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 :276
diversity inclusion intersectionality intercultural competence
organizational capacity readiness
distance education training o
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,762
482
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :277
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,757
633
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :278
torture
refugees
health disparities
human rights
international social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,740
1,129
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :279
refugees
resettlement
transnationalism
disasters
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,724
1,830
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :280
Work Family Conflict
Psychosocial Work Environment
Organizational Justice
Wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,714
1,598
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :281
social work intervention
social work education
aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,713
595
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :282
Community Organisation
Community Development
Tribal Social Work
Folkpreneurship
Traditional Practice(Pottery)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,703
1,379
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :283
Social welfare policy and services
frontline practice discretion
child welfare services
organizational contexts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,693
854
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :284
social work
substance use
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,681
739
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :285
family therapy
financial therapy
abstinence education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,675
556
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :286
Historical Oppression and Resilience
Substance Abuse
Violence
and Mental Health interventions
Health Equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,666
2,338
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :287
Social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,658
1,575
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :288
youth mentoring
child welfare
emerging adulthood
social work education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,655
1,560
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :289
poverty
inequality
sociology
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,651
996
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :290
Child Welfare Services
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,646
922
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :291
Ageing
Care
LGBT
Problematic Substance Use
Suicide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,633
1,852
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :292
Childhood
Participatory Methods
Social Work Theory
Youth Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,633
1,034
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :293
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,622
854
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :294
CSCL
Case Study
Qualitative Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,621
792
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :295
violence
love
critical social work
critical animal studies
narrative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,618
1,520
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :296
partner violence
cumulative victimization
adolescents & young adults
inequality
stigma & trust
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,614
1,658
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :297
Social Innovation
Social work
international transfer of practice-based models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,611
1,395
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :298
Mental Health
Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,610
2,038
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :299
trauma
disasters
health social work
human development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,609
1,819
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :300
alcohol
gambling
addiction
older adults
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,604
1,630
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,871
111,720
1,028
Ranking Based On Selection: 276
Devon Brooks
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,762
482
0.175
diversity inclusion intersectionality intercultural competence
organizational capacity readiness
distance education training o
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
337,348
5,138
391
Ranking Based On Selection: 277
Åke Bergmark
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,757
633
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
339,053
112,300
584
Ranking Based On Selection: 278
S Megan Berthold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,740
1,129
0.412
torture
refugees
health disparities
human rights
international social work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
340,604
1,910
477
Ranking Based On Selection: 279
Jay Marlowe
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,724
1,830
0.672
refugees
resettlement
transnationalism
disasters
social work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,611
1,760
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 280
R Zirwatul Aida R Ibrahim
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,714
1,598
0.589
Work Family Conflict
Psychosocial Work Environment
Organizational Justice
Wellbeing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,755
113,077
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 281
Anne E Fortune
University at Albany
Albany, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,713
595
0.219
social work intervention
social work education
aging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,729
7,781
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 282
Amit Kumar
Royal Global University
Guwati, India
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,703
1,379
0.510
Community Organisation
Community Development
Tribal Social Work
Folkpreneurship
Traditional Practice(Pottery)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,802
113,662
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 283
Brenda D Smith
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,693
854
0.317
Social welfare policy and services
frontline practice discretion
child welfare services
organizational contexts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,090
114,009
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 284
Kathleen J Farkas
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,681
739
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,711
114,186
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 285
Thomas E Smith
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,675
556
0.208
family therapy
financial therapy
abstinence education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,548
114,411
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 286
Catherine E Mckinley
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,666
2,338
0.877
Historical Oppression and Resilience
Substance Abuse
Violence
and Mental Health interventions
Health Equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,431
2,962
367
Ranking Based On Selection: 287
Michal Krumer Nevo
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Beer Sheva, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,658
1,575
0.593
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,774
114,754
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 288
Julia Pryce
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,655
1,560
0.588
youth mentoring
child welfare
emerging adulthood
social work education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,215
114,897
1,087
Ranking Based On Selection: 289
Yolanda C Padilla
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,651
996
0.376
poverty
inequality
sociology
social work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,714
115,029
575
Ranking Based On Selection: 290
Sonya J Leathers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,646
922
0.348
Child Welfare Services
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
349,989
24,462
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 291
Trish Hafford Letchfield
Middlesex University
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,633
1,852
0.703
Ageing
Care
LGBT
Problematic Substance Use
Suicide
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,036
24,465
339
Ranking Based On Selection: 292
Roger Smith
Durham University
Durham, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,633
1,034
0.393
Childhood
Participatory Methods
Social Work Theory
Youth Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,175
115,740
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 293
N Abell
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,622
854
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,286
10,693
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 294
Bartolomé Rubia-Avi
Universidad de Valladolid
Valladolid, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,621
792
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,563
15,125
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 295
Heather Fraser
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,618
1,520
0.581
violence
love
critical social work
critical animal studies
narrative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
351,964
115,950
823
Ranking Based On Selection: 296
Angie C Kennedy
Michigan State University
East Lansing, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,614
1,658
0.634
partner violence
cumulative victimization
adolescents & young adults
inequality
stigma & trust
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,312
24,578
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 297
Louise Brown
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,611
1,395
0.534
Social Innovation
Social work
international transfer of practice-based models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,377
15,150
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 298
Lisa Brophy
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,610
2,038
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,510
15,154
1,094
Ranking Based On Selection: 299
Louise Harms
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,609
1,819
0.697
trauma
disasters
health social work
human development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
353,079
116,249
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 300
Paul Sacco
University of Maryland Baltimore
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,604
1,630
0.626
alcohol
gambling
addiction
older adults
mental health