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Decision Research

In research, Decision Research stands highest in Social Sciences (#273 of 16,945 worldwide), Decision Sciences (#32 of 1,641 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#632 of 4,340 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,800
of 28,054 · #2,555 all time
Rank in United States
#2,076
of 4,192
Research works
731
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
83k
114.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Decision Research known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #273 of 16,945 48.8%459
Decision SciencesField #32 of 1,641 41.9%121
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #632 of 4,340 69.3%127
Social SciencesField #2,200 of 10,206 61.4%173
Physical SciencesDomain #13,516 of 21,541 27.2%166

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Decision Research sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.10× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 1.71× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.50× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 8.32× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.63× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.84× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Decision Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Slovic, Sarah Lichtenstein and Robin Gregory lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Decision Research.

  1. 1 Paul Slovic United States · #421 worldwide 3.5k citations · 119 works
  2. 2 Sarah Lichtenstein United States · #54,471 worldwide 1.5k citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Robin Gregory United States · #67,790 worldwide 379 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Donald G. MacGregor United States · #156,195 worldwide 263 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Branden B. Johnson United States · #263,133 worldwide 119 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Pierre-Henri Wuillemin United States · #1,164,619 worldwide 42 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Olivier Spanjaard United States · #1,338,237 worldwide 34 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Decision Research

Which keywords describe research at Decision Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Emotion, Risk Perception, Trust, Decision Making, Communication, Nuclear Power, Food Safety and Precautionary Principle.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Emotion7▲ 42×4 topics
  2. Risk Perception6▲ 29×5 topics
  3. Trust6▲ 26×6 topics
  4. Social Media5▲ 4.3×12 topics
  5. Public Health4▲ 3.9×8 topics
  6. Communication4▲ 16×2 topics
  7. Decision Making4▲ 17×4 topics
  8. Nuclear Power4▲ 213×2 topics
  9. Food Safety4▲ 17×1 topic
  10. Precautionary Principle4▲ 413×1 topic
  11. Big Data3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  12. Risk Aversion3▲ 235×1 topic
  13. Time Discounting3▲ 235×1 topic
  14. Environmental Attitudes3▲ 54×2 topics
  15. Neural Networks3▲ 2.8×9 topics
  16. Sustainability3▲ 1.68×15 topics
  17. Neuroscience3▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Ethics3▲ 7.8×2 topics
  19. Resilience3▲ 7.5×8 topics
  20. Disgust2▲ 113×1 topic
  21. Moral Judgment2▲ 113×1 topic
  22. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.4×10 topics
  23. Security2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  24. Self-Regulation2▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Meta-Analysis2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  26. Social Norms2▲ 29×2 topics
  27. Behavior Change Techniques2▲ 67×1 topic
  28. Theory of Planned Behaviour2▲ 67×1 topic
  29. Energy Conservation2▲ 50×1 topic
  30. Gender Differences2▲ 6.8×7 topics
  31. Polarization2▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Pro-environmental Behavior2▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Fake News2▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Misinformation2▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Cybersecurity2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  36. Fairness2▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Public Perception2▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Implicit Bias1▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Intergroup Contact1▲ 72×1 topic
  40. Social Identity1▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Decision Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Risk Perception and Management, Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics, Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment and Behavioral Health and Interventions.

Risk Perception and Management: 4 fractional worksDecision-Making and Behavioral Economics: 3 fractional worksPsychology of Moral and …2Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment: 2 fractional worksBehavioral Health and In…2Behavioral Health and Interventions: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 2 fractional worksSocial and Intergroup Ps…1Social and Intergroup Psychology: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Communication and Perception: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Environmental Valuation: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Decision SciencesCognitive NeuroscienceApplied Psychology3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Risk Perception and Management Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics General Decision Sciences 3 works
  3. 3 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  4. 4 Behavioral Health and Interventions Applied Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  6. 6 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Social and Intergroup Psychology Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Climate Change Communication and Perception Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Economic and Environmental Valuation Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available33.7%not open66.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.9%domestic only73.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Decision Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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