Citation Rankings
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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 index" Universities 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
social work
practitioner research
social work research
research methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,919
5,098
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
social work
social theory
social policy
social development
evidence-based practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,418
4,601
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,344
3,758
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
community development
human rights
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,079
3,619
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,642
3,843
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,252
2,623
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
behavioral health
problem gambling
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,517
3,561
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,384
2,565
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
social work
social work education
professional supervision
clinical supervision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,295
3,862
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Autism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,489
4,337
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
social work
ethics
caring professions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,201
1,736
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
FASD
Adoption
Criminal Justice
Social Work
Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,030
1,783
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Refugees
Islamophobia
Indigenous
human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,976
2,178
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
suicide bereavement
suicide prevention
mental health
social work
rural
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,662
3,700
0.794
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Criminology
Homelessness
Social Policy
Indigenous Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,645
2,430
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Family
youth
social/community work
disability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,029
1,919
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Ageing
Social Security
Public Policy
Family Dynamics
LGBT Issues. Rigor in Social Work Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,965
1,011
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Critical reflection
Spirituality and Practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,720
1,711
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
social work
disability
rural communities
social policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,715
1,606
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Critical Disability Studies
Critical Social Work
Disability Anthropology
Disability Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,615
1,861
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Technology and social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,536
1,994
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
child welfare
kinship care
family group conferences
human rights
practice frameworks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,456
1,539
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
cancer
social work
international
psychooncology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,102
1,069
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
practice research
mental health
cancer
suicide
stroke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,059
1,600
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
refugees
resettlement
transnationalism
disasters
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,724
1,830
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,397
244
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christa Fouche
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,919
5,098
0.342
social work
practitioner research
social work research
research methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,313
4,200
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mel Gray
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,418
4,601
0.442
social work
social theory
social policy
social development
evidence-based practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,394
4,740
402
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Margaret Alston
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,344
3,758
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,886
4,916
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jim Ife
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,079
3,619
0.399
community development
human rights
social work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,650
5,920
506
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fiona McDermott
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,642
3,843
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,161
6,282
521
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Karen Healy
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,252
2,623
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,413
7,013
544
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alun C Jackson
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,517
3,561
0.546
behavioral health
problem gambling
social work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
156,726
7,172
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Beth Crisp
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,384
2,565
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,981
808
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Liz Beddoe
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,295
3,862
0.614
social work
social work education
professional supervision
clinical supervision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,320
8,310
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marita Falkmer
Curtin University
Bentley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,489
4,337
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,004
8,718
588
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Richard Hugman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,201
1,736
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,360
1,054
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Anita Gibbs
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,030
1,783
0.354
FASD
Adoption
Criminal Justice
Social Work
Mental Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,462
9,092
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Linda Briskman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,976
2,178
0.438
Refugees
Islamophobia
Indigenous
human rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,405
9,618
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Myfanwy Maple
University of New England Australia
Armidale, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,662
3,700
0.794
suicide bereavement
suicide prevention
mental health
social work
rural
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,180
9,659
665
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Eileen Baldry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,645
2,430
0.523
Criminology
Homelessness
Social Policy
Indigenous Social Work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
244,338
1,345
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Robyn Munford
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,029
1,919
0.476
Family
youth
social/community work
disability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
248,019
1,371
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Amanda Barusch
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,965
1,011
0.255
Ageing
Social Security
Public Policy
Family Dynamics
LGBT Issues. Rigor in Social Work Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,412
11,698
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Fiona Gardner
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,720
1,711
0.460
Critical reflection
Spirituality and Practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,732
11,711
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lesley Chenoweth
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,715
1,606
0.432
social work
disability
rural communities
social policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,850
11,966
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Russell Shuttleworth
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,615
1,861
0.515
Critical Disability Studies
Critical Social Work
Disability Anthropology
Disability Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,041
12,146
937
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Philip Gillingham
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,536
1,994
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,486
12,370
916
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Marie Connolly
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,456
1,539
0.445
child welfare
kinship care
family group conferences
human rights
practice frameworks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,272
13,390
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cindy Davis
University of the Sunshine Coast
Sippy Downs, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,102
1,069
0.345
cancer
social work
international
psychooncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,801
13,530
985
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Lynette Joubert
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,059
1,600
0.523
practice research
mental health
cancer
suicide
stroke
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,599
1,910
477
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jay Marlowe
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,724
1,830
0.672
refugees
resettlement
transnationalism
disasters
social work