Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

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Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There is still much work to be done in this area. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation indexUniversities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Türkiye
Veli Duyan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,474
2,833
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Ukraine
Tetyana Semigina Тетяна Семигіна Татьяна Семыгина
Qualifications
Social Work
Політологія
Соціальна робота
Освіта
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,095
2,229
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Türkiye
Emine Özmete
yaşlı bakımı
yaşlı ihmal istismarı
yabancı düşmanlığı
psikolojik iyi oluş
sosyal hizmet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,547
1,692
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Romania
Stanciu Mariana Carmen
Social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,932
1,895
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Türkiye
Tarık Tuncay
Social work
social policy
child protection
child welfare
family
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,804
1,077
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Türkiye
Kasım Karataş
sosyal hizmet
sosyal politika
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,674
878
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Türkiye
İsmail Tufan
Gerontoloji
Sosyal ve uygulamalı gerontoloji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,490
796
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Türkiye
Fatma Arpacı
yaşlılık
kadın
aile
ergonomi
tüketici
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,386
782
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Türkiye
Velittin Kalınkara
yaşlılık
ergonomi
gerontoloji
geronteknoloji
mekan tasarımı
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
816
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Türkiye
Erol Karaca
Eğitim
sosyal hizmet
ölçme ve değerlendirme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,328
578
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Türkiye
Ercüment Erbay
social work
children in need
child abuse
child work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
851
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Ukraine
Ірина Мельничук  Iryna Melnychuk
Vocational Education of Social workers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,113
704
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Türkiye
Reyhan Atasü Topcuoğlu
social work
social policy
migration
child welfare
women studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,101
812
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Türkiye
Elif Gökçearslan
çocuk refahı engelli refahı
suçluluk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,058
638
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Türkiye
Cengiz Özbesler
Klinik Odaklı Sosyal Hizmet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
862
472
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Romania
Cosmin Goian
Social Work
Language in Social Work
Body image
Communication in Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
829
673
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Russia
Татьяна Демидова
теория
история
методология социальной работы
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
806
273
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Türkiye
Mahmut Hamil Nazik
Sosyal bilimler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
766
340
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Austria
Helmut Spitzer
social work
Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
752
468
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Türkiye
Hüsne Demirel
Aile ve Kadın Eğitimi
Tüketici Davranışları
İş ve yaşam tatmini
aile bağları ve yaşam kalitesi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
699
473
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Türkiye
Ali Fuat Ersoy
Sosyal Hizmet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
656
355
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Czech Republic
Lenka Krhutová
disability
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
643
250
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Romania
Patricia Luciana Runcan
Family and Child
Counselling
Supervision
Parenting
Case Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
640
416
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Türkiye
İlhan Tomanbay
Önlisans ve lisans meslekleri
sosyal hizmet alanında yardımcı meslekler
yaşlılık
mülteci ve göçmenlik
bağımlıl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
590
292
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,829
Türkiye
1,071
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Veli Duyan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,474
2,833
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
240,718
Ukraine
213
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Qualifications
Social Work
Політологія
Соціальна робота
Освіта
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,298
Türkiye
3,689
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Emine Özmete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,547
1,692
0.664
yaşlı bakımı
yaşlı ihmal istismarı
yabancı düşmanlığı
psikolojik iyi oluş
sosyal hizmet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
441,236
Romania
606
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stanciu Mariana Carmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,932
1,895
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,278
Türkiye
5,908
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tarık Tuncay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,804
1,077
0.597
Social work
social policy
child protection
child welfare
family
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
487,358
Türkiye
6,491
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kasım Karataş
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,674
878
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,648
Türkiye
7,489
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
İsmail Tufan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,490
796
0.534
Gerontoloji
Sosyal ve uygulamalı gerontoloji
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,068
Türkiye
8,139
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Fatma Arpacı
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,386
782
0.564
yaşlılık
kadın
aile
ergonomi
tüketici
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,029
Türkiye
8,334
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Velittin Kalınkara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
816
0.601
yaşlılık
ergonomi
gerontoloji
geronteknoloji
mekan tasarımı
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
565,876
Türkiye
8,503
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Erol Karaca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,328
578
0.435
Eğitim
sosyal hizmet
ölçme ve değerlendirme
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,626
Türkiye
8,762
304
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ercüment Erbay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
851
0.659
social work
children in need
child abuse
child work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
627,995
Ukraine
1,631
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ірина Мельничук Iryna Melnychuk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,113
704
0.633
Vocational Education of Social workers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
631,819
Türkiye
10,402
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Reyhan Atasü Topcuoğlu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,101
812
0.738
social work
social policy
migration
child welfare
women studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
646,140
Türkiye
10,818
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Elif Gökçearslan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,058
638
0.603
çocuk refahı engelli refahı
suçluluk
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
719,602
Türkiye
13,122
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cengiz Özbesler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
862
472
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
733,442
Romania
1,511
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Cosmin Goian
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
829
673
0.812
Social Work
Language in Social Work
Body image
Communication in Social Work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
743,720
Russia
7,000
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Татьяна Демидова
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
806
273
0.339
теория
история
методология социальной работы
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
761,646
Türkiye
14,556
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mahmut Hamil Nazik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
766
340
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
767,852
Austria
3,848
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Helmut Spitzer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
752
468
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
792,918
Türkiye
15,634
435
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Hüsne Demirel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
699
473
0.677
Aile ve Kadın Eğitimi
Tüketici Davranışları
İş ve yaşam tatmini
aile bağları ve yaşam kalitesi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
814,699
Türkiye
16,356
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ali Fuat Ersoy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
656
355
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
821,416
Czech Republic
2,777
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lenka Krhutová
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
643
250
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
822,818
Romania
1,933
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Patricia Luciana Runcan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
640
416
0.650
Family and Child
Counselling
Supervision
Parenting
Case Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
835,658
Russia
8,645
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Дмитрий Золотарев
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
616
179
0.291
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
849,453
Türkiye
17,617
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
İlhan Tomanbay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
590
292
0.495
Önlisans ve lisans meslekleri
sosyal hizmet alanında yardımcı meslekler
yaşlılık
mülteci ve göçmenlik
bağımlıl