Social Problems

Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)

Abbrev: Soc. Probl.
ISSN 0037-7791EISSN 1533-8533
Database Coverage
  • Scopus
  • SSCI
  • Scilit
Journal Articles
All-time journal articles
6,589
2025 journal articles
80
Subject
  • Sociology
  • Law & Legal Studies
  • Political Science & International Relations
  • Human Geography
  • Psychiatry & Psychology

Publications Analysis

Publications in 2016-2026
Open Access Publications in 2016-2026
Top Subjects

Publications in 2016-2026.

SubjectPublications
Sociology
465
Political Science & International Relations
182
Law & Legal Studies
156
Psychiatry & Psychology
156
Human Geography
143
Education & Pedagogy
54
Anthropology
40
Economics
37
Communication Studies
34
Homelessness & Human Trafficking
32

Top Countries

Publications in 2016-2026.

CountryPublications
United States
556
Canada
44
Israel
9
Germany
7
Australia
5
Netherlands
5
China
4
Sweden
4
United Kingdom
4
Belgium
3

Citation analysis
Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.
Total Citations
332
Total Publications
136
Average Citations
2.44
Cited Publications
98
Cited Publications %
72.1%
Self Citations
18
Self Citations %
5.4%

Metrics
2025 Integrated Impact Indicators
I3
218
I3/N
1.95
h5_index
26
Monthly Citation Metric (MCM)
2.47

Monthly Citation Metric

Citations per year
All citations in 2016-2026

Citation Distribution
All citations to publications in 2023-2024.
Q1
2
Med
4
Q3
8
99%
34.3
Max
37

Citation Origins
Publications published in 2023-2024 and cited in 2025.
Citing Source Titles
Citing Publishers

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