Question 1

Which countries lead General Decision Sciences research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, the United States, Germany and the United Kingdom rank highest in General Decision Sciences. By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.3k and 422 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead General Decision Sciences research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most General Decision Sciences research, followed by Max Planck Society and University of Chicago.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in General Decision Sciences?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in General Decision Sciences, George F. Loewenstein, Amos Tversky and Daniel J. Kahneman have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is General Decision Sciences research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of General Decision Sciences research in 2022-now are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), New York (United States) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in California, Rotterdam and Princeton.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study General Decision Sciences?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Stanford University, New York University and Princeton University score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is General Decision Sciences research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2015.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in General Decision Sciences?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in General Decision Sciences is "Prospect theory: An analysis of decision under risk" (Daniel J. Kahneman, Amos Tversky, 1988), with 32,957 citations. Next come "Judgment under Uncertainty: Heuristics and Biases" (28,737) and "The Framing of Decisions and the Psychology of Choice" (17,591).