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Health and Social Care in the Community
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Health and Social Care in the Community

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 77 124 150 21

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 324
Documents by Best Scientists*: 295
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 7
SCIMAGO H-index: 85
SCIMAGO SJR: 1.045
Impact Factor: N/A

Overview

Top Research Topics at Health & Social Care in The Community?

The journal mainly deals with areas of study such as Nursing, Health care, Qualitative research, Gerontology and Public relations. The journal focuses on Nursing but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as MEDLINE, Service (business), Social work, Mental health and Focus group. Service provider is part of Service (business) studies tackled in it.

Mental health study tackled is connected to the field of Psychological intervention. Psychological intervention and Intervention (counseling) are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal. The work on Health care addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Family medicine.

In particular, the Qualitative research works presented emphasize discussions on Thematic analysis. The research on Gerontology featured in the journal combines topics in other fields like Social support, Activities of daily living and Quality of life (healthcare). Topics in Public relations were tackled in line with various other fields like Government and Social Welfare.

  • Nursing (33.46%)
  • Health care (20.45%)
  • Qualitative research (17.27%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Research governance framework for health and social care. (443 citations)
  • Social isolation, loneliness and health in old age: a scoping review. (381 citations)
  • Conceptualising successful partnerships. (304 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Health & Social Care in The Community:

The published articles investigate studies in Nursing, Qualitative research, Health care, Public relations and MEDLINE. Issues in Nursing were discussed in the most cited publications, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Service (business), Social work, Mental health, Social support and Focus group. The journal papers tackle studies in Gerontology and the interrelated subject of Activities of daily living and Response rate (survey) to gain insights into Health care.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • Health care
  • Internal medicine

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Health & Social Care in The Community primarily focuses on research topics in Nursing, Health care, Qualitative research, Gerontology and Mental health. The journal holds forums on Nursing that merges themes from other disciplines such as Workforce, Feeling and Service (business). The Health care study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Family medicine.

Health & Social Care in The Community addresses concerns in Qualitative research which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Social work, Focus group and Public relations. While the journal focused on Gerontology, it was also able to explore topics like Social relation, Quality of life (healthcare), Social determinants of health, Dementia and Loneliness. The studies in Mental health featured incorporate elements of Psychological intervention, Social support and Public health.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Attitudes and approaches to patient and public involvement across Europe: A systematic review. (7 citations)
  • Impact of social prescribing to address loneliness: A mixed methods evaluation of a national social prescribing programme. (5 citations)
  • Childbirth anxieties in the shadow of COVID-19: Self-compassion and social support among Jewish and Arab pregnant women in Israel. (5 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Health & Social Care in The Community (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jill Manthorpe (46 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Caroline Glendinning (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Martin Knapp (19 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Merryn Gott (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Steve Iliffe (17 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Health & Social Care in The Community (based on the number of publications) are:

  • King's College London (108 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • University of Manchester (101 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Sheffield (74 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of York (72 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Birmingham (59 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 2.90% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 11.75% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 8.55% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 13.89% of all publications and 65.81% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Career Opportunities in Health and Social Care

With the wide range of fields that the Health & Social Care in The Community journal covers, there is a plethora of career opportunities available to individuals who are considered experts or are interested in pursuing one of these areas. This could range from becoming a public relations officer in a government health agency to becoming a mental health counselor or even a gerontology nurse.

One particular career path that is closely related to the topics discussed in the journal is becoming a Marriage and Family therapist. This career allows professionals in this field to apply their understanding from areas such as mental health, social work, and family medicine to help families and marriages work through difficult situations.

To find out more about this particular career path and the educational requirements one needs to meet, you can read our guide on Marriage and family therapist education requirements in South.

Regardless of the career path chosen, it is always important to stay updated with the latest research insights from respected publications such as the Health & Social Care in The Community journal. Understanding the various intricacies of these fields can equip professionals with the skills and knowledge necessary to offer the best possible care and service to those they serve.

Top Publications

  • Interventions for reducing loneliness: An umbrella review of intervention studies

    Nicola Veronese;Daiana Galvano;Francesca D'Antiga;Chiara Vecchiato

    (2021)
    45 Citations
  • The physical and mental health effects of housing homeless people: A systematic review.

    Hebaat Onapa;Christopher F Sharpley;Vicki Bitsika;Mary E McMillan

    (2021)
    41 Citations
  • What works in managing complex conditions in older people in primary and community care? A state-of-the-art review

    Rachael Frost;Greta Rait;Alison Wheatley;Jane Wilcock

    (2020)
    39 Citations
  • Clapping for carers in the Covid-19 crisis: Carers' reflections in a UK survey.

    Jill Manthorpe;Steve Iliffe;Patricia Gillen;John Moriarty

    (2021)
    37 Citations
  • Factors associated with caregiver burden among adult (19–64 years) informal caregivers – An analysis from Dutch Municipal Health Service data

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • Challenges of combining work and unpaid care, and solutions: A scoping review

    Alice Spann;Joana Vicente;Camille Allard;Mark Hawley

    (2020)
    32 Citations
  • The development of community paramedicine; a restricted review

    (2022)
    30 Citations
  • Health professionals' experiences and perspectives on food insecurity and long-term conditions: A qualitative investigation.

    Flora Douglas;Kathryn Machray;Vikki Entwistle

    (2020)
    29 Citations
  • Using community-based participatory research to address STI/HIV disparities and social determinants of health among young GBMSM and transgender women of colour in North Carolina, USA.

    Lilli Mann-Jackson;Jorge Alonzo;Manuel Garcia;Scott Trent

    (2021)
    28 Citations
  • Personal care expectations: Photovoices of Chinese ageing adults in Hong Kong.

    Xue Bai;Daniel W. L. Lai;Chang Liu

    (2020)
    27 Citations

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