David G. Gil

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
67 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

David G. Gil is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, General Health Professions and Clinical Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, David G. Gil has authored 67 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 8 papers in General Health Professions and 7 papers in Clinical Psychology. Recurrent topics in David G. Gil's work include Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse (8 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (6 papers) and Social Work Education and Practice (3 papers). David G. Gil is often cited by papers focused on Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse (8 papers), Child Abuse and Trauma (6 papers) and Social Work Education and Practice (3 papers). David G. Gil collaborates with scholars based in United States. David G. Gil's co-authors include Martin Rein, James Garbarino, Donald E. Gelfand, E. James Lieberman, Charles W. Mueller, David Fanshel, John H. Noble, Isabel Nerín, Catherine J. Ross and Richard J. Gelles and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, PEDIATRICS and The Journal of Pediatrics.

In The Last Decade

David G. Gil

62 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Violence against Children: Physical Child Abuse in the United States

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Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
David G. Gil United States	19	1.1k	815	468	467	236	67	2.0k
Tina Maschi United States	25	1.2k 1.0×	1.0k 1.3×	749 1.6×	202 0.4×	178 0.8×	90	2.2k
Peter W. Greenwood United States	25	912 0.8×	1.3k 1.6×	458 1.0×	131 0.3×	232 1.0×	84	2.3k
Dorothy Scott Australia	18	539 0.5×	377 0.5×	347 0.7×	160 0.3×	238 1.0×	65	1.3k
Karen Seccombe United States	20	344 0.3×	814 1.0×	617 1.3×	271 0.6×	113 0.5×	45	1.8k
Yvonne Darlington Australia	21	794 0.7×	421 0.5×	456 1.0×	130 0.3×	366 1.6×	45	1.6k
Muhammad M. Haj‐Yahia Israel	33	1.4k 1.3×	1.5k 1.8×	784 1.7×	1.8k 3.8×	129 0.5×	109	3.2k
Paula Allen‐Meares United States	22	689 0.6×	375 0.5×	474 1.0×	220 0.5×	178 0.8×	89	1.6k
Roberta G. Sands United States	20	451 0.4×	583 0.7×	371 0.8×	184 0.4×	134 0.6×	72	1.5k
Eileen Munro United Kingdom	18	1.2k 1.1×	519 0.6×	870 1.9×	221 0.5×	407 1.7×	34	2.1k
Rosemary C. Sarri United States	18	359 0.3×	571 0.7×	324 0.7×	94 0.2×	136 0.6×	48	1.1k

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Gil, David G.. (2003). Community health advocacy. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. 58(1). 79–79. 3 indexed citations

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Gil, David G.. (1998). Confronting injustice and oppression : concepts and strategies for social workers. Columbia University Press eBooks. 119 indexed citations

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Gil, David G.. (1996). Preventing violence in a structurally violent society: Mission impossible.. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 66(1). 77–84. 31 indexed citations

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Gil, David G.. (1991). Children and Work: Rights to Become Creative and Productive. School Psychology Review. 20(3). 389–400. 4 indexed citations

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Gil, David G.. (1990). Implications of Conservative Tendencies for Practice and Education in Social Welfare. The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare. 17(2). 10 indexed citations

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Gil, David G.. (1989). Work, Violence, Injustice and War. The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare. 16(1). 4 indexed citations

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Gil, David G.. (1987). Individual Experience and Critical Consciousness: Sources of Social Change in Everyday Life. The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare. 14(1). 1 indexed citations

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Gil, David G.. (1984). The ideological context of child welfare. Children and Youth Services Review. 6(4). 299–309. 7 indexed citations

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Gil, David G.. (1979). The Hidden Success of Schooling in the United States.. 39(6). 32–37. 2 indexed citations

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Gil, David G.. (1977). Social policy and the right to work. Social Thought. 3(1). 47–65. 2 indexed citations

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Gil, David G.. (1976). Social Policies and Social Development - A Humanistic-Egalitarian Perspective. The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare. 3(3). 5 indexed citations

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Gil, David G.. (1976). PRIMARY PREVENTION OF CHILD ABUSE: A PHILOSOPHICAL AND POLITICAL ISSUE. Journal of Pediatric Psychology. 1(2). 54–57. 10 indexed citations

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Gil, David G.. (1976). Praxis in the Human Services as a Political Act. The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare. 3(4). 1 indexed citations

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Gil, David G.. (1976). HAROLD L. WILENSKY. The Welfare State and Equality: Structural and Ideological Roots of Public Expenditure. Pp. 173. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1975. $8.95. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 425(1). 195–201. 1 indexed citations

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Gil, David G.. (1975). Child abuse: Intervention and treatment. Social Science & Medicine (1967). 9(11-12). 683–684. 8 indexed citations

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Gil, David G.. (1974). Practice in the human services as a political act. Journal of Clinical Child Psychology. 3(1). 15–20. 1 indexed citations

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Gil, David G.. (1970). A Systematic Approach to Social Policy Analysis. Social Service Review. 44(4). 411–426. 12 indexed citations

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Gil, David G.. (1969). What Schools Can Do About Child Abuse.. 7 indexed citations

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Gil, David G.. (1968). Research, A Basic Ingredient in the Study of Social Policy and Social Services. Journal of Education for Social Work. 4(1). 14–20. 1 indexed citations

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Gil, David G. & John H. Noble. (1967). PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND OPINIONS ABOUT PHYSICAL CHILD ABUSE IN THE UNITED STATES.. Child welfare. 48(7). 395–401. 3 indexed citations

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