Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Colorado State University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences 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 should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Meaning in life
Meaningful Work
Health
Well-Being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,330
21,740
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Vocational psychology
calling
meaningful work
workplace spirituality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,982
9,220
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Aging workforce issues
occupational health psychology
work/life balance
research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,665
7,949
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Industrial/Organizational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,851
4,069
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
tourism
recreation
leisure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,578
3,397
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
quantitative methods
statistics
permutation methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,230
1,636
0.177
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Globalization
Food & Agriculture
Fair Trade
Gender
Labor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,242
1,683
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
cognitive psychology
memory
metacognition
cognitive aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,180
4,043
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Food/Agriculture
Behavioral Change
Policy
Economic Sociology
Social Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,875
4,372
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Category Learning
Basal Ganglia
Habits
OCD
fMRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,266
2,063
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
conservation social science
human dimensions of conservation
conservation psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,261
4,958
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
gender culture sexual orientation aging social class suicidal behavior science engineering stereotypes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,185
3,088
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Autism
Schizophrenia
Neuroimaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,797
2,535
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
perception
cognitive psychology
action-perception coupling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,570
2,586
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
American Politics
Political Behavior
Political Parties
Political Psychology
Elections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,060
2,942
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Neuropsychology
Measurement
Quantitative Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,618
3,508
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
sustainable tourism
sustainable development
visitor management
protected area management
landscape disturbance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,831
1,927
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Physical activity
healthy eating
health promotion
health behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,470
1,835
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Community forestry
Environmental Certification
Environmental Governance
Water Governance
Sustainable Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,205
645
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
psychological anthropology
ethnography
flourishing
stress
play
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,848
1,658
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Memory
retrieval failure
recognition memory
familiarity
deja vu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,620
1,107
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Higher Education
Student Affairs
Leadership and Organization Behavior and Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,381
916
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
U.S.-Mexico Environmental Management
Transboundary Rivers
Mexican Government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,320
493
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Applied Cognitive Psychology
Human Factors
Human-Automation Interaction
Training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,294
1,116
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Political Communication
Science Communication
Misinformation
Public Opinion
Polish-Americans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,285
2,078
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,377
7,288
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael F Steger
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,330
21,740
0.582
Meaning in life
Meaningful Work
Health
Well-Being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,047
24,817
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Bryan Dik
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,982
9,220
0.615
Vocational psychology
calling
meaningful work
workplace spirituality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,730
25,468
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gwenith G Fisher
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,665
7,949
0.542
Aging workforce issues
occupational health psychology
work/life balance
research methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,323
27,174
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jeanette Cleveland
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,851
4,069
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,797
30,281
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Joseph O Leary
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,578
3,397
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,871
41,665
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kenneth J Berry
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,230
1,636
0.177
quantitative methods
statistics
permutation methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,254
46,557
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Laura T Raynolds
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,242
1,683
0.204
Globalization
Food & Agriculture
Fair Trade
Gender
Labor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,228
46,892
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Matthew Rhodes
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,180
4,043
0.494
cognitive psychology
memory
metacognition
cognitive aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,394
48,615
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michael Carolan
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,875
4,372
0.555
Food/Agriculture
Behavioral Change
Policy
Economic Sociology
Social Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,868
52,348
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Carol A Seger
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,266
2,063
0.284
Category Learning
Basal Ganglia
Habits
OCD
fMRI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,962
52,378
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tara Teel
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,261
4,958
0.683
conservation social science
human dimensions of conservation
conservation psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,514
52,887
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Silvia Sara Canetto
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,185
3,088
0.430
gender culture sexual orientation aging social class suicidal behavior science engineering stereotypes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,888
55,593
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Don Rojas
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,797
2,535
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,168
57,286
226
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jessica Witt
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,570
2,586
0.394
perception
cognitive psychology
action-perception coupling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,220
61,374
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kyle L Saunders
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,060
2,942
0.485
American Politics
Political Behavior
Political Parties
Political Psychology
Elections
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,343
76,684
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Michael L Thomas
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,618
3,508
0.760
Neuropsychology
Measurement
Quantitative Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,684
88,572
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Stuart Cottrell
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,831
1,927
0.503
sustainable tourism
sustainable development
visitor management
protected area management
landscape disturbance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,459
95,169
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Dan Graham
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,470
1,835
0.529
Physical activity
healthy eating
health promotion
health behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,018
100,800
404
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Peter Leigh Taylor
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,205
645
0.201
Community forestry
Environmental Certification
Environmental Governance
Water Governance
Sustainable Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,496
109,452
444
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jeffrey G Snodgrass
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,848
1,658
0.582
psychological anthropology
ethnography
flourishing
stress
play
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,380
115,791
476
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Anne M Cleary
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,620
1,107
0.423
Memory
retrieval failure
recognition memory
familiarity
deja vu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,450
123,294
504
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Linda Kuk
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,381
916
0.385
Higher Education
Student Affairs
Leadership and Organization Behavior and Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
386,041
125,353
512
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Stephen Mumme
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,320
493
0.213
U.S.-Mexico Environmental Management
Transboundary Rivers
Mexican Government
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,314
126,270
515
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Benjamin Clegg
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,294
1,116
0.486
Applied Cognitive Psychology
Human Factors
Human-Automation Interaction
Training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,363
126,561
518
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Dominik A Stecuła
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,285
2,078
0.909
Political Communication
Science Communication
Misinformation
Public Opinion
Polish-Americans