Social Problems 157.0k citations
4.3k papers · indexed · active since 1950
Impact in 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 365 Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies 277 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis 212 Social and Cultural Dynamics 159 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 235 Gender Studies 20.8k Sociology and Political Science 95.2k Health 12.3k Public Administration 4.6k General Health Professions 24.2k Clinical Psychology 19.3k Social Psychology 14.8k Communication 4.9k Political Science and International Relations 16.7k Demography 6.9k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5.9k Safety Research 4.7k Education 11.7k Urban Studies 2.3k Nature and Landscape Conservation 3.7k Language and Linguistics 3.4k Economics and Econometrics 8.2k Law 3.0k Finance 2.7k Epidemiology 7.7k Strategy and Management 4.1k Philosophy 3.0k General Psychology 334 Applied Psychology 1.1k Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3.2k Literature and Literary Theory 2.9k Music 713 Linguistics and Language 1.0k Pharmacy 822 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 270 Geography, Planning and Development 1.1k Cultural Studies 1.6k General Social Sciences 594 Marketing 1.6k Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 274 Information Systems and Management 1.2k Management of Technology and Innovation 1.2k General Decision Sciences 296 Infectious Diseases 2.6k History 1.8k Transportation 1.0k Development 543 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1.7k Developmental and Educational Psychology 1.7k Anthropology 1.4k Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3.3k Reproductive Medicine 949 Museology 453 Human-Computer Interaction 700 Psychiatry and Mental health 1.4k Accounting 1.2k General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 875 Business and International Management 217 Research and Theory 73 Cognitive Neuroscience 1.7k Emergency Medical Services 542 Global and Planetary Change 1.9k Visual Arts and Performing Arts 448 Management Science and Operations Research 1.1k History and Philosophy of Science 406 Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 367 Speech and Hearing 465 Human Factors and Ergonomics 177 Computer Science Applications 404 Statistics and Probability 548 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1.1k Library and Information Sciences 92 Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 749 Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 781 Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 238 Toxicology 180 Information Systems 1.2k Building and Construction 698 Conservation 174 Pharmacology 715 General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 395 Management Information Systems 430 Occupational Therapy 172 Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 303 Obstetrics and Gynecology 276 Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 372 Family Practice 64 Health Information Management 165 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 40 Pathology and Forensic Medicine 568 Medical Terminology 8 Religious studies 180 Artificial Intelligence 1.1k Life-span and Life-course Studies 28 Virology 138 Modeling and Simulation 134 Media Technology 266 Genetics 754 Emergency Medicine 221 General Energy 30 Soil Science 260 Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 428 Physiology 595 Pharmacology 208 Ocean Engineering 388 Health Informatics 33 Geriatrics and Gerontology 73 Food Science 418 Architecture 36 Pollution 243 Leadership and Management 24 Plant Science 736 Space and Planetary Science 26 Chemical Health and Safety 12 Archeology 19 Environmental Engineering 245 Behavioral Neuroscience 53 Hepatology 109 Ecology 399 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 134 Complementary and alternative medicine 103 Archeology 141 Ecological Modeling 52 Automotive Engineering 133 Rehabilitation 60 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 193 Periodontics 39 Small Animals 65 Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 133 Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 148 Agronomy and Crop Science 80 Nutrition and Dietetics 113 Atmospheric Science 138 Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 55 Complementary and Manual Therapy 14 Computer Networks and Communications 167 Neurology 52 Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 143 Oncology 149 Civil and Structural Engineering 126 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 61 Paleontology 40 Neurology 67 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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 54 Developmental Biology 4 Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 11 Aging 3 Classics 7 Gastroenterology 8 Computational Mathematics 1 Software 7 Endocrinology 8 Nephrology 10 Urology 8 Electrical and Electronic Engineering 83 Oral Surgery 9 Mathematical Physics 13 Geophysics 18 Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 4 Earth-Surface Processes 8 Cell Biology 18 Acoustics and Ultrasonics 1 Aquatic Science 8 Geology 6 Animal Science and Zoology 10 Applied Mathematics 10 Immunology and Allergy 5 Biophysics 5 Geochemistry and Petrology 5 Hematology 8 Immunology 15 Cancer Research 10 Oceanography 9 Process Chemistry and Technology 2 Geometry and Topology 6 Analytical Chemistry 6 Aerospace Engineering 15 Otorhinolaryngology 2 Electrochemistry 3 Parasitology 3 Biotechnology 4 Physiology 2 Organic Chemistry 12 Pharmaceutical Science 2 Clinical Biochemistry 2 Biomaterials 4 Polymers and Plastics 4 Orthodontics 1 Mechanics of Materials 6 Materials Chemistry 9 Computational Mechanics 4 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 Inorganic Chemistry 1 Spectroscopy 1 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1
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About Social Problems The 4.3k papers published in Social Problems in the last decades have received a total of 157.0k 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 (432 papers) specifically the topics of Crime Patterns and Interventions (365 papers), Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies (277 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (212 papers), Homelessness and Social Issues (202 papers), Social and Cultural Dynamics (159 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 Peter Conrad .
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