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 :501
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,647
1,225
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :502
Suicide prevention
anti-racism
engagement and resistance
social work education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,647
1,070
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :503
end-of-life care
hospice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,645
1,475
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :504
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,642
292
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :505
social work
sociology of health & illness
sociology of professions
cultural sociology
social theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,633
405
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :506
substance use and misuse
cannabis
opioids
stigma
interpersonal violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,631
1,089
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :507
social work
migration
trauma
human rights
supervision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,627
622
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :508
Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,627
448
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :509
Health Care Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,625
662
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :510
Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,620
545
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :511
Child Welfare
Foster Youth Transitions to Adulthood
Foster Family Resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,614
1,421
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :512
social work
violence risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,612
697
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :513
aging
family caregiving
gerontological social work
transportation equity
Alzheimer's disease and related dementia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,607
1,354
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :514
Sociology
Social Work
Subjectivation
Visual Research
Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,597
1,157
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :515
Assessment - evidence based- social work -elderly care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,593
786
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :516
Vulnerable Children and Youth
Program Evaluation
AIDS-affected families
Operations Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,586
591
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :517
social work
congregations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,586
420
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :518
social psychology
peace building
narrative reseaerch
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,583
624
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :519
Social Work
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,581
926
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :520
refugee resettlement
refugee mental health
HIV and religion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,576
1,040
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :521
Mutual aid
social network analysis
substance abuse
therapeutic communities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,575
649
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :522
Family social work
Family violence
Child maltreatment
Dating violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,573
1,068
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :523
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
176
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :524
social work
critical realism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,570
486
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :525
Social Work
Social Development
Supervision and management of social workers
social work education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,569
1,071
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,689
32,526
182
Ranking Based On Selection: 501
Anna Gupta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,647
1,225
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,721
156,102
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 502
Rebecca G Mirick
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,647
1,070
0.650
Suicide prevention
anti-racism
engagement and resistance
social work education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,051
156,204
165
Ranking Based On Selection: 503
Cara L Wallace
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,645
1,475
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,816
156,414
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 504
Elizabeth W Lindsey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,642
292
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,699
32,664
577
Ranking Based On Selection: 505
Matthias Zick Varul
University of Exeter
Exeter, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,633
405
0.248
social work
sociology of health & illness
sociology of professions
cultural sociology
social theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,978
156,978
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 506
Stella Resko
Wayne State University
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,631
1,089
0.668
substance use and misuse
cannabis
opioids
stigma
interpersonal violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,879
157,200
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 507
Mark Lusk
University of Texas El Paso
El Paso, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,627
622
0.382
social work
migration
trauma
human rights
supervision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,899
32,720
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 508
M Baldwin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,627
448
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
507,314
157,313
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 509
Crystal Dea Moore
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,625
662
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,315
32,796
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 510
Philip Gilligan
University of Bradford
Bradford, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,620
545
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,389
157,834
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 511
Megan Hayes Piel Msw
University of Texas San Antonio
San Antonio, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,614
1,421
0.880
Child Welfare
Foster Youth Transitions to Adulthood
Foster Family Resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,001
32,901
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 512
Brian littlechild
University of Hertfordshire
Hatfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,612
697
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
510,957
158,262
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 513
Noelle Fields
University of Texas Arlington
Arlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,607
1,354
0.843
aging
family caregiving
gerontological social work
transportation equity
Alzheimer's disease and related dementia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,163
319
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 514
Boris Traue
Université du Luxembourg
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,597
1,157
0.724
Sociology
Social Work
Subjectivation
Visual Research
Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
514,102
333
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 515
Halldór Sigurður Guðmundsson
University of Iceland
Reykjavík, Iceland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,593
786
0.493
Assessment - evidence based- social work -elderly care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
515,645
159,490
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 516
Tonya Thurman
Tulane University
New Orleans, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,586
591
0.373
Vulnerable Children and Youth
Program Evaluation
AIDS-affected families
Operations Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
515,663
159,494
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 517
Diana Garland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,586
420
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
516,262
4,116
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 518
Julia Chaitin
Sapir College
Sderot, Israel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,583
624
0.394
social psychology
peace building
narrative reseaerch
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
516,623
19,280
787
Ranking Based On Selection: 519
Edwin Ng
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,581
926
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
517,686
160,006
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 520
Stacey Shaw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,576
1,040
0.660
refugee resettlement
refugee mental health
HIV and religion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
518,010
160,097
1,227
Ranking Based On Selection: 521
Keith Warren
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,575
649
0.412
Mutual aid
social network analysis
substance abuse
therapeutic communities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
518,341
3,378
542
Ranking Based On Selection: 522
April Chiung Tao Shen
National Taiwan University
Taipei City, Taiwan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,573
1,068
0.679
Family social work
Family violence
Child maltreatment
Dating violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
518,694
160,303
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 523
Linda Farris Kurtz
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,572
176
0.112
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
519,073
3,283
275
Ranking Based On Selection: 524
Mikko Mäntysaari
Jyväskylä University
Jyväskylä, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,570
486
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
519,182
2,576
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 525
Lambert K Engelbrecht
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,569
1,071
0.683
Social Work
Social Development
Supervision and management of social workers
social work education