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United Kingdom 2,658 Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Psychology Rankings - 2025

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Total 2.658 scientist, 1 country, 147 institution , Updates every 2 days
* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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209
World Rank
United Kingdom
17
Country Rank
University College London Logo
3
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Chris Frith
University College London London, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
mind | brain | social interactio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    242
  • Last 6 Years
    110
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.455
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Rankings

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392
World Rank
United Kingdom
29
Country Rank
University of Edinburgh Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Ian Deary
University of Edinburgh Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Intelligence | Cognitive Aging | Personality | Psychometrics | Psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    221
  • Last 6 Years
    140
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.633
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Rankings

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476
World Rank
United Kingdom
34
Country Rank
King's College London Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Robin M Murray
King's College London London, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychosis | schizophrenia | drug abus

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    216
  • Last 6 Years
    96
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.444
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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936
World Rank
United Kingdom
68
Country Rank
University of York Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Alan Baddeley
University of York York, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology | Cognitive Psychology | Memory | Working memor

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    182
  • Last 6 Years
    85
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.467
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,560
World Rank
United Kingdom
114
Country Rank
University of Oxford Logo
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Charles Spence
University of Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    158
  • Last 6 Years
    95
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.601
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,619
World Rank
United Kingdom
121
Country Rank
University of Cambridge Logo
11
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Michael Lamb
University of Cambridge Cambridge, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Developmental and forensic psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    157
  • Last 6 Years
    71
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.452
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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1,691
World Rank
United Kingdom
133
Country Rank
University of Cambridge Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
ME Lamb
University of Cambridge Cambridge, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology | La

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    155
  • Last 6 Years
    68
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.439
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,202
World Rank
United Kingdom
179
Country Rank
King's College London Logo
13
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Allan Young
King's College London London, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychopharmacology | biological psychiatr

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    145
  • Last 6 Years
    95
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.655
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Rankings

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2,230
World Rank
United Kingdom
186
Country Rank
University of Oxford Logo
27
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Dorothy VM Bishop
University of Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology | Neuroscience | Language | Developmental disorder

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    145
  • Last 6 Years
    74
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.510
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,291
World Rank
United Kingdom
188
Country Rank
Birkbeck University of London Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Mark H Johnson
Birkbeck University of London London, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
psychology neuroscienc

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    144
  • Last 6 Years
    82
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.569
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,689
World Rank
United Kingdom
222
Country Rank
University of Saint Andrews Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
David Perrett
University of Saint Andrews St Andrews, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Perception | Evolutionary Psychology | Recognition | Face Perceptio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    139
  • Last 6 Years
    68
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.489
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Rankings

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2,746
World Rank
United Kingdom
226
Country Rank
King's College London Logo
16
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Edmund Sonuga Barke
King's College London London, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Developmental Psychology | Developmental Neuroscience | ADH

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    138
  • Last 6 Years
    86
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.623
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Rankings

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2,822
World Rank
United Kingdom
229
Country Rank
University of Derby Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Paul Gilbert
University of Derby Derby, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
compassion | clinical psychology | evolution | self-compassio

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    137
  • Last 6 Years
    96
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.701
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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3,157
World Rank
United Kingdom
272
Country Rank
University College London Logo
32
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Susan Michie
University College London London, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychology and Behaviour Chang

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    133
  • Last 6 Years
    105
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.789
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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3,322
World Rank
United Kingdom
291
Country Rank
University of Leeds Logo
5
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
John Blundell
University of Leeds Leeds, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
exercise | energy balance | appetite | obesity | satiet

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    132
  • Last 6 Years
    65
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.492
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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3,393
World Rank
United Kingdom
297
Country Rank
University of Oxford Logo
43
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Miles Hewstone
University of Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Contact theory | diversity | social cognition | attitudes and belief

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    131
  • Last 6 Years
    76
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.580
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Rankings

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3,470
World Rank
United Kingdom
300
Country Rank
London School of Economics and Political Science Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Sonia Livingstone
London School of Economics and Political Science London, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
media and communications | children and internet | audiences | media literacy | children's rights in the digital environmen

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    130
  • Last 6 Years
    88
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.677
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* Total H Index Rankings

Rankings

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3,716
World Rank
United Kingdom
316
Country Rank
University of Leeds Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Mark Conner
University of Leeds Leeds, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
attitudes | health behavior | health psychology | applied social psychology | social psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    128
  • Last 6 Years
    77
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.602
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Rankings

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3,841
World Rank
United Kingdom
329
Country Rank
University of Oxford Logo
47
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
David M Clark
University of Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
panic | social anxiety | social phobia | cognitive therapy | iap

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    127
  • Last 6 Years
    71
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.559
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Rankings

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3,974
World Rank
United Kingdom
337
Country Rank
University of Birmingham Logo
8
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Joan L. Duda
University of Birmingham Birmingham, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Sports Sciences | Sports Psychology | Exercise Psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    127
  • Last 6 Years
    69
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.543
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Rankings

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4,406
World Rank
United Kingdom
369
Country Rank
University of York Logo
2
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Andy Young
University of York York, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Face perception | face recognition | facial expressions | cognitive psychology | psycholog

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    123
  • Last 6 Years
    55
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.447
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Rankings

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4,644
World Rank
United Kingdom
393
Country Rank
University of Warwick Logo
1
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Dieter Wolke
University of Warwick Coventry, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Preterm | Developmental Psychology | Individual Difference

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    121
  • Last 6 Years
    76
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.628
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Rankings

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4,801
World Rank
United Kingdom
411
Country Rank
University of Sheffield Logo
6
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Richard P Bentall
University of Sheffield Sheffield, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Psychosis | delusions | treatment of mental illness | public mental healt

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    120
  • Last 6 Years
    67
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.558
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Rankings

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4,920
World Rank
United Kingdom
428
Country Rank
University College London Logo
50
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Charles Hulme
University College London London, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
Language | Reading | Intervention

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    119
  • Last 6 Years
    73
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.613
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Rankings

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5,262
World Rank
United Kingdom
448
Country Rank
University of Oxford Logo
69
University
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Margaret J Snowling
University of Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom
Social Sciences / Psychology
dyslexia reading languag

H-Index Metrics

  • Total
    117
  • Last 6 Years
    80
  • Last 6 Years / Total
    0.684
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