Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Social Work 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 should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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 :126
health
mental health
licensure
ethics
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,477
1,476
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :127
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,474
2,833
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :128
Access to Justice
Children and the Law
Child Custody
Child Welfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,434
3,072
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :129
psychosocial oncology
oncology social work
health disparities
environmental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,429
2,517
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :130
social work
feminism
higher education
child protection
research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,350
2,278
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :131
child maltreatment
child welfare
intervention research
prevention science
implementation science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,339
1,233
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :132
Coaching scholars to thrive--The impact of globalization on SW-- Expressive and Arts-based research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,316
2,043
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :133
low-wage work
work-family
total worker health
occupational health disparities
cancer & employment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,314
1,792
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :134
social norms
violence prevention
child maltreatment
evaluation
maternal and child health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,254
2,236
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :135
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 :136
Mental Health
Mixed Methods
Leadership
Organizational Development
Research Leaders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,196
3,663
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :137
HIV/STDs risk factors
substance use/abuse
acculturation
and health disparities among ethnic minority adolescents and young ad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,196
3,629
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :138
gay and bisexual men
HIV
social determinants of health
sexual health
online health interventions/apps
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,108
3,877
0.759
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :139
social theory
social work
social policy
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,068
2,171
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :140
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 :141
demography
social policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,027
2,095
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :142
Measuring Behavioral and Emotional Functioning in Children
Adults and Families Internationally
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,026
1,506
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :143
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 :144
Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,928
1,842
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :145
children's mental health
adolescence
program evaluation
prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,905
1,129
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :146
Psychology
Sleep
Mental Health
Immigrants
Latinos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,832
3,485
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :147
international social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,830
4,648
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :148
LGBT Health & Mental Health
Health Disparities & Health Equity
Social Determinants of Health
Aging
Gerontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,822
3,076
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :149
Human Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,816
1,293
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :150
Prenatal Drug Exposure
Maternal Mental Health
Maternal Child Interaction
Elevated Lead Levels
Child Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,811
1,282
0.266
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,758
66,850
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 126
Sophia F Dziegielewski
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,477
1,476
0.269
health
mental health
licensure
ethics
social work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,829
1,070
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 127
Veli Duyan
Ankara University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,474
2,833
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,111
7,944
870
Ranking Based On Selection: 128
Michael Saini
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,434
3,072
0.565
Access to Justice
Children and the Law
Child Custody
Child Welfare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,317
67,358
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 129
Karen Kayser
University of Louisville
Louisville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,429
2,517
0.464
psychosocial oncology
oncology social work
health disparities
environmental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,861
14,385
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 130
Viviene Cree
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,350
2,278
0.426
social work
feminism
higher education
child protection
research methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,230
68,230
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 131
Diane Depanfilis
CUNY Hunter College
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,339
1,233
0.231
child maltreatment
child welfare
intervention research
prevention science
implementation science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,978
68,450
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 132
Rich Furman
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,316
2,043
0.384
Coaching scholars to thrive--The impact of globalization on SW-- Expressive and Arts-based research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,045
68,472
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 133
Jennifer E Swanberg
University of Maryland Baltimore
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,314
1,792
0.337
low-wage work
work-family
total worker health
occupational health disparities
cancer & employment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,083
69,074
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 134
Catherine A Taylor
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,254
2,236
0.426
social norms
violence prevention
child maltreatment
evaluation
maternal and child health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,005
8,718
588
Ranking Based On Selection: 135
Richard Hugman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,201
1,736
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,177
69,710
1,414
Ranking Based On Selection: 136
Daphne C Watkins
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,196
3,663
0.705
Mental Health
Mixed Methods
Leadership
Organizational Development
Research Leaders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,178
69,711
368
Ranking Based On Selection: 137
Hyeouk Chris Hahm
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,196
3,629
0.698
HIV/STDs risk factors
substance use/abuse
acculturation
and health disparities among ethnic minority adolescents and young ad
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,381
8,427
912
Ranking Based On Selection: 138
David J Brennan
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,108
3,877
0.759
gay and bisexual men
HIV
social determinants of health
sexual health
online health interventions/apps
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,904
949
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 139
Paul Michael Garrett
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,068
2,171
0.428
social theory
social work
social policy
philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,361
1,054
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 140
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
198,478
71,643
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 141
Vijayan Pillai
University of Texas Arlington
Arlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,027
2,095
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,531
71,661
670
Ranking Based On Selection: 142
Michael Canute Lambert
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,026
1,506
0.300
Measuring Behavioral and Emotional Functioning in Children
Adults and Families Internationally
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,462
9,092
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 143
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
202,370
1,459
326
Ranking Based On Selection: 144
Cheung
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,928
1,842
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,293
73,109
599
Ranking Based On Selection: 145
Craig Lecroy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,905
1,129
0.230
children's mental health
adolescence
program evaluation
prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,198
73,946
1,115
Ranking Based On Selection: 146
Carmela Alcantara
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,832
3,485
0.721
Psychology
Sleep
Mental Health
Immigrants
Latinos
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,273
3,304
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 147
Madhu Atteraya
Keimyung University
Daegu, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,830
4,648
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,618
74,082
505
Ranking Based On Selection: 148
Charles P Hoy Ellis
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,822
3,076
0.638
LGBT Health & Mental Health
Health Disparities & Health Equity
Social Determinants of Health
Aging
Gerontology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,886
74,163
517
Ranking Based On Selection: 149
Ronald E Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,816
1,293
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,106
74,227
279
Ranking Based On Selection: 150
Sonia Minnes
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,811
1,282
0.266
Prenatal Drug Exposure
Maternal Mental Health
Maternal Child Interaction
Elevated Lead Levels
Child Development