About The 1.2k papers published in Qualitative Social Work in the last decades have received a total of 20.5k indexed citations.
Papers published in Qualitative Social Work usually cover
Sociology and Political Science (498 papers),
General Health Professions (482 papers) and
Public Administration (449 papers) specifically the topics of Social Work Education and Practice (448 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (210 papers) and Mental Health and Patient Involvement (201 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Qualitative Social Work are
Michael Quinn Patton ,
Peter A. Newman ,
Lea Tufford ,
Heather Fraser ,
Karen M. Staller ,
Jane F. Gilgun ,
Laura S. Abrams ,
Dorothy Bottrell ,
Michael Ungar and
Stéphanie Wahab .
Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Qualitative Social Work
Comparison fields: 5 of 200 Sociology and Political Science 7.9k General Health Professions 6.5k Clinical Psychology 5.8k Public Administration 3.6k Education 3.2k Safety Research 2.4k Social Psychology 2.1k Health 1.4k Gender Studies 1.2k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1.1k Demography 737 Political Science and International Relations 670 Epidemiology 594 Psychiatry and Mental health 563 Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 561 Developmental and Educational Psychology 556 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 512 Economics and Econometrics 383 Strategy and Management 373 Speech and Hearing 344 Management Science and Operations Research 336 Conservation 330 Communication 330 Language and Linguistics 292 Applied Psychology 287 Finance 277 Management of Technology and Innovation 264 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 264 Cognitive Neuroscience 241 General Social Sciences 240 Philosophy 234 Marketing 229 Information Systems 224 Literature and Literary Theory 215 Reproductive Medicine 208 Emergency Medical Services 208 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 187 Infectious Diseases 180 Occupational Therapy 168 Information Systems and Management 155 Urban Studies 151 Management Information Systems 148 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 147 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 140 Transportation 130 Cultural Studies 129 Physiology 123 Artificial Intelligence 118 Oncology 116 Human Factors and Ergonomics 114 Pharmacy 112 Global and Planetary Change 112 Accounting 108 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 106 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 106 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 106 Business and International Management 105 Obstetrics and Gynecology 102 Computer Science Applications 101 Law 99 Geography, Planning and Development 91 Human-Computer Interaction 89 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 86 Plant Science 86 Emergency Medicine 83 Linguistics and Language 74 Building and Construction 69 Genetics 68 History 68 Media Technology 68 Anthropology 67 Pharmacology 67 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 66 Surgery 62 Rehabilitation 61 Music 60 Museology 54 Health Information Management 52 Research and Theory 49 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 49 Food Science 48 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 47 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 44 Nutrition and Dietetics 42 Automotive Engineering 42 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 41 History and Philosophy of Science 39 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 39 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 38 Geriatrics and Gerontology 37 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 37 Ecology 36 Modeling and Simulation 34 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 34 Neurology 32 Biomedical Engineering 31 Family Practice 30 Mechanical Engineering 28 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 28 Pollution 27 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 26 Molecular Biology 25 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 24 Archeology 23 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 21 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 21 Computer Networks and Communications 20 Statistics and Probability 20 Soil Science 19 Civil and Structural Engineering 18 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 18 Library and Information Sciences 18 Ocean Engineering 17 Complementary and alternative medicine 17 Nature and Landscape Conservation 17 Health Informatics 16 Development 16 Religious studies 15 Environmental Engineering 15 Nephrology 15 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 14 Sensory Systems 13 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 13 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 13 Small Animals 12 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 Periodontics 11 General Psychology 10 Rheumatology 10 Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 Signal Processing 9 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 9 Leadership and Management 8 Hematology 8 Agronomy and Crop Science 7 Ophthalmology 7 Water Science and Technology 7 Dermatology 7 Genetics 7 Environmental Chemistry 7 Ecological Modeling 7 Medical Terminology 7 Life-span and Life-course Studies 7 General Dentistry 6 Computational Theory and Mathematics 6 Hepatology 6 General Decision Sciences 6 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 5 Medical Laboratory Technology 5 Atmospheric Science 5 Cell Biology 5 Geology 5 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 Complementary and Manual Therapy 4 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 4 Applied Mathematics 4 Equine 4 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 4 Pharmacology 4 Virology 4 Software 3 Immunology and Allergy 3 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 3 Earth-Surface Processes 3 Otorhinolaryngology 3 Theoretical Computer Science 3 Control and Systems Engineering 3 Insect Science 3 Neurology 3 Animal Science and Zoology 3 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 3 General Energy 2 Immunology 2 Biomaterials 2 Paleontology 2 Toxicology 2 Developmental Neuroscience 2 Cancer Research 2 Aerospace Engineering 2 Aquatic Science 2 Computational Mechanics 1 Oral Surgery 1 Horticulture 1 Microbiology 1 Mechanics of Materials 1 Endocrinology 1 Radiation 1 Forestry 1 Biophysics 1 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 1 Biotechnology 1 Parasitology 1 Internal Medicine 1 Geophysics 1 Urology 1 Biochemistry 1 Fuel Technology 1 Architecture 1 Molecular Medicine 1
Sociology and Political Science 7.9k General Health Professions 6.5k Clinical Psychology 5.8k Public Administration 3.6k Education 3.2k Journal of Social Service Research United States
International Journal of Social Welfare United States
Australian Social Work Australia
Critical Social Policy United Kingdom
Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment United States
American Journal of Evaluation United States
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare United States
Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services United States
Evaluation Review United States
Clinical Social Work Journal United States
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