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Social Welfare Department

In research, Social Welfare Department stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,078 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,242 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,457 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 8.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,619
of 28,054 · #12,384 all time
Rank in Hong Kong
#19
of 21
Research works
1.6k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Social Welfare Department known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,078 of 10,521 15.0%136 #2759
Social SciencesField #4,242 of 6,365 15.9%81 #2515
Health SciencesDomain #10,457 of 11,982 7.5%72 #8691

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,759 #6,078
  2. Social Sciences#2,515 #4,242
  3. Health Sciences#8,691 #10,457
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Social Welfare Department specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 8.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 22.6 works8.7×
← 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: 1.26× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.54× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 1.99× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.47× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.81× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.52× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.57× its world share, 81 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.

Who are the top researchers at Social Welfare Department?

Ranked on the composite score, Stanley Houston, Francis Keppel and Chaitali Das lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Social Welfare Department.

  1. 1 Stanley Houston Hong Kong · #816,214 worldwide 10 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Francis Keppel Hong Kong · #867,588 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Chaitali Das Hong Kong · #1,090,916 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Social Welfare Department

Which keywords describe research at Social Welfare Department?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Social Support, Resilience, Stress, Long-Term Care, Quality of Life, Pandemic and COVID-19.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 Health27▲ 7.5×33 topics
  2. Social Support15▲ 11×13 topics
  3. Epidemiology12▲ 1.23×55 topics
  4. Quality of Life11▲ 3.1×25 topics
  5. COVID-1910▲ 3.0×12 topics
  6. Pandemic10▲ 3.6×8 topics
  7. Public Health10▲ 2.7×30 topics
  8. Depression8▲ 3.9×14 topics
  9. Resilience8▲ 7.0×11 topics
  10. Long-Term Care8▲ 40×2 topics
  11. Stress8▲ 8.2×7 topics
  12. Human Rights7▲ 2.9×22 topics
  13. Community Empowerment7▲ 3.8×9 topics
  14. Indonesia6▲ 5.3×4 topics
  15. Food Security6▲ 4.4×13 topics
  16. Economic Impact6▲ 4.1×5 topics
  17. Rural Development6▲ 6.8×6 topics
  18. Health Education6▲ 5.0×7 topics
  19. Elderly5▲ 8.5×4 topics
  20. Trauma5▲ 10×5 topics
  21. Elderly Care5▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Self-Efficacy5▲ 7.4×6 topics
  23. Child Development5▲ 4.6×5 topics
  24. Child Welfare5▲ 52×3 topics
  25. Coping Strategies5▲ 7.4×6 topics
  26. Health Disparities5▲ 7.0×6 topics
  27. Psychological Impact5▲ 5.7×8 topics
  28. Social Isolation4▲ 8.2×3 topics
  29. Psychological Distress4▲ 6.5×5 topics
  30. Family Support4▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Gender Inequality4▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Grandparenting4▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Intergenerational Relations4▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Nursing4▲ 8.6×5 topics
  35. Evidence-Based Practice4▲ 12×6 topics
  36. Intervention4▲ 38×3 topics
  37. COVID-19 Impact4▲ 9.0×2 topics
  38. Integration4▲ 9.8×2 topics
  39. Nursing Home4▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Quality of Care4▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Social Welfare Department publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, COVID-19 Prevention and Impact and Health and Well-being Studies.

Intergenerational Family…4Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 4 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…4Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 Prevention and Impact: 3 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 3 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 3 fractional worksSMEs Development and Digital Marketing: 2 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…2Migration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsClinical PsychologySafety Research3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Prevention and Impact Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 3 works
  6. 6 SMEs Development and Digital Marketing Demography 2 works
  7. 7 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 2 works
  8. 8 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Social Welfare Department's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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