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 :351
Interpersonal Violence
School Violence
Bullying
Child Well-Being
School Climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,290
1,463
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :352
Trabajo Social
Servicios Sociales
Social Work
Mediación
intervención comunitaria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,270
1,325
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :353
violence against women and their children
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,270
1,324
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :354
Trans children and youth
families of trans youth
Ethics
group work
social action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,267
1,826
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :355
nonprofit management
advocacy
social policy
social work administration
internet marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,267
1,011
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :356
Youth/Family Well-Being
Maltreatment Prevention
Family Structural Transitions
Military Families
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
1,892
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :357
Microgrid
Distrubuted Generation
Renewable Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,255
1,137
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :358
homelessness
women
youth
drug use
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,254
1,403
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :359
Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,254
923
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :360
fathers and father involvement
food insecurity
food and nutrition assistance
child and family well-being
social policy analy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,251
1,463
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :361
ADRD care
caregiver health
aging & health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,247
1,209
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :362
Social policy
community and social development
family and youth studies
migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,246
1,499
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :363
social work
systematic reviews
evidence-based policy and practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,241
419
0.187
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :364
Intimate Partner Violence
domestic violence
sexual assault
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,221
2,058
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :365
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,215
736
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :366
Public Interest Technology
Civic Technology
Advocacy
Nonprofit Informatics
Tech4Good
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,204
766
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :367
social construction
global social work
transformative approaches
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,202
396
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :368
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,201
665
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :369
School violence
school climate
bullying
schools as learning organisations
children and youth development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,192
1,759
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :370
community organizing
disaster
holistic social work
economic justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,182
1,175
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :371
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,179
957
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :372
community mental health
culture
India
global mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,178
933
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :373
Social epidemiology
occupational safety and health
health disparities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,177
1,645
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :374
Gerontology & social work
late life caregiving relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,177
526
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :375
social capital
community capacity building
diversity
organizational change
social movements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,160
635
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
389,779
2,511
539
Ranking Based On Selection: 351
Chen Ji-Kang 陳季康
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,290
1,463
0.639
Interpersonal Violence
School Violence
Bullying
Child Well-Being
School Climate
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,344
12,087
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 352
Enrique Pastor Seller
Universidad de Murcia
Murcia, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,270
1,325
0.584
Trabajo Social
Servicios Sociales
Social Work
Mediación
intervención comunitaria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,345
16,622
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 353
Sarah Wendt
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,270
1,324
0.583
violence against women and their children
social work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,711
15,569
571
Ranking Based On Selection: 354
Pullen Sansfacon Annie
Université de Montréal
Montréal, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,267
1,826
0.805
Trans children and youth
families of trans youth
Ethics
group work
social action
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,786
127,210
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 355
Richard Hoefer
University of Texas Arlington
Arlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,267
1,011
0.446
nonprofit management
advocacy
social policy
social work administration
internet marketing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
393,321
127,359
1,078
Ranking Based On Selection: 356
Todd M Jensen
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,262
1,892
0.836
Youth/Family Well-Being
Maltreatment Prevention
Family Structural Transitions
Military Families
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,312
1,258
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 357
Sajjad Hussain
University of Malakand
Chakdara, Pakistan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,255
1,137
0.504
Microgrid
Distrubuted Generation
Renewable Energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,431
1,934
449
Ranking Based On Selection: 358
Paula Mayock
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,254
1,403
0.622
homelessness
women
youth
drug use
qualitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,474
127,680
621
Ranking Based On Selection: 359
Michael Holosko
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,254
923
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,799
127,770
574
Ranking Based On Selection: 360
Daniel P Miller
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,251
1,463
0.650
fathers and father involvement
food insecurity
food and nutrition assistance
child and family well-being
social policy analy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,336
127,910
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 361
Scott E Wilks
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,247
1,209
0.538
ADRD care
caregiver health
aging & health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,450
2,544
628
Ranking Based On Selection: 362
Lucy Jordan
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,246
1,499
0.667
Social policy
community and social development
family and youth studies
migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396,210
27,021
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 363
Mike Fisher
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,241
419
0.187
social work
systematic reviews
evidence-based policy and practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,692
128,835
152
Ranking Based On Selection: 364
Leila Wood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,221
2,058
0.927
Intimate Partner Violence
domestic violence
sexual assault
social work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,550
15,790
686
Ranking Based On Selection: 365
Chris Sinding
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,215
736
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,992
129,430
503
Ranking Based On Selection: 366
John Mcnutt
University of Delaware
Newark, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,204
766
0.348
Public Interest Technology
Civic Technology
Advocacy
Nonprofit Informatics
Tech4Good
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,315
129,523
272
Ranking Based On Selection: 367
Stanley Witkin
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,202
396
0.180
social construction
global social work
transformative approaches
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
401,445
129,554
1,063
Ranking Based On Selection: 368
Tazuko Shibusawa
New York University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,201
665
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,577
3,381
242
Ranking Based On Selection: 369
Ruth Berkowitz
University of Haifa
Haifa, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,192
1,759
0.802
School violence
school climate
bullying
schools as learning organisations
children and youth development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,008
130,271
198
Ranking Based On Selection: 370
Loretta Pyles
University at Albany
Albany, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,182
1,175
0.538
community organizing
disaster
holistic social work
economic justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,447
257
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 371
Guðný Björk Eydal
University of Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,179
957
0.439
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,597
27,470
831
Ranking Based On Selection: 372
Sumeet Jain
University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,178
933
0.428
community mental health
culture
India
global mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,669
130,434
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 373
Erika L Sabbath
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,177
1,645
0.756
Social epidemiology
occupational safety and health
health disparities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,758
130,463
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 374
Nancy P Kropf
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,177
526
0.242
Gerontology & social work
late life caregiving relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
407,103
131,089
402
Ranking Based On Selection: 375
Cheryl Hyde
Temple University
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,160
635
0.294
social capital
community capacity building
diversity
organizational change
social movements