Social Problems 154.9k citations
4.3k papers · indexed · active since 2016
Impact in Crime Patterns and Interventions Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Papers in i Labor Movements and Unions 130 Crime Patterns and Interventions 363 Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies 277 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis 212 Social and Cultural Dynamics 158 Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy 116 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Social Problems
Comparison fields: 5 of 235 Gender Studies 20.4k Sociology and Political Science 93.7k Health 12.1k Public Administration 4.5k General Health Professions 23.9k Clinical Psychology 19.1k Social Psychology 14.7k Communication 4.8k Political Science and International Relations 16.4k Demography 6.7k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5.8k Safety Research 4.5k Education 11.5k Urban Studies 2.3k Economics and Econometrics 7.9k Language and Linguistics 3.4k Nature and Landscape Conservation 3.6k Law 2.9k Finance 2.6k Strategy and Management 3.9k General Psychology 331 Epidemiology 7.7k Philosophy 3.0k Literature and Literary Theory 2.8k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3.1k Applied Psychology 1.1k Linguistics and Language 1.0k Music 698 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 270 Geography, Planning and Development 1.1k Pharmacy 808 Cultural Studies 1.6k General Social Sciences 582 Marketing 1.6k Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 268 Information Systems and Management 1.2k History 1.7k Management of Technology and Innovation 1.2k General Decision Sciences 274 Infectious Diseases 2.6k Transportation 984 Development 530 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1.7k Anthropology 1.4k Developmental and Educational Psychology 1.7k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3.3k Reproductive Medicine 936 Museology 445 Human-Computer Interaction 709 Accounting 1.2k General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 865 Psychiatry and Mental health 1.4k Business and International Management 210 Cognitive Neuroscience 1.7k Research and Theory 70 Global and Planetary Change 1.9k Visual Arts and Performing Arts 443 Emergency Medical Services 541 Management Science and Operations Research 1.1k History and Philosophy of Science 399 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 361 Speech and Hearing 456 Human Factors and Ergonomics 174 Computer Science Applications 391 Statistics and Probability 536 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1.1k Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 779 Library and Information Sciences 86 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 723 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 234 Toxicology 176 Information Systems 1.2k Building and Construction 684 Conservation 169 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 379 Pharmacology 711 Management Information Systems 417 Occupational Therapy 169 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 297 Obstetrics and Gynecology 279 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 360 Health Information Management 170 Family Practice 64 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 38 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 567 Medical Terminology 8 Religious studies 177 Life-span and Life-course Studies 28 Artificial Intelligence 1.1k Virology 139 Modeling and Simulation 132 Media Technology 256 Genetics 758 Emergency Medicine 219 General Energy 28 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 416 Soil Science 243 Physiology 598 Health Informatics 36 Pharmacology 202 Ocean Engineering 371 Geriatrics and Gerontology 73 Food Science 403 Architecture 35 Pollution 241 Leadership and Management 23 Plant Science 727 Chemical Health and Safety 12 Space and Planetary Science 25 Environmental Engineering 245 Behavioral Neuroscience 53 Archeology 17 Ecology 393 Hepatology 110 Waste Management and Disposal 125 Complementary and alternative medicine 101 Archeology 143 Ecological Modeling 49 Automotive Engineering 136 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 194 Rehabilitation 58 Periodontics 39 Small Animals 65 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 135 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 151 Agronomy and Crop Science 80 Atmospheric Science 137 Nutrition and Dietetics 109 Complementary and Manual Therapy 14 Computer Networks and Communications 172 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 54 Neurology 53 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 141 Oncology 146 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 63 Civil and Structural Engineering 124 Paleontology 37 Industrial relations 3 Neurology 69 General Dentistry 7 Forestry 18 Transplantation 11 Ophthalmology 36 General Arts and Humanities 5 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 22 Medical Laboratory Technology 6 Sensory Systems 19 Insect Science 43 Astronomy and Astrophysics 58 Water Science and Technology 47 Molecular Biology 224 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 15 Mechanical Engineering 124 Environmental Chemistry 32 Theoretical Computer Science 4 Developmental Neuroscience 11 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 58 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 5 Surgery 109 Microbiology 16 Biological Psychiatry 6 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 23 Dermatology 22 Anatomy 3 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 47 Signal Processing 26 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 7 Control and Systems Engineering 52 Rheumatology 30 Internal Medicine 7 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 8 Genetics 21 Horticulture 2 Computational Theory and Mathematics 35 Biochemistry 14 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 55 Biomedical Engineering 81 Developmental Biology 4 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 11 Classics 7 Aging 3 Software 7 Urology 9 Gastroenterology 8 Computational Mathematics 1 Endocrinology 8 Nephrology 10 Geophysics 19 Oral Surgery 9 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 81 Mathematical Physics 13 Cell Biology 21 Earth-Surface Processes 8 Aquatic Science 8 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 1 Immunology and Allergy 6 Geology 6 Hematology 11 Animal Science and Zoology 10 Applied Mathematics 10 Geochemistry and Petrology 5 Biophysics 5 Cancer Research 11 Immunology 15 Oceanography 9 Aerospace Engineering 18 Process Chemistry and Technology 2 Geometry and Topology 6 Otorhinolaryngology 2 Organic Chemistry 14 Electrochemistry 3 Biotechnology 4 Parasitology 3 Physiology 2 Analytical Chemistry 4 Pharmaceutical Science 2 Clinical Biochemistry 2 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 1 Orthodontics 1 Mechanics of Materials 6 Computational Mechanics 5 Biomaterials 3 Polymers and Plastics 3 Materials Chemistry 9 Bioengineering 1 Biochemistry 1 Condensed Matter Physics 2 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 1 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 Catalysis 1 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 Inorganic Chemistry 1 Spectroscopy 1 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1
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About Social Problems The 4.3k papers published in Social Problems in the last decades have received a total of 154.9k indexed citations . Papers published in Social Problems usually cover Public Administration (157 papers), Sociology and Political Science (2.0k papers), Gender Studies (395 papers), Health (143 papers) and General Health Professions (436 papers) specifically the topics of Crime Patterns and Interventions (363 papers), Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (277 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (212 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (204 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (158 papers), Labor Movements and Unions (130 papers), Employment and Welfare Studies (116 papers) and Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (116 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Social Problems are Douglas D. Heckathorn , Barney G. Glaser , Patrícia Hill Collins , Howard S. Becker , Joane Nagel , Christine Lisa Williams , David Sudnow , Herbert Blumer , John I. Kitsuse and Peter Conrad .
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