Citations of articles published by the most productive social work faculties in the 1990s

This article reports the results of an analysis of the citations of articles authored by leading social work faculties in the 1990s. Findings suggest that: (l)articles published during the decade by faculty at each of these schools have been cited regularly; however, (2) publications of some faculties have been cited Far more frequently than others; and (3) articles published in other than social work journals between 1990 and 1997 averaged almost three times the number of citations (M = 4.22) as articles published in social work's proprietary journals (M = 1.69). Moreover, three-fourths of all citations of articles attributed to the faculties of the four most productive social work faculties over the course of the decade were in non-social work journals. A specific agenda for future research targeted to understanding and explaining these trends is identified and recommended. (C) 2001 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.