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Social Work in Public Health
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Social Work in Public Health

1937-1918

Published by: Taylor & Francis

https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/whsp20/current

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 1142 8 8 4

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 21
Documents by Best Scientists*: 17
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 1
SCIMAGO H-index: 42
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.549
Impact Factor: 1.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Social Work in Public Health?

The journal mostly deals with topics like Social work, Health care, Public health, Gerontology and Nursing. The concepts on Social work presented in Social Work in Public Health can also apply to other research fields, including Psychological intervention, Social psychology, Evidence-based practice, Clinical psychology and Qualitative research. The Social psychology study tackled is a key component of adjacent topics in the area of Developmental psychology.

Many of the studies tackled connect Clinical psychology with a similar field of study like Psychiatry. Qualitative research and Focus group are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal. Topics in Health care were tackled in line with various other fields like Family medicine, Mental health and Public relations.

Most of the Mental health studies addressed also intersect with Depression (differential diagnoses). It facilitates discussions on Health policy that incorporate concepts from other fields like Health equity and Health promotion. Health equity study tackled is connected to the field of Ethnic group.

  • Social work (21.36%)
  • Health care (20.80%)
  • Public health (14.56%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Social Work and Adverse Childhood Experiences Research: Implications for Practice and Health Policy (142 citations)
  • The Impact of Substance Use Disorders on Families and Children: From Theory to Practice (133 citations)
  • Barriers to healthcare among Asian Americans. (104 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Social Work in Public Health:

The journal publications are mainly concerned with subjects like Health care, Psychiatry, Health equity, Mental health and Nursing. The published papers cover Health care research under the subject of Economic growth. While work presented in the journal papers provide substantial information on Health equity, it also covers topics in Health education, Prejudice, Ethnic group and Gerontology.

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

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Health care

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of Social Work in Public Health is to expand the discussion of research in Social work, Public health, Clinical psychology, Gerontology and Pandemic. Some problems in Social work that were presented in it overlapped with concepts under Health care, Public relations, Criminology, Social support and Focus group. Topics in Health care explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Coping (psychology) and Nursing.

The journal explores topics in Public health which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Socioeconomics and China. Social Work in Public Health addresses concerns in Clinical psychology which are intertwined with other disciplines, such as Mental health, Perception and Scale (social sciences). Issues in Gerontology were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Life satisfaction, Association (psychology), Self care and Psychological intervention.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Investigation of COVID-19 Fear, Well-Being and Life Satisfaction in Turkish Society. (8 citations)
  • The effect of anxiety levels of elderly people in quarantine on depression during covid-19 pandemic. (6 citations)
  • Risk Factors and Effects of the Morbus: COVID-19 through the Biopsychosocial Model and Ecological Systems Approach to Social Work Practice. (6 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 Social Work in Public Health (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Jonathan Matusitz (9 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • John S. Wodarski (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • David B. Tataw (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Valire Carr Copeland (6 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Rachelle Ashcroft (5 papers) absent at the last 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 Social Work in Public Health (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Pittsburgh (36 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Texas at Arlington (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • State University of New York System (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Washington (17 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Michigan (16 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more 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, 2.53% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 7.79% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.49% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 19.48% of all publications and 66.23% 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.

Top Publications

  • Anxiety among the Vietnamese Population during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications for Social Work Practice.

    Pham Tien Nam;Nguyen Hanh Dung;Nguyen Khac Liem;Nguyen Tuan Hung

    (2021)
    16 Citations
  • Subtypes of Bullying and Types of Substance Use among Urban African American Adolescents: Who Is Likely to Use What?

    (2022)
    10 Citations
  • At the Intersection of Homeless Encampments and Heroin Addiction: Service Use Barriers, Facilitators, and Recommendations from the City of Philadelphia's Encampment Resolution Pilot.

    Meagan Cusack;Meagan Cusack;Fritz Graham;Stephen Metraux;Dave Metzger

    (2021)
    9 Citations
  • “It Is Important for Everyone as Humans to Feel Important, Right?” Findings from a Community-Based Participatory Needs Assessment with Street-level Sex Workers

    Jodi Hall;Lorie Donelle;Debbie Laliberte Rudman;Julie Baumann

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Associations of Sociodemographic Factors With Health-Related Social Networks Among Premigration Filipinos.

    Dale Maglalang;A Butch de Castro;Gilbert Gee;Erika L Sabbath

    (2020)
    4 Citations
  • Social Inequalities in Multiple Chronic Disease Risk Factors among a population-based Sample of Latinas in California

    (2022)
    1 Citations
  • Afrocentric Norms and Substance Use Behaviors Among Black Young Adults

    (2024)
    0 Citations
  • Exploring the Mental Health Challenges of Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer in Vietnam: A Qualitative Study

    (2023)
    0 Citations

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