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World Scientist and University Social Sciences / Psychology Rankings 2022

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Total 12.618 scientist, 2.272 university
AD Scientific Index - Scientist Rankings - 2022 H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
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3 7 16 68
Chris Frith
United Kingdom University College London University College London Social Sciences / Psychology

mind|brain|social interaction|

230 114 0.496 612 417 0.681 218533 50337 0.230
1 95 102 181
Richard M Ryan
United States Abilene Christian University Abilene Christian University Social Sciences / Psychology

Self-Determination Theory|psychology|intrinsic motivation|education|organizational behavior|

207 169 0.816 412 388 0.942 470305 226548 0.482
3 106 115 210
Terrie E Moffitt
United States Duke University Duke University Social Sciences / Psychology

developmental psychopathology|intelligence|crime|aging|

204 128 0.627 504 440 0.873 190852 69208 0.363
2 21 74 239
Robin M Murray i
United Kingdom King's College London King's College London Social Sciences / Psychology

psychosis|schizophrenia|drug abuse|

200 98 0.490 1074 657 0.612 152857 48680 0.318
5 122 133 244
Michael Tomasello
United States Duke University Duke University Social Sciences / Psychology

developmental psychology|evolutionary anthropology|cognitive science|evolutionary psychology|

199 115 0.578 733 616 0.840 180977 66023 0.365
1 5 99 306
Dorret I Boomsma i
Netherlands VU University of Amsterdam VU University of Amsterdam Social Sciences / Psychology

193 137 0.710 1177 926 0.787 156847 84355 0.538
1 6 6 310
Roy F Baumeister
Australia University of Queensland University of Queensland Social Sciences / Psychology

social psychology|personality|

192 137 0.714 583 468 0.803 243285 99687 0.410
2 7 104 317
Hans Ulrich Wittchen i
Germany Technische Universität Dresden Technische Universität Dresden Social Sciences / Psychology

Psychiatrie|Psychologie|

192 117 0.609 870 627 0.721 184722 65110 0.352
2 6 113 347
Wilmar Schaufeli
Netherlands Utrecht University Utrecht University Social Sciences / Psychology

Occupational Health Psychology|

189 144 0.762 531 460 0.866 228270 121325 0.531
1 30 118 360
Ian Deary
United Kingdom University of Edinburgh University of Edinburgh Social Sciences / Psychology

Intelligence|Cognitive Aging|Personality|Psychometrics|Psychology|

189 132 0.698 1330 1024 0.770 141706 74358 0.525
2 174 192 362
Ed Diener
United States University of Illinois Urbana Champaign University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Social Sciences / Psychology

Psychology|Social psychology|Personality psychology|Positive Psychology|

188 130 0.691 425 363 0.854 289891 120190 0.415
3 12 207 582
Stanislas Dehaene
France CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives) CEA (Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives) Social Sciences / Psychology

Psychology|Cognitive Neuroscience|Education|

172 117 0.680 455 397 0.873 136739 50182 0.367
1 51 213 597
Alan Baddeley
United Kingdom University of York University of York Social Sciences / Psychology

Psychology|Cognitive Psychology|Memory|Working memory|

170 87 0.512 519 322 0.620 206576 50755 0.246
3 11 226 629
Pim Cuijpers
Netherlands VU University of Amsterdam VU University of Amsterdam Social Sciences / Psychology

depression|prevention|psychotherapy|meta-analysis|RCTs|

169 130 0.769 733 667 0.910 104662 66211 0.633
10 299 324 632
James J Gross
United States Stanford University Stanford University Social Sciences / Psychology

Emotion|Emotion Regulation|

168 131 0.780 460 444 0.965 176382 93504 0.530
1 12 235 657
Jim Van Os i
Netherlands Maastricht University Maastricht University Social Sciences / Psychology

Psychosis|Co-creation|Mental Disorders|Public Health|Diagnosis|

167 107 0.641 898 731 0.814 159171 81266 0.511
9 370 399 773
John Gabrieli
United States Massachusetts Institute of Technology Massachusetts Institute of Technology Social Sciences / Psychology

Cognitive Neuroscience|

161 92 0.571 378 298 0.788 92649 28229 0.305
9 371 400 775
Paul Costa
United States Duke University Duke University Social Sciences / Psychology

Personality Traits|NEO-PI-3|Health Behaviors|LIfe-span development|

160 88 0.550 445 320 0.719 185791 54433 0.293
2 385 415 800
Nancy Eisenberg Berg
United States Arizona State University Arizona State University Social Sciences / Psychology

psychology|psychiatry|pediatrics|neuroscience|family studies|

159 100 0.629 503 416 0.827 118712 42264 0.356
8 400 432 825
Michael I Posner
United States University of Oregon University of Oregon Social Sciences / Psychology

attention|

157 81 0.516 427 244 0.571 169638 39781 0.235
4 463 498 954
Richard E Petty
United States Ohio State University Ohio State University Social Sciences / Psychology

social psychology|attitudes|persuasion|social cognition|emotion|

152 91 0.599 408 331 0.811 159010 49069 0.309
21 475 511 976
Keith Rayner
United States University of California San Diego University of California San Diego Social Sciences / Psychology

Cognitive Psychology|Language processing|Reading|

152 76 0.500 395 311 0.787 87703 25622 0.292
1 3 28 1026
David Fergusson
New Zealand University of Otago University of Otago Social Sciences / Psychology

psychology|

150 78 0.520 442 306 0.692 81490 24251 0.298
3 519 560 1069
Phillip R Shaver
United States University of California Davis University of California Davis Social Sciences / Psychology

personality and social psychology|attachment theory|

147 98 0.667 395 315 0.797 142720 47081 0.330
3 537 579 1100
Norbert Schwarz
United States University of Southern California University of Southern California Social Sciences / Psychology

social psychology|cognitive psychology|consumer behavior|decision making|survey methodology|

146 92 0.630 396 296 0.747 116848 40414 0.346
8 558 601 1130
Jonathan D Cohen
United States Princeton University Princeton University Social Sciences / Psychology

Cognitive Neuroscience|Cognitive Psychology|Computational Neuroscience|Cognitive Control|Prefrontal Cortex|

145 92 0.634 412 282 0.684 161786 50667 0.313
1 563 606 1136
Steven C. Hayes
United States University of Nevada Reno University of Nevada Reno Social Sciences / Psychology

psychology|evolutionary psychology|cognitive science|behavior analysis|clinical psychology|

145 90 0.621 432 302 0.699 113211 46182 0.408
13 573 617 1156
Shelley E. Taylor
United States University of California Los Angeles University of California Los Angeles Social Sciences / Psychology

Social Psychology|Social Cognition|Health Psychology|

144 90 0.625 352 221 0.628 144779 36279 0.251
3 23 383 1168
Klaus R Scherer
Switzerland Université de Geneve Université de Geneve Social Sciences / Psychology

emotion|voice|appraisal|speech|music|

144 88 0.611 434 325 0.749 95617 34090 0.357
9 105 388 1174
Michael Lamb
United Kingdom University of Cambridge University of Cambridge Social Sciences / Psychology

Developmental and forensic psychology|

144 72 0.500 546 350 0.641 85583 23111 0.270
70 584 628 1176
Larry J Seidman i
United States Harvard University Harvard University Social Sciences / Psychology

Schizophrenia|ADHD|Neuropsychology|

144 78 0.542 508 421 0.829 83647 36534 0.437
29 587 632 1181
I Gotlib
United States Stanford University Stanford University Social Sciences / Psychology

psychopathology|developmental neuroscience|

144 83 0.576 427 375 0.878 77139 28855 0.374
10 108 393 1203
ME Lamb
United Kingdom University of Cambridge University of Cambridge Social Sciences / Psychology

Psychology|Law|

143 70 0.490 541 346 0.640 80329 21541 0.268
1 604 650 1210
Philip C Kendall
United States Temple University Temple University Social Sciences / Psychology

child and adolescent clinical psychology|treatment of anxiety disorders|

143 72 0.503 534 360 0.674 78468 22231 0.283
1 607 653 1216
Charles S Carver
United States University of Miami University of Miami Social Sciences / Psychology

psychology|

142 78 0.549 378 280 0.741 162773 51996 0.319
4 16 409 1273
Gerhard Andersson
Sweden Karolinska Institute Karolinska Institute Social Sciences / Psychology

Clinical psychology|internet|tinnitus|mood and anxiety disorders|

141 105 0.745 649 550 0.847 71531 40334 0.564
3 656 706 1299
Thomas Joiner
United States Florida State University Florida State University Social Sciences / Psychology

Suicide prevention|

140 89 0.636 623 499 0.801 86153 41075 0.477
2 3 418 1305
Risto Näätänen
Estonia University of Tartu University of Tartu Social Sciences / Psychology

Mismatch negativity and its clinical applications|clinical electrophysiology|cognitive decline|auditory processing|

140 60 0.429 424 279 0.658 78820 17257 0.219
3 659 709 1307
Jack M Fletcher
United States University of Houston University of Houston Social Sciences / Psychology

child neuropsychology|neurodevelopmental disorders|learning disabilities|

140 72 0.514 477 307 0.644 77137 19563 0.254
6 671 721 1326
John R Anderson
United States Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University Social Sciences / Psychology

Cognitive Psychology|

139 66 0.475 448 239 0.533 143664 25142 0.175
10 672 722 1328
Susan Fiske
United States Princeton University Princeton University Social Sciences / Psychology

social psychology|social neuroscience|

139 93 0.669 373 291 0.780 135361 47975 0.354
3 700 752 1379
Nathana Fox
United States University of Maryland University of Maryland Social Sciences / Psychology

developmental psychology|

139 81 0.583 500 423 0.846 65767 25824 0.393
15 125 449 1416
Charles Spence
United Kingdom University of Oxford University of Oxford Social Sciences / Psychology

Psychology|

138 92 0.667 784 693 0.884 72146 36720 0.509
4 47 51 1472
Richard Bryant
Australia University of New South Wales University of New South Wales Social Sciences / Psychology

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder|

137 87 0.635 613 508 0.829 67713 32505 0.480
16 134 473 1517
Dorothy VM Bishop
United Kingdom University of Oxford University of Oxford Social Sciences / Psychology

Psychology|Neuroscience|Language|Developmental disorders|

136 75 0.551 372 287 0.772 67447 23884 0.354
1 7 105 1527
Qian Wang
Hong Kong Chinese University of Hong Kong Chinese University of Hong Kong Social Sciences / Psychology

Developmental Psychology|

135 101 0.748 1596 1411 0.884 109280 67375 0.617
2 789 846 1538
Mark Greenberg
United States Pennsylvania State University Pennsylvania State University Social Sciences / Psychology

Psychology|Education|

135 82 0.607 364 297 0.816 84776 32057 0.378
18 816 874 1584
John Dovidio
United States Yale University Yale University Social Sciences / Psychology

prejudice|intergroup relations|prosocial behavior|

134 93 0.694 423 365 0.863 87075 35643 0.409
10 821 879 1591
Jean Decety
United States University of Chicago University of Chicago Social Sciences / Psychology

Affective neuroscience|Developmental neuroscience|Social neuroscience|Cognitive neuroscience|

134 92 0.687 308 264 0.857 77756 29287 0.377
1 841 901 1629
Michael Hogg
United States Claremont Graduate University Claremont Graduate University Social Sciences / Psychology

psychology|social psychology|leadership|social identity|group processes|

133 79 0.594 300 252 0.840 103941 37098 0.357
1 9 119 1655
Mario Mikulincer
Israel Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya Social Sciences / Psychology

Attachment|Emotion Regulation|Personality and Social Psychology|Close relationships|

133 83 0.624 366 284 0.776 74992 27770 0.370
1 157 528 1720
David Perrett
United Kingdom University of Saint Andrews University of Saint Andrews Social Sciences / Psychology

Perception|Evolutionary Psychology|Recognition|Face Perception|

132 75 0.568 301 242 0.804 65217 17055 0.262
8 894 957 1730
Sheldon Cohen
United States Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University Social Sciences / Psychology

psychology|social psychology|psychoneuroimmunology|health psychology|social support|

131 78 0.595 298 216 0.725 166149 59551 0.358
2 896 959 1735
Paul B Baltes
United States Wayne State University Wayne State University Social Sciences / Psychology

Psychology|

131 61 0.466 322 181 0.562 97224 29149 0.300
1 64 961 1740
Robert J Vallerand
Canada Université du Québec Montréal Université du Québec Montréal Social Sciences / Psychology

Passion|Motivation|Self|Positive Psychology|Social Psychology|

131 98 0.748 293 251 0.857 88219 38288 0.434
99 915 980 1773
Alfonso Caramazza
United States Harvard University Harvard University Social Sciences / Psychology

cognitive neuroscience|cognitive neuropsychology|

131 60 0.458 397 265 0.668 61524 13470 0.219
3 936 1003 1807
Daniel Tranel
United States University of Iowa University of Iowa Social Sciences / Psychology

Iowa Neuroscience Institute|Neuropsychology|Cognitive Neurology|

130 72 0.554 378 284 0.751 85633 21756 0.254
3 963 1030 1845
Richard G Heimberg
United States Temple University Temple University Social Sciences / Psychology

anxiety|anxiety disorders|cognitive behavior therapy|social anxiety|dental anxiety|

130 75 0.577 406 294 0.724 63503 22303 0.351
7 977 1045 1864
James W Pennebaker
United States University of Texas Austin University of Texas Austin Social Sciences / Psychology

social psychology|language|health|

129 85 0.659 349 237 0.679 108557 38991 0.359
1 171 577 1887
Mark H Johnson i
United Kingdom Birkbeck University of London Birkbeck University of London Social Sciences / Psychology

psychology neuroscience|

129 83 0.643 495 315 0.636 76957 30556 0.397
1 991 1059 1894
Arthur Graesser
United States University of Memphis (including Lambuth) University of Memphis (including Lambuth) Social Sciences / Psychology

psychology|discourse|language|artificial intelligence|education|

129 74 0.574 555 362 0.652 72294 24655 0.341
50 999 1068 1914
David Spiegel
United States Stanford University Stanford University Social Sciences / Psychology

psycho-oncology|hypnosis|dissociation|PTSD|

129 60 0.465 468 260 0.556 62805 16187 0.258
23 1006 1076 1926
Michelle Craske
United States University of California Los Angeles University of California Los Angeles Social Sciences / Psychology

clinical psychology|

129 80 0.620 450 369 0.820 56240 25696 0.457
2 12 139 1931
Shalom H Schwartz
Israel Hebrew University of Jerusalem Hebrew University of Jerusalem Social Sciences / Psychology

social psychology|cross cultural psychology|political psychology|

128 91 0.711 241 211 0.876 135860 55551 0.409
53 1028 1098 1964
Russ Poldrack
United States Stanford University Stanford University Social Sciences / Psychology

cognitive neuroscience|neuroimaging|neuroinformatics|

128 91 0.711 300 259 0.863 70582 34897 0.494
54 1034 1104 1975
Eric Stice
United States Stanford University Stanford University Social Sciences / Psychology

eating disorders|obesity|depression|clinical psychology|psychiatry|

128 79 0.617 297 269 0.906 66866 24550 0.367
7 1146 1224 2166
Jeff Greenberg
United States University of Arizona University of Arizona Social Sciences / Psychology

social psychology|

125 77 0.616 279 224 0.803 70122 23015 0.328
3 31 667 2197
Peter Muris
Netherlands Maastricht University Maastricht University Social Sciences / Psychology

Anxiety|child and adolescent psychopathology|

125 69 0.552 454 331 0.729 47309 18020 0.381
1 80 684 2266
Thomas Elbert
Germany Universität Konstanz Universität Konstanz Social Sciences / Psychology

traumatic stress|PTSD|aggression|neuroplasticity|

124 67 0.540 478 319 0.667 58148 17595 0.303
5 1201 1285 2269
Gerald R Ferris
United States Florida State University Florida State University Social Sciences / Psychology

Social Influence|Power and Politics|Reputation|and Political Skill|

124 80 0.645 321 264 0.822 57406 22165 0.386
4 1212 1297 2292
David Watson
United States University of Notre Dame University of Notre Dame Social Sciences / Psychology

Affect|Personality|Psychopathology|

123 84 0.683 294 255 0.867 156596 56634 0.362
39 1226 1313 2318
Robert Thomas Knight
United States University of California Berkeley University of California Berkeley Social Sciences / Psychology

Prefrontal Cortex|Electrocorticography|Electroencephalogram|Neural Decoding|

123 70 0.569 450 368 0.818 67182 23802 0.354
8 73 79 2320
S Alexander Haslam
Australia University of Queensland University of Queensland Social Sciences / Psychology

Social identity|Identity|Group processes|Applied psychology|Leadership|

123 90 0.732 386 335 0.868 66654 35900 0.539
1 1228 1315 2323
Bruce F Pennington
United States University of Denver University of Denver Social Sciences / Psychology

dyslexia|ADHD|

123 62 0.504 269 195 0.725 65841 17060 0.259
10 1231 1319 2330
Stefan G Hofmann
United States Boston University Boston University Social Sciences / Psychology

Clinical Psychology|Cognitive Behavioral Therapy|Anxiety Disorders|Social Anxiety|

123 86 0.699 413 334 0.809 63508 35166 0.554
11 1251 1341 2377
Dm Buss
United States University of Texas Austin University of Texas Austin Social Sciences / Psychology

evolutionary psychology|personality|social psychology|sexuality|sex differences|

122 78 0.639 299 239 0.799 86546 26387 0.305
12 1277 1368 2429
Jon H Kaas
United States Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University Social Sciences / Psychology

brain evolution|

122 51 0.418 500 272 0.544 56361 10765 0.191
15 1306 1400 2486
Henry L Roediger
United States Washington University Saint Louis Washington University Saint Louis Social Sciences / Psychology

Cognitive Psychology|

121 66 0.545 308 222 0.721 67753 23177 0.342
3 1332 1427 2539
K Daniel O Leary
United States Stony Brook University Stony Brook University Social Sciences / Psychology

partner violence|partner aggression|depression|marital problems|

121 49 0.405 285 184 0.646 47809 8708 0.182
14 1344 1441 2560
Elizabeth F Loftus
United States University of California Irvine University of California Irvine Social Sciences / Psychology

Psychology|Cognitive psychology|Memory|Eyewitness testimony|psychology and law|

120 58 0.483 439 227 0.517 76344 16433 0.215
37 233 785 2568
David M Clark
United Kingdom University of Oxford University of Oxford Social Sciences / Psychology

panic|social anxiety|social phobia|cognitive therapy|iapt|

120 70 0.583 264 212 0.803 69782 23081 0.331
11 102 1489 2658
Robert D Hare
Canada University of British Columbia University of British Columbia Social Sciences / Psychology

119 66 0.555 239 182 0.762 77002 20767 0.270
17 250 821 2682
Edmund Sonuga Barke i
United Kingdom King's College London King's College London Social Sciences / Psychology

Developmental Psychology|Cognitive Neuroscience|ADHD|

119 83 0.697 401 334 0.833 63254 28868 0.456
145 1407 1513 2702
John R Weisz
United States Harvard University Harvard University Social Sciences / Psychology

psychology|psychiatry|mental health|

119 69 0.580 309 226 0.731 55271 16966 0.307
3 255 831 2720
John Blundell
United Kingdom University of Leeds University of Leeds Social Sciences / Psychology

exercise|energy balance|appetite|obesity|satiety|

119 61 0.513 432 251 0.581 47408 15246 0.322
7 109 1526 2725
Frank Vitaro
Canada Université de Montréal Université de Montréal Social Sciences / Psychology

developmental psychopathology|prevention science|peers|delinquency|addictions|

119 64 0.538 400 318 0.795 44867 15510 0.346
77 1422 1531 2731
Hazel Markus
United States Stanford University Stanford University Social Sciences / Psychology

social psychology|cultural psychology|self|choice|motivaton|

118 80 0.678 237 183 0.772 118888 34911 0.294
18 110 1535 2740
Keith E Stanovich
Canada University of Toronto University of Toronto Social Sciences / Psychology

Cognitive Psychology|Reasoning|Decision Making|Educational Psychology|Reading|

118 65 0.551 235 160 0.681 83691 24187 0.289
18 257 840 2752
Allan Young
United Kingdom King's College London King's College London Social Sciences / Psychology

psychopharmacology|biological psychiatry|

118 80 0.678 544 364 0.669 76582 36282 0.474
34 1459 1571 2804
Irwin MR
United States University of California Los Angeles University of California Los Angeles Social Sciences / Psychology

Psychoneuroimmunology|Depression|Sleep disturbance|Immunity|Aging|

118 74 0.627 380 287 0.755 50375 21389 0.425
9 1466 1579 2818
Stephen Manuck
United States University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh Social Sciences / Psychology

psychology|genetics|cardiovascular disease|

118 51 0.432 344 190 0.552 43316 9810 0.226
40 267 876 2878
Miles Hewstone
United Kingdom University of Oxford University of Oxford Social Sciences / Psychology

Contact theory|diversity|social cognition|attitudes and beliefs|

117 71 0.607 386 287 0.744 56089 21108 0.376
1 1520 1637 2909
Thomas A Widiger
United States University of Kentucky University of Kentucky Social Sciences / Psychology

117 62 0.530 355 231 0.651 49703 16822 0.338
154 1521 1639 2911
Richard Mcnally
United States Harvard University Harvard University Social Sciences / Psychology

clinical psychology|psychology|psychopathology|PTSD|

117 59 0.504 325 220 0.677 49485 14702 0.297
11 1531 1649 2931
Alice Eagly
United States Northwestern University Northwestern University Social Sciences / Psychology

psychology|social psychology|gender|attitudes|leadership|

116 80 0.690 234 184 0.786 134927 50317 0.373
4 273 894 2961
Mark Conner
United Kingdom University of Leeds University of Leeds Social Sciences / Psychology

attitudes|health behavior|health psychology|applied social psychology|social psychology|

116 73 0.629 327 271 0.829 66621 27715 0.416
6 105 111 2995
Ronald Rapee
Australia Macquarie University Macquarie University Social Sciences / Psychology

Anxiety|

116 74 0.638 370 300 0.811 54389 20279 0.373
26 1611 1734 3082
James C Coyne
United States University of Pennsylvania University of Pennsylvania Social Sciences / Psychology

health psychology|depression|evidence based medicine|

115 55 0.478 308 189 0.614 63644 13074 0.205
3 116 932 3088
Ulman Lindenberger
Germany Max Planck Institute for Human Development; Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung Max Planck Institute for Human Development; Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung Social Sciences / Psychology

Psychology|Developmental Psychology|Cognitive Science|Behavioural Science|

115 84 0.730 399 344 0.862 59406 27864 0.469
48 1616 1739 3094
Marta Kutas
United States University of California San Diego University of California San Diego Social Sciences / Psychology

115 60 0.522 263 185 0.703 58594 16636 0.284