Brian Littlechild

787 total citations
49 papers, 550 citations indexed

About

Brian Littlechild is a scholar working on Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions and Public Administration. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Littlechild has authored 49 papers receiving a total of 550 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Clinical Psychology, 23 papers in General Health Professions and 22 papers in Public Administration. Recurrent topics in Brian Littlechild's work include Social Work Education and Practice (22 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (16 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (13 papers). Brian Littlechild is often cited by papers focused on Social Work Education and Practice (22 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (16 papers) and Homelessness and Social Issues (13 papers). Brian Littlechild collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Saudi Arabia. Brian Littlechild's co-authors include Susan Hunt, Chris Goddard, Tim M. Gale, T. Sivakumaran, Jim M. Wild, Christopher J. Hawley, Carolyn Noble, Graeme Simpson, Claire Goodman and Andrea Mayrhofer and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Sustainability and Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

In The Last Decade

Brian Littlechild

40 papers receiving 485 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Littlechild United Kingdom 11 307 218 208 183 136 49 550
Sue Peckover United Kingdom 11 194 0.6× 148 0.7× 130 0.6× 215 1.2× 161 1.2× 24 484
Pooja Sawrikar Australia 13 257 0.8× 247 1.1× 58 0.3× 119 0.7× 125 0.9× 32 516
Dana J. Sullivan United States 13 262 0.9× 126 0.6× 179 0.9× 256 1.4× 110 0.8× 29 551
Linnea F. GlenMaye United States 8 178 0.6× 118 0.5× 171 0.8× 282 1.5× 45 0.3× 9 519
Rosemary Sheehan Australia 14 409 1.3× 314 1.4× 112 0.5× 234 1.3× 81 0.6× 72 612
Elizabeth D. Hutchison United States 12 180 0.6× 126 0.6× 97 0.5× 166 0.9× 63 0.5× 22 428
Harold E. Briggs United States 15 293 1.0× 153 0.7× 179 0.9× 292 1.6× 46 0.3× 61 622
Nina Maxwell United Kingdom 10 168 0.5× 124 0.6× 132 0.6× 158 0.9× 36 0.3× 39 395
Geraldine Brady United Kingdom 14 461 1.5× 291 1.3× 159 0.8× 398 2.2× 84 0.6× 46 856
Sally Mathiesen United States 13 291 0.9× 140 0.6× 121 0.6× 240 1.3× 33 0.2× 24 568

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Littlechild

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Littlechild

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Littlechild

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Littlechild, Brian, et al.. (2024). How “helping” can sustain the stigmatization of homeless people. Journal of Social Work. 25(1). 21–41. 1 indexed citations
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Shah, Chetan, et al.. (2024). Stakeholder perspectives on continuous observation in inpatient psychiatric wards. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 31(6). 1133–1144.
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Littlechild, Brian, et al.. (2024). Relational Interventions for Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Narrative Review. Research on Social Work Practice. 35(7). 809–827.
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Whiting, Lisa, et al.. (2023). Gaining an Empathetic Insight into Parenting: Evaluating Infant Simulator Dolls for Professional Learning. Health & Social Work. 49(1). 45–54. 1 indexed citations
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Gale, Tim M., et al.. (2022). Whole Life: a feasibility study of a recovery-focussed intervention in patients with stabilised schizophrenia. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1. 9–9.
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Whiting, Lisa, Julia Petty, Brian Littlechild, & Samantha Rogers. (2021). Undertaking pre-pilot work to gain an empathetic insight into participants’ perspectives. Nurse Researcher. 29(4). 19–26. 1 indexed citations
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Mayrhofer, Andrea, Claire Goodman, Louise Lafortune, et al.. (2021). Third sector provision of dementia support in the community: results from a scoping exercise of charity involvement in the UK. Voluntary Sector Review. 14(2). 368–378. 2 indexed citations
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Leung, Patrick, et al.. (2014). The changing status and growth of social work education worldwide: Process, findings and implications of the IASSW 2010 census. International Social Work. 59(4). 459–478. 7 indexed citations
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Littlechild, Brian. (2012). Values and cultural issues in social work. University of Hertfordshire Research Archive (University of Hertfordshire). 3 indexed citations
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Littlechild, Brian & Karen Lyons. (2011). El trabajo social en Inglaterra y Gales. LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas). 29–47. 1 indexed citations
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Littlechild, Brian. (2008). Child Protection Social Work: Risks of Fears and Fears of Risks – Impossible Tasks from Impossible Goals?. Social Policy and Administration. 42(6). 662–675. 48 indexed citations
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Brown, Stuart M., Asim Belgaumi, Amani Kofide, et al.. (2008). Failure to attend appointments and loss to follow-up: a prospective study of patients with malignant lymphoma in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. European Journal of Cancer Care. 18(3). 313–317. 4 indexed citations
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Littlechild, Brian, et al.. (2006). Black and minority ethnic groups and youth offending. University of Hertfordshire Research Archive (University of Hertfordshire). 1 indexed citations
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Littlechild, Brian. (2005). The Nature and Effects of Violence against Child-Protection Social Workers: Providing Effective Support. The British Journal of Social Work. 35(3). 387–401. 75 indexed citations
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Littlechild, Brian. (1998). Does family support ensure the protection of children? Messages from child protection research. Child Abuse Review. 7(2). 116–128. 10 indexed citations
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Littlechild, Brian. (1998). The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984: The Role of the Appropriate Adult. OpenGrey (Institut de l'Information Scientifique et Technique). 5 indexed citations
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