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 :451
Social work supervision
professional supervision
clinical supervision
social work theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,756
1,001
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :452
Aging
Family relations
Cross-cultural research
Migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,755
1,248
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :453
Social Work
Child Welfare
Implementation Science
Intervention Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,755
1,218
0.694
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :454
Global Health
Social Inclusion
Food Security
HIV/AIDS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,754
844
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :455
Canadian Social Policy
Middle East development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,749
411
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :456
social work
suicide
psychotherapy
depression
PTSD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,742
866
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :457
Children's Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,740
1,022
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :458
civil society
third sector
sociology
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,735
972
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :459
social work sexual minorities
LGBT
queer theory
adolescence
family issues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,734
1,104
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :460
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,734
982
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :461
positive psychology
alcohol use disorder
recovery
spirituality
gratitude
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,733
886
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :462
High Risk Youth
Gang Membership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,726
252
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :463
Health equity
aging-friendly communities
geographic information systems (GIS)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,725
1,079
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :464
Visual impairment
Vocational Rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,724
786
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :465
Public health
psychology
social determinants
social work
culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,719
1,391
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :466
social work
suicide prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,719
1,125
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :467
Child Welfare
Juvenile Justice
Substance Abuse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,717
1,281
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :468
Child Welfare
Workforce
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,715
301
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :469
clinical social work practice
psychotherapy process research
community mental health
immigrant families
cross-cultural pract
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,708
1,335
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :470
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,707
818
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :471
Social work
social security
child poverty
welfare state
social services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,704
460
0.270
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :472
Sociopédagogie de l'intégration sociale
psychosociologie des migrations
formation continue et accompagnement des intervenant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,700
481
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :473
mental health
child welfare
social work practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,700
292
0.172
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :474
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,697
363
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :475
Substance use problems
childhood maltreatment
social networks
compulsory care
adolescent development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,692
837
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
471,940
2,593
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 451
Kieran O Donoghue
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,756
1,001
0.570
Social work supervision
professional supervision
clinical supervision
social work theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,085
148,770
818
Ranking Based On Selection: 452
Man Guo
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,755
1,248
0.711
Aging
Family relations
Cross-cultural research
Migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,089
148,771
552
Ranking Based On Selection: 453
Becci Akin
University of Kansas
Lawrence, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,755
1,218
0.694
Social Work
Child Welfare
Implementation Science
Intervention Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,327
148,834
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 454
Margaret Lombe
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,754
844
0.481
Global Health
Social Inclusion
Food Security
HIV/AIDS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
473,271
18,011
784
Ranking Based On Selection: 455
Jacqueline Ismael
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,749
411
0.235
Canadian Social Policy
Middle East development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,479
149,393
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 456
Daniel Coleman
Fordham University
The Bronx, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,742
866
0.497
social work
suicide
psychotherapy
depression
PTSD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
474,808
18,056
787
Ranking Based On Selection: 457
Alan Mcluckie
University of Calgary
Calgary, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,740
1,022
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,787
7,222
695
Ranking Based On Selection: 458
Malin Arvidson
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,735
972
0.560
civil society
third sector
sociology
social work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,950
3,914
649
Ranking Based On Selection: 459
Guy Shilo
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,734
1,104
0.637
social work sexual minorities
LGBT
queer theory
adolescence
family issues
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,972
149,766
276
Ranking Based On Selection: 460
Anna Faul
University of Louisville
Louisville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,734
982
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
476,175
149,828
1,814
Ranking Based On Selection: 461
Amy R Krentzman
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,733
886
0.511
positive psychology
alcohol use disorder
recovery
spirituality
gratitude
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,540
150,212
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 462
Christian Molidor
California State University Long Beach
Long Beach, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,726
252
0.146
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,645
18,138
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 463
Dennis Kao
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,725
1,079
0.626
Health equity
aging-friendly communities
geographic information systems (GIS)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
477,879
150,293
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 464
Adele Crudden
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,724
786
0.456
Visual impairment
Vocational Rehabilitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,708
150,519
537
Ranking Based On Selection: 465
Andrew M Subica
University of California Riverside
Riverside, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,719
1,391
0.809
Public health
psychology
social determinants
social work
culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,739
150,525
984
Ranking Based On Selection: 466
Philip Osteen
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,719
1,125
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,085
150,612
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 467
Hui Huang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,717
1,281
0.746
Child Welfare
Juvenile Justice
Substance Abuse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,594
150,758
827
Ranking Based On Selection: 468
Miriam J Landsman
University of Iowa
Iowa City, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,715
301
0.176
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,788
18,230
1,881
Ranking Based On Selection: 469
Eunjung Lee
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,708
1,335
0.782
clinical social work practice
psychotherapy process research
community mental health
immigrant families
cross-cultural pract
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481,025
31,413
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 470
Jonathan Dickens
University of East Anglia
Norwich, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,707
818
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
481,698
2,637
639
Ranking Based On Selection: 471
Michael OBrien
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,704
460
0.270
Social work
social security
child poverty
welfare state
social services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,414
3,879
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 472
Altay A. Maní§o
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,700
481
0.283
Sociopédagogie de l'intégration sociale
psychosociologie des migrations
formation continue et accompagnement des intervenant
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,428
151,456
2,456
Ranking Based On Selection: 473
Lynn Videka
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,700
292
0.172
mental health
child welfare
social work practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,008
151,595
2,459
Ranking Based On Selection: 474
Daniel J Fischer
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,697
363
0.214
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,871
7,351
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 475
Arne Gerdner
Jönköping University
Jönköping, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,692
837
0.495
Substance use problems
childhood maltreatment
social networks
compulsory care
adolescent development