Emotional Intelligence and Performance
Emotional Intelligence and Performance is a research topic within Social Psychology. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1950. 15.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the effects of emotional intelligence on performance, attitude, leadership, social interaction, health, and workplace outcomes. It covers topics such as trait emotional intelligence, meta-analysis of emotional intelligence research, stress, and the relationship between emotional intelligence and job performance. The papers also delve into the implications of emotional intelligence in various domains such as education, nursing, and leadership.
- Emotional Intelligence
- Leadership
- Performance
- Attitude
- Social Interaction
- Health
- Workplace
- Trait Emotional Intelligence
- Meta-Analysis
- Stress
- Research works
- 29k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +36% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Emotional Intelligence and Performance research?
By volume, India and the United States publish the most (930 and 806 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 India 930 works
- 2 United States 806 works
- 3 China 572 works
- 4 Pakistan 489 works
- 5 Indonesia 412 works
- 6 Türkiye 344 works
- 7 Malaysia 295 works
- 8 United Kingdom 214 works
- 9 Iran 208 works
- 10 Spain 198 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 Emotional Intelligence and Performance research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universiti Teknologi MARA publishes the most Emotional Intelligence and Performance research, followed by National University of Malaysia and Vellore Institute of Technology University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 42 works
- 2 National University of MalaysiaMalaysia 24 works
- 3 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 23 works
- 4 Tribhuvan UniversityNepal 22 works
- 5 University of EducationPakistan 21 works
- 6 University of the PunjabPakistan 21 works
- 7 Universiti Putra MalaysiaMalaysia 17 works
- 8 Islamia University of BahawalpurPakistan 16 works
- 9 Peking UniversityChina 16 works
- 10 Sultan Idris Education UniversityMalaysia 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Emotional Intelligence and Performance?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Emotional Intelligence and Performance include Arnold B. Bakker, Herbert W. Marsh and Robert J. Sternberg.
- 1 Arnold B. Bakker Netherlands 6k citations
- 2 Herbert W. Marsh Australia 4.6k citations
- 3 Robert J. Sternberg United States 4.4k citations
- 4 Howard Gardner United States 3.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Emotional Intelligence and Performance research done?
The largest centres of Emotional Intelligence and Performance research in 2022–2025 are Lahore (Pakistan), Beijing (China), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Islamabad (Pakistan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Quetta.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- QuettaPK · 20.8 works24×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Emotional Intelligence and Performance than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Emotional Intelligence and Performance?
Among universities, judged by research, University of the Punjab, Sultan Idris Education University and University of Sargodha 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 the PunjabPakistan | 58.1 | 7.7% | 9.7× | 21 | +526.8% |
| 2 | Sultan Idris Education UniversityMalaysia | 55.0 | 9.8% | 10.1× | 15 | +412.3% |
| 3 | University of SargodhaPakistan | 51.5 | 0.5% | 14.3× | 12 | +249.6% |
| 4 | University of Cape CoastGhana | 50.2 | 23.0% | 13.8× | 14 | — |
| 5 | University of EducationPakistan | 49.2 | 7.0% | 29.5× | 21 | +12.1% |
| 6 | Gomal UniversityPakistan | 49.2 | 3.6% | 29.9× | 10 | +358.1% |
| 7 | Universiti of Malaysia SabahMalaysia | 47.1 | 9.6% | 8.2× | 12 | +264.3% |
| 8 | University of JordanJordan | 46.1 | 4.2% | 7.4× | 14 | +247.0% |
| 9 | Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia | 45.3 | 6.7% | 7.4× | 42 | -17.4% |
| 10 | Northern University of MalaysiaMalaysia | 45.2 | 25.0% | 7.8× | 10 | +103.8% |
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 Emotional Intelligence and Performance research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Emotional Intelligence and Performance.
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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.