Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
World Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Social Work Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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 :26
school safety
school violence
military connected schools
bullying
school climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,771
5,650
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Military families
Community Capacity
School Success
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,347
3,038
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
bullying
juvenile delinquency
interpersonal violence
adolescent mental health
youth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,276
8,657
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Domestic Violence
Intimate Partner Violence
Dating Violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,095
2,184
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Child Maltreatment
Child Welfare
Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,887
4,122
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Restorative Justice Restorative Practices Victim Services Conflict Resolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,697
2,650
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Social Work
Clinical Practice
Bullying
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,595
5,639
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
child maltreatment
school social work
child and adolescent public services use
violence in adolescence and young adulthood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,223
5,079
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
non-pharmacological interventions for older adults
loneliness and social isolation in older adults
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,082
5,802
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Children and the law
Child witness
Child abuse
Sexual abuse
Interviewing children
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,933
4,095
0.375
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Social networks
homelessness
social media
homeless youth
artificial intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,669
6,200
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
social epidemiology
mental health
grandparents raising grandchildren
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,641
4,345
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
social work
social theory
social policy
social development
evidence-based practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,603
4,744
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
gerontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,420
5,861
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
social isolation
loneliness
social networks
social work
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,375
4,082
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
soical work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,270
4,764
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
corporal punishment
child development
parenting
multilevel modeling
meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,243
5,630
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Anxiety disorders
cognitive behavioral therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,239
3,925
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
aging
developmental disabilities
intellectual disabilities
health promotion
dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,089
4,969
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
professional ethics
social work
community development
participatory research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,071
4,924
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,017
3,574
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Solution-focused brief therapy
dropout prevention
family therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,675
3,726
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
mental disorder
psychiatry
science and social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,521
1,339
0.141
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,520
3,898
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Schizophrenia
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Psychosocial Treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,436
4,977
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,256
30,278
567
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Ron Avi Astor
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,771
5,650
0.442
school safety
school violence
military connected schools
bullying
school climate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,337
31,399
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Gary Bowen
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,347
3,038
0.246
Military families
Community Capacity
School Success
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,834
31,574
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Jun Sung Hong
Wayne State University
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,276
8,657
0.705
bullying
juvenile delinquency
interpersonal violence
adolescent mental health
youth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,297
32,095
717
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Daniel G Saunders
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,095
2,184
0.181
Domestic Violence
Intimate Partner Violence
Dating Violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,954
3,540
305
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Nico Trocme
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,887
4,122
0.347
Child Maltreatment
Child Welfare
Social Work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,511
33,262
489
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Mark Umbreit
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,697
2,650
0.227
Restorative Justice Restorative Practices Victim Services Conflict Resolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,392
3,650
448
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Faye Mishna
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,595
5,639
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,711
34,785
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Melissa Jonson Reid
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,223
5,079
0.453
child maltreatment
school social work
child and adolescent public services use
violence in adolescence and young adulthood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,038
35,231
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Marla Berg Weger
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,082
5,802
0.524
non-pharmacological interventions for older adults
loneliness and social isolation in older adults
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,449
682
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Irit Hershkowitz
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,933
4,095
0.375
Children and the law
Child witness
Child abuse
Sexual abuse
Interviewing children
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,037
36,643
380
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Eric Rice
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,669
6,200
0.581
Social networks
homelessness
social media
homeless youth
artificial intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,340
4,075
494
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Esme Fuller Thomson
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,641
4,345
0.408
social epidemiology
mental health
grandparents raising grandchildren
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,713
4,198
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Mel Gray
University of Newcastle
Callaghan, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,603
4,744
0.447
social work
social theory
social policy
social development
evidence-based practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93,596
37,517
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Namkee Choi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,420
5,861
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,041
37,667
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
James E Lubben
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,375
4,082
0.393
social isolation
loneliness
social networks
social work
public health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,189
38,049
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Brett Drake
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,270
4,764
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,496
38,157
847
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Andrew Grogan Kaylor
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,243
5,630
0.550
corporal punishment
child development
parenting
multilevel modeling
meta-analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,544
38,172
849
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Joseph Himle
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,239
3,925
0.383
Anxiety disorders
cognitive behavioral therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,201
38,740
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Philip Mccallion
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,089
4,969
0.493
aging
developmental disabilities
intellectual disabilities
health promotion
dementia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,391
8,084
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Sarah Banks
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,071
4,924
0.489
professional ethics
social work
community development
participatory research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,972
39,011
685
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Louisa Gilbert
Columbia University New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,017
3,574
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,852
40,395
423
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Cynthia Franklin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,675
3,726
0.385
Solution-focused brief therapy
dropout prevention
family therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,733
41,031
739
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Stuart A Kirk
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,521
1,339
0.141
mental disorder
psychiatry
science and social work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,738
4,745
404
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Margaret Alston
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,520
3,898
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,784
41,396
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Shaun M Eack
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,436
4,977
0.527
Schizophrenia
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Psychosocial Treatment