Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Germany Highly Cited Researchers Citation Social Sciences Social Sciences / Social Work in Germany Rankings 2025
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
Negotiation and Conflict
Teamwork
Work and Health
Open Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,582
3,606
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,670
1,207
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
social work
Theories
Populism
International Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,196
461
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
743
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Social Work
Digitization of Social Work
Normalization & Normality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
782
553
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Addictions
Psychiatry
HIV
Public Health
Clinical Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
577
503
0.872
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Sociology
social work
Psy professions
sexuality
friendship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
367
263
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Social Work
methods of empirical social research
organizational theory
sociology of work
social exclusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
262
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Transkulturelle Psychotherapie
Flüchtlinge
Diversity
Gender
International Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259
169
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
LGBTQ+ communities
Latinx communities
Oppression
Mental Health
Social Work Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
240
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Religion
Development
Sustainability
Diaconia
Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231
212
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
155
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Prevention Health promotion over the lifespan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
29
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Social Work
Physical Activity
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
96
0.865
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
evaluation
impact evaluation
quantitative data analysis
social work
sroi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
101
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Klassismuskritik
Antidiskriminierung
Gender Studies
menschenrechtsorientierte Soziale Arbeit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
94
0.959
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Social Work
Policy Practice
Political Social Work
Macro Practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
45
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
3
0.097
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Forced Migration
Social Work
Rural Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,886
8,809
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joachim Hüffmeier
Technische Universität Dortmund
Dortmund, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,582
3,606
0.787
Negotiation and Conflict
Teamwork
Work and Health
Open Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
488,083
17,624
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ilker Ataç
Hochschule Fulda
Fulda, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,670
1,207
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,417
21,004
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stefan Borrmann
Hochschule Landshut
Landshut, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,196
461
0.385
social work
Theories
Populism
International Social Work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
706,418
24,111
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Kergel
IUBH Duales Studium
Erfurt, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
743
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
754,212
25,525
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Udo Seelmeyer
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
782
553
0.707
Social Work
Digitization of Social Work
Normalization & Normality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
856,277
28,639
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daniel Deimel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
577
503
0.872
Addictions
Psychiatry
HIV
Public Health
Clinical Social Work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,025,163
34,729
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sabine Flick
Hochschule Fulda
Fulda, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
367
263
0.717
Sociology
social work
Psy professions
sexuality
friendship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,093,670
37,248
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Carolin Freier
Ohm-Hochschule Nürnberg
Nürnberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
262
0.851
Social Work
methods of empirical social research
organizational theory
sociology of work
social exclusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,164,776
39,799
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Cinur Ghaderi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259
169
0.653
Transkulturelle Psychotherapie
Flüchtlinge
Diversity
Gender
International Social Work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,183,590
40,526
516
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Luis R Alvarez-Hernandez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
247
240
0.972
LGBTQ+ communities
Latinx communities
Oppression
Mental Health
Social Work Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,211,845
41,511
486
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Philipp Öhlmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
231
212
0.918
Religion
Development
Sustainability
Diaconia
Social Work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,247,828
42,807
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Stephan Dahmen
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
155
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,495,092
50,212
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Knut Tielking
Hochschule Emden Leer
Emden, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
29
0.246
Prevention Health promotion over the lifespan
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,518,360
50,849
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wolfgang Ruf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
111
96
0.865
Social Work
Physical Activity
Public Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,521,639
50,940
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sebastian Ottmann
Evangelische Hochschule Nurnberg
Nürnberg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
101
0.918
evaluation
impact evaluation
quantitative data analysis
social work
sroi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,567,359
52,220
593
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Francis Seeck
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
94
0.959
Klassismuskritik
Antidiskriminierung
Gender Studies
menschenrechtsorientierte Soziale Arbeit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,820,440
58,272
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Miriam Burzlaff
Hochschule Neubrandenburg
Neubrandenburg, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
45
0.938
Social Work
Policy Practice
Political Social Work
Macro Practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,951,478
60,787
1,432
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Anita Mulcahey, Al Mulcahey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
3
0.097
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,195,873
64,890
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tilman Kallenbach
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Forced Migration
Social Work
Rural Studies