Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Australian Catholic University Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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
Self-Determination Theory
psychology
intrinsic motivation
education
organizational behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
629,801
297,201
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
physical activity
exercise
built environment
physical education
walkability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251,265
80,318
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
methodological/substantive synergy - self-concept - evaluation of teaching - peer review - multilevel structural equation models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,917
66,028
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Physical Activity
Environment
Health
Walkability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,510
96,033
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Exercise and Nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,832
31,550
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
motivation
emotion
engagement
self-determination theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,738
30,238
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Sports nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,377
28,772
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Muscle metabolism
carbohydrate
fat
protein
chronic diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,155
19,827
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Nonattachment
Process-Based Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Positive Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,209
16,924
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,352
13,675
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,141
14,232
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Developmental Psychology
Longitudinal Analysis
Educational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,005
16,670
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Behaviour Change
Motivation
Physical Activity
Health
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,022
13,783
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Developmental psychology
Motor development
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Cognitive Control
Motor control and learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,012
7,382
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,775
6,220
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,967
3,321
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
vitamin D
osteoporosis
fractures
health economics
nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,342
5,821
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
High Performance Sport
Exercise Science
Altitude
Demands of Competition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,199
5,880
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Clinical Psychology
Eating Disorders
Applied Statistics
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,027
9,431
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
learning sciences
adult learning
digital learning environments
threshold concepts
teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,885
3,275
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,522
5,126
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
educational psychology
self-concept
motivation
cognition
instruction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,066
5,048
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
sociological theory
sociology of emotions
political sociology
economic sociology
China
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,292
3,398
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Neighbourhood environment
physical activity
older adults
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,750
7,290
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Prospective Memory
Cognitive aging
Future Thinking
Emotion Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,418
4,631
0.492
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard M Ryan
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
629,801
297,201
0.472
Self-Determination Theory
psychology
intrinsic motivation
education
organizational behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435
10
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
James F Sallis
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251,265
80,318
0.320
physical activity
exercise
built environment
physical education
walkability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
868
20
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Herbert W Marsh
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,917
66,028
0.340
methodological/substantive synergy - self-concept - evaluation of teaching - peer review - multilevel structural equation models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,462
88
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ester Cerin
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,510
96,033
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,898
306
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Luc JC Van Loon|LJC van Loon, Luc van Loon, L van Loon
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,832
31,550
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,935
347
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Johnmarshall Reeve
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,738
30,238
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,574
376
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Louise Burke
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,377
28,772
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,656
380
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
John A Hawley
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51,155
19,827
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,232
755
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Joseph Ciarrochi
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,209
16,924
0.495
Nonattachment
Process-Based Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Positive Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,757
1,129
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Liesbeth Vandenput
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,352
13,675
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,511
1,657
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Shona Halson
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,141
14,232
0.673
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,871
1,681
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Philip D Parker
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,005
16,670
0.794
Developmental Psychology
Longitudinal Analysis
Educational Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,350
1,937
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chris Lonsdale
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,022
13,783
0.725
Behaviour Change
Motivation
Physical Activity
Health
Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,518
2,260
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Peter Wilson
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,012
7,382
0.434
Developmental psychology
Motor development
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Cognitive Control
Motor control and learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,446
2,301
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rhonda G Craven
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,775
6,220
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,052
2,484
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Warren Stanton
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,967
3,321
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,347
2,860
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Kerrie M Sanders
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,342
5,821
0.406
vitamin D
osteoporosis
fractures
health economics
nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,247
2,906
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David T Martin
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,199
5,880
0.414
High Performance Sport
Exercise Science
Altitude
Demands of Competition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,759
3,296
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Leah Brennan
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,027
9,431
0.724
Clinical Psychology
Eating Disorders
Applied Statistics
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Health Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,756
3,344
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Catherine Mcloughlin
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,885
3,275
0.254
learning sciences
adult learning
digital learning environments
threshold concepts
teacher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
75,407
3,480
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Susan Edwards
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,522
5,126
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,823
3,618
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alexander Yeung
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,066
5,048
0.418
educational psychology
self-concept
motivation
cognition
instruction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,322
4,387
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jack Barbalet
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,292
3,398
0.330
sociological theory
sociology of emotions
political sociology
economic sociology
China
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,359
4,657
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Anthony Barnett
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,750
7,290
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,443
4,845
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peter Rendell
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,418
4,631
0.492
Prospective Memory
Cognitive aging
Future Thinking
Emotion Processing