Most-cited Psychology papers of 2025, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Psychology research papers published in 2025, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. The evolving field of digital mental health: current evidence and implementation issues for smartphone apps, generative artificial intelligence, and virtual reality
   John Blake Torous, Jake Linardon et al. · 2025 · 302 citations
2. Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries
   Viktoria Cologna, Niels G. Mede et al. · 2025 · 252 citations · Free PDF
3. Cross-lagged panel networks
   Anna C. Wysocki, Riet van Bork et al. · 2025 · 223 citations
4. Global burden of mental disorders in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: results from the global burden of disease study 2021
   Yangyan Fan, Ahui Fan et al. · 2025 · 212 citations · Free PDF
5. Neural Circuitry of Anxiety: Evidence from Structural and Functional Neuroimaging Studies
   Paul A. Cannistraro, Scott L. Rauch et al. · 2025 · 200 citations
6. Exploring automation bias in human–AI collaboration: a review and implications for explainable AI
   Giuseppe Romeo, Daniela Conti · 2025 · 191 citations · Free PDF
7. Current interpretations of the I-PACE model of behavioral addictions
   Matthias Brand, Astrid Müller et al. · 2025 · 189 citations
8. Exploring the Ethical Challenges of Conversational AI in Mental Health Care: Scoping Review
   Mehrdad Rahsepar Meadi, Tomas Sillekens et al. · 2025 · 178 citations
9. Estimation of the global prevalence and burden of insomnia: a systematic literature review-based analysis
   Adam Benjafield, Fatima Helena Sert Kuniyoshi et al. · 2025 · 177 citations
10. The youth mental health crisis: analysis and solutions
    Patrick D. McGorry, Hasini Gunasiri et al. · 2025 · 176 citations · Free PDF
11. Enhancing self‐regulated learning and learning experience in generative AI environments: The critical role of metacognitive support
    Xiaoqing Xu, Lifang Qiao et al. · 2025 · 174 citations
12. Police-induced confessions, 2.0: Risk factors and recommendations.
    Saul M. Kassin, Hayley M. D. Cleary et al. · 2025 · 170 citations
13. Global, regional, and national burden of suicide, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
    Nicole Davis Weaver, Gregory J Bertolacci et al. · 2025 · 167 citations · Free PDF
14. From three dimensions to five steps: The value of deliberate metaphor
    Gerard J. Steen · 2025 · 153 citations
15. The Global Flourishing Study: Study Profile and Initial Results on Flourishing
    Tyler J. VanderWeele, Byron R. Johnson et al. · 2025 · 138 citations · Free PDF
16. Adversarial testing of global neuronal workspace and integrated information theories of consciousness
    Oscar Ferrante, Urszula Górska et al. · 2025 · 132 citations · Free PDF
17. Positron Tomographic Emission Study of Olfactory Induced Emotional Recall in Veterans with and without Combat-Related Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
    Eric H. G. J. M. Vermetten, MD et al. · 2025 · 126 citations
18. Third-party evaluators perceive AI as more compassionate than expert humans
    Dariya Ovsyannikova, Victoria Oldemburgo de Mello et al. · 2025 · 124 citations · Free PDF
19. Insights from the Job Demands–Resources Model: AI's dual impact on employees’ work and life well-being
    Yating Chuang, Hua-Ling Chiang et al. · 2025 · 122 citations
20. Human-AI collaboration is not very collaborative yet: a taxonomy of interaction patterns in AI-assisted decision making from a systematic review
    Catalina Gómez, Sue Min Cho et al. · 2025 · 121 citations · Free PDF
21. A review on EEG-based multimodal learning for emotion recognition
    Rajasekhar Pillalamarri, Udhayakumar Shanmugam · 2025 · 121 citations · Free PDF
22. Using a semantic annotation tool for the analysis of metaphor in discourse
    Veronika Koller, Andrew Hardie et al. · 2025 · 120 citations
23. The application of artificial intelligence in the field of mental health: a systematic review
    Raziye Dehbozorgi, Sanaz Zangeneh et al. · 2025 · 119 citations · Free PDF
24. Differentiation approach in education: Tailoring instruction for diverse learner needs
    Nigora Goyibova, Narzulla Muslimov et al. · 2025 · 118 citations
25. Complementarity in human-AI collaboration: concept, sources, and evidence
    Patrick Hemmer, Max Schemmer et al. · 2025 · 118 citations

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