About The 4.2k papers published in Social Problems in the last decades have received a total of 141.1k indexed citations.
Papers published in Social Problems usually cover
Sociology and Political Science (2.0k papers),
Political Science and International Relations (445 papers) and
General Health Professions (430 papers) specifically the topics of Crime Patterns and Interventions (362 papers), Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (276 papers) and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (210 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 L. Williams ,
Herbert Blumer ,
John I. Kitsuse ,
Patrick Biernacki and
John K. Watters .
Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Social Problems
Comparison fields: 5 of 233 Sociology and Political Science 87.2k General Health Professions 23.6k Gender Studies 19.3k Clinical Psychology 18.3k Political Science and International Relations 14.6k Social Psychology 13.5k Health 11.8k Education 10.8k Epidemiology 8.4k Economics and Econometrics 7.8k Demography 6.4k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5.4k Communication 4.4k Safety Research 4.3k Public Administration 4.1k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3.9k Strategy and Management 3.5k Infectious Diseases 3.4k Nature and Landscape Conservation 3.4k Language and Linguistics 3.0k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2.8k Law 2.7k Philosophy 2.7k Literature and Literary Theory 2.6k Finance 2.6k Urban Studies 2.1k Global and Planetary Change 1.8k Developmental and Educational Psychology 1.6k Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1.6k Cognitive Neuroscience 1.6k History 1.5k Marketing 1.5k Psychiatry and Mental health 1.4k Cultural Studies 1.4k Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1.4k Anthropology 1.2k Accounting 1.1k Information Systems and Management 1.1k Applied Psychology 1.1k Information Systems 1.1k Management of Technology and Innovation 1.1k Management Science and Operations Research 1.0k Geography, Planning and Development 992 Artificial Intelligence 981 Transportation 960 Reproductive Medicine 903 Linguistics and Language 893 Pharmacology 824 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 810 Pharmacy 808 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 796 Plant Science 724 Genetics 717 Physiology 672 Building and Construction 658 Music 647 Human-Computer Interaction 622 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 600 Emergency Medical Services 600 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 598 General Social Sciences 542 Statistics and Probability 516 Speech and Hearing 495 Development 473 Museology 415 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 401 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 400 Food Science 395 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 393 Management Information Systems 392 Ecology 381 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 366 Computer Science Applications 350 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 348 Ocean Engineering 339 History and Philosophy of Science 331 Obstetrics and Gynecology 308 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 300 General Psychology 293 Emergency Medicine 290 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 263 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 258 Toxicology 245 Media Technology 243 General Decision Sciences 241 Environmental Engineering 237 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 234 Pollution 230 Soil Science 227 Oncology 216 Hepatology 209 Molecular Biology 208 Virology 203 Business and International Management 203 Pharmacology 202 Health Information Management 184 Occupational Therapy 177 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 169 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 167 Conservation 166 Computer Networks and Communications 152 Human Factors and Ergonomics 151 Religious studies 150 Surgery 149 Modeling and Simulation 149 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 147 Atmospheric Science 132 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 131 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 127 Nutrition and Dietetics 126 Automotive Engineering 124 Archeology 120 Civil and Structural Engineering 119 Mechanical Engineering 113 Family Practice 105 Complementary and alternative medicine 103 Geriatrics and Gerontology 101 Library and Information Sciences 88 Agronomy and Crop Science 85 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 85 Research and Theory 84 Rehabilitation 80 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 78 Biomedical Engineering 78 Neurology 77 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 76 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 70 Small Animals 61 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 60 Periodontics 54 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 52 Neurology 52 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 48 Ecological Modeling 48 Behavioral Neuroscience 47 Water Science and Technology 47 Rheumatology 47 Insect Science 46 Astronomy and Astrophysics 45 Ophthalmology 45 Control and Systems Engineering 38 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 36 Architecture 35 Computational Theory and Mathematics 33 Environmental Chemistry 30 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 29 Health Informatics 29 Life-span and Life-course Studies 29 Paleontology 26 General Energy 25 Leadership and Management 25 Genetics 23 Signal Processing 22 Cell Biology 21 Microbiology 21 Space and Planetary Science 20 Dermatology 19 Sensory Systems 18 Immunology 16 Aerospace Engineering 15 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 15 Geophysics 14 Forestry 14 Cancer Research 14 Complementary and Manual Therapy 13 General Dentistry 13 Developmental Neuroscience 12 Nephrology 12 Oral Surgery 12 Hematology 12 Chemical Health and Safety 11 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 11 Animal Science and Zoology 10 Transplantation 10 Otorhinolaryngology 10 Applied Mathematics 10 Archeology 10 Mathematical Physics 9 Materials Chemistry 9 Medical Terminology 9 Organic Chemistry 9 Oceanography 8 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 8 Gastroenterology 8 Endocrinology 8 Internal Medicine 8 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 8 Earth-Surface Processes 8 Urology 7 Classics 7 Medical Laboratory Technology 7 Aging 6 Aquatic Science 6 Immunology and Allergy 6 Geology 6 Analytical Chemistry 6 Biochemistry 6 Geometry and Topology 6 Biological Psychiatry 5 Biotechnology 5 Software 5 Biophysics 5 Geochemistry and Petrology 5 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 5 General Arts and Humanities 4 Developmental Biology 4 Polymers and Plastics 4 Computational Mechanics 4 Biomaterials 3 Mechanics of Materials 3 Clinical Biochemistry 3 Theoretical Computer Science 3 Parasitology 3 Industrial relations 3 Electrochemistry 3 Radiation 2 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 Pharmaceutical Science 2 Condensed Matter Physics 2 Orthodontics 2 Horticulture 2 Anatomy 2 Computational Mathematics 1 Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 1 Biochemistry 1 Catalysis 1 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 1 Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 Spectroscopy 1 Process Chemistry and Technology 1 Bioengineering 1 Inorganic Chemistry 1
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