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Deception detection and forensic psychology

Deception detection and forensic psychology is a research topic within Social Psychology. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 20.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the detection of deception in communication and interrogation, exploring various cues, cognitive processes, neural correlates, and psychophysiological measures associated with lying. It also delves into the dynamics of police interviews, the impact of confessions, and the role of nonverbal behavior in detecting deception.

  • Deception
  • Detection
  • Lying
  • Interrogation
  • Cognitive Processes
  • Neural Correlates
  • Psychophysiological Measures
  • Police Interviews
  • Confessions
  • Nonverbal Behavior
Research works
11k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
20.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+14%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Deception detection and forensic psychology research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (452 and 152 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 452 works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 152 works
  3. 3 China 109 works
  4. 4 Germany 97 works
  5. 5 Russia 89 works
  6. 6 Canada 80 works
  7. 7 India 78 works
  8. 8 Australia 73 works
  9. 9 Japan 62 works
  10. 10 Netherlands 57 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.

United States: 36.1%United Kingdom: 12.2%China: 8.7%Germany: 7.8%6 others listed: 35.2%36%largest
United States452 · 36.1%United Kingdom152 · 12.2%China109 · 8.7%Germany97 · 7.8%6 others listed440 · 35.2%

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Which institutions lead Deception detection and forensic psychology research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Portsmouth publishes the most Deception detection and forensic psychology research, followed by Maastricht University and Erasmus University Rotterdam.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of PortsmouthUnited Kingdom 14 works
  2. 2 Maastricht UniversityNetherlands 12 works
  3. 3 Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands 11 works
  4. 4 Florida International UniversityUnited States 8 works
  5. 5 Arizona State UniversityUnited States 8 works
  6. 6 Deakin UniversityAustralia 7 works
  7. 7 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 7 works
  8. 8 Iowa State UniversityUnited States 7 works
  9. 9 University of AmsterdamNetherlands 7 works
  10. 10 China People's Public Security UniversityChina 7 works

Who are the leading researchers in Deception detection and forensic psychology?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Deception detection and forensic psychology include Robert Rosenthal.

  1. 1 Robert Rosenthal United States 3.8k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Deception detection and forensic psychology research done?

The largest centres of Deception detection and forensic psychology research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China) and New York (United States).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Moscow Russia 37 works
  2. 2 London United Kingdom 33 works
  3. 3 Beijing China 31 works
  4. 4 New York United States 28 works
  5. 5 Tokyo Japan 25 works
  6. 6 Sydney Australia 14 works
  7. 7 Portsmouth United Kingdom 14 works
  8. 8 Montreal Canada 13 works
  9. 9 Maastricht Netherlands 12 works
  10. 10 Warsaw Poland 11 works
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Where is the best place to study Deception detection and forensic psychology?

Among universities, judged by research, Maastricht University, University of Portsmouth and Florida International 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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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Maastricht UniversityNetherlands 60.713.4%20.0×12 +66.4%
2 University of PortsmouthUnited Kingdom 50.511.3%50.2×14 +30.0%
3 Florida International UniversityUnited States 30.716.6%15.7×8 -25.3%
4 Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands 16.95.2%21.4×11 -29.6%

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 Deception detection and forensic psychology research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Deception detection and forensic psychology.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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