International Social Work

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SCImago
Q1
Impact factor
1.2
SJR
0.833
CiteScore
4.7
Categories
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Social Work
Sociology and Political Science
Areas
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1959-2025
journal names
International Social Work
INT SOC WORK
Publications
3 991
Citations
20 799
h-index
51
Top-3 citing journals
International Social Work
International Social Work (2512 citations)
Social Work Education
Social Work Education (1084 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Swansea University
Swansea University (48 publications)
University of Hong Kong
University of Hong Kong (39 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (775 publications)
United Kingdom (428 publications)
China (261 publications)

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USA, 775, 19.42%
United Kingdom, 428, 10.72%
China, 261, 6.54%
Canada, 238, 5.96%
Australia, 207, 5.19%
Israel, 129, 3.23%
South Africa, 100, 2.51%
India, 78, 1.95%
New Zealand, 59, 1.48%
Spain, 51, 1.28%
Republic of Korea, 48, 1.2%
Italy, 47, 1.18%
Sweden, 42, 1.05%
Norway, 35, 0.88%
Germany, 31, 0.78%
Ireland, 30, 0.75%
Nigeria, 30, 0.75%
Singapore, 26, 0.65%
Chile, 26, 0.65%
Malaysia, 24, 0.6%
Turkey, 24, 0.6%
Finland, 24, 0.6%
Belgium, 19, 0.48%
Netherlands, 19, 0.48%
Philippines, 18, 0.45%
Switzerland, 17, 0.43%
Zimbabwe, 13, 0.33%
Ethiopia, 13, 0.33%
Bangladesh, 12, 0.3%
Russia, 11, 0.28%
France, 11, 0.28%
Botswana, 11, 0.28%
Zambia, 11, 0.28%
Jordan, 11, 0.28%
Uganda, 11, 0.28%
Portugal, 10, 0.25%
Brazil, 10, 0.25%
Iran, 10, 0.25%
Kenya, 10, 0.25%
Japan, 10, 0.25%
Greece, 9, 0.23%
Cyprus, 9, 0.23%
Thailand, 9, 0.23%
Croatia, 9, 0.23%
Austria, 8, 0.2%
Vietnam, 8, 0.2%
Pakistan, 8, 0.2%
Ukraine, 7, 0.18%
Estonia, 7, 0.18%
Ghana, 6, 0.15%
Kuwait, 6, 0.15%
Czech Republic, 6, 0.15%
Jamaica, 6, 0.15%
Hungary, 5, 0.13%
Indonesia, 5, 0.13%
Poland, 5, 0.13%
Romania, 5, 0.13%
Slovenia, 5, 0.13%
Albania, 4, 0.1%
Denmark, 4, 0.1%
Qatar, 4, 0.1%
Lesotho, 4, 0.1%
Mexico, 4, 0.1%
UAE, 4, 0.1%
Saudi Arabia, 4, 0.1%
Trinidad and Tobago, 4, 0.1%
Kazakhstan, 3, 0.08%
Georgia, 3, 0.08%
Egypt, 3, 0.08%
Lithuania, 3, 0.08%
Palestine, 3, 0.08%
Papua New Guinea, 3, 0.08%
Peru, 3, 0.08%
Sierra Leone, 3, 0.08%
Argentina, 2, 0.05%
Afghanistan, 2, 0.05%
Barbados, 2, 0.05%
Colombia, 2, 0.05%
Lebanon, 2, 0.05%
Luxembourg, 2, 0.05%
Mongolia, 2, 0.05%
Nepal, 2, 0.05%
Niger, 2, 0.05%
Nicaragua, 2, 0.05%
Tanzania, 2, 0.05%
Fiji, 2, 0.05%
Eswatini, 2, 0.05%
Belarus, 1, 0.03%
Bulgaria, 1, 0.03%
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1, 0.03%
Guyana, 1, 0.03%
Gambia, 1, 0.03%
Guatemala, 1, 0.03%
Dominican Republic, 1, 0.03%
Iceland, 1, 0.03%
Kyrgyzstan, 1, 0.03%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1, 0.03%
Costa Rica, 1, 0.03%
Malawi, 1, 0.03%
Malta, 1, 0.03%
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USA, 88, 15.94%
China, 68, 12.32%
Australia, 51, 9.24%
Canada, 43, 7.79%
United Kingdom, 34, 6.16%
Spain, 31, 5.62%
Israel, 20, 3.62%
South Africa, 16, 2.9%
Turkey, 15, 2.72%
Nigeria, 14, 2.54%
India, 13, 2.36%
Chile, 13, 2.36%
Sweden, 13, 2.36%
Germany, 12, 2.17%
New Zealand, 10, 1.81%
Norway, 10, 1.81%
Switzerland, 10, 1.81%
Republic of Korea, 9, 1.63%
Zimbabwe, 8, 1.45%
Singapore, 8, 1.45%
Finland, 7, 1.27%
Belgium, 6, 1.09%
Malaysia, 6, 1.09%
Uganda, 6, 1.09%
Philippines, 6, 1.09%
Italy, 5, 0.91%
Ukraine, 4, 0.72%
Botswana, 4, 0.72%
Vietnam, 4, 0.72%
Iran, 4, 0.72%
Cyprus, 4, 0.72%
Poland, 4, 0.72%
Czech Republic, 4, 0.72%
Portugal, 3, 0.54%
Ghana, 3, 0.54%
Indonesia, 3, 0.54%
Netherlands, 3, 0.54%
Romania, 3, 0.54%
Japan, 3, 0.54%
Estonia, 2, 0.36%
Greece, 2, 0.36%
Ireland, 2, 0.36%
Qatar, 2, 0.36%
Kuwait, 2, 0.36%
Mexico, 2, 0.36%
UAE, 2, 0.36%
Pakistan, 2, 0.36%
Slovenia, 2, 0.36%
Thailand, 2, 0.36%
Jamaica, 2, 0.36%
France, 1, 0.18%
Kazakhstan, 1, 0.18%
Albania, 1, 0.18%
Argentina, 1, 0.18%
Afghanistan, 1, 0.18%
Bangladesh, 1, 0.18%
Bulgaria, 1, 0.18%
Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1, 0.18%
Hungary, 1, 0.18%
Gambia, 1, 0.18%
Denmark, 1, 0.18%
Egypt, 1, 0.18%
Zambia, 1, 0.18%
Kenya, 1, 0.18%
Colombia, 1, 0.18%
Lesotho, 1, 0.18%
Lebanon, 1, 0.18%
Lithuania, 1, 0.18%
Luxembourg, 1, 0.18%
Malawi, 1, 0.18%
Malta, 1, 0.18%
Namibia, 1, 0.18%
Nepal, 1, 0.18%
Niger, 1, 0.18%
Nicaragua, 1, 0.18%
Saudi Arabia, 1, 0.18%
Eswatini, 1, 0.18%
Ethiopia, 1, 0.18%
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