Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression is a research topic within Social Psychology. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1950. 30.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the various forms of bullying, including traditional and cyberbullying, their impact on psychological well-being, and the role of school climate and social skills training in addressing these issues. It delves into topics such as aggression, peer victimization, violent video games, and their effects on adolescent development and mental health.
- Bullying
- Cyberbullying
- Aggression
- Peer Victimization
- School Climate
- Violent Video Games
- Psychological Adjustment
- Adolescent Development
- Social Skills Training
- Mental Health
- Research works
- 23k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 30.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +38% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.1k and 609 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.1k works
- 2 China 609 works
- 3 Türkiye 442 works
- 4 Spain 250 works
- 5 India 216 works
- 6 Indonesia 205 works
- 7 United Kingdom 194 works
- 8 Brazil 153 works
- 9 Canada 136 works
- 10 Germany 134 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Beijing Normal University publishes the most Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression research, followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Mi̇lli̇ Eği̇ti̇m Bakanliği.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 37 works
- 2 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 30 works
- 3 Mi̇lli̇ Eği̇ti̇m BakanliğiTürkiye 21 works
- 4 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 18 works
- 5 Southwest UniversityChina 17 works
- 6 Linköping UniversitySweden 15 works
- 7 Arizona State UniversityUnited States 15 works
- 8 University of CórdobaSpain 14 works
- 9 University of FloridaUnited States 14 works
- 10 Zhejiang Normal UniversityChina 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression include Déborah Carvalho Malta, Mark D. Griffiths and Adrian Furnham.
- 1 Déborah Carvalho Malta Brazil 5.5k citations
- 2 Mark D. Griffiths United Kingdom 3.3k citations
- 3 Adrian Furnham United Kingdom 3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression research done?
The largest centres of Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Ankara (Türkiye), Istanbul (Türkiye) and London (United Kingdom).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression?
Among universities, judged by research, Linköping University, Beijing Normal University and University of Córdoba 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linköping UniversitySweden | 73.4 | 53.4% | 10.1× | 15 | +136.5% |
| 2 | Beijing Normal UniversityChina | 72.8 | 38.1% | 10.0× | 37 | +87.8% |
| 3 | University of CórdobaSpain | 65.8 | 29.3% | 20.2× | 14 | +239.6% |
| 4 | Zhejiang Normal UniversityChina | 57.4 | 44.5% | 8.9× | 14 | — |
| 5 | University of AlmeríaSpain | 56.1 | 25.2% | 11.7× | 9 | +343.6% |
| 6 | Southwest UniversityChina | 49.9 | 52.2% | 5.7× | 16 | -6.3% |
| 7 | Brock UniversityCanada | 49.7 | 23.0% | 16.5× | 10 | +71.3% |
| 8 | University of Castilla-La ManchaSpain | 49.2 | 36.8% | 6.6× | 8 | +175.2% |
| 9 | Universidad de ZaragozaSpain | 47.0 | 45.8% | 4.5× | 9 | +159.1% |
| 10 | Florida State UniversityUnited States | 46.5 | 35.3% | 7.5× | 12 | +27.6% |
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 Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 38% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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