OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Social Work is 2. 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
Book Review: Participatory Artificial Intelligence in Public Social Services: From Bias to Fairness in Assessing Beneficiaries by Petra Ahrweiler Ahrweil	35
Conceptualizing Sustainable Practice in Trauma-Related Work: Reflections From the Field	34
Social workers’ encounters with loneliness and social isolation	28
The Impact of Aggression on Acute Stress Responses, Skills Use, and Training Evaluation in Social Work: A Survey Study	27
The moral behaviour of single young women immigrants to Mandatory Palestine: Between nationalism, gender, and professionalism in social work	20
Interaction and collaboration in rural social work: A professional perspective based on social network analysis	19
Exploring issues related to disappearing rural areas in the UAE: In search of the critical role of social workers	18
Reconceptualizing protective factors in response to risk with vulnerable children	16
A qualitative interpretive meta-synthesis of social workers’ experience in end-of-life care	12
Book Review: An A-Z of social work skills by Michaela Rogers and Dan Allen	11
Book Review: Fostering for adoption: Our story and stories of others by Alice Hill	11
Minding the body: A critical appraisal of three phenomenological accounts of embodiment in social work literature	10
The Influence of Mongolian Social Workers’ Backgrounds on the Acceptance of Protective Factors for Young Children	10
The Lived Experiences and Perspectives of Families Receiving Integrated Social Care: A CAIMeR-Informed Inquiry	9
Architectures of knowledge: Grounding social work theory within philosophy of science	9
Social work in Israel with children and mothers who returned from Hamas captivity	9
Book Review: Noise: A flaw in human judgement by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony and Cass R Sunstein	9
Book Review: Mental health in later life: Taking a life course approach by Alisoun Milne	8
Beyond medicalized approaches to violence and trauma: Empowering social work practice	8
Book Review: Coercive control in children’s and mothers’ lives by E. Katz	8
Book Review: Ethics and risk management in online and distance social work by Frederic Reamer	8
Looking into backstage discussions in social work: A qualitative synthesis of recent empirical findings	8
Securing citizens’ social rights under neoliberal welfare governance: the case of Israeli social services	8
Navigating the “crossroads”: Critical realism as the middle path in critical social work research	7
The (self)worth of money: Conflicting logics between young adults with mild intellectual disabilities and their social workers	7

From behaviour-based to ecological: Multi-agency partnership responses to extra-familial harm	7
What are they saying? Approaches for social workers to address anxiety and self-esteem among female Mexican American adolescents	7
Impact of COVID-19 on social work field education: Perspectives of Canadian social work students	7
Living in a segregated community? Interaction between families and service organizations supporting people with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic	7
How might we improve the mental health and well-being of care-experienced children and young people? Review and map of intervention theories	7
Book Review: Black men and racial trauma: impact, disparities, and interventions by Yamonte Cooper CooperYamonte, Black men and racial trauma: impact, di	6
Social workers in schools: A feasibility study of three local authorities	6
Retention in statutory social work from fast-track child and family programs	6
Social work scope of practice with Parkinson's disease: A qualitative study	6
Empowering the marginalised: Exploring the potential of Theatre of the Oppressed as an intervention for youth offenders in social work practice	6
Working conditions and well-being in UK social care and social work during COVID-19	6
Critical social work in public social services: Poverty-aware organizational practices	5
Outreach to farmworkers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	5
Book Review: Utopian thinking and social work by Chris Horsell Chris Horsell, Utopian thinking and social work	5
Ethical and legal dilemmas experienced by Israeli social workers during the COVID-19 pandemic	5
Social workers and generative practices for the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities	5
Foster care breakdown in adolescence: A retrospective view of young individuals on their experiences	5
Experiences of social workers who witness mistreatment as captured in drawing and narrative	5
Sexuality and Intimacy Among Young Adults With Intellectual Disabilities in Sweden: Support Networks	5
Book Review: No more police: a case for abolition by M. Kaba and A. Richie	4
Book Review: Social work in child care by Elisabeth Pugh Elisabeth Pugh, Social work in child care . New Y	4
Welcoming atmospheres and interdictory spaces: The loud and silent politics of social work architecture	4
Book Review: Rethinking social work practice with multicultural communities by Yolanda Padilla, Ruth McRoy and Rocio Calvo (eds)	4
Job Satisfaction Among Social Educators in Spain	4
Facilitating well-being with female social workers in northern Canada: A participatory narrative inquiry	4
Book Review: 8 ways to hope: Charting a path through uncertain times by Miller, W. R. MillerW. R. (2024). 8 ways to hope: Charting a path through uncerta	4
Digitalization, stress, and social worker–client relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
An observation checklist for use by residential social workers in juvenile justice institutions	4
Buraalgamayi: Positioning Koori Approaches to Social Work	4
Social work practice in complex emergencies: A study of Northwest Syria	4
Book Review: The dynamics of the social worker–client relationship by Joseph Walsh	4
Minoritized Arab social workers’ attitudes and strategies concerning welfare services for Palestinians working with Israeli security services	4
In search of a distinct identity for rural social work: A review of empirical literature	3
Integrating an innovative social work practice into a pediatric dental residency program	3
Early work experiences, social inclusion and transition to adulthood: The voice of care-experienced young adults	3
Social service providers under COVID-19 duress: adaptation, burnout, and resilience	3
A systematic review of Spanish academic production in the field of social work	3
Why ‘Common-Sense’ is Complicated: Unearthing the Cultural Facilitators of Contextual Safeguarding Structures	3
Understanding youth circumstances in workforce development programs: Opportunities for social work	3
Social workers’ experiences of working with older adults affected by abuse and violence: A scoping review of the literature	3
Book Review: Too young to parent by Carey Patterson PattersonCarey, Too young to parent, Social Work Books, 2023, 130 pp., £5.99, ISBN: 1739280504	3
Book Review: Social work in health emergencies: Global perspectives by Patricia Fronek and Karen Smith Rotabi-Casares (Eds)	3
Vulnerability among older people ageing with deafblindness	3
Brief review of the 2022 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act: Gaps and way forward	3
Family support workforce skills: A conceptualization through a Delphi study	3
Book Review: Social work, cats and rocket science – stories of making a difference in social work with adults by Elaine James, Rob Mitchell and Hannah Mo	3
Skills to enhance the efficacy of anti-racist supervision	3
Meeting the nutrition and physical activity needs of young people in residential out-of-home care	3
The Untold Story of Black Social Reformers in Early Social Work History	2
Social Work Assistance and Stipends for Housing (SASH): A pilot feasibility study for homeless patients receiving methadone for opioid use disorder	2

When support seekers encounter unsettling responses: A dual-factor approach	2
Uncertainty and (Moral) Decision-Making of Czech Social Workers	2
Evaluating the Impact of Gender-Sensitive Group Supervision: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Social Workers	2
Book Review: The end of social work: A defense of the social worker in times of transformatin by Steve Burghardt	2
Social workers’ views on neglect of people with disabilities: From perspectives to practices	2
Book Review: My journey to becoming a Black male social worker: Challenges, reflections and lived experiences by Debonico Aleski, Brandy-Williams	2
Improving the Experience of Care Home Admission for Family Carers: The Value and Impact of Care-Embedded Social Work	2
Book Review: Disability practice: Safeguarding quality service delivery by Christine Bigby and Alan Hough (eds.) BigbyChristine and HoughAlan (eds.), Dis	2
The family as a source of social support for older adults: Implications for gerontological social work	2
Support Resources in the Lives of Parents of Children with Duchenne–Becker Muscular Dystrophy: An Ecological Approach Perspective	2
Book Review: Education and equity in times of crisis: Learning, engagement and support by Emily S. Rudling, Sherridan Emery, Becky Shelley, Kitty te Riel	2
Feminist community social work during COVID-19	2
Social Workers’ Concerns About Artificial Intelligence: The Mediating Role of Ethics and Innovation	2
Book Review: Asian social work by Ian Shaw and Rosaleen Ow (Eds.)	2
U.S. social work students’ attitudes on social media as treatment modality: A prepandemic national survey	2
Book Review: Families affected by addiction: A handbook by Gallus Bischof, Richard Velleman, Jim Orford, Abhijit Nadkarni and Marcela Tiburcio BischofGal	2
The reality of transitioning from orphanages to family homes: Life in extended families in Zimbabwe	2
Media Review Earth Mama , Directed by Savannah Leaf, 101 min, 2023; Produced by Cody Ryder, Shirley O’Connor, Medb Riordan, Sam Bisbee, and Savannah Leaf	2
Early Police Social Workers and Implications for Today	2
Realizing Rights in the Shadow of the Welfare State: An Urban Ethnography of Outreach Social Work with Precaritized Migrants Experiencing Homelessness	2
Feminization and burnout among female social workers	2
Impact of COVID-19 on home care provision: A qualitative study	2
Social workers’ support of the status quo: Results from a national survey	2