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 :301
adverse childhood experiences
trauma-informed practice
Black youth
education equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,636
2,423
0.919
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :302
aging
end-of-life care and decision-making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,634
1,042
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :303
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
2,120
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :304
social work theories and methods
mixed-methods research
older adults
community
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,612
1,831
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :305
social work
disability
culture
traditional healing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,605
1,197
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :306
health services research
social work practice & education
integrative and complimentary healthcare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,601
887
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :307
yaşlı bakımı
yaşlı ihmal istismarı
yabancı düşmanlığı
psikolojik iyi oluş
sosyal hizmet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,593
1,731
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :308
child and family policy
child maltreatment prevention
social disparities in child welfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,581
1,496
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :309
violence against women
domestic violence
crime victims
sexual assault
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,562
1,210
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :310
emancipatory social work
globalisation
human rights
social justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,535
1,077
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :311
work and family
children's mental health
transition aged youth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,521
822
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :312
school social work
school and classroom culture/climate
restorative justice
community based research
trauma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,499
1,458
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :313
Social Movements
Citizenship Involvement
Non Profit-Third Sector and Participatory Action Research (PAR) Methodologies. Socioc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,499
1,331
0.533
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :314
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,492
1,579
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :315
Menal health
Cultural Competency
Asian American Populations
Child Welfare
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,492
1,194
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :316
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,487
1,466
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :317
psychotherapy
behavioral intervention
cross-cultural
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,484
846
0.341
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :318
Social work
ethics
disability
social work education
field education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,474
1,091
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :319
child welfare law
mental health
women and corrections
social work curricula
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,465
909
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :320
Nonviolent Struggle
Violence Prevention
Behavioral Systems Analysis
Social Work Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,456
923
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :321
International Social Work
Climate Change
Disasters
Social Protection
Field Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,453
1,964
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :322
Health
crohn disease
cognitive beahvioral interevntion
CB-ART
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,452
1,426
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :323
rural mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,450
1,153
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :324
substance abuse
EAP
trauma. children
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
912
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :325
Mental Health and Substance use
Ethnic Identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,435
487
0.200
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,157
116,789
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 301
Shantel D Crosby
University of Louisville
Louisville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,636
2,423
0.919
adverse childhood experiences
trauma-informed practice
Black youth
education equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,485
116,875
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 302
Deborah Waldrop
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,634
1,042
0.396
aging
end-of-life care and decision-making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
357,984
3,004
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 303
Yoav Bergman
Ashkelon Academic College
Ashkelon, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
2,120
0.806
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,863
117,548
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 304
Barbra Teater
City University of New York
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,612
1,831
0.701
social work theories and methods
mixed-methods research
older adults
community
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
360,677
1,678
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 305
Eleanor Ross
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,605
1,197
0.460
social work
disability
culture
traditional healing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,155
117,904
400
Ranking Based On Selection: 306
Michelle Garner
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,601
887
0.341
health services research
social work practice & education
integrative and complimentary healthcare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
361,971
3,786
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 307
Emine Özmete
Ankara University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,593
1,731
0.668
yaşlı bakımı
yaşlı ihmal istismarı
yabancı düşmanlığı
psikolojik iyi oluş
sosyal hizmet
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,307
118,498
935
Ranking Based On Selection: 308
Michelle Johnson Motoyama
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,581
1,496
0.580
child and family policy
child maltreatment prevention
social disparities in child welfare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,408
119,063
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 309
Fran S Danis
University of Texas Arlington
Arlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,562
1,210
0.472
violence against women
domestic violence
crime victims
sexual assault
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,380
1,725
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 310
Vishanthie Sewpaul
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,535
1,077
0.425
emancipatory social work
globalisation
human rights
social justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
369,981
120,343
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 311
Eileen M Brennan
Portland State University
Portland, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,521
822
0.326
work and family
children's mental health
transition aged youth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,469
121,039
786
Ranking Based On Selection: 312
Tasha Seneca Keyes
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,499
1,458
0.583
school social work
school and classroom culture/climate
restorative justice
community based research
trauma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,481
11,318
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 313
Tomás Alberich-Nistal
Universidad de Jaén
Jaén, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,499
1,331
0.533
Social Movements
Citizenship Involvement
Non Profit-Third Sector and Participatory Action Research (PAR) Methodologies. Socioc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,280
121,267
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 314
George J Unick
University of Maryland Baltimore
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,492
1,579
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,300
121,274
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 315
Meekyung Han
San José State University
San José, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,492
1,194
0.479
Menal health
Cultural Competency
Asian American Populations
Child Welfare
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
373,871
14,907
1,144
Ranking Based On Selection: 316
Jill Hanley
McGill University
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,487
1,466
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,256
14,919
1,560
Ranking Based On Selection: 317
KA Tat Tsang
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,484
846
0.341
psychotherapy
behavioral intervention
cross-cultural
mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,374
15,963
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 318
Wendy Bowles
Charles Sturt University
Bathurst, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,474
1,091
0.441
Social work
ethics
disability
social work education
field education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,431
15,992
1,232
Ranking Based On Selection: 319
Rosemary Sheehan
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,465
909
0.369
child welfare law
mental health
women and corrections
social work curricula
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,484
122,407
606
Ranking Based On Selection: 320
Mark Mattaini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,456
923
0.376
Nonviolent Struggle
Violence Prevention
Behavioral Systems Analysis
Social Work Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,767
15,015
666
Ranking Based On Selection: 321
Julie Drolet
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,453
1,964
0.801
International Social Work
Climate Change
Disasters
Social Protection
Field Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,915
3,161
393
Ranking Based On Selection: 322
Orly Sarid
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Beer Sheva, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,452
1,426
0.582
Health
crohn disease
cognitive beahvioral interevntion
CB-ART
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,158
122,590
599
Ranking Based On Selection: 323
Anna Scheyett
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,450
1,153
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,752
122,748
1,028
Ranking Based On Selection: 324
Shulamith La Straussner
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
912
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,985
123,070
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 325
Jaak Rakfeldt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,435
487
0.200
Mental Health and Substance use
Ethnic Identity