Qualitative Social Work

1.1k papers and 17.8k indexed citations i.

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The 1.1k papers published in Qualitative Social Work in the last decades have received a total of 17.8k indexed citations. Papers published in Qualitative Social Work usually cover Sociology and Political Science (492 papers), General Health Professions (474 papers) and Public Administration (441 papers) specifically the topics of Social Work Education and Practice (440 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (204 papers) and Patient and Public Engagement in Healthcare Research (197 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Qualitative Social Work are Michael Quinn Patton, Jane F. Gilgun, Lea Tufford, Peter A. Newman, Sharlene Nagy Hesse-Biber, Heather Fraser, Laura S. Abrams, Karen M. Staller, Dorothy Bottrell and Stéphanie Wahab.

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Fields of papers published in Qualitative Social Work

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Countries where authors publish in Qualitative Social Work

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