About The 4.2k papers published in Social Work in the last decades have received a total of 73.1k indexed citations.
Papers published in Social Work usually cover
Public Administration (1.3k papers),
General Health Professions (1.1k papers) and
Clinical Psychology (883 papers) specifically the topics of Social Work Education and Practice (1.3k papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (518 papers) and Child Welfare and Adoption (256 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Social Work are
David R. Hodge ,
Dennis Saleebey ,
Sally L. Pimlott ,
Ernest Greenwood ,
Frederic G. Reamer ,
Brian E. Bride ,
Laura R. Bronstein ,
Lorraine Gutiérrez ,
Valli Kalei Kanuha and
Mimi Abramovitz .
Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Social Work
Comparison fields: 5 of 221 General Health Professions 26.9k Clinical Psychology 25.1k Sociology and Political Science 21.9k Public Administration 16.9k Social Psychology 11.9k Health 9.1k Education 7.9k Safety Research 7.2k Gender Studies 4.5k Demography 4.3k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4.0k Epidemiology 2.4k Psychiatry and Mental health 2.3k Political Science and International Relations 2.1k Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2.0k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1.6k Developmental and Educational Psychology 1.5k Reproductive Medicine 1.5k Infectious Diseases 1.3k Economics and Econometrics 1.3k Applied Psychology 1.2k Speech and Hearing 1.1k Finance 873 Management Science and Operations Research 835 Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 770 Cognitive Neuroscience 729 Philosophy 710 Genetics 678 Emergency Medical Services 672 Communication 618 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 607 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 555 Strategy and Management 542 Accounting 527 Occupational Therapy 501 General Social Sciences 451 Law 410 Information Systems and Management 406 Pharmacy 383 Emergency Medicine 357 Urban Studies 350 Pharmacology 347 Conservation 342 Information Systems 338 Physiology 311 Management of Technology and Innovation 298 Marketing 295 Plant Science 280 History 276 Management Information Systems 274 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 263 Literature and Literary Theory 256 Language and Linguistics 244 Oncology 242 Cultural Studies 242 Geography, Planning and Development 225 General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 208 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 204 Health Information Management 200 General Psychology 194 Artificial Intelligence 193 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 175 Leadership and Management 171 Obstetrics and Gynecology 169 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 163 Human Factors and Ergonomics 140 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 135 Global and Planetary Change 133 Anthropology 132 Geriatrics and Gerontology 115 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 110 Small Animals 110 Surgery 106 Linguistics and Language 104 Research and Theory 104 Transportation 103 Religious studies 103 Rehabilitation 103 Nutrition and Dietetics 101 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 101 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 93 Business and International Management 93 Nature and Landscape Conservation 84 Computer Science Applications 77 Music 74 Human-Computer Interaction 73 Molecular Biology 69 Media Technology 66 Statistics and Probability 66 Complementary and alternative medicine 61 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 58 Neurology 56 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 56 Family Practice 55 Ecology 54 Behavioral Neuroscience 52 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 51 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 51 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 48 Library and Information Sciences 47 Building and Construction 47 Virology 45 Biomedical Engineering 41 Rheumatology 40 Museology 40 Mechanical Engineering 40 Food Science 39 History and Philosophy of Science 39 Genetics 37 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 36 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 35 Nephrology 35 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 34 Hematology 32 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 32 Soil Science 31 Archeology 30 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 30 Computer Networks and Communications 28 Development 28 Pharmacology 28 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 27 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 27 Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 27 Ophthalmology 26 Insect Science 24 Health Informatics 24 Periodontics 23 Computational Theory and Mathematics 23 Transplantation 21 Automotive Engineering 20 Ocean Engineering 19 Sensory Systems 18 General Decision Sciences 18 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 18 Biological Psychiatry 17 Modeling and Simulation 16 Toxicology 16 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 15 Environmental Engineering 14 Microbiology 14 Hepatology 14 Neurology 13 Urology 13 Pollution 13 Civil and Structural Engineering 12 Organic Chemistry 12 Forestry 11 Dermatology 11 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 Clinical Biochemistry 10 Immunology 10 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 10 Life-span and Life-course Studies 10 Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 Developmental Neuroscience 8 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 8 Oral Surgery 8 Medical Terminology 7 Atmospheric Science 7 Medical Laboratory Technology 7 Otorhinolaryngology 7 Control and Systems Engineering 7 Materials Chemistry 7 Applied Mathematics 7 Gastroenterology 7 General Dentistry 7 Aerospace Engineering 7 Animal Science and Zoology 7 Ecological Modeling 6 Agronomy and Crop Science 6 Cell Biology 6 Computational Mechanics 5 Environmental Chemistry 5 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 5 Cancer Research 5 Mechanics of Materials 5 Immunology and Allergy 5 Biochemistry 5 Equine 4 Classics 4 Water Science and Technology 4 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4 Complementary and Manual Therapy 3 Anatomy 3 Space and Planetary Science 3 Architecture 3 Algebra and Number Theory 3 Geology 3 Analytical Chemistry 3 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 3 Oceanography 2 Signal Processing 2 Paleontology 2 Biophysics 2 Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 Parasitology 2 Geometry and Topology 2 Biochemistry 2 Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 General Materials Science 1 Nuclear Energy and Engineering 1 Physiology 1 Hardware and Architecture 1 Aging 1 Aquatic Science 1 Polymers and Plastics 1 Orthodontics 1 Archeology 1 Condensed Matter Physics 1 Mathematical Physics 1 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 1 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 1 Biotechnology 1 Theoretical Computer Science 1 Internal Medicine 1 Geochemistry and Petrology 1 Biomaterials 1 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 Software 1 Spectroscopy 1
General Health Professions 26.9k Clinical Psychology 25.1k Sociology and Political Science 21.9k Public Administration 16.9k Social Psychology 11.9k The British Journal of Social Work United Kingdom
American Behavioral Scientist United States
Social Problems United States
The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science United States
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management United States
Evaluation and Program Planning United States
Sociology of Health & Illness United Kingdom
Human Relations United States
Health & Social Care in the Community United Kingdom
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