Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change
Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change is a research topic within Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Science Explorer counts 1.6k research works in it since 1950. 13.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on Appreciative Inquiry as a method for organizational development, positive change, and transformation. It explores its application in various domains such as leadership, health care, education, and community engagement. The papers also discuss the use of Appreciative Inquiry as a tool for action research, social innovation, and evaluation.
- Appreciative Inquiry
- Organizational Development
- Positive Change
- Action Research
- Leadership
- Health Care
- Social Innovation
- Education
- Community Engagement
- Evaluation
- Research works
- 1.6k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 216 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -11% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change research?
By volume, Romania and the United States publish the most (98 and 42 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Romania 98 works
- 2 United States 42 works
- 3 Moldova 27 works
- 4 United Kingdom 17 works
- 5 Spain 13 works
- 6 Poland 12 works
- 7 Australia 11 works
- 8 Canada 10 works
- 9 South Africa 8 works
- 10 China 6 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Babeș-Bolyai University publishes the most Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change research, followed by University of Bucharest and Moldova State University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Babeș-Bolyai UniversityRomania 12 works
- 2 University of BucharestRomania 12 works
- 3 Moldova State UniversityMoldova 11 works
- 4 "Dunarea de Jos" University of GalatiRomania 10 works
- 5 Biblioteca Nacional de EspañaSpain 8 works
- 6 Ştefan cel Mare Police AcademyMoldova 6 works
- 7 Alexandru Ioan Cuza UniversityRomania 6 works
- 8 Lucian Blaga University of SibiuRomania 5 works
- 9 Romanian AcademyRomania 5 works
- 10 University of CraiovaRomania 4 works
Who are the leading researchers in Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change include Peter H. Rossi.
- 1 Peter H. Rossi United States 1.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change research done?
The largest centres of Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change research in 2022–2025 are Bucharest (Romania), Chisinau (Moldova), Cluj-Napoca (Romania) and Galati (Romania). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Chisinau and Bucharest.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Bucharest Romania 34 works
- 2 Chisinau Moldova 26 works
- 3 Cluj-Napoca Romania 17 works
- 4 Galati Romania 11 works
- 5 Madrid Spain 9 works
- 6 Iași Romania 7 works
- 7 London United Kingdom 6 works
- 8 Târgu Mureş Romania 5 works
- 9 Sibiu Romania 5 works
- 10 Craiova Romania 4 works
Where it is the local speciality
- ChisinauMD · 25.5 works223×
- BucharestRO · 33.9 works66×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Bucharest, "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati and Moldova State University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of BucharestRomania | 55.3 | 23.0% | 177.6× | 12 | -21.0% |
| 2 | "Dunarea de Jos" University of GalatiRomania | 27.5 | 0.0% | 240.8× | 10 | +77.8% |
| 3 | Moldova State UniversityMoldova | 24.4 | 0.0% | 465.6× | 11 | — |
| 4 | Babeș-Bolyai UniversityRomania | 24.3 | 0.0% | 145.2× | 12 | -30.8% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Appreciative Inquiry and Organizational Change.
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Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.