We present norms for faculty citation counts based on 811 faculty members at 30 PhD-granting psychology departments in the United States across the range of the National Research Council rankings. The metrics were highly skewed, with most scientists having a low to moderate number of citations of their work and a few scientists having extremely high numbers. However, the median per-year citation count was 149, showing widespread scientific contributions across scholars. Some individuals in lower ranked departments are more highly cited than the average scholar in higher ranked departments, with enormous variation in citation counts in both the low- and high-ranking departments. Citation counts overall have risen in recent years, and the citations of early-career scholars are increasing at a faster rate than their senior colleagues did at the same point in their careers. We found that citation counts at the beginning of scientists’ careers substantially predict lifetime citation success. Young scholars’ citation counts are associated with obtaining positions at higher ranked universities. Finally, we found no significant differences for subfields of psychology. In sum, although a few highly productive scientists have a very large influence, trends reveal that contributions to psychological science are growing over time, widespread, and not limited to a few stars and elite departments.

我们根据美国国家研究委员会排名范围内的 30 个博士学位授予心理学系的 811 名教职员工，提出了教职员工引用计数的规范。这些指标存在高度偏差，大多数科学家对其工作的引用次数从低到中等，而少数科学家的引用次数非常高。然而，每年的引文数中位数为 149，显示了学者间广泛的科学贡献。排名较低的部门的一些个人比排名较高的部门的普通学者的引用率更高，低级和高级部门的引用次数差异很大。近年来，总体引用数有所上升，职业生涯早期学者的引用率增长速度比他们的资深同事在他们职业生涯的同一时期的增长速度更快。我们发现，科学家职业生涯初期的引用次数可以显着预测终生引用成功率。年轻学者的引用次数与在排名较高的大学获得职位有关。最后，我们发现心理学子领域没有显着差异。总而言之，尽管少数高产的科学家具有非常大的影响力，但趋势表明，随着时间的推移，对心理科学的贡献正在增长，范围广泛，而且不仅限于少数明星和精英部门。年轻学者的引用次数与在排名较高的大学获得职位有关。最后，我们发现心理学子领域没有显着差异。总而言之，尽管少数高产的科学家具有非常大的影响力，但趋势表明，随着时间的推移，对心理科学的贡献正在增长，范围广泛，而且不仅限于少数明星和精英部门。年轻学者的引用次数与在排名较高的大学获得职位有关。最后，我们发现心理学子领域没有显着差异。总而言之，尽管少数高产的科学家具有非常大的影响力，但趋势表明，随着时间的推移，对心理科学的贡献正在增长，范围广泛，而且不仅限于少数明星和精英部门。