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 :201
Public Health
HIV
Ethics
Critical Theory
Community-based Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,813
2,577
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :202
Social Stratification
Labor Markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,800
1,174
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :203
Evidence Based Practice
Fathering
Child Welfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,767
1,552
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :204
resilience
care-leaving
youth transitions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,730
2,772
0.743
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :205
Critical reflection
Spirituality and Practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,720
1,711
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :206
social work
disability
rural communities
social policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,715
1,606
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :207
transgender affirmative practice
gender identity
LGBTQ issues
CBT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,710
2,868
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :208
poverty
social exclusion
macropractice
fatherhood.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,688
2,219
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :209
Title IV-E
Child Welfare
Child Sexual Abuse
API Educators
Rice Therapy (c)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,661
1,476
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :210
Critical Disability Studies
Critical Social Work
Disability Anthropology
Disability Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,615
1,861
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :211
social care policy and practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,597
1,862
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :212
infants
early brain development
early parenting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,581
835
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :213
Family and health
Reproductive medicine
Evidence-based practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,540
1,871
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :214
aging
dementia
family care
incapacity assessment
elder abuse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,540
1,664
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :215
Technology and social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,536
1,994
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :216
violence against women
domestic violence
mothering
at risk girls
sex for pay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,530
902
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :217
Domestic violence
HIV
African American
mental health
women
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,504
1,653
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :218
Social Work
Community Psychology & Psychosocial Intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,477
2,780
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :219
Cross cultural psychology
clinical psychology
gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,471
2,154
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :220
Child welfare
abolition
racial disparities
racial bias
disproportionality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,458
2,210
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :221
child welfare
kinship care
family group conferences
human rights
practice frameworks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,456
1,539
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :222
Intersections of Mental Health/SUD and Criminal Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,451
1,896
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :223
serviço social. saúde coletiva. interseccionalidade. feminicídio. questão racial.sexualidades. juventude. violência. população LGBT+
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,440
1,467
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :224
patient engagement
HIV/AIDS
Behavioral Health
LGBT health
Developmental Disabilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,421
2,322
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :225
Social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,412
1,297
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,705
10,828
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 201
Adrian Guta
University of Windsor
Windsor, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,813
2,577
0.676
Public Health
HIV
Ethics
Critical Theory
Community-based Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,505
89,077
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 202
Kenneth Hudson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,800
1,174
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,555
89,652
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 203
Jennifer Bellamy
University of Denver
Denver, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,767
1,552
0.412
Evidence Based Practice
Fathering
Child Welfare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,718
1,120
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 204
Adrian Van Breda
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,730
2,772
0.743
resilience
care-leaving
youth transitions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,413
11,698
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 205
Fiona Gardner
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,720
1,711
0.460
Critical reflection
Spirituality and Practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,733
11,711
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 206
Lesley Chenoweth
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,715
1,606
0.432
social work
disability
rural communities
social policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,014
90,678
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 207
Ashley Austin
Barry University
Miami, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,710
2,868
0.773
transgender affirmative practice
gender identity
LGBTQ issues
CBT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,377
2,326
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 208
Roni Strier
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,688
2,219
0.602
poverty
social exclusion
macropractice
fatherhood.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,999
91,517
295
Ranking Based On Selection: 209
Monit Cheung
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,661
1,476
0.403
Title IV-E
Child Welfare
Child Sexual Abuse
API Educators
Rice Therapy (c)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,852
11,966
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 210
Russell Shuttleworth
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,615
1,861
0.515
Critical Disability Studies
Critical Social Work
Disability Anthropology
Disability Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,061
19,803
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 211
Tony Evans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,597
1,862
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,125
92,998
326
Ranking Based On Selection: 212
Terri Combs Orme
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,581
835
0.233
infants
early brain development
early parenting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,770
1,892
472
Ranking Based On Selection: 213
Chan Celia Hoi Yan
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,540
1,871
0.529
Family and health
Reproductive medicine
Evidence-based practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,782
11,471
1,059
Ranking Based On Selection: 214
Deborah O Connor
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,540
1,664
0.470
aging
dementia
family care
incapacity assessment
elder abuse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,043
12,146
937
Ranking Based On Selection: 215
Philip Gillingham
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,536
1,994
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,460
2,395
437
Ranking Based On Selection: 216
Einat Peled
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,530
902
0.256
violence against women
domestic violence
mothering
at risk girls
sex for pay
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,162
94,468
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 217
Tricia Bent Goodley
Howard University
Washington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,504
1,653
0.472
Domestic violence
HIV
African American
mental health
women
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,945
1,051
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 218
Adi Fahrudin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,477
2,780
0.800
Social Work
Community Psychology & Psychosocial Intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,391
95,141
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 219
Ora Nakash
Smith College
Northampton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,471
2,154
0.621
Cross cultural psychology
clinical psychology
gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,317
95,422
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 220
Alan J Dettlaff
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,458
2,210
0.639
Child welfare
abolition
racial disparities
racial bias
disproportionality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,488
12,370
916
Ranking Based On Selection: 221
Marie Connolly
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,456
1,539
0.445
child welfare
kinship care
family group conferences
human rights
practice frameworks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,822
95,569
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 222
Sheryl Kubiak
Wayne State University
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,451
1,896
0.549
Intersections of Mental Health/SUD and Criminal Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,586
6,974
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 223
Elaine Ferreira Do Nascimento
Universidade Federal do Piauí
Teresina, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,440
1,467
0.426
serviço social. saúde coletiva. interseccionalidade. feminicídio. questão racial.sexualidades. juventude. violência. população LGBT+
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,849
1,708
291
Ranking Based On Selection: 224
Chengshi Shiu|Cheng-Shi Shiu
National Taiwan University
Taipei City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,421
2,322
0.679
patient engagement
HIV/AIDS
Behavioral Health
LGBT health
Developmental Disabilities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
282,546
4,809
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 225
Jae Yop Kim
Yonsei University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,412
1,297
0.380