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World Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Psychology Rankings 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.

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Total 37.041 scientist
* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
199
Country Rank
89
Institution Rank :2
Ranking Based On Selection :1
United States
Robert Sternberg
Robert Sternberg
Cornell University
Ithaca , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
115
0.479
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
200
Country Rank
17
Institution Rank :3
Ranking Based On Selection :2
United Kingdom
Chris Frith
Chris Frith
University College London
London , United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
mind
brain
social interaction
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
115
0.479
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
274
Country Rank
4
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Australia
Richard M Ryan
Richard M Ryan
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney , Australia
Social Sciences / Psychology
Self-Determination Theory
psychology
intrinsic motivation
education
organizational behavior
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229
184
0.803
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
324
Country Rank
129
Institution Rank :3
Ranking Based On Selection :4
United States
Terrie E Moffitt
Terrie E Moffitt
Duke University
Durham , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
136
0.610
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
348
Country Rank
6
Institution Rank :2
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Netherlands
Dorret I Boomsma
Dorret I Boomsma
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam , Netherlands
Social Sciences / Psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
152
0.694
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
368
Country Rank
144
Institution Rank :5
Ranking Based On Selection :6
United States
Michael Tomasello
Michael Tomasello
Duke University
Durham , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
117
0.537
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
395
Country Rank
28
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :7
United Kingdom
Ian Deary
Ian Deary
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh , United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
147
0.681
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
409
Country Rank
31
Institution Rank :2
Ranking Based On Selection :8
United Kingdom
Robin M Murray
Robin M Murray
King's College London
London , United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychosis
schizophrenia
drug abuse
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
101
0.468
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
436
Country Rank
11
Institution Rank :2
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Germany
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden , Germany
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychiatrie
Psychologie
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
128
0.598
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
455
Country Rank
7
Institution Rank :2
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Netherlands
Wilmar Schaufeli
Wilmar Schaufeli
Utrecht University
Utrecht , Netherlands
Social Sciences / Psychology
Occupational Health Psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
160
0.755
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
503
Country Rank
7
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Australia
Roy F Baumeister
Roy F Baumeister
University of Queensland
St Lucia , Australia
Social Sciences / Psychology
social psychology
personality
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209
143
0.684
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
525
Country Rank
10
Institution Rank :3
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Netherlands
Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam , Netherlands
Social Sciences / Psychology
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCTs
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
155
0.749
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
555
Country Rank
193
Institution Rank :3
Ranking Based On Selection :13
United States
Ed Diener
Ed Diener
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Champaign , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
142
0.693
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
737
Country Rank
272
Institution Rank :8
Ranking Based On Selection :14
United States
James J Gross
James J Gross
Stanford University
Stanford , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Emotion
Emotion Regulation
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
151
0.791
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
768
Country Rank
16
Institution Rank :3
Ranking Based On Selection :15
France
Stanislas Dehaene
Stanislas Dehaene
CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives)
- , France
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Education
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
122
0.646
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
789
Country Rank
293
Institution Rank :3
Ranking Based On Selection :16
United States
Eduardo Salas
Eduardo Salas
Rice University
Houston , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
organizational psychology
team training
safety culture
human factors
teamwork
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
108
0.574
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
805
Country Rank
302
Institution Rank :5
Ranking Based On Selection :17
United States
Martin Seligman
Martin Seligman
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
115
0.615
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
856
Country Rank
328
Institution Rank :3
Ranking Based On Selection :18
United States
Edward L Deci
Edward L Deci
University of Rochester
Rochester , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
138
0.754
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
867
Country Rank
332
Institution Rank :4
Ranking Based On Selection :19
United States
Yaakov Stern
Yaakov Stern
Columbia University New York
New York City , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserve
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
102
0.557
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
914
Country Rank
355
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :20
United States
Nancy Eisenberg Berg
Nancy Eisenberg Berg
Arizona State University
Tempe , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology
psychiatry
pediatrics
neuroscience
family studies
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
104
0.578
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
945
Country Rank
67
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :21
United Kingdom
Alan Baddeley
Alan Baddeley
University of York
York , United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memory
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
92
0.517
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
995
Country Rank
388
Institution Rank :9
Ranking Based On Selection :22
United States
John Gabrieli
John Gabrieli
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
99
0.566
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,075
Country Rank
424
Institution Rank :9
Ranking Based On Selection :23
United States
Paul Costa
Paul Costa
Duke University
Durham , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-R
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
91
0.529
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,244
Country Rank
510
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :24
United States
Steven C Hayes
Steven C Hayes
University of Nevada Reno
Nevada , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology
evolutionary psychology
cognitive science
behavior analysis
clinical psychology
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
102
0.622
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,254
Country Rank
514
Institution Rank :7
Ranking Based On Selection :25
United States
Michael I Posner
Michael I Posner
University of Oregon
Eugene , United States
Social Sciences / Psychology
attention
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
85
0.518
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
199
United States
89
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert Sternberg
Robert Sternberg
Cornell University Ithaca, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
115
0.479
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
200
United Kingdom
17
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Chris Frith
Chris Frith
University College London London, United Kingdom United Kingdom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
115
0.479
Social Sciences / Psychology
mind
brain
social interaction
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
274
Australia
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Richard M Ryan
Richard M Ryan
Australian Catholic University North Sydney, Australia Australia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
229
184
0.803
Social Sciences / Psychology
Self-Determination Theory
psychology
intrinsic motivation
education
organizational behavior
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
324
United States
129
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Terrie E Moffitt
Terrie E Moffitt
Duke University Durham, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
136
0.610
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
348
Netherlands
6
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dorret I Boomsma
Dorret I Boomsma
VU University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
152
0.694
Social Sciences / Psychology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
368
United States
144
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Michael Tomasello
Michael Tomasello
Duke University Durham, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
117
0.537
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
395
United Kingdom
28
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Ian Deary
Ian Deary
University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, United Kingdom United Kingdom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
147
0.681
Social Sciences / Psychology
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psychology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
409
United Kingdom
31
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robin M Murray
Robin M Murray
King's College London London, United Kingdom United Kingdom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
101
0.468
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychosis
schizophrenia
drug abuse
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
436
Germany
11
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Technische Universität Dresden Dresden, Germany Germany
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
214
128
0.598
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychiatrie
Psychologie
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
455
Netherlands
7
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wilmar Schaufeli
Wilmar Schaufeli
Utrecht University Utrecht, Netherlands Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
160
0.755
Social Sciences / Psychology
Occupational Health Psychology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
503
Australia
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Roy F Baumeister
Roy F Baumeister
University of Queensland St Lucia, Australia Australia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
209
143
0.684
Social Sciences / Psychology
social psychology
personality
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
525
Netherlands
10
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pim Cuijpers
Pim Cuijpers
VU University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
207
155
0.749
Social Sciences / Psychology
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCTs
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
555
United States
193
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ed Diener
Ed Diener
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Champaign, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
142
0.693
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
737
United States
272
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James J Gross
James J Gross
Stanford University Stanford, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
191
151
0.791
Social Sciences / Psychology
Emotion
Emotion Regulation
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
768
France
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stanislas Dehaene
Stanislas Dehaene
CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives) -, France France
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
122
0.646
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Education
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
789
United States
293
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Eduardo Salas
Eduardo Salas
Rice University Houston, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
108
0.574
Social Sciences / Psychology
organizational psychology
team training
safety culture
human factors
teamwork
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
805
United States
302
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Martin Seligman
Martin Seligman
Nemours Children's Health System Wilmington, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
115
0.615
Social Sciences / Psychology
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
856
United States
328
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Edward L Deci
Edward L Deci
University of Rochester Rochester, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
138
0.754
Social Sciences / Psychology
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
867
United States
332
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Yaakov Stern
Yaakov Stern
Columbia University New York New York City, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
102
0.557
Social Sciences / Psychology
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserve
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
914
United States
355
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nancy Eisenberg Berg
Nancy Eisenberg Berg
Arizona State University Tempe, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
104
0.578
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology
psychiatry
pediatrics
neuroscience
family studies
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
945
United Kingdom
67
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Alan Baddeley
Alan Baddeley
University of York York, United Kingdom United Kingdom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
92
0.517
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memory
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
995
United States
388
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
John Gabrieli
John Gabrieli
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
99
0.566
Social Sciences / Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,075
United States
424
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Paul Costa
Paul Costa
Duke University Durham, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172
91
0.529
Social Sciences / Psychology
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-R
See All Rankings and Analysis
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,244
United States
510
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Steven C Hayes
Steven C Hayes
University of Nevada Reno Nevada, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
102
0.622
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology
evolutionary psychology
cognitive science
behavior analysis
clinical psychology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,254
United States
514
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Michael I Posner
Michael I Posner
University of Oregon Eugene, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
85
0.518
Social Sciences / Psychology
attention
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