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
Social Psychology
Social Cognition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,229
7,696
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Rare Psychological Disorders
Parasomnias
Psychodynamic Therapy
Philosophy of Psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,762
1,353
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Developmental Psychology
Emotion Socialization
Emotion Regulation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
727
445
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
social cognitive development
social status
moral development
prosocial behavior
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
541
507
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Pure Sociology
War and Peace
Social Change
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374
69
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
21
0.109
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Comparative Politics
Mexican Politics
Political Behavior
Electoral Integrity
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
80
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Developmental Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
164
0.953
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
French Literature
Gender Theory
Media Studies
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
27
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Science Fiction Studies
Gender Studies
Women's Studies
Comparative Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
47
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Politics
Africa
Comparative Politics
Crime
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
31
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
French and Francophone Studies
Francophone Africa
Rwanda
Haiti
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
David J Johnson
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,229
7,696
0.685
Brian Sharpless
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,762
1,353
0.490
Rare Psychological Disorders
Parasomnias
Psychodynamic Therapy
Philosophy of Psychology
Scott P Mirabile
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
727
445
0.612
Developmental Psychology
Emotion Socialization
Emotion Regulation
Elizabeth A Enright
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
541
507
0.937
social cognitive development
social status
moral development
prosocial behavior
Louis Hicks
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374
69
0.184
Pure Sociology
War and Peace
Social Change
Michael Cain
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
21
0.109
Antonio Ugues Jr
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
80
0.457
Comparative Politics
Mexican Politics
Political Behavior
Electoral Integrity
Cjersti Jensen
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
164
0.953
Katherine Gantz
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
27
0.278
French Literature
Gender Theory
Media Studies
Anna L Bedford
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
47
0.734
Science Fiction Studies
Gender Studies
Women's Studies
Comparative Literature
Danielle Carter Kushner
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
31
0.738
Politics
Africa
Comparative Politics
Crime
George S Macleod
Saint Mary's College of Maryland
St. Mary's City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
French and Francophone Studies
Francophone Africa
Rwanda
Haiti