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 :626
Social protection
hunger vulnerability and livelihood
gender
HIV/AIDS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,226
774
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :627
Strengths based practice in social work
Green social work
Coping
Resilience and Hope building
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,224
903
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :628
social work
Theories
Populism
International Social Work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,223
485
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :629
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,221
743
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :630
Child and family policy
child advocacy
disability advocacy and inclusion
child protection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,218
778
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :631
social work
youth empowerment
parent empowerment
existential narrative practices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,213
857
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :632
child sexual exploitation
trauma
child criminal exploitation
creative research methodologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,212
849
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :633
Voter engagement
macro practice social work
social work licensure
children with disabilities in child welfare
voluntary foster care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,205
635
0.527
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :634
Group dynamics
creativity
psychosocial work environment
change processes
leadership
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,203
348
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :635
Social work
Service User Perspectives
Involvement and Experience
Power Relations
Practice Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,201
623
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :636
Disaster risk reduction
community development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,197
722
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :637
Social work
Policy
Network governance
Advocacy
Accountability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,196
773
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :638
Cyberbullying
Online Sexual Harm
Youth Mental Health & Digital Wellbeing
Tech in Child & Youth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,192
1,044
0.876
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :639
health care ethics
moral distress
moral resilience
bioethics
sexual minority health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,192
980
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :640
LGBTQ+ issues in social work
volunteerism
allyship
cultural responsiveness
inclusive practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
876
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :641
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,187
1,116
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :642
social work
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,185
734
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :643
Latinos/latinas
spirituality
Hispanics
trauma
critical consciousness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,184
375
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :644
Asian Americans
Refugees
Migration Trauma
Mental Health
Health Literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,182
979
0.828
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :645
Social Work
Social Movement
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
945
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :646
LGBTQ+ health and health disparities
student preparedness to practice with LGBTQ populations
macro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
908
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :647
social work
professionalism
social policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,166
555
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :648
Social Work
Crime
Violence
Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
636
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :649
sexual rights
social work education in Islamic countries
environmental justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
514
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :650
Social Work Education
Clinical Social Work
Mental Health Policy and Treatment
Philosophy of Science
Homelessness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
303
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604,422
3,094
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 626
Pius T. Tanga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,226
774
0.631
Social protection
hunger vulnerability and livelihood
gender
HIV/AIDS
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
604,941
23,743
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 627
Venkat Pulla
Charles Sturt University
Bathurst, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,224
903
0.738
Strengths based practice in social work
Green social work
Coping
Resilience and Hope building
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
605,374
21,044
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 628
Stefan Borrmann
Hochschule Landshut
Landshut, Germany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,223
485
0.397
social work
Theories
Populism
International Social Work
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
605,879
182,933
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 629
Raphael Travis
Texas State University
San Marcos, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,221
743
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
606,686
23,801
1,569
Ranking Based On Selection: 630
Amy Conley Wright
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,218
778
0.639
Child and family policy
child advocacy
disability advocacy and inclusion
child protection
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
608,143
3,413
704
Ranking Based On Selection: 631
Siu Ming To
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Central Ave, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,213
857
0.707
social work
youth empowerment
parent empowerment
existential narrative practices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
608,412
37,783
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 632
Kristine Hickle|Kristi HIckle
University of Sussex
Brighton, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,212
849
0.700
child sexual exploitation
trauma
child criminal exploitation
creative research methodologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
610,613
184,118
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 633
Katharine Hill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,205
635
0.527
Voter engagement
macro practice social work
social work licensure
children with disabilities in child welfare
voluntary foster care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,282
9,107
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 634
Tomas Backström
Mälardalen University
Eskilstuna, Sweden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,203
348
0.289
Group dynamics
creativity
psychosocial work environment
change processes
leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,797
4,902
450
Ranking Based On Selection: 635
Lars Uggerhøj
Aalborg University
Aalborg, Denmark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,201
623
0.519
Social work
Service User Perspectives
Involvement and Experience
Power Relations
Practice Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
612,982
359
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 636
Emmanuel Luna
University of the Philippines
Quezon City, Philippines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,197
722
0.603
Disaster risk reduction
community development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
613,258
4,783
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 637
Peter Raeymaeckers
University of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,196
773
0.646
Social work
Policy
Network governance
Advocacy
Accountability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
614,298
3,504
1,514
Ranking Based On Selection: 638
Jungup Lee
National University of Singapore
Queenstown, Singapore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,192
1,044
0.876
Cyberbullying
Online Sexual Harm
Youth Mental Health & Digital Wellbeing
Tech in Child & Youth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
614,315
185,082
309
Ranking Based On Selection: 639
Sophia Fantus
University of Texas Arlington
Arlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,192
980
0.822
health care ethics
moral distress
moral resilience
bioethics
sexual minority health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
614,647
24,056
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 640
Trevor G Gates
University of the Sunshine Coast
Sippy Downs, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
876
0.736
LGBTQ+ issues in social work
volunteerism
allyship
cultural responsiveness
inclusive practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
615,727
185,441
1,406
Ranking Based On Selection: 641
Sehun Oh
Ohio State University
Columbus, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,187
1,116
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616,483
10,771
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 642
Sungkyu Lee
Soongsil University
Seoul, South Korea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,185
734
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
616,908
185,759
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 643
Zulema Suarez
Capella University
Minneapolis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,184
375
0.317
Latinos/latinas
spirituality
Hispanics
trauma
critical consciousness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
617,336
185,866
714
Ranking Based On Selection: 644
Isok Kim Lcsw
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,182
979
0.828
Asian Americans
Refugees
Migration Trauma
Mental Health
Health Literacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
617,979
5,610
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 645
Oman Sukmana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,180
945
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
618,592
186,192
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 646
Michael P Dentato
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,178
908
0.771
LGBTQ+ health and health disparities
student preparedness to practice with LGBTQ populations
macro
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,405
11,274
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 647
Hans Van Ewijk
University for Humanistics
Utrecht, Netherlands
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,166
555
0.476
social work
professionalism
social policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,668
187,233
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 648
John R Barner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
636
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,723
187,246
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 649
Lacey Sloan
University of Vermont
Burlington, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
514
0.441
sexual rights
social work education in Islamic countries
environmental justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,778
187,259
592
Ranking Based On Selection: 650
Tomi Gomory
Florida State University
Tallahassee, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,165
303
0.260
Social Work Education
Clinical Social Work
Mental Health Policy and Treatment
Philosophy of Science
Homelessness