Facilities and Workplace Management
Facilities and Workplace Management is a research topic within Social Psychology. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 19.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of workspace environment, including open-plan offices, coworking spaces, and office design, on employee satisfaction, workplace productivity, and the role of facilities management. It delves into the psychological and physiological effects of the physical work environment, as well as the influence of innovation spaces on creativity and collaboration.
- Workspace Environment
- Open-Plan Offices
- Employee Satisfaction
- Workplace Productivity
- Facilities Management
- Coworking Spaces
- Office Design
- Environmental Psychology
- Innovation Spaces
- Physical Work Environment
- Research works
- 12k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +57% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Facilities and Workplace Management research?
By volume, the United States and Malaysia publish the most (290 and 187 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 290 works
- 2 Malaysia 187 works
- 3 United Kingdom 181 works
- 4 China 170 works
- 5 Italy 128 works
- 6 Nigeria 127 works
- 7 Australia 115 works
- 8 Indonesia 115 works
- 9 India 108 works
- 10 Germany 88 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Facilities and Workplace Management research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universiti Teknologi MARA publishes the most Facilities and Workplace Management research, followed by Politecnico di Milano and University of Johannesburg.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 37 works
- 2 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 26 works
- 3 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 24 works
- 4 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 21 works
- 5 University of Technology MalaysiaMalaysia 18 works
- 6 University of MalayaMalaysia 17 works
- 7 Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia 16 works
- 8 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 16 works
- 9 Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands 15 works
- 10 University of MoratuwaSri Lanka 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in Facilities and Workplace Management?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Facilities and Workplace Management include Heng Li, Jorge de Brito and Peter E.D. Love.
- 1 Heng Li Hong Kong 2.1k citations
- 2 Jorge de Brito Portugal 1.7k citations
- 3 Peter E.D. Love Australia 1.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Facilities and Workplace Management research done?
The largest centres of Facilities and Workplace Management research in 2022–2025 are Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), London (United Kingdom), Shah Alam (Malaysia) and Milan (Italy). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Shah Alam.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 42 works
- 2 London United Kingdom 41 works
- 3 Shah Alam Malaysia 39 works
- 4 Milan Italy 32 works
- 5 Tokyo Japan 31 works
- 6 Melbourne Australia 30 works
- 7 Johannesburg South Africa 30 works
- 8 Hong Kong China 30 works
- 9 Beijing China 30 works
- 10 Istanbul Türkiye 26 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Shah AlamMY · 38.7 works14×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Facilities and Workplace Management than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Facilities and Workplace Management?
Among universities, judged by research, Politecnico di Milano, Eindhoven University of Technology and University of Johannesburg 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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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Politecnico di MilanoItaly | 72.4 | 39.0% | 12.4× | 26 | +467.8% |
| 2 | Eindhoven University of TechnologyNetherlands | 71.7 | 74.1% | 9.5× | 10 | +133.8% |
| 3 | University of JohannesburgSouth Africa | 63.8 | 19.2% | 13.2× | 24 | +614.8% |
| 4 | Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyNorway | 56.3 | 28.4% | 8.6× | 14 | +183.5% |
| 5 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 55.0 | 31.4% | 8.3× | 21 | -9.2% |
| 6 | Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia | 54.5 | 7.1% | 16.3× | 37 | +87.7% |
| 7 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia | 54.2 | 34.0% | 9.2× | 9 | +160.3% |
| 8 | Massey UniversityNew Zealand | 51.9 | 11.4% | 22.9× | 12 | +206.9% |
| 9 | University of MoratuwaSri Lanka | 50.7 | 10.4% | 46.8× | 14 | +336.2% |
| 10 | University of Technology MalaysiaMalaysia | 50.4 | 10.3% | 13.1× | 18 | +98.6% |
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 Facilities and Workplace Management research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 57% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Facilities and Workplace Management.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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