Cultural Differences and Values
Cultural Differences and Values is a research topic within Social Psychology. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1950. 36.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers encompasses a wide range of research on cultural psychology, values, and cross-cultural variability. It explores topics such as individualism-collectivism, social axioms, emotional experiences, neural substrates of culture, and the influence of globalization on psychological phenomena. The research delves into the complexities of cultural differences and their impact on various aspects of human behavior and cognition.
- Cultural Psychology
- Values
- Individualism-Collectivism
- Cross-Cultural Variability
- Social Axioms
- Cultural Differences
- Globalization
- Emotion
- Neural Substrates
- Self-Construal
- Research works
- 29k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 11k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 36.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +14% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Cultural Differences and Values research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.3k and 596 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.3k works
- 2 China 596 works
- 3 Germany 301 works
- 4 United Kingdom 290 works
- 5 Canada 175 works
- 6 Japan 154 works
- 7 Italy 148 works
- 8 Russia 137 works
- 9 India 133 works
- 10 Netherlands 121 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Cultural Differences and Values research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Sapienza University of Rome publishes the most Cultural Differences and Values research, followed by National Research University Higher School of Economics and University of Chicago.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Sapienza University of Rome Italy 35 works
- 2 National Research University Higher School of Economics Russia 29 works
- 3 University of Chicago United States 23 works
- 4 Beijing Normal University China 22 works
- 5 University of Toronto Canada 20 works
- 6 University of Oxford United Kingdom 18 works
- 7 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 18 works
- 8 Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel 17 works
- 9 Stanford University United States 17 works
- 10 New York University United States 17 works
Who are the leading researchers in Cultural Differences and Values?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Cultural Differences and Values include Richard M. Ryan, Herbert W. Marsh and Shalom H. Schwartz.
- 1 Richard M. Ryan 10k citations
- 2 Herbert W. Marsh 4.6k citations
- 3 Shalom H. Schwartz 4.5k citations
- 4 Robert J. Sternberg 4.4k citations
- 5 Richard E. Petty 4.2k citations
- 6 Shelley E. Taylor 3.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Cultural Differences and Values research done?
The largest centres of Cultural Differences and Values research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), London (United Kingdom) and Shanghai (China).
Where is the best place to study Cultural Differences and Values?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Amsterdam, National Research University Higher School of Economics and Hebrew University of Jerusalem 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 | University of Amsterdam Netherlands | 62.3 | 51.4% | 6.6× | 17 | +36.0% |
| 2 | National Research University Higher School of Economics Russia | 59.5 | 18.8% | 14.2× | 28 | +111.5% |
| 3 | Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israel | 59.2 | 40.4% | 8.9× | 17 | +16.3% |
| 4 | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Netherlands | 58.1 | 34.4% | 7.9× | 15 | +107.9% |
| 5 | University of Kent United Kingdom | 57.7 | 49.3% | 12.3× | 9 | -12.9% |
| 6 | New York University United States | 54.9 | 56.0% | 4.4× | 17 | +10.1% |
| 7 | University of Groningen Netherlands | 54.5 | 45.8% | 6.3× | 15 | -1.2% |
| 8 | University of Oslo Norway | 52.5 | 44.7% | 4.6× | 11 | +130.4% |
| 9 | Eötvös Loránd University Hungary | 52.4 | 30.2% | 7.6× | 10 | +270.3% |
| 10 | Tilburg University Netherlands | 51.9 | 36.8% | 14.4× | 12 | -41.5% |
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 Cultural Differences and Values research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Cultural Differences and Values.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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