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
34,812
20,211
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,045
13,673
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
workforce
long term care
family carers/caregivers
social work
social care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,876
26,750
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Gerontology
Religion
Mental Health
Social Support
African Americans
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,736
9,742
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
mental health
implementation science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,631
19,558
0.660
* 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
24,303
12,260
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
social work
racisim
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,307
4,007
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
social work
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,925
2,640
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Prevention Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,392
6,385
0.313
* 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
17,951
8,997
0.501
* 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
17,431
7,068
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Social Work
Gerontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,932
7,205
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Cancer Survivorship
Quality of Life
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,491
6,875
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,455
9,157
0.592
* 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
15,334
10,447
0.681
* 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
15,196
5,331
0.351
* 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
14,739
8,385
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,648
4,478
0.306
* 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
14,564
3,471
0.238
* 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
14,244
5,632
0.395
* 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
14,144
6,071
0.429
* 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
13,655
7,421
0.543
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
social work
vietnam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,029
4,319
0.331
* 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
12,946
6,010
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
school safety
school violence
military connected schools
bullying
school climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,872
5,742
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,893
739
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Michael Ungar
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,812
20,211
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,460
10,346
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Katherine Magnuson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,045
13,673
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,692
2,007
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
JO Moriarty
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,876
26,750
0.895
workforce
long term care
family carers/caregivers
social work
social care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,869
10,533
228
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
29,736
9,742
0.328
Gerontology
Religion
Mental Health
Social Support
African Americans
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,006
10,597
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Enola Proctor
Washington University Saint Louis
St. Louis, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,631
19,558
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,989
2,704
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
jill Manthorpe
King's College London
London, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,303
12,260
0.504
workforce
social care
social work
ageing
safeguarding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,964
15,649
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tanji Curtis
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,307
4,007
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,849
16,006
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
21,925
2,640
0.120
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,738
17,576
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
20,392
6,385
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,262
393
103
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
17,951
8,997
0.501
social work
health
body-mind-spirit wellness
holistic health
group intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,236
21,284
466
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Todd Herrenkohl
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,431
7,068
0.405
child and family well-being
child maltreatment
etiology of health-risk behaviors
substance abuse
mental and physical health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,558
23,711
265
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
15,932
7,205
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,600
24,494
553
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Brad Zebrack
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,491
6,875
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,796
24,573
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Theresa Betancourt
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,455
9,157
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,396
314
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Morten Birkeland Nielsen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,334
10,447
0.681
Research methods and design
workplace bullying/aggression
workplace safety
psychosocial work factors
mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,083
242
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Christa Fouche
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,196
5,331
0.351
social work
practitioner research
social work research
research methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,493
2,703
349
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Peter A Newman
University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,739
8,385
0.569
HIV prevention
HIV vaccines
LGBT health
Community engagement
Qualitative methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,996
26,169
592
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
14,648
4,478
0.306
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,485
5,346
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Nigel Parton
University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,564
3,471
0.238
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,353
27,035
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
J Curtis Mcmillen
University of Chicago
Chicago, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,244
5,632
0.395
social work
foster care
child welfare
mental health
psychiatric services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,941
331
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kirsi Juhila
Tampere University
Tampere, Finland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,144
6,071
0.429
social work
marginalisation
mental health
discourse analysis
membership categorization analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,000
28,395
304
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
13,655
7,421
0.543
diversity management
inclusion
global diversity
work-family balance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,194
6,145
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Raymond Taylor
University of Strathclyde
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,029
4,319
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,750
30,092
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jill Levenson
Barry University
Miami, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,946
6,010
0.464
childhood trauma
adverse childhood experiences
sexual offender
social policy
sex offender treatment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,298
30,291
567
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ron Avi Astor
University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, United States
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,872
5,742
0.446
school safety
school violence
military connected schools
bullying
school climate