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Abstract

Purpose:

We report impact data on faculty (N = 454) working in 30 of Canada’s accredited social work programs during 2016.

Method:

Using the Publish or Perish website, faculty member’s h and g indices, and their most frequently cited articles published in the last decade were analyzed both individually and by school.

Findings:

(a) computed h scores were R_a 0.8–11.9, M = 4.4 and g scores were R_a 1.3–21.3, M = 7.7; (b) the top-ranked citation impact for programs were the University of Toronto, Dalhousie University, and the University of British Columbia; (c) larger programs had significantly higher citation impact for both h and g scores than smaller programs; (d) 17 (27%) of these authors had 10-year citation counts ranging from 176 to 666; and (e) their topics related to children/youth/adolescents (35%) and health care (35%).

Discussion:

Based on our work in this area, we offer some constructive recommendations to Canadian social work programs and faculty.

Keywords

Canadian social work citation impact social work education

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Citation Impact Factors Among Faculty in Canadian Social Work Programs

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