Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
asia Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Social Work Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
social work
health
body-mind-spirit wellness
holistic health
group intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,835
8,880
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Children and the law
Child witness
Child abuse
Sexual abuse
Interviewing children
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,933
4,095
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Psychophysiology
Creative and Expressive Arts Therapy
Mind-body Medicine
Psychoendocrinology
Spirituality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,272
4,849
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
PTSD
trauma
families
couples
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,991
3,301
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Psychological Trauma
PTSD
Epidemiology
History of Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,451
5,776
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
psycho-oncology
psychoneuroimmunology
elder abuse
cultural diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,595
3,088
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Gerontology
Immigration
Mental Health
Race & Ethnicity
Outcome Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,352
3,114
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,289
2,737
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,997
3,321
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
PTSD
CBT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,888
1,775
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Chinese medicine
Mental Health
Family expressed emotions
Schizophrenia
Mindfulness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,657
3,111
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,015
1,916
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
international social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,963
4,779
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
psychosocial work hazards
work quality
health inequalities
migrant workers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,772
1,754
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Psychological and spiritual well-being of older adults
long-term care
family caregiving
intergenerational support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,304
3,110
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Juvenile Delinquency
School Violence
Parental Discipline methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,186
1,962
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Bereavement
End-of-Life Care
Social Work Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,962
3,043
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
poverty
social exclusion
macropractice
fatherhood.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,742
2,269
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Family and health
Reproductive medicine
Evidence-based practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,609
1,935
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
violence against women
domestic violence
mothering
at risk girls
sex for pay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,562
930
0.261
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Social Work
Community Psychology & Psychosocial Intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,524
2,827
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
patient engagement
HIV/AIDS
Behavioral Health
LGBT health
Developmental Disabilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,496
2,389
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,455
1,334
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
grandparents
disability
families
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,378
1,578
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Child Maltreatment
Forensic investigations with children
Prevention
Strong Commmunities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,337
2,403
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,160
389
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Cecilia Lai Wan Chan
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,835
8,880
0.498
social work
health
body-mind-spirit wellness
holistic health
group intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,449
682
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Irit Hershkowitz
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,933
4,095
0.375
Children and the law
Child witness
Child abuse
Sexual abuse
Interviewing children
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,618
952
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rainbow Tin Hung Ho|Rainbow Ho, Tin Hung Ho
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,272
4,849
0.586
Psychophysiology
Creative and Expressive Arts Therapy
Mind-body Medicine
Psychoendocrinology
Spirituality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,382
1,039
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rachel Dekel
Bar Ilan University
Ramat Gan, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,991
3,301
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,378
1,141
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Menachem Ben Ezra
Ariel University
Ariel, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,451
5,776
0.775
Psychological Trauma
PTSD
Epidemiology
History of Psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,122
1,349
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Miri Cohen
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,595
3,088
0.468
psycho-oncology
psychoneuroimmunology
elder abuse
cultural diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,176
1,202
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Daniel Wl Lai
Hong Kong Baptist University
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,352
3,114
0.490
Gerontology
Immigration
Mental Health
Race & Ethnicity
Outcome Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,855
1,418
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Karni Ginzburg
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,289
2,737
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
170,846
623
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Paramjit Singh Jamir Singh
Universiti Sains Malaysia
Penang, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,997
3,321
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,018
1,525
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sara Freedman
Bar Ilan University
Ramat Gan, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,888
1,775
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,058
1,323
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Siu Man Ng
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,657
3,111
0.550
Chinese medicine
Mental Health
Family expressed emotions
Schizophrenia
Mindfulness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,542
1,471
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cheung
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,015
1,916
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,674
3,250
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Madhu Atteraya
Keimyung University
Daegu, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,963
4,779
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,592
1,203
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Yawen Cheng 鄭雅文
National Taiwan University
Taipei City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,772
1,754
0.368
psychosocial work hazards
work quality
health inequalities
migrant workers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,165
1,685
426
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Vivian Wq Lou
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,304
3,110
0.723
Psychological and spiritual well-being of older adults
long-term care
family caregiving
intergenerational support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,227
2,095
430
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mona Khoury Kassabri
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,186
1,962
0.469
Juvenile Delinquency
School Violence
Parental Discipline methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
253,733
1,792
449
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Amy Ym Chow
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,962
3,043
0.768
Bereavement
End-of-Life Care
Social Work Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,858
2,318
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Roni Strier
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,742
2,269
0.606
poverty
social exclusion
macropractice
fatherhood.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,344
1,897
477
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chan Celia Hoi Yan
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,609
1,935
0.536
Family and health
Reproductive medicine
Evidence-based practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,346
2,397
438
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Einat Peled
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,562
930
0.261
violence against women
domestic violence
mothering
at risk girls
sex for pay
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,891
1,124
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Adi Fahrudin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,524
2,827
0.802
Social Work
Community Psychology & Psychosocial Intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,871
1,698
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Chengshi Shiu|Cheng-Shi Shiu
National Taiwan University
Taipei City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,496
2,389
0.683
patient engagement
HIV/AIDS
Behavioral Health
LGBT health
Developmental Disabilities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,761
4,827
338
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jae Yop Kim
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,455
1,334
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,390
2,502
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Liora Findler
Bar Ilan University
Ramat Gan, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,378
1,578
0.467
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,407
2,527
466
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Carmit Katz
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,337
2,403
0.720
Child Maltreatment
Forensic investigations with children
Prevention
Strong Commmunities