The 1st edition of Research.com ranking of the best researchers in the
discipline of Psychology was created using data
combined from multiple data sources including OpenAlex and
CrossRef. The bibliometric data for devising the citation-based metrics were
gathered on 06-12-2021. Position in the ranking is based on a
researcher’s D-index (Discipline H-index), which
only includes papers and citation
metrics for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Psychology research
Research.com’s best scientists ranking is a reliable
account of leading scholars from the area of
Psychology, created using a detailed
study of 166,880 scholars determined
from various bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Psychology, as many as 12536 scientists were
investigated.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Psychology
The D-index threshold for accepting a researcher to be
evaluated is placed at 30 if
most of their publications are in the field of Psychology. The
approval factors for researchers to be
considered into the ranking of top researchers are based on the D-index, proportion
of the contributions made within the selected area
in addition to the awards and achievements of the scientists. The
D-index threshold for listing top scholars is
set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scientists
assessed for each area od study whilst
ensuring that the top 1% of best scholars are
considered into the ranking. We estimate a proximity of
30% or less between a researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Extra verification practices
Since our main aim is to ensure that only
actual researchers are included in
the ranking we realize that metrics are never
supposed to be an absolute measure to assess the
output of researchers. Because of that
we manually inspect each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
broad range of credible sources. Although it’s not a
metric impacting a scientist’s position in
the ranking, the number of papers published in
prominent journals and conference proceedings should constitute a
credible secondary implication of their contribution to research in a
given field of study. Position in the ranking is
established using every scientist’s D-index
using data gathered from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-known bibliometric
databases of this type accessible to the research community. A
comprehensive overview of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our mission is to inspire scholars,
companies and politicians
worldwide to explore where leading experts are heading
and to provide a way for the entire research community to
discover who the leading experts in specific
areas of study, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Psychology
With 86 scientists France ranks in spot 11
globally.
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of top scientists in France is Université Paris Cité with 14 researchers affiliated with it being present in the Psychology ranking. It is followed by Université de Caen Normandie with 10 researchers. Ranking thirds is University of Lorraine with 9 researchers.
Prominent scholars present in France are associated with Collège de France, Université de Caen Normandie, University of Lorraine, Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS, François Rabelais University, Inserm : Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale, Université Paris Cité, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Aix-Marseille University, Grenoble Alpes University.
Professor Stanislas Dehaene from Collège de France is highlighted as the best scholar in France in our ranking with a D-index of 161. Ranking on spot no. 2 in France is Francis Eustache from Université de Caen Normandie with a D-index of 89. The third spot in France is taken by Bruno Rossion from University of Lorraine with a D-index of 88.
The average D-index for the top 5% researchers is 105 in comparison to an average of 44 for all 86 scholars included in our ranking.
The average number of published papers within the field of Psychology for the top 3% of scientists in the ranking is 344 against an average of 123 for all 86 scholars.
The average number of citations for the top 10% scholars is 31469 against an average of 10290 for all 86 scientists.
