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Top Clinical Psychology Researchers

Michel Foucault ranks first, out of 5,481 ranked researchers.

Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 15 works, and an institution the snapshot can resolve.

The ranking

  1. 1 Michel Foucault Poland · #5 worldwide 4.6k citations · 194 works
  2. 2 Ronald C. Kessler United States · #14 worldwide 9.8k citations · 232 works
  3. 3 Sigmund Freud United States · #25 worldwide 2.7k citations · 174 works
  4. 4 Ali Bijani Iran · #32 worldwide 5.6k citations · 168 works
  5. 5 Sander L. Gilman United States · #37 worldwide 4.2k citations · 154 works
  6. 6 Perminder S. Sachdev Australia · #56 worldwide 4.6k citations · 215 works
  7. 7 Josep María Haro Spain · #63 worldwide 6.4k citations · 180 works
  8. 8 Louisa Degenhardt Australia · #80 worldwide 5.7k citations · 164 works
  9. 9 James G. Scott Australia · #112 worldwide 4.3k citations · 219 works
  10. 10 Wilmar B. Schaufeli Netherlands · #130 worldwide 5.3k citations · 157 works
  11. 11 Arnold B. Bakker Netherlands · #293 worldwide 6k citations · 124 works
  12. 12 H.J. Eysenck United Kingdom · #388 worldwide 5.7k citations · 103 works
  13. 13 George Patton Australia · #435 worldwide 4.6k citations · 104 works
  14. 14 Jeanne Brooks‐Gunn United States · #523 worldwide 2.9k citations · 132 works
  15. 15 Rajesh Sagar India · #591 worldwide 4k citations · 103 works
  16. 16 Simon Baron‐Cohen United Kingdom · #719 worldwide 3.8k citations · 212 works
  17. 17 Carl R. Rogers United States · #776 worldwide 3k citations · 96 works
  18. 18 Martin E. P. Seligman United States · #854 worldwide 7.1k citations · 91 works
  19. 19 Terrie E. Moffitt United States · #884 worldwide 2.7k citations · 120 works
  20. 20 Dante Cicchetti United States · #892 worldwide 2.7k citations · 126 works
  21. 21 Scott B. Patten Canada · #1,125 worldwide 2.5k citations · 148 works
  22. 22 Arthur Kleinman United States · #1,187 worldwide 1.7k citations · 95 works
  23. 23 Thomas A. Wadden United States · #1,225 worldwide 2.2k citations · 91 works
  24. 24 Jordi Alonso Spain · #1,304 worldwide 4k citations · 85 works
  25. 25 Charles S. Carver United States · #1,452 worldwide 2.8k citations · 99 works
  26. 26 Aaron T. Beck United States · #1,453 worldwide 2.7k citations · 90 works
  27. 27 Norito Kawakami Japan · #1,461 worldwide 4.2k citations · 82 works
  28. 28 Jordan W. Smoller United States · #1,530 worldwide 1.8k citations · 129 works
  29. 29 Susan Michie United Kingdom · #1,534 worldwide 2.5k citations · 228 works
  30. 30 Harvey Whiteford Australia · #1,554 worldwide 4.7k citations · 80 works
  31. 31 Oye Gureje Nigeria · #1,611 worldwide 1.9k citations · 102 works
  32. 32 Michael Rutter United Kingdom · #1,683 worldwide 2.2k citations · 146 works
  33. 33 Gavin Andrews Australia · #1,709 worldwide 2k citations · 93 works
  34. 34 Kenneth I. Pargäment United States · #1,823 worldwide 1.9k citations · 103 works
  35. 35 Dan J. Stein South Africa · #1,863 worldwide 7.7k citations · 620 works
  36. 36 Joseph Biederman United States · #2,014 worldwide 1.9k citations · 156 works
  37. 37 Ole Mors Denmark · #2,020 worldwide 2.3k citations · 128 works
  38. 38 Roy F. Baumeister United States · #2,038 worldwide 3.6k citations · 181 works
  39. 39 Francis T. Cullen United States · #2,039 worldwide 1.7k citations · 109 works
  40. 40 Robert C. Pianta United States · #2,063 worldwide 2.5k citations · 94 works
  41. 41 Luís Augusto Rohde Brazil · #2,118 worldwide 1.6k citations · 113 works
  42. 42 Preben Bo Mortensen Denmark · #2,176 worldwide 2.2k citations · 159 works
  43. 43 C. Robert Cloninger United States · #2,237 worldwide 2.5k citations · 90 works
  44. 44 John D. Mayer United States · #2,243 worldwide 3.2k citations · 76 works
  45. 45 Steven C. Hayes United States · #2,276 worldwide 1.8k citations · 116 works
  46. 46 Donald W. Black United States · #2,363 worldwide 1.6k citations · 85 works
  47. 47 Avshalom Caspi United Kingdom · #2,391 worldwide 2k citations · 108 works
  48. 48 Walter Mischel United States · #2,539 worldwide 2.1k citations · 75 works
  49. 49 Esben Agerbo Denmark · #2,544 worldwide 2k citations · 75 works
  50. 50 Giovanni de Girolamo Italy · #2,587 worldwide 1.6k citations · 97 works
  51. 51 Guilherme Borges Mexico · #2,588 worldwide 1.7k citations · 71 works
  52. 52 Harrison G. Pope United States · #2,647 worldwide 1.3k citations · 76 works
  53. 53 André Faro Brazil · #2,680 worldwide 4k citations · 68 works
  54. 54 Lester Luborsky United States · #2,764 worldwide 1.3k citations · 88 works
  55. 55 Paul T. Costa United States · #2,868 worldwide 2.7k citations · 74 works
  56. 56 Robert F. Krueger United States · #2,895 worldwide 2k citations · 83 works
  57. 57 J. John Mann United States · #2,954 worldwide 1.7k citations · 140 works
  58. 58 David Cohen France · #3,010 worldwide 1.4k citations · 109 works
  59. 59 Bruce G. Link United States · #3,129 worldwide 2.7k citations · 70 works
  60. 60 Richard J. Davidson United States · #3,176 worldwide 2.5k citations · 150 works
  61. 61 Raymond B. Cattell United States · #3,191 worldwide 1.6k citations · 112 works
  62. 62 Dan G. Blazer United States · #3,334 worldwide 1.3k citations · 141 works
  63. 63 Kenneth A. Dodge United States · #3,387 worldwide 2.3k citations · 84 works
  64. 64 Irwin G. Sarason United States · #3,450 worldwide 1.5k citations · 85 works
  65. 65 Brenda W.J.H. Penninx Netherlands · #3,593 worldwide 4k citations · 291 works
  66. 66 Robert L. Spitzer United States · #3,601 worldwide 1.9k citations · 66 works
  67. 67 Richard S. Lazarus United States · #3,614 worldwide 2k citations · 68 works
  68. 68 Peter M. Lewinsohn United States · #3,625 worldwide 1.4k citations · 71 works
  69. 69 Dennis S. Charney United States · #3,677 worldwide 1.7k citations · 102 works
  70. 70 Stephen Joseph United Kingdom · #3,708 worldwide 1.4k citations · 84 works
  71. 71 Jay Belsky United States · #3,751 worldwide 1.8k citations · 96 works
  72. 72 James I. Hudson United States · #3,781 worldwide 1.2k citations · 72 works
  73. 73 Takahiro Tabuchi Japan · #3,877 worldwide 1.8k citations · 73 works
  74. 74 Hans A. Illing United States · #3,883 worldwide 797 citations · 74 works
  75. 75 Brian J. Hall United States · #4,173 worldwide 1k citations · 91 works
  76. 76 Patrick W. Corrigan United States · #4,291 worldwide 1.2k citations · 85 works
  77. 77 James O. Prochaska United States · #4,331 worldwide 2.2k citations · 61 works
  78. 78 Kenneth B. Wells United States · #4,381 worldwide 1k citations · 86 works
  79. 79 Laurence Steinberg United States · #4,419 worldwide 1.8k citations · 74 works
  80. 80 Carol D. Ryff United States · #4,422 worldwide 2.1k citations · 63 works
  81. 81 Todd D. Little United States · #4,437 worldwide 1.5k citations · 72 works
  82. 82 Edna B. Foa United States · #4,445 worldwide 1.4k citations · 85 works
  83. 83 Evelyn J. Bromet United States · #4,496 worldwide 1.4k citations · 85 works
  84. 84 Vikram Patel United States · #4,568 worldwide 1.3k citations · 114 works
  85. 85 Ingrid Melle Norway · #4,674 worldwide 1.6k citations · 100 works
  86. 86 Bart Soenens Belgium · #4,735 worldwide 1.6k citations · 77 works
  87. 87 David Gunnell United Kingdom · #4,752 worldwide 1.1k citations · 100 works
  88. 88 John H. Krystal United States · #4,799 worldwide 1.4k citations · 111 works
  89. 89 Shekhar Saxena Switzerland · #4,858 worldwide 1.2k citations · 64 works
  90. 90 Harald Walach Germany · #4,900 worldwide 973 citations · 117 works
  91. 91 Jaakko Kaprio Finland · #4,985 worldwide 3.4k citations · 304 works
  92. 92 Rand D. Conger United States · #5,086 worldwide 1.5k citations · 77 works
  93. 93 Elissa S. Epel United States · #5,176 worldwide 1.2k citations · 88 works
  94. 94 Gian Vittorio Caprara Italy · #5,246 worldwide 1.2k citations · 73 works
  95. 95 Frank W. Putnam United States · #5,276 worldwide 1.2k citations · 106 works
  96. 96 Donald W. Winnicott United Kingdom · #5,508 worldwide 778 citations · 189 works
  97. 97 Murray A. Straus United States · #5,740 worldwide 933 citations · 75 works
  98. 98 Abraham Reichenberg United States · #5,848 worldwide 1.9k citations · 57 works
  99. 99 Hans W. Hoek Netherlands · #5,974 worldwide 4.5k citations · 55 works
  100. 100 Dolores Gallagher‐Thompson United States · #6,046 worldwide 1k citations · 95 works

authors from the 6,000 highest-output in Clinical Psychology, re-ranked on the composite score. Author identities come from OpenAlex disambiguation and inherit its errors: a merged record can put one name over two people’s work, and a split one can halve a career. Every row links out to the OpenAlex record so the underlying claim is checkable, and anything that looks wrong can be reported from the row. That report files a correction against the bibliographic record for a human to review — it is not a removal or delisting request, and no such route exists yet.

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