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Social Sciences / Social Work Highly Cited Researchers 2.526 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,257
19,908
0.534
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
workforce
long term care
family carers/caregivers
social work
social car
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,394
32,508
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
mental health
implementation scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,380
20,036
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gerontology
Religion
Mental Health
Social Support
African American
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,771
9,476
0.308
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,249
12,049
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
workforce
social care
social work
ageing
safeguardin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,534
11,777
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
social wor
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,160
2,577
0.107
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
social work
racisi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,670
3,666
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Prevention Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,731
5,648
0.272
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
social work
health
body-mind-spirit wellness
holistic health
group interventio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,658
8,446
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
child and family well-being
child maltreatment
etiology of health-risk behaviors
substance abuse
mental and physical healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,115
6,575
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Social Work
Gerontolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,751
6,982
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,594
9,167
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Research methods and design
workplace bullying/aggression
workplace safety
psychosocial work factors
mental healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,554
10,258
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cancer Survivorship
Quality of Lif
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,187
6,426
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
HIV prevention
HIV vaccines
LGBT health
Community engagement
Qualitative method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,532
7,968
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,304
4,270
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
social work
marginalisation
mental health
discourse analysis
membership categorization analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,891
6,395
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
child wefare and protection
social wor
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,727
2,969
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
social work
foster care
child welfare
mental health
psychiatric service
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,679
5,190
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
diversity management
inclusion
global diversity
work-family balanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,460
7,138
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
social work
vietna
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,318
4,267
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
childhood trauma
adverse childhood experiences
sexual offender
social policy
sex offender treatmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,583
5,833
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
bullying
juvenile delinquency
interpersonal violence
adolescent mental health
yout
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,514
8,787
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
mental health services
psychiatric rehabilitatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,291
3,482
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,315
713
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Ungar
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,257
19,908
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,984
1,593
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
JO Moriarty
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36,394
32,508
0.893
workforce
long term care
family carers/caregivers
social work
social car
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,520
9,866
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Enola Proctor
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,380
20,036
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,314
10,680
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Robert Joseph Taylor
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,771
9,476
0.308
Gerontology
Religion
Mental Health
Social Support
African American
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,941
10,960
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Katherine Magnuson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,249
12,049
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,838
2,698
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
jill Manthorpe
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,534
11,777
0.461
workforce
social care
social work
ageing
safeguardin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,432
14,950
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Martin Johnson
California State University San Bernardino
San Bernardino, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,160
2,577
0.107
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,503
16,243
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tanji Curtis
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,670
3,666
0.162
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,501
18,190
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
J Douglas Coatsworth
University of Tennessee Knoxville
Knoxville, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,731
5,648
0.272
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,915
404
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cecilia Lai Wan Chan
University of Hong Kong
Pokfulam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,658
8,446
0.453
social work
health
body-mind-spirit wellness
holistic health
group interventio
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,847
21,466
469
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Todd Herrenkohl
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,115
6,575
0.363
child and family well-being
child maltreatment
etiology of health-risk behaviors
substance abuse
mental and physical healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,404
23,595
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Iris Chi
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,751
6,982
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,086
23,859
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Theresa Betancourt
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,594
9,167
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,248
301
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Morten Birkeland Nielsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,554
10,258
0.620
Research methods and design
workplace bullying/aggression
workplace safety
psychosocial work factors
mental healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,932
24,573
553
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Brad Zebrack
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,187
6,426
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,295
2,673
347
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Peter A Newman
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,532
7,968
0.513
HIV prevention
HIV vaccines
LGBT health
Community engagement
Qualitative method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,440
26,275
597
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Richard M Tolman
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,304
4,270
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,678
332
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Kirsi Juhila
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,891
6,395
0.429
social work
marginalisation
mental health
discourse analysis
membership categorization analysi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,624
5,645
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nigel Parton
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,727
2,969
0.202
child wefare and protection
social wor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,920
27,549
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
J Curtis Mcmillen
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,679
5,190
0.354
social work
foster care
child welfare
mental health
psychiatric service
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,294
28,057
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michalle Mor Barak
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,460
7,138
0.494
diversity management
inclusion
global diversity
work-family balanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,148
5,840
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Raymond Taylor
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,318
4,267
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,816
30,056
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Jill Levenson
Barry University
Miami, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,583
5,833
0.429
childhood trauma
adverse childhood experiences
sexual offender
social policy
sex offender treatmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,312
30,240
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jun Sung Hong
Wayne State University
Detroit, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,514
8,787
0.650
bullying
juvenile delinquency
interpersonal violence
adolescent mental health
yout
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,857
30,790
502
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Phyllis Solomon
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,291
3,482
0.262
mental health services
psychiatric rehabilitatio