Question 1

Which countries lead Safety Research research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, the United States, the United Kingdom and China rank highest in Safety Research. By volume, the United States and China publish the most (17k and 4.4k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Safety Research research?

Accepted Answer

University of Oxford (United Kingdom) ranks first in Safety Research on research quality in 2022-now, followed by Stanford University and Harvard University.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Safety Research?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Safety Research, Luciano Floridi, Charles H. Zeanah and Jacquelynne S. Eccles have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Safety Research research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Safety Research research in 2022-now are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), New York (United States) and Washington D.C. (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Issy-les-Moulineaux.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Safety Research?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, University of Oxford, Harvard University and Stanford 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 Safety Research research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Disability Rights and Representation and Social impacts of COVID-19.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Safety Research?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Safety Research is "The theory of planned behavior" (Icek Ajzen, 1991), with 87,913 citations. Next come "The "What" and "Why" of Goal Pursuits: Human Needs and the Self-Determination of Behavior" (33,752) and "Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivations: Classic Definitions and New Directions" (18,640).