Social Problems

4.2k papers and 126.4k indexed citations i.

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The 4.2k papers published in Social Problems in the last decades have received a total of 126.4k indexed citations. Papers published in Social Problems usually cover Sociology and Political Science (2.0k papers), Political Science and International Relations (443 papers) and General Health Professions (427 papers) specifically the topics of Crime Patterns and Interventions (362 papers), Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (275 papers) and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (208 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, John I. Kitsuse, Patrick Biernacki, John K. Watters and Herbert Blumer.

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Fields of papers published in Social Problems

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EngineeringComputer SciencePhysics and AstronomyMathematicsEarth and Planetary SciencesEnergyEnvironmental ScienceMaterials ScienceChemical EngineeringChemistryAgricultural and Biological SciencesVeterinaryDecision SciencesArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and AccountingSocial SciencesPsychologyEconomics, Econometrics and FinanceHealth ProfessionsDentistryMedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyNeuroscienceNursingImmunology and MicrobiologyPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics

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Countries where authors publish in Social Problems

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