OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Social Work is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Fostering Community-Engaged Research on Criminal Legal Innovations with Logic Models	137
NASW’s Response to Journal Commentary on Anti-Semitism in Social Work	30
Navigating Ethical Disparities between Evidence-Based Practice and Advocacy Regarding Pediatric Gender Dysphoria Treatment	28
Resilience over Adversity: Predictors of Secondary Traumatic Stress in Graduate Social Work Students	22
Suicide Risk among University Students in Spain: Implications for Social Work	20
An Antioppressive Approach to Suicide Prevention: Uncharted Territories in Life Promotion Work	15
Native American Cosmological Ideas: Dimensions of Depth in Social Work	15
Supervision and Training Issues in the Practice of Addictions Treatment: Factors That Impact Workforce Retention	14
Ballot Earth: Democracy, Climate Change, and Our Collective Future	14
Social Workers as Information Navigators: Insights into the Use of the Web for Serving Clients	13
Outcomes of Aggression and Victimization in Social Welfare Services	12
Current State and Future Directions in School Social Work Supervision	11
Coping and Resilience: PTSD Screening and Brief Intervention for Underrepresented Students at a Public University	11
Elder Abuse as a Social Welfare Issue	10
In the Meantime: RE/UN/DIScover Heuristic for Small-Scale Antioppressive Action within Systems and Organizations	8
Hidden Bias: Social Service Professionals’ Attitudes toward Physical Disability	8
Implementation Challenges of T Visa Eligibility for Human Trafficking Survivors: A Role for Social Work	8
Social Work in the Postpandemic World: Reflections from India	8
Domestication of Information and Communication Technologies into Family Systems: A Conceptual Framework Evaluating Family Health	7
A Response to “The Danger of Ideology”	7
Annotated Psychotherapy: A Session by Session Look at How a Therapist Thinks. Richard B. Makover	7
What Do Social Workers Do All Day? Real-Life Cases for Generalist Practice. Jacqueline Corcoran, Editor	7
Multicultural Perspectives on Race, Ethnicity, and Identity. Elizabeth Pathy Salett and Diane R. Koslow, Editors	6
Beyond Ramps, Curb Cuts, and Captions: A Call for Disability Justice in Social Work	6
The End of the World as We Know It? ChatGPT and Social Work	6

A Case for Social Workers as Investigators in Public Defender Offices	6
Navigating the Shift: Evaluation of Online Learning on MSW Students’ Professional Development in Postpandemic India	6
Moral Disengagement in Social Work	5
When Pandemic Interferes with Work: Psychological Capital and Mental Health of Social Workers during COVID-19	5
Factors Associated with Israeli Social Workers’ Intention to Stay in the Profession	5
Advancing Health Equity for Latinx Autistic Adults in the United States through an Intersectionality Lens	5
Social Protections and Climate Migration: Service Navigation among Puerto Ricans Displaced by Hurricane Maria	5
Psychosocial Theories of Human Behavior and Development: An Evolution of Big Ideas. Timothy Page	4
Introducing Trauma Trigger Fatigue as an Underlying Factor of Social Work Burnout	4
Association between Workplace Bullying and Social Workers’ Well-Being: Exploring the Mediating Role of Meaning at Work	4
Supporting Social Work Leaders: Supervision, Intersectionality, and Nonprofit Leadership	4
Social Workers Taking Action for Transgender Veterans	4
Countering Burnout Associated with Teleworking in This Postpandemic Era	3
Misophonia: A Review of the Literature and Its Implications for the Social Work Profession	3
Reimagining Suicide Prevention as a Social Justice Issue: Getting Back to Social Work’s Roots	3
Incorporating a Strengths-Based Approach to the Treatment of Fibromyalgia	3
Social Workers Should Stand against Physical Punishment of Children	3
International Social Work of All People in the Whole World: A New Construction. Akimoto Itsuki	3
Emotion as a Skill: A Practical Methodology for Coping with Emotional Risks in Social Work	3
A Liminal Moment in Social Work	3
Tracing Job Quality and Equity in the Social Work Profession	3
An Antiracist/Antioppressive Framework for Social Work Supervision: The SHARP Framework Applied to Reflective Supervision	3
The Role of Supervision in Enhancing Social Workers’ Professional Resilience	3
Bridging Research and Practice: Publishing Perspectives from NASW Press Editors and Authors	3
Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change and Grow (4th edition). William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick	3
The Paradoxical Truths of Social Work Practice and Perspectives	3
Advancing Psychodynamic-Based Clinical Social Work Practice to Address Structural Trauma: Integrating Neuroscience and Attachment Theory	2
The Moderating Role of Perceived Community Belonging in the Association between Food Insecurity and Health and Well-Being	2
Social Work in an Online World: A Guide to Digital Practice. Edited by David A. Wilkerson and Liam O’Sullivan	2
Incongruence in Perceptions of Pain: Associations with Mental Health in Couples Living with Fibromyalgia	2
Preventing Firearm Injuries and Deaths among Clients: An Action Plan Model for Social Workers	2
Trauma-Informed Cultural Humility Mental Health Practice: Centering History among African American Women	2
The Multilevel Factor Structure of Social Cohesion, Mutual Efficacy, and Informal Social Control: A Case for Practice-Informed Research	2
Social Work	2
Professional and Personal Attitudes toward Discussing Sexuality and Degree of Religiosity among Social Workers	2
Thriving in Healthcare: Boosting Health Perception, Resilience, and Professional Quality of Life in Medical Social Workers	2
“The Yo-Yo Effect”: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Social Workers’ Experiences with Job Flexibility during the Pandemic	2
Self-Differentiation, Psychological Flexibility, and Difficulties in Practice in Social Workers and Social Work Students	2
The Role of Professional Mission in Buffering Secondary Traumatization	2
The Social Construction of Cannabis in Social Work	2
Practical Considerations for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy among Social Workers	2
Authentic Behavior and Job Satisfaction among Child Welfare Caseworkers	2
Advancing Sex-Positive Social Work Research and Practice	2
Current Issues in Social Work Supervision	2
What We Lose When We “Don’t Say Gay”: Generational Shifts in Sexual Identity and Gender	2
Social Workers’ Experiences of Support in the Workplace during the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
Critical Public Management Studies: A Research Agenda Proposition	2
The Pressures of Neoliberal Managerialism: Challenges and Opportunities for Social Work Supervisors	2
Who Is Helping Us? Exploring the Transition to Parenthood in Infant–Family Professionals during the COVID-19 Era	2
Criminalization of Sex Workers Living with HIV	2

Diagnosing and Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Guide for Social Workers and All Frontline Staff. Gregory L. Nooney	1
On the Frontlines: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Workers’ Well-Being	1
Brokering Resources during a Pandemic: Exploring How Organizations and Clinics Responded to the Needs of Immigrant Communities during COVID-19	1
Predicting Intimate Partner Violence Reassault and Homicide: A Practitioner’s Guide to Making Sense of Predictive Validity Statistics	1
Preparing Social Work for Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy	1
Labor Trafficking of Immigrant Children: Gaps in the Social Work Literature	1
The Nature of Social Work: An Ecocentered Analysis of Key Social Work Statements	1
Mutual Efficacy, Self-Efficacy, and Collective Efficacy Theory: An Examination of Empowerment and Activism	1
Ethical Challenges in Social Work Licensing Examinations: A Call for Integrity and Strategies for Success	1
Community-Led Solutions Require More Macro Social Work: Reflections on Institutional Trends from the Special Commission	1
Spirituality among People Who Are Transgender: A Nationally Representative Examination and Comparison with Members of the Public	1
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Still Matters: A Social Work Perspective	1
Forget the “Five Stages”: Ask the Five Questions of Grief	1
Enhancing Implementation of a Multisystem Assisted Outpatient Treatment Program to Support Positive Mental Health Outcomes in High-Need Populations	1
Ecosocial Work: Environmental Practice and Advocacy. Rachel Forbes & Kelly Smith, Editors	1
Diversity and Its Discontents in Social Work	1
Sexual Grooming: Integrating Research, Practice, Prevention, and Policy. Georgia M. Winters and Elizabeth L. Jeglic	1
Quiet Quitting: The Need to Reframe a Growing Occupational Health Issue	1
Anti-Asian Hatred and Japanese Parents’ Support of Their Children’s Acculturation to the United States	1
Burned Out, Engaged, Both, or Neither? Exploring Engagement and Burnout Profiles among Social Workers in Spain	1
At the Forefront: Social Workers’ Role in Psilocybin Treatment for Depression and Substance Misuse	1
South Asians in the United States: A Guide for Social Workers and Other Helping Professionals. Shreya Bhandari, Editor	1
A Call to Action: How Social Work Programs Can Respond to Student Food Insecurity	1
Factors Associated with Chinese Migrant Children’s Social Engagement during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study in Guangzhou City, China	1
Emotionally Preparing Doctoral Students as They Enter Academia	1
Maternal Health and Child Welfare: A Long-Overdue Conversation	1
Promoting Prison Reform through Collaborative Research: A Case Study in Chile	1
A Lack of Workplace Resources for Social Workers in Schools	1
Disability Justice and the Americans with Disabilities Act: An Opportunity for Social Work	1
Social Work and Social Justice: A Conceptual Review	1
Effects of Trauma and Postmigration Stress on Refugee Women’s Health: A Life Course Perspective	1
Transformational Leadership, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Burnout of Child Welfare Workers: Multilevel Moderation Effects	1
A Human Rights-Based Approach to Justice in Social Work Practice . Shirley Gatenio Gabel	1
Voter Registration in the United States: A Call for Change	1
Social Workers’ Views of Ways to Engage Communities in Refugee Resettlement	1