| 2011 | Hart Vivien, Plath Deborah Anne, ''Egg donor wanted': Social work with women looking for an egg donor', Australian Social Work, 64 515-525 (2011) [C1] | |
| 2010 | Plath Deborah Anne, Gibbons Jill Lorraine, 'Discoveries on a data-mining expedition: Single session social work in hospitals', Social Work in Health Care, 49 703-717 (2010) [C1] |  |
| 2009 | Gibbons Jill Lorraine, Plath Deborah Anne, 'Single contacts with hospital social workers: The clients' experiences', Social Work in Health Care, 48 721-735 (2009) [C1] Journal is ranked A. |  |
| 2009 | Plath Deborah Anne, 'International policy perspectives on independence in old age', Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 21 209-223 (2009) [C1] |  |
| 2008 | Plath Deborah Anne, 'Independence in old age: The route to social exclusion?', British Journal of Social Work, 38 1353-1369 (2008) [C1] A* ranked journal. Sole author. |  |
| 2006 | Plath Deborah Anne, 'Evidence-Based Practice: Current Issues and Future Directions', Australian Social Work, 59 56-72 (2006) [C1] |  |
| 2005 | Gibbons Jill Lorraine, Plath Deborah Anne, ''Everybody Puts a Lot into It!' Single Session Contacts in Hospital Social Work', Social Work in Health Care, 42 17-34 (2005) [C1] Journal is ranked A. |  |
| 2003 | Plath Deborah Anne, 'An experience based model for practice learning: International perspective from Australia', Journal of Practice Teaching in Health & Social Work, 5 23-38 (2003) [C1] |  |
| 2002 | Plath Deborah Anne, 'Independence in old age: Shifting meanings in Australian social policy', Just Policy, 26 40-47 (2002) [C1] |  |
| 1999 | Plath Deborah Anne, English B A, Connors L, Beveridge Alexander Robert, 'Evaluating the outcomes of intensive critical thinking instruction for social work students', Social Work Education, 18 207 - 217 (1999) [C1] | |
| 1994 | PLATH D, 'Fostering Creativity Through Social Work Education (1994) [C1] | |