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 :426
Intimate Partner Violence
Human Trafficking
Sexual Violence
Cultural Adaptations
Intervention Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,875
1,504
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :427
Poverty
Hunger
Marginalized Populations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,874
595
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :428
Health Equity
Positive Childhood Experiences
Migration
Violence Prevention
AI and SW
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,869
755
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :429
social psychology
criminology
sentencing alternatives
death penalty mitigation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,856
384
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :430
Values
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Immigration
Social Work with Ethnic Minorities and Immigrants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,850
948
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :431
Anthropology
cross-cultural studies
Cuba
self psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,838
233
0.127
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :432
Community-engaged research
health equity
youth led research and action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,830
1,518
0.830
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :433
Psychiatric rehabilitation
recovery
positive psychology
consumer-provider relationship
recovery oriented interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,825
1,260
0.690
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :434
social work
intersectionality
indigenous health
trauma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,824
1,273
0.698
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :435
separation and divorce
law and social work
research methodologies
access to justice
children's participation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,823
964
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :436
direct social work practice
the helping relationship
common factors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,818
496
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :437
child mental health
child welfare
implementation science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
1,048
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :438
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
526
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :439
Gerontology and Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,806
1,407
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :440
intimate partner violence
child maltreatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,806
1,107
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :441
Social work
social policy
child protection
child welfare
family
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,804
1,077
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :442
public health social work
social work practice
adoption and surrogacy
ethics
social work education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,800
812
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :443
ecosocial work
ecosocial transition
sustainability
user involvement
structural social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,799
1,095
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :444
Latino
Hispanic
child welfare
social justice
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
590
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :445
Title IV-E
Child Welfare
Program Evaluation
API Educators
Gerontological Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,779
521
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :446
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,778
758
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :447
Pediatric organ transplantation
pediatric chronic illness
psychometrics
social work with children and families
advanced quan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,771
1,504
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :448
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,766
1,245
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :449
social work
child protection and welfare
support and protection
socio legal studies
youth and family support.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,766
1,042
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :450
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,763
1,121
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,968
143,076
1,179
Ranking Based On Selection: 426
Cynthia Fraga Rizo
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,875
1,504
0.802
Intimate Partner Violence
Human Trafficking
Sexual Violence
Cultural Adaptations
Intervention Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
451,263
143,154
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 427
James Kunz
McDaniel College
Westminster, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,874
595
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
452,122
143,378
476
Ranking Based On Selection: 428
Sharon Borja
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,869
755
0.404
Health Equity
Positive Childhood Experiences
Migration
Violence Prevention
AI and SW
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
454,375
143,949
1,095
Ranking Based On Selection: 429
Jose B Ashford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,856
384
0.207
social psychology
criminology
sentencing alternatives
death penalty mitigation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,386
3,743
630
Ranking Based On Selection: 430
Eugene Tartakovsky
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,850
948
0.512
Values
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Immigration
Social Work with Ethnic Minorities and Immigrants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,507
144,806
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 431
David Lawrence Strug
Yeshiva University
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,838
233
0.127
Anthropology
cross-cultural studies
Cuba
self psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458,740
145,156
621
Ranking Based On Selection: 432
Linda Sprague Martinez
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,830
1,518
0.830
Community-engaged research
health equity
youth led research and action
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,669
3,773
492
Ranking Based On Selection: 433
Galia S Moran
Ben Gurion University of the Negev
Beer Sheva, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,825
1,260
0.690
Psychiatric rehabilitation
recovery
positive psychology
consumer-provider relationship
recovery oriented interventions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,831
17,632
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 434
Natalie Clark
Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,824
1,273
0.698
social work
intersectionality
indigenous health
trauma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
460,046
17,641
690
Ranking Based On Selection: 435
Rachel Birnbaum
Western University Canada
London, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,823
964
0.529
separation and divorce
law and social work
research methodologies
access to justice
children's participation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
460,950
17,662
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 436
Nick Coady
Wilfrid Laurier University
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,818
496
0.273
direct social work practice
the helping relationship
common factors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
461,735
145,970
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 437
Geetha Gopalan
CUNY Hunter College
New York City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
1,048
0.578
child mental health
child welfare
implementation science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
461,800
145,991
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 438
Elizabeth P Cramer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
526
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,899
146,315
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 439
Sunshine Rote
University of Louisville
Louisville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,806
1,407
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,933
2,840
701
Ranking Based On Selection: 440
Clifton Emery
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,806
1,107
0.613
intimate partner violence
child maltreatment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,284
5,909
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 441
Tarık Tuncay
Hacettepe University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,804
1,077
0.597
Social work
social policy
child protection
child welfare
family
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464,016
19,137
481
Ranking Based On Selection: 442
Patricia Fronek
Griffith University
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,800
812
0.451
public health social work
social work practice
adoption and surrogacy
ethics
social work education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
464,139
2,940
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 443
Kati Närhi
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,799
1,095
0.609
ecosocial work
ecosocial transition
sustainability
user involvement
structural social work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,674
147,602
2,430
Ranking Based On Selection: 444
Robert Ortega
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,780
590
0.331
Latino
Hispanic
child welfare
social justice
social work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,874
147,665
496
Ranking Based On Selection: 445
Patrick Leung
University of Houston
Houston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,779
521
0.293
Title IV-E
Child Welfare
Program Evaluation
API Educators
Gerontological Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
468,015
7,112
561
Ranking Based On Selection: 446
Anna Dunér
University of Gothenburg
Göteborg, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,778
758
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
469,176
148,022
481
Ranking Based On Selection: 447
Michael Killian
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,771
1,504
0.849
Pediatric organ transplantation
pediatric chronic illness
psychometrics
social work with children and families
advanced quan
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
470,118
3,304
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 448
Ira Malmberg Heimonen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,766
1,245
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
470,151
2,327
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 449
Caroline Mcgregor ('Formerly Caroline Skehill)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,766
1,042
0.590
social work
child protection and welfare
support and protection
socio legal studies
youth and family support.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
470,651
148,396
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 450
Regina T Praetorius Formerly Aguirre
University of Texas Arlington
Arlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,763
1,121
0.636