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 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Book Review: Working with conflict in social work practice by Brian Littlechild, Karen Mills and Rose Parkes	24
Book Review: Fostering for adoption: Our story and stories of others by Alice Hill	22
The moral behaviour of single young women immigrants to Mandatory Palestine: Between nationalism, gender, and professionalism in social work	21
Exploring issues related to disappearing rural areas in the UAE: In search of the critical role of social workers	16
Reconceptualizing protective factors in response to risk with vulnerable children	14
Book Review: Participatory Artificial Intelligence in Public Social Services: From Bias to Fairness in Assessing Beneficiaries by Petra Ahrweiler AhrweilerPetra (Ed.), P	14
A qualitative interpretive meta-synthesis of social workers’ experience in end-of-life care	12
The attitudes of Vietnamese social work practitioners toward sexual minorities	11
Interaction and collaboration in rural social work: A professional perspective based on social network analysis	11
Book Review: Noise: A flaw in human judgement by Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony and Cass R Sunstein	10
Book Review: An A-Z of social work skills by Michaela Rogers and Dan Allen	10
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	9
New understandings in childhood research and their implications for child and family services	9
Social work in Israel with children and mothers who returned from Hamas captivity	9
The Lived Experiences and Perspectives of Families Receiving Integrated Social Care: A CAIMeR-Informed Inquiry	8
Interrogating settler social work with indigenous persons in Canada	8
Book Review: Coercive control in children’s and mothers’ lives by E. Katz	8
Beyond medicalized approaches to violence and trauma: Empowering social work practice	8
Book Review: Indian Social work by Bishnu Mohan Dash, Mithilesh Kumar, D.P. Singh and Siddheshwar Shukla	8
Architectures of knowledge: Grounding social work theory within philosophy of science	8
Securing citizens’ social rights under neoliberal welfare governance: the case of Israeli social services	7
Looking into backstage discussions in social work: A qualitative synthesis of recent empirical findings	7
Book Review: Mental health in later life: Taking a life course approach by Alisoun Milne	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

From behaviour-based to ecological: Multi-agency partnership responses to extra-familial harm	7
Book Review: Ethics and risk management in online and distance social work by Frederic Reamer	7
Book Review: The uses and abuse of humour in social work by Stephen Jordan	6
Book Review: Safeguarding across the lifespan by June Keeling and David Goosey	6
Living in a segregated community? Interaction between families and service organizations supporting people with intellectual disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic	6
Navigating the “crossroads”: Critical realism as the middle path in critical social work research	6
Empowering the marginalised: Exploring the potential of Theatre of the Oppressed as an intervention for youth offenders in social work practice	5
Book Review: Working with families by Patricia Spindel	5
Working conditions and well-being in UK social care and social work during COVID-19	5
The (self)worth of money: Conflicting logics between young adults with mild intellectual disabilities and their social workers	5
Impact of COVID-19 on social work field education: Perspectives of Canadian social work students	5
Book Review: Black men and racial trauma: impact, disparities, and interventions by Yamonte Cooper CooperYamonte, Black men and racial trauma: impact, disparities, and i	5
Social work scope of practice with Parkinson's disease: A qualitative study	5
What are they saying? Approaches for social workers to address anxiety and self-esteem among female Mexican American adolescents	5
Retention in statutory social work from fast-track child and family programs	5
Social workers in schools: A feasibility study of three local authorities	5
Foster care breakdown in adolescence: A retrospective view of young individuals on their experiences	4
Experiences of social workers who witness mistreatment as captured in drawing and narrative	4
Ethical and legal dilemmas experienced by Israeli social workers during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Critical social work in public social services: Poverty-aware organizational practices	4
Book Review: Utopian thinking and social work by Chris Horsell HorsellChris, Utopian thinking and social work. New York, AS: Routledge, 2025, 165 pp., £116.00 (hardback)	4
Book Review: Social Work: Past, Present and Future by Terry Bamford and Keith Bilton	4
Book Review: The dynamics of the social worker–client relationship by Joseph Walsh	4
Outreach to farmworkers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Public perception of social workers as a source for providing help during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
Social workers and generative practices for the inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities	4
Sexuality and Intimacy Among Young Adults With Intellectual Disabilities in Sweden: Support Networks	4
Facilitating well-being with female social workers in northern Canada: A participatory narrative inquiry	4
Social workers’ experiences of working with older adults affected by abuse and violence: A scoping review of the literature	3
Social work practice in complex emergencies: A study of Northwest Syria	3
Book Review: Rethinking social work practice with multicultural communities by Yolanda Padilla, Ruth McRoy and Rocio Calvo (eds)	3
Book Review: No more police: a case for abolition by M. Kaba and A. Richie	3
Minoritized Arab social workers’ attitudes and strategies concerning welfare services for Palestinians working with Israeli security services	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 Morgan with Mark Harvey and Ian Burgess	3
Skills to enhance the efficacy of anti-racist supervision	3
An observation checklist for use by residential social workers in juvenile justice institutions	3
Welcoming atmospheres and interdictory spaces: The loud and silent politics of social work architecture	3
Book Review: Decision making in child and family social work. Perspectives on children’s participation by Clive Diaz	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
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 uncertain times. New Yo	3
Book Review: Social work and the COVID-19 pandemic: International insights by M. Lavalette, V. Ioakimidis and I. Ferguson	3
Book Review: Social work in child care by Elisabeth Pugh	3
Digitalization, stress, and social worker–client relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic	3
Early work experiences, social inclusion and transition to adulthood: The voice of care-experienced young adults	2
Book Review: The medicalisation of everyday life: A critical perspective by Barbara Fawcett, Zita Weber, and Helen Bannister	2
A Review of participant, agency, and community outcomes of non-familial intergenerational programs	2
Meeting the nutrition and physical activity needs of young people in residential out-of-home care	2
Book Review: Families affected by addiction: A handbook by Gallus Bischof, Richard Velleman, Jim Orford, Abhijit Nadkarni and Marcela Tiburcio BischofGallusVellemanRicha	2
Book Review: The end of social work: A defense of the social worker in times of transformatin by Steve Burghardt	2

The family as a source of social support for older adults: Implications for gerontological social work	2
Understanding youth circumstances in workforce development programs: Opportunities for social work	2
Family support workforce skills: A conceptualization through a Delphi study	2
Social service providers under COVID-19 duress: adaptation, burnout, and resilience	2
Vulnerability among older people ageing with deafblindness	2
Support Resources in the Lives of Parents of Children with Duchenne–Becker Muscular Dystrophy: An Ecological Approach Perspective	2
U.S. social work students’ attitudes on social media as treatment modality: A prepandemic national survey	2
Book Review: Education and equity in times of crisis: Learning, engagement and support by Emily S. Rudling, Sherridan Emery, Becky Shelley, Kitty te Riele, Jessica Woodroffe, Natalie Brown	2
Feminist community social work during COVID-19	2
A systematic review of Spanish academic production in the field of social work	2
Integrating an innovative social work practice into a pediatric dental residency program	2
Book Review: Safeguarding adults together under the Care Act 2014. A multi-agency practice guide by Barbara Starns	2
In search of a distinct identity for rural social work: A review of empirical literature	2
Brief review of the 2022 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act: Gaps and way forward	2
The reality of transitioning from orphanages to family homes: Life in extended families in Zimbabwe	2
Evaluating the Impact of Gender-Sensitive Group Supervision: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Social Workers	2