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 :51
Schizophrenia
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Psychosocial Treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,214
4,783
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
social work practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,125
4,611
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
community development
human rights
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,079
3,619
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
health and mental health disparities
implementation science
mental health services research
stigma
serious mental illness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,878
4,718
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
youth mentoring
gender
positive youth development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,733
4,435
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Traumatic Stress
Substance Abuse
Implementation Science
Social Work
HIV/AIDS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,555
4,664
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Health and Social Services and Policy Research
Systems Engineering
Health Technology
Quality and Cost-Effectiveness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,503
2,414
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Crisis Migration
Cultural Stress/Resilience
Substance Use Epidemiology
Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,309
5,992
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
social work
social policy
labor
social welfare
homelessness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,309
3,212
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Institutional Care
Public Policy
Childhood Studies
Children's Rights
Street Children
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,167
2,565
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Psychophysiology
Creative and Expressive Arts Therapy
Mind-body Medicine
Psychoendocrinology
Spirituality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,106
4,693
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
ethics
professional ethics
social work ethics
malpractice
liability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,093
2,426
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
educational disparities
scale development
school social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,072
3,620
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Child Welfare
Workforce Development
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Social Support
Close Relationships
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,036
2,218
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Disability
IRT
SEM
PLS
Adaptive Behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,031
3,994
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Behavioral Health
Health
Mental Health
Military Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,024
1,897
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
community practice
social justice education
social work
empowerment
multicultural practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,983
1,604
0.201
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Gerontological social work
aging
health disparities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,932
5,223
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
PTSD
trauma
families
couples
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,884
3,202
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
decision making
professional judgement
assessment
risk
knowledge transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,765
5,105
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,749
2,231
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,642
3,843
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,536
5,724
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
social work
spiritual diversity
philosophy of social welfare
mental health
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,490
1,838
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
deductive qualitative analysis
qualitative social work
violence
human development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,442
1,803
0.242
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,085
41,742
402
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Shaun M Eack
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,214
4,783
0.519
Schizophrenia
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Psychosocial Treatment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,302
4,760
557
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Marion Bogo
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,125
4,611
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,887
4,916
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Jim Ife
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,079
3,619
0.399
community development
human rights
social work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,624
43,291
369
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Leopoldo J Cabassa
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,878
4,718
0.531
health and mental health disparities
implementation science
mental health services research
stigma
serious mental illness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,658
43,972
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Renee Spencer
Boston University
Boston, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,733
4,435
0.508
youth mentoring
gender
positive youth development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,377
44,943
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Brian Bride
Georgia State University
Atlanta, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,555
4,664
0.545
Traumatic Stress
Substance Abuse
Implementation Science
Social Work
HIV/AIDS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,148
45,195
455
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Shinyi Wu
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,503
2,414
0.284
Health and Social Services and Policy Research
Systems Engineering
Health Technology
Quality and Cost-Effectiveness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,139
46,174
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Christopher P Salas Wright
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,309
5,992
0.721
Crisis Migration
Cultural Stress/Resilience
Substance Use Epidemiology
Prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,149
46,178
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
John R Graham
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,309
3,212
0.387
social work
social policy
labor
social welfare
homelessness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,448
1,894
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Irene Rizzini
Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro PUC-RIO
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,167
2,565
0.314
Institutional Care
Public Policy
Childhood Studies
Children's Rights
Street Children
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,414
948
234
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Rainbow Tin Hung Ho|Rainbow Ho, Tin Hung Ho
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,106
4,693
0.579
Psychophysiology
Creative and Expressive Arts Therapy
Mind-body Medicine
Psychoendocrinology
Spirituality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,635
47,358
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Frederic Reamer
Rhode Island College
Providence, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,093
2,426
0.300
ethics
professional ethics
social work ethics
malpractice
liability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,979
47,479
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Natasha K Bowen
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,072
3,620
0.448
educational disparities
scale development
school social work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,559
47,668
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Anita P Barbee
University of Louisville
Louisville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,036
2,218
0.276
Child Welfare
Workforce Development
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Social Support
Close Relationships
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,625
3,025
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Benito Arias
Universidad de Valladolid
Valladolid, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,031
3,994
0.497
Disability
IRT
SEM
PLS
Adaptive Behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,785
47,742
482
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Kathleen Ell
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,024
1,897
0.236
Behavioral Health
Health
Mental Health
Military Social Work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,496
47,969
1,022
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Lorraine Gutierrez
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,983
1,604
0.201
community practice
social justice education
social work
empowerment
multicultural practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,360
48,265
231
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Hyun Jun Kim
University of Washington
Seattle, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,932
5,223
0.658
Gerontological social work
aging
health disparities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,233
1,055
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Rachel Dekel
Bar Ilan University
Ramat Gan, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,884
3,202
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,359
10,343
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Brian Taylor
University of Ulster
Coleraine, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,765
5,105
0.657
decision making
professional judgement
assessment
risk
knowledge transfer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
127,656
49,363
601
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Stephanie Robert
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,749
2,231
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,650
5,920
506
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Fiona McDermott
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,642
3,843
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,637
201
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Ayman Yosry
Cairo University
Giza, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,536
5,724
0.760
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,553
51,008
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Edward R Canda
University of Kansas
Lawrence, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,490
1,838
0.245
social work
spiritual diversity
philosophy of social welfare
mental health
health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,424
51,261
735
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Jane F Gilgun
University of Minnesota Twin Cities
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,442
1,803
0.242
deductive qualitative analysis
qualitative social work
violence
human development