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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
A Time for Transformation	79
Fostering Community-Engaged Research on Criminal Legal Innovations with Logic Models	26
Women and Incarceration: Introducing a Gendered Lens into Smart Decarceration	22
NASW’s Response to Journal Commentary on Anti-Semitism in Social Work	21
Suicide Risk among University Students in Spain: Implications for Social Work	20
Experiences with Medicaid Renewal and Reauthorization Policies in the Context of Child Health and Vaccine Coverage	17
Coping and Resilience: PTSD Screening and Brief Intervention for Underrepresented Students at a Public University	16
Native American Cosmological Ideas: Dimensions of Depth in Social Work	16
Social Workers as Information Navigators: Insights into the Use of the Web for Serving Clients	15
Outcomes of Aggression and Victimization in Social Welfare Services	15
Ballot Earth: Democracy, Climate Change, and Our Collective Future	14
Supervision and Training Issues in the Practice of Addictions Treatment: Factors That Impact Workforce Retention	13
An Antioppressive Approach to Suicide Prevention: Uncharted Territories in Life Promotion Work	13
Creating Conditions for Professional Development through a Trauma-Informed and Restorative Practice	11
COVID-19 and First Responder Social Workers: An Unexpected Mental Health Storm	11
Social Work in the Postpandemic World: Reflections from India	10
Needs of Children and Families during Spring 2020 COVID-19 School Closures: Findings from a National Survey	9
Current State and Future Directions in School Social Work Supervision	9
Implementation Challenges of T Visa Eligibility for Human Trafficking Survivors: A Role for Social Work	8
Social Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurship, and Social Value Creation: Relevance for Contemporary Social Work Practice. Monica Nandan, Tricia B. Bent-Goodley, & Gokul Mandayam (Editors)	8
In the Meantime: RE/UN/DIScover Heuristic for Small-Scale Antioppressive Action within Systems and Organizations	8
Breaking Isolation: Social Work in Solidarity with Migrant Workers through and beyond COVID-19	7
Shaping the Future of Social Work Practice in Healthcare: Addressing COVID-19 Needs through Integrated Primary Care	7
Domestication of Information and Communication Technologies into Family Systems: A Conceptual Framework Evaluating Family Health	7
The End of the World as We Know It? ChatGPT and Social Work	7

A Response to “The Danger of Ideology”	7
A Case for Social Workers as Investigators in Public Defender Offices	6
Transforming Lives of Former Foster Youths: A Campus-Based Support Program Grounded in Social Work Values	6
Beyond Ramps, Curb Cuts, and Captions: A Call for Disability Justice in Social Work	6
Multicultural Perspectives on Race, Ethnicity, and Identity. Elizabeth Pathy Salett and Diane R. Koslow, Editors	6
Introducing Trauma Trigger Fatigue as an Underlying Factor of Social Work Burnout	6
Factors Associated with Israeli Social Workers’ Intention to Stay in the Profession	6
Moral Disengagement in Social Work	6
Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children: Indicators and Recommended Inquiries and Responses for Social Workers	6
(De)criminalization of Survivors of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking: A Social Work Call to Action	5
Mental Health Literacy in Sport: The Role of the Social Work Profession	5
When Pandemic Interferes with Work: Psychological Capital and Mental Health of Social Workers during COVID-19	5
Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement for Addiction, Stress, and Pain. Eric L. Garland	5
Social Protections and Climate Migration: Service Navigation among Puerto Ricans Displaced by Hurricane Maria	5
Social Workers Should Stand against Physical Punishment of Children	5
The Responsibility of Self-Care in Social Work	4
A U.S. Truth and Reconciliation Commission: Social Work’s Role in Racial Healing	4
Misophonia: A Review of the Literature and Its Implications for the Social Work Profession	4
Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change and Grow (4th edition). William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick	4
Countering Burnout Associated with Teleworking in This Postpandemic Era	4
International Social Work of All People in the Whole World: A New Construction. Akimoto Itsuki	4
The Transition to Siblinghood: An Understudied Yet Influential Process Pertinent to Social Work Research	4
The Paradoxical Truths of Social Work Practice and Perspectives	4
Multiracial Cultural Attunement. Kelly Faye Jackson and Gina Miranda Samuels	4
Racial Injustice in Schools: Underscoring Social Work’s Obligation to Promote Antiracist Practice	4
Helping People with Disabilities in the Workplace: Mezzo-Level Interventions Targeting Corporate Culture	4
How the COVID-19 Pandemic Can and Must Expand Social Worker e-Interventions for Mental Health, Family Wellness, and Beyond	4
What We Lose When We “Don’t Say Gay”: Generational Shifts in Sexual Identity and Gender	3
COVID-19: Do Hispanic Lives Matter?	3
A Liminal Moment in Social Work	3
Self-Differentiation, Psychological Flexibility, and Difficulties in Practice in Social Workers and Social Work Students	3
Reimagining Suicide Prevention as a Social Justice Issue: Getting Back to Social Work’s Roots	3
“The Yo-Yo Effect”: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Social Workers’ Experiences with Job Flexibility during the Pandemic	3
The Social Construction of Cannabis in Social Work	2
Reenvisioning Therapy with Women of Color: A Black Feminist Healing Perspective. Lani V. Jones	2
Toolbox Recommendations for Social Workers to Promote Successful Social Entrepreneurship	2
Social Work	2
Shaping a Science of Social Work: Professional Knowledge and Identity. Edited by John S. Brekke and Jeane W. Anastas	2
Who Is Helping Us? Exploring the Transition to Parenthood in Infant–Family Professionals during the COVID-19 Era	2
Advancing Psychodynamic-Based Clinical Social Work Practice to Address Structural Trauma: Integrating Neuroscience and Attachment Theory	2
Professional and Personal Attitudes toward Discussing Sexuality and Degree of Religiosity among Social Workers	2
Social Workers’ Experiences of Support in the Workplace during the COVID-19 Pandemic	2
The Parent Effect. How Parenting Style Affects Adolescent Behavior and Personality Development. Joanne E. Carlson	2
Preventing Firearm Injuries and Deaths among Clients: An Action Plan Model for Social Workers	2
Authentic Behavior and Job Satisfaction among Child Welfare Caseworkers	2
Advancing Sex-Positive Social Work Research and Practice	2
Incongruence in Perceptions of Pain: Associations with Mental Health in Couples Living with Fibromyalgia	2
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome in Rural Appalachia	2
Trauma-Informed Cultural Humility Mental Health Practice: Centering History among African American Women	2
The Impact of Psychological Capital on Well-Being of Social Workers: A Mixed-Methods Investigation	1

Ethical Challenges in Social Work Licensing Examinations: A Call for Integrity and Strategies for Success	1
Sexual Grooming: Integrating Research, Practice, Prevention, and Policy. Georgia M. Winters and Elizabeth L. Jeglic	1
Diagnosing and Treating Dissociative Identity Disorder: A Guide for Social Workers and All Frontline Staff. Gregory L. Nooney	1
The Nature of Social Work: An Ecocentered Analysis of Key Social Work Statements	1
Social Workers’ Views of Ways to Engage Communities in Refugee Resettlement	1
Factors Associated with Chinese Migrant Children’s Social Engagement during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study in Guangzhou City, China	1
The Multilevel Factor Structure of Social Cohesion, Mutual Efficacy, and Informal Social Control: A Case for Practice-Informed Research	1
Autism and Independence: Assessments and Interventions to Prepare Teens for Adult Life. Daniel Marston	1
At the Forefront: Social Workers’ Role in Psilocybin Treatment for Depression and Substance Misuse	1
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Still Matters: A Social Work Perspective	1
Finding Joy in Social Work: Practical Strategies	1
Social Work Interstate Compact Legislation: Points for Analysis and Advocacy	1
Addressing Kinship Caregivers’ Ambivalence and Internalized Stigma to Improve Acceptance of Financial Assistance for Children in Foster Care	1
Social Work and Social Justice: A Conceptual Review	1
Disability Justice and the Americans with Disabilities Act: An Opportunity for Social Work	1
Transformational Leadership, Secondary Traumatic Stress, and Burnout of Child Welfare Workers: Multilevel Moderation Effects	1
Quiet Quitting: The Need to Reframe a Growing Occupational Health Issue	1
Voter Registration in the United States: A Call for Change	1
Anti-Asian Hatred and Japanese Parents’ Support of Their Children’s Acculturation to the United States	1
When Does Resilience Become Epistemic Injustice?	1
Forget the “Five Stages”: Ask the Five Questions of Grief	1
Critical Public Management Studies: A Research Agenda Proposition	1
Spirituality among People Who Are Transgender: A Nationally Representative Examination and Comparison with Members of the Public	1
Effects of Trauma and Postmigration Stress on Refugee Women’s Health: A Life Course Perspective	1
Brokering Resources during a Pandemic: Exploring How Organizations and Clinics Responded to the Needs of Immigrant Communities during COVID-19	1
LGBTQ+ Sociopolitical Engagement: Examining the Role of House Ball Community Involvement and LGBTQ+ Community Connection	1
Structural Racism, Managerialism, and the Future of the Human Services: Rewriting the Rules	1
Predicting Intimate Partner Violence Reassault and Homicide: A Practitioner’s Guide to Making Sense of Predictive Validity Statistics	1
A Lack of Workplace Resources for Social Workers in Schools	1
Exploring the Intention to Engage in Policy Practice: The Role of Values and Career Motivations	1
Biopsychosocial Predictors of Depression and Anxiety Symptoms among First-Generation Black African Immigrants	1
Burned Out, Engaged, Both, or Neither? Exploring Engagement and Burnout Profiles among Social Workers in Spain	1
Mutual Efficacy, Self-Efficacy, and Collective Efficacy Theory: An Examination of Empowerment and Activism	1
On the Frontlines: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Social Workers’ Well-Being	1
Emotionally Preparing Doctoral Students as They Enter Academia	1
Criminalization of Sex Workers Living with HIV	1
A Call to Action: How Social Work Programs Can Respond to Student Food Insecurity	1
Strengths of Latinas in Spain: A Challenge for a Resilient Social Work Practice	1
The Rise of Genetic Genealogy, and the Need for Social Work’s Voice	1
Anti-Asian Hate’s Impact on Asian American Social Workers: Implications for Professional Training and Education	1
The Relevance of Religion and Spirituality to Mental Health: A National Survey of Current Clients’ Views	1