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World 36,584 Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Psychology Rankings - 2025
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These rankings provide a comprehensive evaluation of scientific performance by combining total and recent 6-year h-index values, offering insight into both research productivity and long-term impact. The h-index balances quantity with quality, highlighting sustained academic excellence. Rankings are continuously updated in near real-time to reflect the latest scholarly activity across countries, institutions, and 211 academic fields. Premium Membership unlocks deeper analytics, dynamic ranking tools, and personalized trend visualizations.
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 1
psycholog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
106
0.433
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 2
mind
brain
social interactio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
108
0.446
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 3
psychology
social psychology
clinical psychology
education
positive psycholog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
180
0.776
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 4
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
agin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227
130
0.573
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 5
Twins
twinning
behavior genetics
quantitative genetic
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
145
0.650
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 6
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psycholog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
138
0.627
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 7
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psycholog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
113
0.516
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 8
Psychiatrie
Psychologi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
121
0.560
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 9
psychosis
schizophrenia
drug abus
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
95
0.440
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 10
Occupational Health Psycholog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213
157
0.737
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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 11
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCT
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213
151
0.709
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 12
social psychology
personalit
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
137
0.646
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 13
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psycholog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
141
0.668
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 14
Emotion
Emotion Regulatio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
148
0.755
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 15
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Educatio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
116
0.611
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 16
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimis
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
110
0.579
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 17
organizational psychology
team training
safety culture
human factors
teamwor
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
104
0.547
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 18
self-determination theory
motivation
psycholog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
134
0.724
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 19
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserv
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
97
0.524
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 20
psychology
psychiatry
pediatrics
neuroscience
family studie
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
97
0.530
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 21
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memor
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
85
0.467
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 22
Cognitive Neuroscienc
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177
90
0.508
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 23
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
86
0.491
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 24
psychology
evolutionary psychology
cognitive science
behavior analysis
clinical psycholog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
93
0.557
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based
On Selection: 25
Clinical psychology
internet
tinnitus
mood and anxiety disorder
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
102
0.618
Robert Sternberg
Cornell University
Ithaca, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
106
0.433
Chris Frith
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
108
0.446
Richard M Ryan
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
232
180
0.776
psychology
social psychology
clinical psychology
education
positive psycholog
Terrie E Moffitt
Duke University
Durham, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
227
130
0.573
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
agin
Dorret I Boomsma
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
145
0.650
Twins
twinning
behavior genetics
quantitative genetic
Ian Deary
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220
138
0.627
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psycholog
Michael Tomasello
Duke University
Durham, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
219
113
0.516
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psycholog
Hans Ulrich Wittchen
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden, Germany
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
121
0.560
Robin M Murray
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
95
0.440
Wilmar Schaufeli
Utrecht University
Utrecht, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213
157
0.737
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Pim Cuijpers
VU University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213
151
0.709
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCT
Roy F Baumeister
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
137
0.646
Ed Diener
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
141
0.668
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psycholog
James J Gross
Stanford University
Stanford, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
148
0.755
Stanislas Dehaene
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
116
0.611
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Educatio
Martin Seligman
Nemours Children's Health System
Wilmington, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
110
0.579
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimis
Eduardo Salas
Rice University
Houston, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
104
0.547
organizational psychology
team training
safety culture
human factors
teamwor
Edward L Deci
University of Rochester
Rochester, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
134
0.724
self-determination theory
motivation
psycholog
Yaakov Stern
Columbia University New York
New York, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
185
97
0.524
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserv
Nancy Eisenberg Berg
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
97
0.530
psychology
psychiatry
pediatrics
neuroscience
family studie
Alan Baddeley
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
85
0.467
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memor
John Gabrieli
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
177
90
0.508
Paul Costa
Duke University
Durham, United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
86
0.491
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-
Steven C Hayes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
167
93
0.557
psychology
evolutionary psychology
cognitive science
behavior analysis
clinical psycholog
Gerhard Andersson
Karolinska Institute
Stockholm, Sweden
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
102
0.618
Clinical psychology
internet
tinnitus
mood and anxiety disorder