 6 Year:
57
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.576
Jim Coleman
Jim Coleman
Open University UK
Open University UK
United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature
Applied linguistics
language learning and teaching
language education policy and practice
Citation Rankings
University / Institution:
# 1
Country:
# 61
Region:
# 326
World:
# 791
Citation
Total:
195,016
Last 6 Year:
39,130
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.201
i10 Index
Total:
324
Last 6 Year:
120
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.370
H-Index
Total:
86
Last 6 Year:
44
Last 6 Year/Total:
0.512
AD Scientific Index - World Citation Ranking - 2024 CITATION H INDEX i10 INDEX
University Country Region World Name Country University / Institution Subject Total Last 6 Year Last 6 year/total Total Last 6 year Last 6 year/total Total Last 6 year Last 6 year/total
1 1 1 6
Richard M RyanRichard M Ryan
Australia Australia Australian Catholic University Australian Catholic University Social Sciences / Psychology

Self-Determination Theory | psychology | intrinsic motivation | education | organizational behavior |

602,725 272,924 0.453 227 179 0.789 449 417 0.929
1 7 10 14
Daniel KahnemanDaniel Kahneman
United States United States Princeton University Princeton University Social Sciences / Psychology

540,650 172,454 0.319 157 102 0.650 394 277 0.703
1 9 12 16
Edward L DeciEdward L Deci
United States United States University of Rochester University of Rochester Social Sciences / Psychology

self-determination theory | motivation | psychology |

513,069 225,980 0.440 178 135 0.758 341 292 0.856
1 48 56 94
Ed DienerEd Diener
United States United States University of Illinois Urbana Champaign University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Social Sciences / Psychology

Psychology | Social psychology | Personality psychology | Positive Psychology |

355,438 137,224 0.386 200 137 0.685 474 396 0.835
1 80 92 172
Martin SeligmanMartin Seligman i
United States United States Nemours Children's Health System Nemours Children's Health System Social Sciences / Psychology

Positive Psychology | Learned Helplessness | Prospection | Depression | Optimism |

307,647 95,731 0.311 184 113 0.614 561 354 0.631
1 2 8 176
Virginia BraunVirginia Braun
New Zealand New Zealand University of Auckland University of Auckland Social Sciences / Sociology

health | gender & sexuality | gendered bodies | food studies | qualitative research |

304,913 237,320 0.778 72 60 0.833 145 128 0.883
1 17 56 185
Victoria ClarkeVictoria Clarke
United Kingdom United Kingdom University of the West of England University of the West of England Social Sciences / Psychology

Qualitative research | thematic analysis | sexuality | gender | family |

300,466 234,034 0.779 67 54 0.806 123 102 0.829
1 7 9 203
Roy F BaumeisterRoy F Baumeister
Australia Australia University of Queensland University of Queensland Social Sciences / Psychology

social psychology | personality |

291,940 105,413 0.361 208 140 0.673 630 485 0.770
2 4 74 223
Wilmar SchaufeliWilmar Schaufeli
Netherlands Netherlands Utrecht University Utrecht University Social Sciences / Psychology

Occupational Health Psychology |

286,018 138,312 0.484 207 157 0.758 577 490 0.849
5 119 136 275
George LakoffGeorge Lakoff
United States United States University of California Berkeley University of California Berkeley Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature

Linguistics | Cognitive Science | Politics | Law | Psychology |

271,470 71,548 0.264 111 66 0.595 345 182 0.528
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1 136 155 315
David CreswellDavid Creswell
United States United States Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University Social Sciences / Psychology

Psychology | Health Neuroscience | Stress and Resilience |

262,147 132,383 0.505 63 56 0.889 89 87 0.978
2 179 200 415
Robert SternbergRobert Sternberg
United States United States Cornell University Cornell University Social Sciences / Psychology

psychology |

244,088 57,896 0.237 236 109 0.462 1,259 700 0.556
4 36 166 440
Chris FrithChris Frith
United Kingdom United Kingdom University College London University College London Social Sciences / Psychology

mind | brain | social interaction |

240,428 49,605 0.206 239 111 0.464 634 416 0.656
3 9 35 462
Young Ho KhangYoung Ho Khang i
South Korea South Korea Seoul National University Seoul National University Social Sciences / Social Science

social determinants of health | health inequalities | early childhood intervention | population health trends |

238,182 173,494 0.728 116 102 0.879 230 191 0.830
1 40 200 504
Alan BaddeleyAlan Baddeley
United Kingdom United Kingdom University of York University of York Social Sciences / Psychology

Psychology | Cognitive Psychology | Memory | Working memory |

231,566 51,054 0.220 176 90 0.511 544 324 0.596
2 212 236 514
Terrie E MoffittTerrie E Moffitt i
United States United States Duke University Duke University Social Sciences / Psychology

developmental psychopathology | intelligence | crime | aging |

230,201 77,735 0.338 222 132 0.595 549 466 0.849
15 219 243 531
James J GrossJames J Gross
United States United States Stanford University Stanford University Social Sciences / Psychology

Emotion | Emotion Regulation |

228,455 112,404 0.492 187 144 0.770 545 527 0.967
2 18 247 596
Hans Ulrich WittchenHans Ulrich Wittchen i
Germany Germany Technische Universität Dresden Technische Universität Dresden Social Sciences / Psychology

Psychiatrie | Psychologie |

220,427 73,385 0.333 212 124 0.585 941 655 0.696
3 244 271 610
Urie BronfenbrennerUrie Bronfenbrenner
United States United States Cornell University Cornell University Social Sciences / Psychology

developmental psychology | ecological systems theory | child development |

217,488 72,924 0.335 99 51 0.515 277 118 0.426
3 252 280 627
Michael TomaselloMichael Tomasello
United States United States Duke University Duke University Social Sciences / Psychology

developmental psychology | evolutionary anthropology | cognitive science | evolutionary psychology |

213,118 69,824 0.328 216 114 0.528 773 648 0.838
4 259 287 641
Paul CostaPaul Costa
United States United States Duke University Duke University Social Sciences / Psychology

Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-R |

212,094 56,239 0.265 170 89 0.524 464 322 0.694
1 274 302 671
David SchwebelDavid Schwebel i
United States United States University of Alabama Birmingham University of Alabama Birmingham Social Sciences / Psychology

child injury prevention |

208,397 137,238 0.659 91 76 0.835 281 245 0.872
2 10 321 774
Dorret I BoomsmaDorret I Boomsma i
Netherlands Netherlands VU University of Amsterdam VU University of Amsterdam Social Sciences / Psychology

196,783 96,410 0.490 213 146 0.685 1,281 979 0.764
2 316 352 784
Stephen WestStephen West
United States United States Arizona State University Arizona State University Social Sciences / Psychology

quantitative research methods |

195,955 52,083 0.266 99 57 0.576 220 152 0.691
1 61 326 791
Jim ColemanJim Coleman
United Kingdom United Kingdom Open University UK Open University UK Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature

Applied linguistics | language learning and teaching | language education policy and practice |

195,016 39,130 0.201 86 44 0.512 324 120 0.370