Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Federation University Australia 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
Clinical Psychology
Psychometrics
Personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,695
3,988
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Psychosocial Adjustment
Mental & physical illness
Stress & Coping
Leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,171
2,607
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Vocational education
apprenticeship
higher education
skill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,631
1,000
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
cyberpsychology
social media
personality
empathy
relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,693
2,489
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
VFR travel
family tourism
family violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,248
1,337
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Plant Sciences
Parasitic & Invasive Plants
Land Restoration
Plant Physiology & Agronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,569
823
0.525
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Aboriginal History
History of Tourism
Tourism Management
Onomastics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
434
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
moral & political thought
phenomenology & hermeneutics
cultural studies
social change
deliberation & democracy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
991
658
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
psychometrics
personality
self-conscious emotions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
910
692
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Literature
Literacy
English Education
Postgradute Pedagogies
Children's literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496
162
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
sociology
religion
exiting
accountability
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
108
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
tourism
motivational factors
destination attributes
tourism cluster
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202
126
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
episodic memory
working memory
attention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
147
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Social Class
social welfare
intersections of class and gender
the Higher Education sector
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
88
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Speech-Language Pathology
Special Education
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
94
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Social Work Education
Sociology of Health
Cultural Diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
105
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
linguistic/semiotic landscapes
multilingualism
migrant communities
digital humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
104
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
theatre
performance
heritage
history
place and space
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
28
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Personality Disorders
Evolutionary Psychology
Affect
Victimisation
Interpersonal Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
39
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Clinical Psychology
Psychology
Contextual therapies
Mindfulness
Social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
9
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,229
5,130
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rapson Gomez
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,695
3,988
0.459
Clinical Psychology
Psychometrics
Personality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,783
6,351
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kathleen A Moore Kate
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,171
2,607
0.364
Psychosocial Adjustment
Mental & physical illness
Stress & Coping
Leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,852
11,917
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Erica Smith
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,631
1,000
0.275
Vocational education
apprenticeship
higher education
skill
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,697
14,845
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Evita March
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,693
2,489
0.924
cyberpsychology
social media
personality
empathy
relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,197
16,716
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Elisa Backer Zentveld|Elisa Backer, Elisa R Backer
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,248
1,337
0.595
VFR travel
family tourism
family violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,190
20,653
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kushan U Tennakoon
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,569
823
0.525
Plant Sciences
Parasitic & Invasive Plants
Land Restoration
Plant Physiology & Agronomy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
559,405
22,369
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ian D Clark
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
434
0.321
Aboriginal History
History of Tourism
Tourism Management
Onomastics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
669,494
25,729
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jane Mummery
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
991
658
0.664
moral & political thought
phenomenology & hermeneutics
cultural studies
social change
deliberation & democracy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
700,177
26,534
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Shaun Watson
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
910
692
0.760
psychometrics
personality
self-conscious emotions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
904,945
31,188
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
margaret zeegers
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496
162
0.327
Literature
Literacy
English Education
Postgradute Pedagogies
Children's literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,038,561
32,424
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Peter Harry Ballis
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355
108
0.304
sociology
religion
exiting
accountability
health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,268,034
34,731
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Daria Soldatenko
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
202
126
0.624
tourism
motivational factors
destination attributes
tourism cluster
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,304,533
35,185
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Kimberley Mcfarlane
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
147
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,343,414
35,687
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Verity Archer
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
88
0.521
Social Class
social welfare
intersections of class and gender
the Higher Education sector
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,396,488
36,420
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Weifeng Han
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
94
0.631
Speech-Language Pathology
Special Education
Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,473,144
37,413
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tejaswini Patil
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
124
105
0.847
Social Work Education
Sociology of Health
Cultural Diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,542,496
38,345
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Xiaofang Yao
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
104
1.000
linguistic/semiotic landscapes
multilingualism
migrant communities
digital humanities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,829,094
42,191
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Angela Campbell
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
28
0.596
theatre
performance
heritage
history
place and space
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,880,786
42,849
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jacob Dye
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
39
1.000
Personality Disorders
Evolutionary Psychology
Affect
Victimisation
Interpersonal Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,190,651
46,737
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cesar Alejandro Ortiz Pulgarin
Federation University Australia
Ballarat, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
9
0.900
Clinical Psychology
Psychology
Contextual therapies
Mindfulness
Social work