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World 2,526 Scientists H-Index Social Sciences / Social Work Rankings - 2025

Measure your academic influence with the AD Scientific Index 2025 H-Index Rankings.
These rankings provide a comprehensive evaluation of scientific performance by combining total and recent 6-year h-index values, offering insight into both research productivity and long-term impactThe h-index balances quantity with quality, highlighting sustained academic excellenceRankings are continuously updated in near real-time to reflect the latest scholarly activity across countries, institutions, and 211 academic fieldsPremium Membership unlocks deeper analytics, dynamic ranking tools, and personalized trend visualizations.

* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert Joseph Taylor
Gerontology
Religion
Mental Health
Social Support
African American
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
55
0.591
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
jill Manthorpe
workforce
social care
social work
ageing
safeguardin
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
50
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cecilia Lai Wan Chan
social work
health
body-mind-spirit wellness
holistic health
group interventio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
47
0.627
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tanji Curtis
social work
racisi
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
33
0.440
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Iris Chi
Social Work
Gerontolog
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
43
0.614
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brad Zebrack
Cancer Survivorship
Quality of Lif
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
46
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Todd Herrenkohl
child and family well-being
child maltreatment
etiology of health-risk behaviors
substance abuse
mental and physical healt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
45
0.662

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* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jun Sung Hong
bullying
juvenile delinquency
interpersonal violence
adolescent mental health
yout
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
54
0.844
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Enola Proctor
mental health
implementation scienc
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
42
0.656
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eric Rice
Social networks
homelessness
social media
homeless youth
artificial intelligenc
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
44
0.710
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jill Levenson
childhood trauma
adverse childhood experiences
sexual offender
social policy
sex offender treatmen
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
41
0.672
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Joseph Himle
Anxiety disorders
cognitive behavioral therap
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
36
0.590
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mark Umbreit
Restorative Justice Restorative Practices Victim Services Conflict Resolutio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
26
0.433
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Melissa Jonson Reid
child maltreatment
school social work
child and adolescent public services use
violence in adolescence and young adulthoo
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
37
0.627
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Raymond Taylor
social work
vietna
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
30
0.508
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gary Bowen
Military families
Community Capacity
School Succes
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
27
0.458
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Morten Birkeland Nielsen
Research methods and design
workplace bullying/aggression
workplace safety
psychosocial work factors
mental healt
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
50
0.877
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Peter A Newman
HIV prevention
HIV vaccines
LGBT health
Community engagement
Qualitative method
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
39
0.684
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ron Avi Astor
school safety
school violence
military connected schools
bullying
school climat
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
37
0.649
* Total H Index Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Phyllis Solomon
mental health services
psychiatric rehabilitatio
H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
25
0.439
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert Joseph Taylor
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
55
0.591
Gerontology
Religion
Mental Health
Social Support
African American
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Michael Ungar
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
89
63
0.708
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martin Johnson
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
86
25
0.291
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
jill Manthorpe
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
50
0.667
workforce
social care
social work
ageing
safeguardin
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cecilia Lai Wan Chan
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
47
0.627
social work
health
body-mind-spirit wellness
holistic health
group interventio
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tanji Curtis
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
75
33
0.440
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Iris Chi
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
43
0.614
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brad Zebrack
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
46
0.667
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Todd Herrenkohl
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
45
0.662
child and family well-being
child maltreatment
etiology of health-risk behaviors
substance abuse
mental and physical healt
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Theresa Betancourt
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
53
0.791

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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jun Sung Hong
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
54
0.844
bullying
juvenile delinquency
interpersonal violence
adolescent mental health
yout
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Enola Proctor
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
42
0.656
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Katherine Magnuson
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
50
0.794
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Eric Rice
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
44
0.710
Social networks
homelessness
social media
homeless youth
artificial intelligenc
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jill Levenson
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
41
0.672
childhood trauma
adverse childhood experiences
sexual offender
social policy
sex offender treatmen
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Joseph Himle
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
36
0.590
Anxiety disorders
cognitive behavioral therap
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mark Umbreit
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60
26
0.433
Restorative Justice Restorative Practices Victim Services Conflict Resolutio
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Melissa Jonson Reid
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
37
0.627
child maltreatment
school social work
child and adolescent public services use
violence in adolescence and young adulthoo
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Raymond Taylor
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
30
0.508
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Gary Bowen
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
27
0.458
Military families
Community Capacity
School Succes
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Richard M Tolman
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
37
0.638
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Morten Birkeland Nielsen
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
50
0.877
Research methods and design
workplace bullying/aggression
workplace safety
psychosocial work factors
mental healt
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Peter A Newman
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
39
0.684
HIV prevention
HIV vaccines
LGBT health
Community engagement
Qualitative method
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ron Avi Astor
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
37
0.649
school safety
school violence
military connected schools
bullying
school climat
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Phyllis Solomon
       H-Index Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57
25
0.439
mental health services
psychiatric rehabilitatio