Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Social Work Highly Cited Researchers 117 Scientists Citation in Australia Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
social theory
social policy
social development
evidence-based practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,902
4,214
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,767
3,478
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
community development
human rights
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,477
3,330
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,162
3,785
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,546
2,401
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
behavioral health
problem gambling
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,881
3,375
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
social work
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,650
2,385
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Autism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,945
4,303
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
social work
ethics
caring professions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,392
1,546
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Refugees
Islamophobia
Indigenous
human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,218
2,019
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
suicide bereavement
suicide prevention
mental health
social work
rural
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,092
3,700
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Criminology
Homelessness
Social Policy
Indigenous Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,887
2,262
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Critical reflection
Spirituality and Practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,873
1,554
0.401
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
social work
disability
rural communities
social policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,842
1,454
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Technology and social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,793
1,923
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Critical Disability Studies
Critical Social Work
Disability Anthropology
Disability Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,768
1,691
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
child welfare
kinship care
family group conferences
human rights
practice frameworks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,637
1,494
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
cancer
social work
international
psychooncology
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,254
1,051
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
practice research
mental health
cancer
suicide
stroke
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,185
1,502
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mental Health
Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,893
2,064
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
trauma
disasters
health social work
human development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,824
1,795
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
violence
love
critical social work
critical animal studies
narrative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,762
1,398
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
child welfare law
mental health
women and corrections
social work curricula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,539
830
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Social work
ethics
disability
social work education
field education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,524
961
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
child
family
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,512
1,279
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,197
4,222
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mel Gray
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,902
4,214
0.387
social work
social theory
social policy
social development
evidence-based practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,631
4,782
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Margaret Alston
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,767
3,478
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,280
4,950
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jim Ife
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,477
3,330
0.351
community development
human rights
social work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,797
5,789
504
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Fiona McDermott
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,162
3,785
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,263
6,354
534
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Karen Healy
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,546
2,401
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,385
7,020
546
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Alun C Jackson
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,881
3,375
0.490
behavioral health
problem gambling
social work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
157,872
7,248
190
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Beth Crisp
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,650
2,385
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,855
8,080
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Marita Falkmer
Curtin University
Bentley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,945
4,303
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,742
8,856
599
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Richard Hugman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,392
1,546
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,026
9,137
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Linda Briskman
Western Sydney University
Penrith, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,218
2,019
0.387
Refugees
Islamophobia
Indigenous
human rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,912
9,358
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Myfanwy Maple
University of New England Australia
Armidale, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,092
3,700
0.727
suicide bereavement
suicide prevention
mental health
social work
rural
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,202
9,712
672
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eileen Baldry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,887
2,262
0.463
Criminology
Homelessness
Social Policy
Indigenous Social Work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,120
11,843
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fiona Gardner
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,873
1,554
0.401
Critical reflection
Spirituality and Practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,955
11,912
303
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lesley Chenoweth
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,842
1,454
0.378
social work
disability
rural communities
social policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,231
12,036
922
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Philip Gillingham
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,793
1,923
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,455
12,097
334
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Russell Shuttleworth
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,768
1,691
0.449
Critical Disability Studies
Critical Social Work
Disability Anthropology
Disability Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,282
12,420
915
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marie Connolly
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,637
1,494
0.411
child welfare
kinship care
family group conferences
human rights
practice frameworks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
308,177
13,499
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Cindy Davis
University of the Sunshine Coast
Sippy Downs, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,254
1,051
0.323
cancer
social work
international
psychooncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,642
13,722
1,007
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lynette Joubert
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,185
1,502
0.472
practice research
mental health
cancer
suicide
stroke
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,366
14,728
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lisa Brophy
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,893
2,064
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,130
14,973
1,087
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Louise Harms
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,824
1,795
0.636
trauma
disasters
health social work
human development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,035
15,199
394
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Heather Fraser
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,762
1,398
0.506
violence
love
critical social work
critical animal studies
narrative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,189
16,089
1,230
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rosemary Sheehan
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,539
830
0.327
child welfare law
mental health
women and corrections
social work curricula
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,924
16,152
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Wendy Bowles
Charles Sturt University
Bathurst, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,524
961
0.381
Social work
ethics
disability
social work education
field education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,636
16,207
404
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Clare Tilbury
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,512
1,279
0.509