Delphi Technique in Research
Delphi Technique in Research is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 23.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers revolves around the Delphi Method, a research technique used for consensus building and expert opinions. It focuses on topics such as developing core outcome sets, healthcare quality indicators, systematic reviews, nominal group technique, and methodological guidelines for conducting Delphi studies.
- Delphi Method
- Consensus Building
- Research Technique
- Core Outcome Sets
- Expert Opinions
- Healthcare Quality Indicators
- Systematic Review
- Nominal Group Technique
- Forecasting
- Methodological Guidelines
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +35% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Delphi Technique in Research research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1k and 651 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1k works
- 2 United Kingdom 651 works
- 3 China 428 works
- 4 Australia 280 works
- 5 Canada 249 works
- 6 Germany 224 works
- 7 Spain 184 works
- 8 Netherlands 168 works
- 9 Italy 153 works
- 10 Japan 138 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 Delphi Technique in Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University College London publishes the most Delphi Technique in Research research, followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of Oxford.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University College London United Kingdom 23 works
- 2 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 20 works
- 3 University of Oxford United Kingdom 19 works
- 4 Imperial College London United Kingdom 19 works
- 5 The University of Melbourne Australia 19 works
- 6 Monash University Australia 18 works
- 7 King's College London United Kingdom 17 works
- 8 The University of Sydney Australia 17 works
- 9 University of Toronto Canada 16 works
- 10 Johns Hopkins University United States 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in Delphi Technique in Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Delphi Technique in Research include David Moher, Elie A. Akl and Roger Chou.
- 1 David Moher 38k citations
- 2 Elie A. Akl 18k citations
- 3 Roger Chou 14k citations
- 4 Isabelle Boutron 14k citations
- 5 Tammy Hoffmann 13k citations
- 6 James Thomas 13k citations
- 7 Joanne E. McKenzie 13k citations
- 8 Evan Mayo‐Wilson 13k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Delphi Technique in Research research done?
The largest centres of Delphi Technique in Research research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Melbourne (Australia), Beijing (China) and Sydney (Australia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Liverpool and Groningen.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- LiverpoolGB · 24.9 works6.0×
- GroningenNL · 21.4 works5.5×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Delphi Technique in Research than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Delphi Technique in Research?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Liverpool, Monash University and The University of Melbourne 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 Liverpool United Kingdom | 72.3 | 38.9% | 5.5× | 14 | +146.9% |
| 2 | Monash University Australia | 61.4 | 29.5% | 4.3× | 18 | +115.9% |
| 3 | The University of Melbourne Australia | 58.5 | 33.2% | 3.9× | 19 | +43.9% |
| 4 | Queen's University Belfast United Kingdom | 56.6 | 24.2% | 6.5× | 10 | +184.0% |
| 5 | University College London United Kingdom | 55.8 | 25.7% | 3.4× | 23 | +52.4% |
| 6 | Imperial College London United Kingdom | 55.1 | 23.2% | 4.2× | 19 | +93.0% |
| 7 | King's College London United Kingdom | 51.2 | 20.6% | 4.5× | 17 | +127.6% |
| 8 | The University of Sydney Australia | 51.0 | 26.7% | 3.4× | 17 | +91.8% |
| 9 | University of Oxford United Kingdom | 50.4 | 23.5% | 3.0× | 19 | +90.2% |
| 10 | University of Nottingham United Kingdom | 46.3 | 25.8% | 4.0× | 10 | +136.6% |
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 Delphi Technique in Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 35% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Delphi Technique in Research.
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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.