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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All 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.
- Social Sciences#3,800 #5,908
- Social Sciences#2,887 #4,640
- Health Sciences#8,001 #7,820
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.
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
- Social Sciences17255.0%
- Social Sciences10433.1%
- Psychology4313.7%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance103.3%
- Business, Management and Accounting82.4%
- Arts and Humanities61.9%
- Decision Sciences20.5%
- Health Sciences8828.0%
- Medicine5216.7%
- Health Professions309.4%
- Nursing31.1%
- Dentistry10.4%
- Veterinary10.4%
- Life Sciences309.5%
- Physical Sciences237.5%
- Environmental Science82.6%
- Engineering61.9%
- Computer Science51.6%
- Chemistry20.6%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences20.6%
- Materials Science00.1%
- Mathematics00.1%
- Physics and Astronomy00.1%
- Chemical Engineering00.0%
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.
- Clinical PsychologySubfield · 26.7 works8.1×
- General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 20.3 works4.7×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 25 fields, with their numbers
- Psychology4.50×43 works
- Health Professions3.58×30 works
- Veterinary2.61×1 works
- Social Sciences2.61×104 works
- Nursing2.26×4 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.54×10 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.07×16 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.91×3 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.90×1 works
- Neuroscience0.89×4 works
- Medicine0.87×52 works
- Dentistry0.83×1 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.76×8 works
- Arts and Humanities0.67×6 works
- Decision Sciences0.56×2 works
- Environmental Science0.52×8 works
- Chemistry0.41×2 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.36×2 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×5 works
- Computer Science0.20×5 works
- Engineering0.12×6 works
- Chemical Engineering0.10×0 works
- Mathematics0.08×0 works
- Materials Science0.03×0 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.03×0 works
- Psychology 4.5×
- Health Professions 3.6×
- Veterinary 2.6×
- Social Sciences 2.6×
- Nursing 2.3×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.9×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.9×
- Neuroscience 0.9×
- Medicine 0.9×
- Dentistry 0.8×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.8×
- Arts and Humanities 0.7×
- Decision Sciences 0.6×
- Environmental Science 0.5×
- Chemistry 0.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Computer Science 0.2×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Chemical Engineering 0.1×
- Mathematics 0.1×
- Materials Science 0.0×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.0×
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
Derek J. Clifford
China · #3,257,351 worldwide 1.4k citations · 100 works
- 2
Chaitali Das
China · #3,515,231 worldwide 565 citations · 63 works
- 3
Georg K. Stürup
China · #3,756,065 worldwide 452 citations · 77 works
- 4
Shigeru Kitamura
China · #3,914,016 worldwide 92 citations · 21 works
- 5
J. Kraus
China · #4,019,763 worldwide 444 citations · 39 works
- 6
Walter W. Sikes
China · #4,336,755 worldwide 30 citations · 17 works
- 7
Tuti Kartika
China · #4,864,866 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
- 8
Asbjørn Wahl
China · #5,106,603 worldwide 114 citations · 19 works
- 9
雅尚 今井
China · #5,123,710 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
- 10
Stanley Houston
China · #5,521,924 worldwide 253 citations · 62 works
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.
- Developmental Trajectories
- Retention
- Intervention
- Nursing
- Burnout
- Gender Inequality
- Coping Strategies
- Elderly
- Psychological Impact
- Self-Efficacy
- Social Capital
- Indonesia
- Rural Development
- Job Satisfaction
- Community Empowerment
- Stress
- Pandemic
- Resilience
- Quality of Life
- Social Support
- Mental Health
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
- COVID-19
- Human Rights
- Depression
- Long-Term Care
- Child Welfare
- Food Security
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Health Disparities
- Health Education
- Trauma
- Elderly Care
- Reflective Practice
- Professional Development
- Poverty Reduction
- Cultural Competence
- Social Isolation
- Supervision
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
- Mental Health34▲ 7.5×34 topics
- Social Support17▲ 10×14 topics
- Epidemiology16▲ 1.25×58 topics
- Quality of Life14▲ 3.0×30 topics
- Public Health12▲ 2.7×35 topics
- Resilience12▲ 7.5×11 topics
- COVID-1911▲ 2.8×14 topics
- Pandemic10▲ 3.3×8 topics
- Human Rights10▲ 3.1×23 topics
- Stress10▲ 8.7×7 topics
- Depression10▲ 3.5×14 topics
- Community Empowerment8▲ 3.6×9 topics
- Long-Term Care8▲ 33×2 topics
- Job Satisfaction8▲ 5.5×10 topics
- Child Welfare8▲ 65×3 topics
- Rural Development7▲ 6.5×7 topics
- Food Security7▲ 4.0×13 topics
- Indonesia6▲ 4.7×4 topics
- Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 15×7 topics
- Social Capital6▲ 3.9×13 topics
- Health Disparities6▲ 7.6×6 topics
- Self-Efficacy6▲ 7.5×8 topics
- Health Education6▲ 4.4×7 topics
- Psychological Impact6▲ 6.0×9 topics
- Trauma6▲ 9.1×5 topics
- Elderly6▲ 7.6×4 topics
- Elderly Care6▲ 11×5 topics
- Coping Strategies5▲ 6.8×6 topics
- Reflective Practice5▲ 9.2×4 topics
- Gender Inequality5▲ 12×5 topics
- Professional Development5▲ 8.1×4 topics
- Burnout5▲ 18×4 topics
- Poverty Reduction5▲ 12×4 topics
- Nursing5▲ 8.4×6 topics
- Cultural Competence5▲ 12×3 topics
- Intervention5▲ 36×3 topics
- Social Isolation5▲ 7.5×3 topics
- Retention4▲ 87×1 topic
- Supervision4▲ 47×1 topic
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 4 works
- 2 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 4 works
- 3 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 4 works
- 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 3 works
- 5 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
- 6 COVID-19 Prevention and Impact Sociology and Political Science 3 works
- 7 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 3 works
- 8 Child Welfare and Adoption Safety Research 3 works
- 9 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 3 works
- 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Other research institutions in Hong Kong
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- City University of Hong Kong
- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
- Hong Kong Baptist University
- Queen Mary Hospital
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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