Top institutions in Australia for Psychology & Cognitive Sciences
Which institutions in Australia have the most top-cited scientists in Psychology & Cognitive Sciences?
196 researchers in Australia whose main field is Psychology & Cognitive Sciences are in the 2026 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list: 2.2% of all listed authors in Australia, and 4th of 61 countries in the field. 165 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). The University of Queensland has the most (22), followed by UNSW Sydney (15) and Macquarie University (14). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.
Listed authors
196
2.2% of all in Australia
In the global top 100,000
165
84.2% of them
Country rank in the field
#4
of 61 countries in Psychology & Cognitive Sciences
Highest-ranked
#9
Ryan, Richard M.
No institution matches.
The top 100 in Psychology & Cognitive Sciences in Australia, in order
- 1Ryan, Richard M.Australian Catholic University
- 2Baumeister, Roy F.The University of Queensland
- 3Lewandowsky, StephanThe University of Western Australia
- 4Haslam, Nick O.University of Melbourne
- 5Gallagher, ShaunUniversity of Wollongong
- 6Tiggemann, MarikaFlinders University
- 7Haslam, S. AlexanderThe University of Queensland
- 8Linardon, JakeDeakin University
- 9Hornsey, Matthew J.The University of Queensland
- 10Pellicano, LizMacquarie University
- 11Rapee, Ronald M.Macquarie University
- 12Jetten, Jolanda J.The University of Queensland
- 13Morin, Alexandre J.S.Australian Catholic University
- 14Vazire, SimineMelbourne School of Psychological Sciences
- 15Hay, Phillipa J.South Western Sydney Local Health District
- 16Harmon-Jones, EddieNew South Wales Institute of Sport
- 17Vartanian, Lenny R.UNSW Sydney
- 18Sanders, Matthew R.The University of Queensland
- 19Henry, Julie D.The University of Queensland
- 20Schutte, Nicola S.University of New England Australia
- 21Forgas, Joseph PaulUNSW Sydney
- 22Pearson, JoelUNSW Sydney
- 23Dekker, Sidney W.A.Griffith University
- 24Cumming, GeoffLa Trobe University
- 25Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J.Griffith University
- 26Lovibond, Peter F.UNSW Sydney
- 27Rogers, Lesley J.University of New England Australia
- 28Coltheart, MaxMacquarie University
- 29Gignac, Gilles E.The University of Western Australia
- 30Waters, Lea E.University of Melbourne
- 31McCabe, Marita PatriciaSwinburne University of Technology
- 32Turner, John C.Macquarie University
- 33Ecker, Ullrich K.H.The University of Western Australia
- 34Cummins, Robert A.Deakin University
- 35Kern, Margaret L.Faculty of Education
- 36Fardouly, JasmineThe University of Sydney
- 37Spence, Susan H.Griffith University
- 38Cutler, AnneThe MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development
- 39Allen, Mark S.Institute for Social Neuroscience
- 40Bastian, Brock B.Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences
- 41Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, Matthew D.Deakin University
- 42Wade, Tracey D.Flinders University
- 43Stevenson, Richard J.Macquarie University
- 44Sellbom, MartinMonash University
- 45Louis, Winnifred R.The University of Queensland
- 46Wenzel, MichaelFlinders University
- 47Norton, Peter J.Bond University
- 48Kashima, Yoshihisa Y.University of Melbourne
- 49Sterelny, KimThe Australian National University
- 50Hohwy, JakobMonash University
- 51Whitehouse, Andrew J.O.The Kids Research Institute Australia
- 52Paxton, Susan JessicaLa Trobe University
- 53Deacon, Brett J.Illawarra Anxiety Clinic
- 54Gillian I. Rhodes, GillianThe University of Western Australia
- 55Ciarrochi, Joseph V.Australian Catholic University
- 56Fielding, Kelly S.The University of Queensland
- 57Cruwys, TeganANU College of Health & Medicine
- 58Denson, Thomas F.UNSW Sydney
- 59Dwyer, Patrick S.R.La Trobe University
- 60Kirby, James N.The University of Queensland
- 61Barry, Robert J.University of Wollongong
- 62Bussey, KayMacquarie University
- 63Neumann, David L.Griffith University
- 64Hutto, Daniel D.University of Wollongong
- 65Brown, CulumMacquarie University
- 66Peterson, Candida CliffordThe University of Queensland
- 67Feather, Norman T.Flinders University
- 68Salmon, Paul M.University of the Sunshine Coast
- 69McEvoy, Peter M.Curtin University
- 70Stankov, LazarThe University of Sydney
- 71Mellor, David JohnDeakin University
- 72Malouff, John MichaelUniversity of New England Australia
- 73Naragon-Gainey, Kristin E.The University of Western Australia
- 74Haslam, CatherineThe University of Queensland
- 75MacLeod, Colin D.The University of Western Australia
- 76McPherson, Gary E.Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
- 77Gullone, EleonoraMonash University
- 78Morawska, AlinaThe University of Queensland
- 79Forbes, Miriam K.Macquarie University
- 80Stanley, Samantha K.UNSW Sydney
- 81Steffens, Niklas K.The University of Queensland
- 82Smithson, MichaelSchool of Medicine and Psychology
- 83MacCann, CarolynFaculty of Science
- 84Mond, Jonathan M.ANU College of Health & Medicine
- 85Crowe, Simon F.La Trobe University
- 86Reichle, Erik D.Macquarie University
- 87Kidd, EvanThe Australian National University
- 88Dadds, Mark R.The University of Sydney
- 89Terry, Deborah J.The University of Queensland
- 90Strelan, PeterThe University of Adelaide
- 91Brymer, EricNOVA
- 92Suddendorf, ThomasThe University of Queensland
- 93Rickard, Nikki SueUniversity of Melbourne
- 94Schubert, EmeryUNSW Sydney
- 95Adams, DawnLa Trobe University
- 96Perera, Harsha N.University of Southern Queensland
- 97Reynolds, Katherine J.School of Medicine and Psychology
- 98Mansell, WarrenCurtin University
- 99Keller, Peter E.The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour and Development
- 100Mitchison, DeborahUniversity of Technology Sydney
196 listed scientists in Psychology & Cognitive Sciences in Australia
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