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 :1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,330
19,765
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,832
13,492
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Gerontology
Religion
Mental Health
Social Support
African Americans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,596
9,641
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
mental health
implementation science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,316
19,256
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
workforce
long term care
family carers/caregivers
social work
social care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,105
25,986
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
workforce
social care
social work
ageing
safeguarding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,186
12,153
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
social work
racisim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,255
3,962
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,847
2,606
0.119
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Prevention Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,324
6,323
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
social work
health
body-mind-spirit wellness
holistic health
group intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,835
8,880
0.498
* 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 health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,298
6,950
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Social Work
Gerontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,827
7,103
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cancer Survivorship
Quality of Life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,389
6,770
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,352
9,054
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Research methods and design
workplace bullying/aggression
workplace safety
psychosocial work factors
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,173
10,293
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
social work
practitioner research
social work research
research methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,103
5,243
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
HIV prevention
HIV vaccines
LGBT health
Community engagement
Qualitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,659
8,309
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,583
4,415
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
child wefare and protection
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,499
3,411
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
social work
foster care
child welfare
mental health
psychiatric services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,146
5,540
0.392
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
social work
marginalisation
mental health
discourse analysis
membership categorization analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,046
5,975
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
diversity management
inclusion
global diversity
work-family balance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,472
7,248
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
social work
vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,986
4,275
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
childhood trauma
adverse childhood experiences
sexual offender
social policy
sex offender treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,873
5,948
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
mental health services
psychiatric rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,788
3,557
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,055
743
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Ungar
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,330
19,765
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,453
10,357
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Katherine Magnuson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,832
13,492
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,778
10,514
228
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robert Joseph Taylor
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,596
9,641
0.326
Gerontology
Religion
Mental Health
Social Support
African Americans
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,149
10,671
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Enola Proctor
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,316
19,256
0.657
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,378
2,045
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
JO Moriarty
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,105
25,986
0.893
workforce
long term care
family carers/caregivers
social work
social care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,861
2,680
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
jill Manthorpe
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,186
12,153
0.502
workforce
social care
social work
ageing
safeguarding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,708
15,564
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tanji Curtis
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,255
3,962
0.178
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,633
15,952
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Martin Johnson
California State University San Bernardino
San Bernardino, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,847
2,606
0.119
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,506
17,519
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
20,324
6,323
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,160
389
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cecilia Lai Wan Chan
University of Hong Kong
Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,835
8,880
0.498
social work
health
body-mind-spirit wellness
holistic health
group intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,227
21,298
465
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Todd Herrenkohl
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,298
6,950
0.402
child and family well-being
child maltreatment
etiology of health-risk behaviors
substance abuse
mental and physical health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,451
23,673
266
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
15,827
7,103
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,518
24,476
551
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Brad Zebrack
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,389
6,770
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,692
24,547
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Theresa Betancourt
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,352
9,054
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,566
312
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Morten Birkeland Nielsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,173
10,293
0.678
Research methods and design
workplace bullying/aggression
workplace safety
psychosocial work factors
mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,931
243
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christa Fouche
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,103
5,243
0.347
social work
practitioner research
social work research
research methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,253
2,700
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Peter A Newman
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,659
8,309
0.567
HIV prevention
HIV vaccines
LGBT health
Community engagement
Qualitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,689
26,052
590
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard M Tolman
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,583
4,415
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,170
5,322
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nigel Parton
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,499
3,411
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,254
27,017
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
J Curtis Mcmillen
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,146
5,540
0.392
social work
foster care
child welfare
mental health
psychiatric services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,871
332
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kirsi Juhila
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,046
5,975
0.425
social work
marginalisation
mental health
discourse analysis
membership categorization analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,468
28,564
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michalle Mor Barak
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,472
7,248
0.538
diversity management
inclusion
global diversity
work-family balance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
71,756
6,103
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Raymond Taylor
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,986
4,275
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,522
29,996
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jill Levenson
Barry University
Miami, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,873
5,948
0.462
childhood trauma
adverse childhood experiences
sexual offender
social policy
sex offender treatment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,130
30,225
493
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Phyllis Solomon
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,788
3,557
0.278
mental health services
psychiatric rehabilitation