Forgiveness and Related Behaviors
Forgiveness and Related Behaviors is a research topic within Social Psychology. Science Explorer counts 4.1k research works in it since 1952. 10.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the psychology of forgiveness, reconciliation, and apology in the context of interpersonal relationships, mental health, and personality traits. It delves into the impact of forgiveness on emotional well-being, the role of humility in forgiveness, and the influence of religious perspectives on forgiveness and reconciliation.
- Forgiveness
- Reconciliation
- Apology
- Humility
- Emotion-Focused Coping
- Interpersonal Relationships
- Mental Health
- Personality Traits
- Religious Perspectives
- Psychological Well-Being
- Research works
- 4.1k fractional, since 1952
- In the world top 10%
- 425 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +36% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
United States
40% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Which countries lead Forgiveness and Related Behaviors research?
By volume, the United States and Türkiye publish the most (347 and 90 works in 2022-now).
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
United States
347 works
- 2
Türkiye
90 works
- 3
Indonesia
82 works
- 4
China
79 works
- 5
United Kingdom
76 works
- 6
Germany
46 works
- 7
India
36 works
- 8
Iran
36 works
- 9
Spain
34 works
- 10
Poland
34 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Forgiveness and Related Behaviors research?
By volume in 2022-now, Islamic Azad University, Tehran publishes the most Forgiveness and Related Behaviors research, followed by Liberty University and University of Chicago.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Islamic Azad University, TehranIran
17 works
- 2
Liberty UniversityUnited States
8 works
- 3
University of ChicagoUnited States
7 works
- 4
Florida State UniversityUnited States
6 works
- 5
University of Wisconsin–MadisonUnited States
6 works
- 6
Jan Kochanowski UniversityPoland
6 works
- 7
Luther CollegeUnited States
5 works
- 8
Shanghai Normal UniversityChina
5 works
- 9
Universidad Francisco de VitoriaSpain
4 works
- 10
Satya Wacana Christian UniversityIndonesia
4 works
Who are the leading researchers in Forgiveness and Related Behaviors?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Forgiveness and Related Behaviors include Dan J. Stein and Roy Frederick Baumeister.
- 1
Dan J. Stein
South Africa
306k citations
- 2
Roy Frederick Baumeister
United States
183k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Forgiveness and Related Behaviors research done?
The largest centres of Forgiveness and Related Behaviors research in 2022-now are New York (United States), Istanbul (Türkiye), London (United Kingdom) and Ankara (Türkiye).
Largest cities, 2022-now
- 1
New YorkUnited States
17 works
- 2
IstanbulTürkiye
17 works
- 3
LondonUnited Kingdom
13 works
- 4
AnkaraTürkiye
12 works
- 5
BeijingChina
11 works
- 6
JakartaIndonesia
11 works
- 7
ChicagoUnited States
10 works
- 8
ShanghaiChina
10 works
- 9
YogyakartaIndonesia
9 works
- 10
TehranIran
9 works
Where is the best place to study Forgiveness and Related Behaviors?
Among universities, judged by research, Liberty University and Islamic Azad University, Tehran score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liberty UniversityUnited States |
60.0 | 4.8% | 236.3× | 8 | +111.6% |
| 2 | Islamic Azad University, TehranIran |
50.0 | 0.9% | 9.1× | 17 | +35.9% |
Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.
Every institution in Forgiveness and Related Behaviors, country by countryIs Forgiveness and Related Behaviors research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 36% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Forgiveness and Related Behaviors.
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Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Forgiveness and Related Behaviors as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0041% in 2024.
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How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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