Social Problems 142.2k citations
4.2k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in Gender Diversity and Inequality Crime Patterns and Interventions Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Papers in i Crime Patterns and Interventions 364 Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies 276 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis 212 Social and Cultural Dynamics 158 Race, History, and American Society 116 Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice 115 Labor Movements and Unions 130 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Social Problems
Comparison fields: 5 of 233 Gender Studies 19.2k Sociology and Political Science 86.2k Health 11.3k Public Administration 4.1k General Health Professions 22.2k Clinical Psychology 17.5k Social Psychology 13.2k Communication 4.4k Political Science and International Relations 14.6k Demography 6.3k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5.3k Safety Research 4.3k Education 10.7k Urban Studies 2.1k Economics and Econometrics 7.7k Language and Linguistics 2.9k Nature and Landscape Conservation 3.4k Law 2.7k Finance 2.6k Epidemiology 7.4k Philosophy 2.7k Literature and Literary Theory 2.6k General Psychology 293 Strategy and Management 3.5k Applied Psychology 1.0k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2.8k Music 648 Linguistics and Language 892 Geography, Planning and Development 996 Pharmacy 756 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 245 Cultural Studies 1.4k Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 256 General Social Sciences 549 Marketing 1.5k Information Systems and Management 1.1k Management of Technology and Innovation 1.1k Infectious Diseases 2.6k History 1.5k Transportation 946 Development 475 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1.6k General Decision Sciences 239 Developmental and Educational Psychology 1.6k Anthropology 1.2k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3.1k Museology 414 Human-Computer Interaction 631 Reproductive Medicine 876 Business and International Management 202 Accounting 1.1k Psychiatry and Mental health 1.3k General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 808 Research and Theory 71 Cognitive Neuroscience 1.5k Emergency Medical Services 507 Visual Arts and Performing Arts 399 Global and Planetary Change 1.8k Management Science and Operations Research 992 History and Philosophy of Science 339 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 346 Speech and Hearing 432 Computer Science Applications 354 Human Factors and Ergonomics 152 Statistics and Probability 500 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1.0k Library and Information Sciences 88 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 749 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 229 Toxicology 175 Building and Construction 665 Information Systems 1.1k Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 596 Conservation 161 Pharmacology 690 Management Information Systems 392 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 291 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 350 Occupational Therapy 160 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 356 Obstetrics and Gynecology 260 Family Practice 63 Health Information Management 154 Medical Terminology 8 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 38 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 521 Life-span and Life-course Studies 28 Virology 137 Artificial Intelligence 978 Religious studies 151 Modeling and Simulation 128 General Energy 29 Emergency Medicine 218 Media Technology 243 Genetics 693 Physiology 574 Health Informatics 31 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 395 Soil Science 229 Geriatrics and Gerontology 72 Architecture 35 Pharmacology 189 Ocean Engineering 341 Food Science 389 Leadership and Management 24 Pollution 226 Plant Science 708 Chemical Health and Safety 11 Environmental Engineering 238 Space and Planetary Science 20 Hepatology 108 Ecology 384 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 128 Behavioral Neuroscience 45 Complementary and alternative medicine 94 Archeology 123 Ecological Modeling 51 Automotive Engineering 125 Rehabilitation 58 Archeology 10 Periodontics 39 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 170 Small Animals 61 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 128 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 137 Agronomy and Crop Science 78 Nutrition and Dietetics 109 Atmospheric Science 132 Complementary and Manual Therapy 14 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 54 Computer Networks and Communications 151 Neurology 50 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 132 Oncology 143 Civil and Structural Engineering 118 Industrial relations 3 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 52 Ophthalmology 38 Neurology 64 General Dentistry 7 Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 21 Medical Laboratory Technology 6 Sensory Systems 19 Insect Science 47 Transplantation 9 General Arts and Humanities 4 Paleontology 26 Forestry 14 Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 14 Water Science and Technology 45 Mechanical Engineering 115 Environmental Chemistry 30 Developmental Neuroscience 11 Molecular Biology 194 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 5 Astronomy and Astrophysics 45 Theoretical Computer Science 3 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 55 Surgery 101 Microbiology 15 Dermatology 19 Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 8 Internal Medicine 7 Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 45 Biological Psychiatry 5 Signal Processing 23 Computational Theory and Mathematics 33 Horticulture 2 Rheumatology 28 Classics 7 Genetics 19 Developmental Biology 4 Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 53 Biomedical Engineering 78 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 16 Aging 3 Computational Mathematics 1 Gastroenterology 8 Control and Systems Engineering 38 Endocrinology 8 Energy Engineering and Power Technology 5 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 9 Nephrology 9 Software 5 Oral Surgery 8 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 4 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 71 Earth-Surface Processes 8 Cell Biology 18 Mathematical Physics 10 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 1 Urology 6 Geology 6 Geophysics 14 Animal Science and Zoology 10 Applied Mathematics 10 Immunology and Allergy 5 Biophysics 5 Geochemistry and Petrology 5 Biochemistry 6 Aquatic Science 6 Hematology 8 Anatomy 1 Oceanography 9 Immunology 14 Process Chemistry and Technology 2 Geometry and Topology 6 Cancer Research 9 Analytical Chemistry 6 Aerospace Engineering 15 Otorhinolaryngology 2 Electrochemistry 3 Parasitology 3 Biotechnology 4 Pharmaceutical Science 2 Clinical Biochemistry 2 Organic Chemistry 9 Polymers and Plastics 4 Orthodontics 1 Biomaterials 3 Computational Mechanics 4 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 Mechanics of Materials 3 Inorganic Chemistry 1 Spectroscopy 1
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About Social Problems The 4.2k papers published in Social Problems in the last decades have received a total of 142.2k indexed citations . Papers published in Social Problems usually cover Sociology and Political Science (2.0k papers), Public Administration (157 papers), Gender Studies (394 papers), Health (143 papers) and General Health Professions (429 papers) specifically the topics of Crime Patterns and Interventions (364 papers), Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (276 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (212 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (201 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (158 papers), Labor Movements and Unions (130 papers), Race, History, and American Society (116 papers) and Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (115 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 , David Sudnow , Herbert Blumer , John I. Kitsuse and John K. Watters .
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