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Social Welfare Department

In research, Social Welfare Department stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,908 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,640 of 5,988 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,820 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and General Health Professions (Clinical Psychology is 8.1× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#9,942
of 22,385 · #7,695 all time
Rank in China
#1,286
of 2,481
Research works
1.6k
▲ 51% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
46%
world 18%

What is Social Welfare Department known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,908 of 9,585 8.8%136 #3800
Social SciencesField #4,640 of 5,988 9.2%81 #2887
Health SciencesDomain #7,820 of 9,902 4.7%72 #8001

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Social Welfare Department sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#3,800 #5,908
  2. Social Sciences#2,887 #4,640
  3. Health Sciences#8,001 #7,820
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Social Welfare Department work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Social Welfare Department is in Social Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (33%), Medicine (17%), Psychology (14%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 172 fractional works · 55.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 104 fractional works · 33.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 38 fractional works · 12.1% of its workEducation: 15 fractional works · 4.7% of its workDemography: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSafety Research: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Administration: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 43 fractional works · 13.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 27 fractional works · 8.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 88 fractional works · 28.0% of its workMedicine: 52 fractional works · 16.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 30 fractional works · 9.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 20 fractional works · 6.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 30 fractional works · 9.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 23 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSocial WelfareDepartment313fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences55%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences10433.1%
    2. Psychology4313.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance103.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting82.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities61.9%
    6. Decision Sciences20.5%
    1. Medicine5216.7%
    2. Health Professions309.4%
    3. Nursing31.1%
    4. Dentistry10.4%
    5. Veterinary10.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences165.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology51.7%
    3. Neuroscience51.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology30.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    1. Environmental Science82.6%
    2. Engineering61.9%
    3. Computer Science51.6%
    4. Chemistry20.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.6%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Social Welfare Department specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 26.7 works8.1×
  2. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 20.3 works4.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.58× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 52 worksMedicineNursing: 2.26× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.61× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.54× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.50× its world share, 43 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.61× its world share, 104 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology4.50×43 works
  2. Health Professions3.58×30 works
  3. Veterinary2.61×1 works
  4. Social Sciences2.61×104 works
  5. Nursing2.26×4 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.54×10 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.07×16 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.91×3 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.90×1 works
  10. Neuroscience0.89×4 works
  11. Medicine0.87×52 works
  12. Dentistry0.83×1 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.76×8 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.67×6 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.56×2 works
  16. Environmental Science0.52×8 works
  17. Chemistry0.41×2 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.36×2 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×5 works
  20. Computer Science0.20×5 works
  21. Engineering0.12×6 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.10×0 works
  23. Mathematics0.08×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.03×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Social Welfare Department?

Ranked on the quality score, Derek J. Clifford, Chaitali Das and Georg K. Stürup lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Social Welfare Department.

  1. 1 Derek J. Clifford China · #3,257,351 worldwide 1.4k citations · 100 works
  2. 2 Chaitali Das China · #3,515,231 worldwide 565 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Georg K. Stürup China · #3,756,065 worldwide 452 citations · 77 works
  4. 4 Shigeru Kitamura China · #3,914,016 worldwide 92 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 J. Kraus China · #4,019,763 worldwide 444 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Walter W. Sikes China · #4,336,755 worldwide 30 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Tuti Kartika China · #4,864,866 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Asbjørn Wahl China · #5,106,603 worldwide 114 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 雅尚 今井 China · #5,123,710 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Stanley Houston China · #5,521,924 worldwide 253 citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at Social Welfare Department

What are the most cited papers from Social Welfare Department?

The most cited paper from Social Welfare Department is "Social Disconnectedness, Perceived Isolation, and Health among Older Adults" (Erin York Cornwell, Linda J. Waite, 2009), with 2,038 citations. Next come "The Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice: Extensions and Cautions" (1,031) and "Exercise Training in Heart Failure: From Theory to Practice. A Consensus Document of the Heart Failure Association and the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation" (753).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Social Disconnectedness, Perceived Isolation, and Health among Older Adults Erin York Cornwell, Linda J. Waite · Journal of Health and Social Behavior Open access Mar 2009 2,038
2 The Strengths Perspective in Social Work Practice: Extensions and Cautions Dennis Saleebey · Social Work May 1996 1,031
3 Exercise Training in Heart Failure: From Theory to Practice. A Consensus Document of the Heart Failure Association and the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation Massimo Francesco Piepoli, Viviane Marie Conraads, Ugo Corrà et al. · European Journal of Heart Failure 24 Mar 2011 753
4 Analysis of the association between marital relationships and health problems: An interactional perspective. Bonnie Burman, Gayla Margolin · Psychological Bulletin 1992 728
5 Incidence of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Population of Four Municipalities in Eastern Finland C Jokinen, Leena Heiskanen, H. Juvonen et al. · American Journal of Epidemiology May 1993 561
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Social Welfare Department?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Social Support, Resilience, Stress, Quality of Life, Long-Term Care, Child Welfare and Public Health.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health34▲ 7.5×34 topics
  2. Social Support17▲ 10×14 topics
  3. Epidemiology16▲ 1.25×58 topics
  4. Quality of Life14▲ 3.0×30 topics
  5. Public Health12▲ 2.7×35 topics
  6. Resilience12▲ 7.5×11 topics
  7. COVID-1911▲ 2.8×14 topics
  8. Pandemic10▲ 3.3×8 topics
  9. Human Rights10▲ 3.1×23 topics
  10. Stress10▲ 8.7×7 topics
  11. Depression10▲ 3.5×14 topics
  12. Community Empowerment8▲ 3.6×9 topics
  13. Long-Term Care8▲ 33×2 topics
  14. Job Satisfaction8▲ 5.5×10 topics
  15. Child Welfare8▲ 65×3 topics
  16. Rural Development7▲ 6.5×7 topics
  17. Food Security7▲ 4.0×13 topics
  18. Indonesia6▲ 4.7×4 topics
  19. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 15×7 topics
  20. Social Capital6▲ 3.9×13 topics
  21. Health Disparities6▲ 7.6×6 topics
  22. Self-Efficacy6▲ 7.5×8 topics
  23. Health Education6▲ 4.4×7 topics
  24. Psychological Impact6▲ 6.0×9 topics
  25. Trauma6▲ 9.1×5 topics
  26. Elderly6▲ 7.6×4 topics
  27. Elderly Care6▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Coping Strategies5▲ 6.8×6 topics
  29. Reflective Practice5▲ 9.2×4 topics
  30. Gender Inequality5▲ 12×5 topics
  31. Professional Development5▲ 8.1×4 topics
  32. Burnout5▲ 18×4 topics
  33. Poverty Reduction5▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Nursing5▲ 8.4×6 topics
  35. Cultural Competence5▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Intervention5▲ 36×3 topics
  37. Social Isolation5▲ 7.5×3 topics
  38. Retention4▲ 87×1 topic
  39. Supervision4▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Developmental Trajectories4▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Social Welfare Department publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Social Work Education and Practice, Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

  1. 1 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 4 works
  2. 2 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 4 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 3 works
  5. 5 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Prevention and Impact Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Child Welfare and Adoption Safety Research 3 works
  9. 9 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 3 works
  10. 10 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available39.1%not open60.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.0%domestic only54.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Social Welfare Department's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 51% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Social Welfare Department as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Social Welfare Department0.0017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Social Welfare Department over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Social Welfare Department7.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.2% in 1995.

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