Social Work 73.7k citations
4k papers · indexed · active since 1956
Impact in Social Work Education and Practice Intimate Partner and Family Violence Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Papers in i Social Work Education and Practice 1.7k Social Sciences and Policies 488 show more fields Overview Impact Peers Geography Research Space Peers Social Work
Comparison fields: 5 of 209 Public Administration 18.2k Health 6.7k General Social Sciences 2.7k Safety Research 7k Clinical Psychology 11.8k Social Psychology 8.7k General Health Professions 8.7k Sociology and Political Science 13k Gender Studies 2.9k Demography 2.5k Pharmacy 707 Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 417 Occupational Therapy 687 Education 3.5k Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1.2k Applied Psychology 468 Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2.9k Speech and Hearing 382 Law 1.1k Epidemiology 2.2k Medical Terminology 22 Psychiatry and Mental health 1.2k Leadership and Management 112 Infectious Diseases 1.1k Developmental and Educational Psychology 919 Research and Theory 202 Issues, ethics and legal aspects 116 Communication 451 Management Science and Operations Research 761 Conservation 197 Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 506 Political Science and International Relations 1.4k Information Systems and Management 365 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Public Administration 18.2k Health 6.7k General Social Sciences 2.7k Safety Research 7k Clinical Psychology 11.8k The British Journal of Social Work United Kingdom
Journal of Policy Analysis and Management United States
American Behavioral Scientist United States
Children and Youth Services Review United States
American Political Science Review United States
Social Problems United States
The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science United States
Human Relations United States
American Journal of Community Psychology United States
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About Social Work The 4k papers published in Social Work in the last decades have received a total of 73.7k indexed citations . Papers published in Social Work usually cover Public Administration (1.8k papers), General Social Sciences (499 papers), Safety Research (391 papers), Clinical Psychology (644 papers) and Health (209 papers) specifically the topics of Social Work Education and Practice (1.7k papers), Social Sciences and Policies (488 papers), Child Welfare and Adoption (308 papers), Social Policy and Reform Studies (118 papers), Psychiatric care and mental health services (114 papers), Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics (99 papers), Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (94 papers) and Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues (89 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Social Work are David R. Hodge , Dennis Saleebey , Kristine Siefert , Ernest Greenwood , Frederic G. Reamer , Brian E. Bride , Laura R. Bronstein , Lorraine Gutiérrez , Valli Kalei Kanuha and Mimi Abramovitz .
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