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 :576
Anti-racist social work
international social work
refugees
unaccompanied minors
migration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,362
867
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :577
Positive youth development
School-based prevention and intervention
Linked administrative data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,359
846
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :578
social work
child abuse
trauma
child welfare
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,359
629
0.463
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :579
yaşlılık
ergonomi
gerontoloji
geronteknoloji
mekan tasarımı
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
816
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :580
Well-being of Asian immigrants and refugees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,357
812
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :581
social emotional learning
program evaluation
school social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,356
811
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :582
Social determinants of health
Social interventions to reduce health disparities
Substance abuse prevention
welfare & poverty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,343
1,174
0.874
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :583
social work
mental health political conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,337
441
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :584
Life course. Technology. Well-being.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,333
918
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :585
Social Policy
Social Development
Disaster Relief and Management
International Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,329
643
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :586
Eğitim
sosyal hizmet
ölçme ve değerlendirme
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,328
578
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :587
social work/social policy
behavioral health workforce
integrated behavioral health
social work workforce
interprofessional
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,322
995
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :588
ICT
Higher Education Leadership
Social Work Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,322
502
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :589
Poverty and inequality
Economic empowerment and development with low-income populations
Financial education and capability
S
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,316
665
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :590
Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,309
1,038
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :591
social work
poverty
adolescent pregancy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,308
531
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :592
Homelessness
Health Disparities
Recovery Capital
HIV/AIDS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
1,092
0.836
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :593
social work
historically underrepresent groups (HUGS)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,299
1,090
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :594
children
family
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,299
282
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :595
working conditions
child welfare
professional role of social workers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,298
772
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :596
Trabajo Social
Social Work
Violencia contra las mujeres
Violence Against Women
Género
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,296
831
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :597
social work
children in need
child abuse
child work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
851
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :598
child welfare
group work
cultural
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,287
302
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :599
Trabajo Social
Servicios sociales
victimología
prisión
alcohol y otras drogas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,285
1,124
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :600
Social work
family and child welfare
community development
researching with young people
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,277
526
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
557,014
2,698
567
Ranking Based On Selection: 576
Muireann Ní Raghallaigh
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,362
867
0.637
Anti-racist social work
international social work
refugees
unaccompanied minors
migration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
557,778
171,479
406
Ranking Based On Selection: 577
Angela K Henneberger
University of Maryland Baltimore
Baltimore, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,359
846
0.623
Positive youth development
School-based prevention and intervention
Linked administrative data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
557,837
22,320
430
Ranking Based On Selection: 578
Margarita Frederico
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,359
629
0.463
social work
child abuse
trauma
child welfare
leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,034
8,335
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 579
Velittin Kalınkara
Pamukkale University
Denizli, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
816
0.601
yaşlılık
ergonomi
gerontoloji
geronteknoloji
mekan tasarımı
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,288
171,613
649
Ranking Based On Selection: 580
Wooksoo Kim
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,357
812
0.598
Well-being of Asian immigrants and refugees
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
558,558
171,693
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 581
G Lawrence Farmer
Fordham University
The Bronx, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,356
811
0.598
social emotional learning
program evaluation
school social work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
561,780
172,517
1,227
Ranking Based On Selection: 582
Shiyou Wu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,343
1,174
0.874
Social determinants of health
Social interventions to reduce health disparities
Substance abuse prevention
welfare & poverty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,575
2,720
573
Ranking Based On Selection: 583
Jim Campbell
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,337
441
0.330
social work
mental health political conflict
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
564,480
173,239
652
Ranking Based On Selection: 584
Jarod T Giger
University of Kentucky
Lexington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,333
918
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
565,610
173,555
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 585
Golam M Mathbor
Monmouth University
West Long Branch, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,329
643
0.484
Social Policy
Social Development
Disaster Relief and Management
International Social Work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
565,881
8,504
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 586
Erol Karaca
Anadolu University
Eskişehir, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,328
578
0.435
Eğitim
sosyal hizmet
ölçme ve değerlendirme
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
567,342
174,021
1,356
Ranking Based On Selection: 587
Lisa De Saxe Zerden
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,322
995
0.753
social work/social policy
behavioral health workforce
integrated behavioral health
social work workforce
interprofessional
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
567,506
174,063
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 588
Goutham M Menon
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,322
502
0.380
ICT
Higher Education Leadership
Social Work Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
568,999
174,454
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 589
Cynthia K Sanders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,316
665
0.505
Poverty and inequality
Economic empowerment and development with low-income populations
Financial education and capability
S
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,757
20,863
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 590
Kenta Asakura
Carleton University
Ottawa, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,309
1,038
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
571,199
175,015
527
Ranking Based On Selection: 591
Naomi Farber
University of South Carolina
Columbia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,308
531
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
571,310
175,051
658
Ranking Based On Selection: 592
Elizabeth Bowen
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,307
1,092
0.836
Homelessness
Health Disparities
Recovery Capital
HIV/AIDS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573,447
175,613
747
Ranking Based On Selection: 593
Michael Allen Robinson
University of Georgia
Athens, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,299
1,090
0.839
social work
historically underrepresent groups (HUGS)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573,640
175,665
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 594
Barbara Thomlison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,299
282
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
573,779
8,617
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 595
Pia Tham
University of Gavle
İsveç, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,298
772
0.595
working conditions
child welfare
professional role of social workers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
574,305
18,166
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 596
Patricia Melgar
Universitat de Girona
Girona, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,296
831
0.641
Trabajo Social
Social Work
Violencia contra las mujeres
Violence Against Women
Género
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,631
8,763
304
Ranking Based On Selection: 597
Ercüment Erbay
Hacettepe University
Ankara, Türkiye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,291
851
0.659
social work
children in need
child abuse
child work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,886
176,471
666
Ranking Based On Selection: 598
Barbara Rittner
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,287
302
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
577,192
18,273
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 599
Francisco Caravaca Sánchez
Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Sevilla, Spain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,285
1,124
0.875
Trabajo Social
Servicios sociales
victimología
prisión
alcohol y otras drogas
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
579,579
23,014
1,703
Ranking Based On Selection: 600
Deborah Lynch
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,277
526
0.412
Social work
family and child welfare
community development
researching with young people