Social Policy's ‘Greatest Hits’
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11197989 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Powell (0000-0002-9148-5087, Health Services Management Centre University of Birmingham Birmingham UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 52 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1126-1138 |
| Publication date | 2018-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Policy and Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-5596 • E-ISSN: 1467-9515 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/spol.12341 |
| OpenAlex | W2748306006 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 27 |
The ‘age of metrics’ or ‘the metric tide’ in the form of bibliometrics has largely by‐passed Social Policy. This study aims to broaden the focus from the most cited articles in Social Policy journals to discover the most cited works in Social Policy or ‘Social Policy's Greatest Hits’. It finds some 24 works with over 2000 Google Scholar citations, but only nine of these are by social policy writers. In terms of total citations, Gosta Esping‐Andersen's The Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism is the clear leader by a significant margin, with the most cited Social Policy (or Social Administration) writers being Peter Townsend, Richard Titmuss, Ruth Lister and Jane Lewis. In addition to total citations, it presents citations per year, and ‘Social Policy citations’ (i.e. the use made of the work within the discipline of Social Policy). This list is headed by Gosta Esping‐Andersen and Paul Pierson, with the leading social policy writer being Jane Lewis. This article presents a set of the ‘most plausible contenders’ for the works with greatest influence within Social Policy or ‘Social Policy's Greatest Hits’. It is concluded that, even with its flaws, bibliometrics is an important approach to exploring the vast field of Social Policy
Bibliometrics · Library science · Political science · Social policy · Social science · Sociology · Employment and Welfare Studies · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Law · Social Policy and Reform Studies
The Metric Tide
Politics against Markets
What do citation counts measure? A review of studies on citing behavior
Comparison of PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar
The other America
Social Foundations of Postindustrial Economies
Research on Social Work Practice
Analyzing the Scientific Evolution of Social Work Using Science Mapping
Three worlds of welfare capitalism or more? A state-of-the-art report
Citation Classics in Social Policy Journals
Commitment to Welfare
Influential Publications in Social Work Discourse
Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital
Area, Class and Health
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |