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 :151
restructuring social services
anti-oppressive theory and practice
care labour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,791
2,329
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :152
Family policy
Poverty
Social Policy
Inequality
Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,774
3,877
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :153
social work research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,772
889
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :154
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,761
2,190
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :155
LGBTQIA
Disability
Transgender Health
Ableism
Sexuality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
4,415
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :156
domestic violence
economic empowerment
gender based violence
sexual violence
economic abuse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,732
2,942
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :157
Quality of life
well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,710
1,294
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :158
youth homelessness
mental health
employment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,705
2,281
0.485
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :159
psychosocial work hazards
work quality
health inequalities
migrant workers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,681
1,682
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :160
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 :161
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 :162
Mental health social work
social capital
social inclusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,604
2,355
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :163
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 :164
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,527
2,950
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :165
Art Based Community Practice
Social Cultural Work
Digital and Technology Enhanced Community Practice
Community Based Health I
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,523
1,293
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :166
Child Welfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,499
1,152
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :167
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,486
1,128
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :168
Social work
child welfare..
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,399
1,263
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :169
Child maltreatment
prevention
neighborhoods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,362
3,687
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :170
lesbian
gay
bisexual
transgender
homelessness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,309
2,537
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :171
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,304
1,360
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :172
Social Work
Social care
Safeguarding
Learning Disabilities
Personalisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,289
1,680
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :173
City
Health
Social Work and Social Space
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,268
1,621
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :174
prevention
public health interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,262
713
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :175
Health Disparity
Aging
mHealth Intervention
Cancer Prevention
Health Literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,253
3,100
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,923
8,956
864
Ranking Based On Selection: 151
Donna Baines
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,791
2,329
0.486
restructuring social services
anti-oppressive theory and practice
care labour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,628
1,881
494
Ranking Based On Selection: 152
Wim Van Lancker
Catholic University of Leuven
Leuven, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,774
3,877
0.812
Family policy
Poverty
Social Policy
Inequality
Social Work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,765
74,691
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 153
Irwin Epstein
CUNY Hunter College
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,772
889
0.186
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,162
3,183
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 154
Kristian Daneback
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,761
2,190
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,191
75,146
1,517
Ranking Based On Selection: 155
Shanna K Kattari
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,737
4,415
0.932
LGBTQIA
Disability
Transgender Health
Ableism
Sexuality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
210,386
75,212
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 156
Judy L Postmus
University of Maryland Baltimore
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,732
2,942
0.622
domestic violence
economic empowerment
gender based violence
sexual violence
economic abuse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,384
881
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 157
Valerie Moller
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,710
1,294
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,597
75,570
631
Ranking Based On Selection: 158
Kristin Ferguson Colvin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,705
2,281
0.485
youth homelessness
mental health
employment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
212,645
1,203
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 159
Yawen Cheng 鄭雅文
National Taiwan University
Taipei City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,681
1,682
0.359
psychosocial work hazards
work quality
health inequalities
migrant workers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,406
9,618
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 160
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
214,181
9,659
665
Ranking Based On Selection: 161
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
215,909
16,395
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 162
Martin Webber
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,604
2,355
0.512
Mental health social work
social capital
social inclusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,885
8,809
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 163
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
219,368
77,901
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 164
Jim Drisko
Smith College
Northampton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,527
2,950
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,585
77,958
1,570
Ranking Based On Selection: 165
Larry Gant
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,523
1,293
0.286
Art Based Community Practice
Social Cultural Work
Digital and Technology Enhanced Community Practice
Community Based Health I
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,659
78,260
725
Ranking Based On Selection: 166
Mark F Testa
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,499
1,152
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,259
78,445
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 167
Maria Scannapieco
University of Texas Arlington
Arlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,486
1,128
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,281
3,421
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 168
Tommy Lundström
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,399
1,263
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,993
80,154
1,604
Ranking Based On Selection: 169
Kathryn Maguire Jack
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,362
3,687
0.845
Child maltreatment
prevention
neighborhoods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,565
80,904
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 170
N Eugene Walls
University of Denver
Denver, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,309
2,537
0.589
lesbian
gay
bisexual
transgender
homelessness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,840
17,290
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 171
Nina Biehal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,304
1,360
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
230,583
17,341
632
Ranking Based On Selection: 172
Martin Stevens
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,289
1,680
0.392
Social Work
Social care
Safeguarding
Learning Disabilities
Personalisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,640
3,332
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 173
Christian Reutlinger
Ostschweizer Fachhochschule OST
Rapperswil-Jona, Switzerland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,268
1,621
0.380
City
Health
Social Work and Social Space
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,972
81,633
711
Ranking Based On Selection: 174
Peter Mulhall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,262
713
0.167
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,386
81,743
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 175
Hee Yun Lee
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,253
3,100
0.729
Health Disparity
Aging
mHealth Intervention
Cancer Prevention
Health Literacy