Question 1

Which countries lead Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, China and Indonesia publish the most (2.4k and 1.4k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Bucharest University of Economic Studies publishes the most Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting research, followed by Nigerian Defence Academy and Xi'an Jiaotong University.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting include Christian M. Ringle, Michael C. Jensen and David F. Larcker.

Question 4

Where is Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Jakarta (Indonesia), Shanghai (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kaduna and Lüneburg.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, University of Salento, Capital University of Economics and Business and Jiangsu University score highest, combining citation 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 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 69% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting is "Managing Legitimacy: Strategic and Institutional Approaches" (Mark C. Suchman, 1995), with 12,673 citations. Next come "Toward a Theory of Stakeholder Identification and Salience: Defining the Principle of who and What Really Counts" (9,522) and "Corporate Social and Financial Performance: A Meta-Analysis" (7,659).