Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences Social Sciences / Child Development Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Child Development
Families
Poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,858
31,259
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Child Development
Differential Susceptibility
Evolutionary Theory
Child Abuse
Day Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,202
29,887
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Child Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,495
29,832
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
child development
peer relations
violence prevention
school readiness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,053
12,303
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
child development
peer relations
early childhood
school readiness
behavior genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,203
15,591
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
child poverty
public policy
television and children
gender
early education and child care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,243
8,687
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
child development
language skills
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,513
16,880
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
youth
adolescence
adolescent
gay
LGBT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,311
18,114
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
child development
child maltreatment
developmental psychopathology
stress
psychoneuroimmunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,118
20,878
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Child Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,196
14,382
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Child Development
Early Childhood Intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,422
5,471
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
child development
attachment
children's mental health and wellbeing
behavioural genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,409
13,489
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
clinical teratology
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,530
6,328
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Child Development
Adolescent Development
Quantitative Methods
Meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,867
10,137
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
child development
adolescent development
stress
cortisol
sleep
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,830
9,086
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
child development
language
literacy
parent-child interaction
memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,188
7,243
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Child Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,676
8,104
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Child Development
Parenting
LMIC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,581
10,614
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Child Development
Mental Health Services Research
Philosophy of Science
Implementation Science
Doctoral Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,475
6,149
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Child development and well-being
family influences on children
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,408
2,128
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Children
child development
media
technology
cognitive develpment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,190
8,303
0.681
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
child development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,231
7,723
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Child development
Skill acquisition
Cerebral palsy
Rehabilitation
Developmental disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,501
4,642
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Child development
child rights
child poverty
early childhood
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,984
2,524
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
child development
parenting
father involvement
early childhood education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,695
2,943
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,457
652
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jeanne Brooks Gunn
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144,858
31,259
0.216
Child Development
Families
Poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,165
1,017
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jay Belsky
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117,202
29,887
0.255
Child Development
Differential Susceptibility
Evolutionary Theory
Child Abuse
Day Care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,945
4,290
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John Constantino
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,495
29,832
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,749
6,543
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Karen Bierman
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40,053
12,303
0.307
child development
peer relations
violence prevention
school readiness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,232
566
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michel Boivin
Université Laval
Quebec City, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,203
15,591
0.398
child development
peer relations
early childhood
school readiness
behavior genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,815
7,033
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Aletha C Huston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,243
8,687
0.227
child poverty
public policy
television and children
gender
early education and child care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,643
7,857
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Laura Justice
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,513
16,880
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,260
9,455
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stephen T Russell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,311
18,114
0.579
youth
adolescence
adolescent
gay
LGBT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,711
2,008
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Andrea Danese
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,118
20,878
0.717
child development
child maltreatment
developmental psychopathology
stress
psychoneuroimmunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,253
12,955
707
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Adriana Umana-Taylor
Harvard University
Cambridge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,196
14,382
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,450
15,145
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Pamela K Klebanov
Princeton University
Princeton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,422
5,471
0.244
Child Development
Early Childhood Intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,478
2,937
271
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Richard Pasco Fearon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,409
13,489
0.602
child development
attachment
children's mental health and wellbeing
behavioural genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,414
216
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Asher Ornoy
Ariel University
Ariel, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,530
6,328
0.294
clinical teratology
child development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,033
16,595
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Noel Card
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,867
10,137
0.486
Child Development
Adolescent Development
Quantitative Methods
Meta-analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,951
20,116
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Emma K Adam
Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,830
9,086
0.510
child development
adolescent development
stress
cortisol
sleep
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,345
191
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Elaine Reese
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,188
7,243
0.421
child development
language
literacy
parent-child interaction
memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,678
2,406
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sylvana Cote
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,676
8,104
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,014
27,824
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Diane L Putnick
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,581
10,614
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,545
30,555
327
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Hurlburt
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,475
6,149
0.493
Child Development
Mental Health Services Research
Philosophy of Science
Implementation Science
Doctoral Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,017
30,727
561
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nicholas Zill
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,408
2,128
0.172
Child development and well-being
family influences on children
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,606
31,297
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rebecca Dore
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,190
8,303
0.681
Children
child development
media
technology
cognitive develpment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,488
2,112
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marije Van Der Hulst
Erasmus University
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,231
7,723
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,503
1,241
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marisa Cotta Mancini
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais UFMG
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,501
4,642
0.442
Child development
Skill acquisition
Cerebral palsy
Rehabilitation
Developmental disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,153
8,910
822
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Martin Woodhead
University of Oxford
Oxford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,984
2,524
0.281
Child development
child rights
child poverty
early childhood
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,237
44,182
402
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Brent A Mcbride
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,695
2,943
0.338
child development
parenting
father involvement
early childhood education