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World Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Psychology Rankings 2025

The "AD Scientific Index" analyses the academic work of scientists using the H-index, i10 index and number of citations, and provides results that can be used to evaluate the productivity and efficiency of individuals and institutions. In addition to ranking according to "total H-index" for individuals and institutions, you can also see the ranking and analyses according to "Scientists Last 6 years H-index" and Subject Rankings.

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Total 34.965 scientist
* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
180
Country Rank
16
Institution Rank :3
Ranking Based On Selection :1
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
113
0.471
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
204
Country Rank
90
Institution Rank :2
Ranking Based On Selection :2
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
237
112
0.473
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
265
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
183
0.799
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
314
Country Rank
123
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
222
134
0.604
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
371
Country Rank
149
Institution Rank :5
Ranking Based On Selection :5
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
216
116
0.537
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
373
Country Rank
27
Institution Rank :2
Ranking Based On Selection :6
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
100
0.463
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
377
Country Rank
6
Institution Rank :2
Ranking Based On Selection :7
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
215
148
0.688
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
383
Country Rank
29
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :8
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
215
143
0.665
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
428
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
212
125
0.590
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
443
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
210
158
0.752
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
466
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
142
0.679
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
536
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
203
150
0.739
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
573
Country Rank
201
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
201
139
0.692
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
733
Country Rank
276
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
189
145
0.767
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
751
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
188
119
0.633
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
785
Country Rank
297
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
186
106
0.570
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
804
Country Rank
306
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
185
114
0.616
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
853
Country Rank
334
Institution Rank :5
Ranking Based On Selection :18
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
182
99
0.544
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
899
Country Rank
351
Institution Rank :3
Ranking Based On Selection :19
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
179
137
0.765
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
916
Country Rank
357
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
178
101
0.567
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
928
Country Rank
64
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
177
91
0.514
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
962
Country Rank
376
Institution Rank :8
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
96
0.549
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,073
Country Rank
428
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
170
90
0.529
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,243
Country Rank
513
Institution Rank :7
Ranking Based On Selection :24
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
163
84
0.515
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* Total H Index Rankings
World Rank
1,262
Country Rank
523
Institution Rank :1
Ranking Based On Selection :25
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
162
99
0.611
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
180
United Kingdom
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Chris Frith
Chris Frith
University College London London, United Kingdom United Kingdom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
113
0.471
Social Sciences / Psychology
mind
brain
social interaction
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
204
United States
90
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robert Sternberg
Robert Sternberg
Cornell University Ithaca, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
112
0.473
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
265
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
183
0.799
Social Sciences / Psychology
Self-Determination Theory
psychology
intrinsic motivation
education
organizational behavior
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
314
United States
123
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
222
134
0.604
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychopathology
intelligence
crime
aging
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
371
United States
149
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael Tomasello
Michael Tomasello
Duke University Durham, United States United States
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
116
0.537
Social Sciences / Psychology
developmental psychology
evolutionary anthropology
cognitive science
evolutionary psychology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
373
United Kingdom
27
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
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
100
0.463
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychosis
schizophrenia
drug abuse
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
377
Netherlands
6
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dorret I Boomsma
Dorret I Boomsma
VU University of Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Netherlands
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
148
0.688
Social Sciences / Psychology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
383
United Kingdom
29
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ian Deary
Ian Deary
University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, United Kingdom United Kingdom
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
143
0.665
Social Sciences / Psychology
Intelligence
Cognitive Aging
Personality
Psychometrics
Psychology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
428
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
212
125
0.590
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychiatrie
Psychologie
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
443
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
210
158
0.752
Social Sciences / Psychology
Occupational Health Psychology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
466
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
142
0.679
Social Sciences / Psychology
social psychology
personality
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
536
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
203
150
0.739
Social Sciences / Psychology
depression
prevention
psychotherapy
meta-analysis
RCTs
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
573
United States
201
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
201
139
0.692
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Social psychology
Personality psychology
Positive Psychology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
733
United States
276
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
189
145
0.767
Social Sciences / Psychology
Emotion
Emotion Regulation
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
751
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
188
119
0.633
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Education
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
785
United States
297
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
186
106
0.570
Social Sciences / Psychology
organizational psychology
team training
safety culture
human factors
teamwork
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
804
United States
306
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
185
114
0.616
Social Sciences / Psychology
Positive Psychology
Learned Helplessness
Prospection
Depression
Optimism
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
853
United States
334
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
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
182
99
0.544
Social Sciences / Psychology
aging
dementia
cognitive neuroscience
cognitive reserve
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
899
United States
351
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
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
179
137
0.765
Social Sciences / Psychology
self-determination theory
motivation
psychology
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
916
United States
357
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
178
101
0.567
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology
psychiatry
pediatrics
neuroscience
family studies
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
928
United Kingdom
64
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
177
91
0.514
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Memory
Working memory
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
962
United States
376
8
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
96
0.549
Social Sciences / Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,073
United States
428
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
170
90
0.529
Social Sciences / Psychology
Personality five- factor model. NEO-PI-R
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,243
United States
513
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
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
163
84
0.515
Social Sciences / Psychology
attention
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
1,262
United States
523
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
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
162
99
0.611
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology
evolutionary psychology
cognitive science
behavior analysis
clinical psychology
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