Question 1

Which countries lead Social Issues and Policies research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, the United Kingdom and Australia publish the most (110 and 64 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Social Issues and Policies research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, University of Canberra publishes the most Social Issues and Policies research, followed by The University of Melbourne and University of Oxford.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Social Issues and Policies?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Social Issues and Policies include George Davey Smith, Martin McKee and Michael Gideon Marmot.

Question 4

Where is Social Issues and Policies research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Social Issues and Policies research in 2022-now are London (United Kingdom), Melbourne (Australia), Canberra (Australia) and Sydney (Australia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in London.

Question 5

Is Social Issues and Policies research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2012.

Question 6

What are the most cited papers in Social Issues and Policies?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Social Issues and Policies is "Critical appraisal skills programme" (Jatinder Singh, 2013), with 2,626 citations. Next come "The precariat: the new dangerous class" (1,824) and "Social sustainability: a catchword between political pragmatism and social theory" (953).