H-Index
Rankings
United States Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Psychology Rankings in United States 2025
AD Scientific Index evaluates the academic productivity and efficiency of scientists and institutions based on the H-index, i10 index, and citation counts. In addition to total H-index rankings, you can also explore rankings and analyses by "Scientists Last 6 Years H-index" and by subject.
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :1
psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
115
0.479
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :2
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
136
0.610
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :3
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
117
0.537
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :4
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
142
0.693
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :5
Emotion
Emotion Regulation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
151
0.791
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :6
organizational psychology
team training
safety culture
human factors
teamwork
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
108
0.574
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :7
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
115
0.615
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :8
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
138
0.754
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :9
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserve
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
102
0.557
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :10
psychology
psychiatry
pediatrics
neuroscience
family studies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
104
0.578
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :11
Cognitive Neuroscience
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
99
0.566
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :12
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-R
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
91
0.529
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :13
psychology
evolutionary psychology
cognitive science
behavior analysis
clinical psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
102
0.622
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :14
attention
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
85
0.518
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :15
social psychology
attitudes
persuasion
social cognition
judgment and decision making
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
95
0.583
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :16
psychopathology
developmental neuroscience
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
92
0.568
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :17
personality and social psychology
attachment theory
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
105
0.652
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :18
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
107
0.673
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :19
Cognitive Psychology
Language processing
Reading
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
78
0.491
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :20
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Control
Cognitive Science
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
95
0.605
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :21
child and adolescent clinical psychology
treatment of anxiety disorders
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
78
0.500
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :22
Suicide prevention
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
99
0.639
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :23
social psychology
cognitive psychology
consumer research
decision making
survey methodology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
93
0.604
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :24
social psychology
social neuroscience
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
102
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection :25
psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
84
0.549
Robert Sternberg
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
115
0.479
Terrie E Moffitt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
136
0.610
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
Michael Tomasello
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
117
0.537
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
Ed Diener
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
142
0.693
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
James J Gross
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
151
0.791
Eduardo Salas
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
108
0.574
organizational psychology
team training
safety culture
human factors
teamwork
Martin Seligman
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
115
0.615
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
Edward L Deci
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
138
0.754
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
Yaakov Stern
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
102
0.557
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserve
Nancy Eisenberg Berg
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
104
0.578
psychology
psychiatry
pediatrics
neuroscience
family studies
John Gabrieli
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
99
0.566
Paul Costa
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
91
0.529
Steven C Hayes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
102
0.622
psychology
evolutionary psychology
cognitive science
behavior analysis
clinical psychology
Michael I Posner
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
85
0.518
Richard E Petty
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
163
95
0.583
social psychology
attitudes
persuasion
social cognition
judgment and decision making
I Gotlib
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
92
0.568
psychopathology
developmental neuroscience
Phillip R Shaver
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
105
0.652
personality and social psychology
attachment theory
Daniel Kahneman
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
107
0.673
Keith Rayner
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
78
0.491
Cognitive Psychology
Language processing
Reading
Jonathan D Cohen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157
95
0.605
Cognitive Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Control
Cognitive Science
Philip C Kendall
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
78
0.500
child and adolescent clinical psychology
treatment of anxiety disorders
Thomas Joiner
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
99
0.639
Norbert Schwarz
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
93
0.604
social psychology
cognitive psychology
consumer research
decision making
survey methodology
Susan Fiske
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
102
0.667
Charles S Carver
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
84
0.549