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 :1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,726
19,214
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,350
13,085
0.446
* 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
29,185
9,278
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
mental health
implementation science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,588
18,586
0.650
* 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
27,713
24,611
0.888
* 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
23,665
11,670
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
social work
racisim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,106
3,834
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,683
2,524
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Prevention Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,003
6,056
0.303
* 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
17,592
8,658
0.492
* 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
17,066
6,767
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Social Work
Gerontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,571
6,875
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cancer Survivorship
Quality of Life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,173
6,591
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,935
8,673
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
social work
practitioner research
social work research
research methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,919
5,098
0.342
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Research methods and design
workplace bullying/aggression
workplace safety
psychosocial work factors
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,792
9,932
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,410
4,270
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
child wefare and protection
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,369
3,319
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
HIV prevention
HIV vaccines
LGBT health
Community engagement
Qualitative methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,304
7,971
0.557
* 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
13,947
5,389
0.386
* 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
13,882
5,817
0.419
* 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
13,183
6,981
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
social work
vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,851
4,171
0.325
* 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
12,643
5,736
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
mental health services
psychiatric rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,635
3,447
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,031
748
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Ungar
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,726
19,214
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,428
10,403
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Katherine Magnuson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,350
13,085
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,624
10,492
229
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
29,185
9,278
0.318
Gerontology
Religion
Mental Health
Social Support
African Americans
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,352
10,817
101
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
28,588
18,586
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
24,501
2,146
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
JO Moriarty
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,713
24,611
0.888
workforce
long term care
family carers/caregivers
social work
social care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,989
2,703
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
jill Manthorpe
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,665
11,670
0.493
workforce
social care
social work
ageing
safeguarding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,092
15,417
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tanji Curtis
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,106
3,834
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,057
15,811
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
21,683
2,524
0.116
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,313
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
20,003
6,056
0.303
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,801
387
101
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
17,592
8,658
0.492
social work
health
body-mind-spirit wellness
holistic health
group intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,826
21,261
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
17,066
6,767
0.397
child and family well-being
child maltreatment
etiology of health-risk behaviors
substance abuse
mental and physical health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,192
23,729
267
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
15,571
6,875
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,098
24,456
554
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Brad Zebrack
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,173
6,591
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,290
24,904
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Theresa Betancourt
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,935
8,673
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,400
244
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Christa Fouche
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,919
5,098
0.342
social work
practitioner research
social work research
research methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,068
318
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Morten Birkeland Nielsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,792
9,932
0.671
Research methods and design
workplace bullying/aggression
workplace safety
psychosocial work factors
mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,066
25,970
583
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
14,410
4,270
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,279
5,256
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Nigel Parton
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,369
3,319
0.231
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,665
2,731
346
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Peter A Newman
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,304
7,971
0.557
HIV prevention
HIV vaccines
LGBT health
Community engagement
Qualitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,772
26,995
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
J Curtis Mcmillen
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,947
5,389
0.386
social work
foster care
child welfare
mental health
psychiatric services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,148
326
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kirsi Juhila
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,882
5,817
0.419
social work
marginalisation
mental health
discourse analysis
membership categorization analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,611
28,772
311
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
13,183
6,981
0.530
diversity management
inclusion
global diversity
work-family balance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,845
6,049
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Raymond Taylor
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,851
4,171
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,327
30,098
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jill Levenson
Barry University
Miami, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,643
5,736
0.454
childhood trauma
adverse childhood experiences
sexual offender
social policy
sex offender treatment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,389
30,126
488
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Phyllis Solomon
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,635
3,447
0.273
mental health services
psychiatric rehabilitation