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Human Behavior and Motivation

Human Behavior and Motivation is a research topic within Applied Psychology. Science Explorer counts 1.9k research works in it since 1950. 10.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs and its application in understanding human motivation, job satisfaction, and self-actualization. It delves into cultural variations, person-centered approaches, technology-enhanced learning, and the impact of globalization on individual needs and motivation.

  • Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
  • Human Motivation
  • Self-Actualization
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Cultural Variation
  • Person-Centered Approach
  • Employee Performance
  • Social Support
  • Technology-Enhanced Learning
  • Globalization
Research works
1.9k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
194
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
-2%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
India
28% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Human Behavior and Motivation

Which countries lead Human Behavior and Motivation research?

By volume, India and Nigeria publish the most (43 and 32 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 India 43 works
  2. 2 Nigeria 32 works
  3. 3 United States 26 works
  4. 4 Indonesia 10 works
  5. 5 Pakistan 10 works
  6. 6 China 10 works
  7. 7 Malaysia 7 works
  8. 8 Japan 6 works
  9. 9 Philippines 6 works
  10. 10 Russia 5 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.

India: 27.6%Nigeria: 20.6%United States: 16.9%Indonesia: 6.6%6 others listed: 28.3%28%largest
India43 · 27.6%Nigeria32 · 20.6%United States26 · 16.9%Indonesia10 · 6.6%6 others listed44 · 28.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Human Behavior and Motivation research?

By volume in 2022-now, University of Ilorin publishes the most Human Behavior and Motivation research, followed by Tribhuvan University and Delta State University.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 University of IlorinNigeria 4 works
  2. 2 Tribhuvan UniversityNepal 2 works
  3. 3 Delta State UniversityNigeria 2 works
  4. 4 University of Port HarcourtNigeria 2 works
  5. 5 Akwa Ibom State UniversityNigeria 2 works
  6. 6 University of UyoNigeria 2 works
  7. 7 University of NigeriaNigeria 1 works
  8. 8 Van Lang UniversityVietnam 1 works
  9. 9 Kalinga UniversityIndia 1 works
  10. 10 Rivers State UniversityNigeria 1 works

Who are the leading researchers in Human Behavior and Motivation?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Human Behavior and Motivation include Richard P. Bagozzi.

  1. 1 Richard P. Bagozzi United States 148k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Human Behavior and Motivation?

The most cited paper in Human Behavior and Motivation is "The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations." (Theodore M. Newcomb, Fritz Heider, 1958), with 11,956 citations. Next come "From transactional to transformational leadership: Learning to share the vision" (4,678) and "The Farther Reaches of Human Nature" (3,730).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Psychology of Interpersonal Relations. Theodore M. Newcomb, Fritz Heider · American Sociological Review Dec 1958 11,956
2 From transactional to transformational leadership: Learning to share the vision Bernard M. Bass · Organizational Dynamics Open access Dec 1990 4,678
3 The Farther Reaches of Human Nature Abraham H. Maslow 1971 3,730
4 What Constitutes a Theoretical Contribution? David A. Whetten · Academy of Management Review Oct 1989 2,731
5 Effects of Authoritative Parental Control on Child Behavior Diana Baumrind · Child Development Dec 1966 2,544
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Where is Human Behavior and Motivation research done?

The largest centres of Human Behavior and Motivation research in 2022-now are Ilorin (Nigeria), Uyo (Nigeria), Port Harcourt (Nigeria) and Chennai (India).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 IlorinNigeria 4 works
  2. 2 UyoNigeria 3 works
  3. 3 Port HarcourtNigeria 3 works
  4. 4 ChennaiIndia 3 works
  5. 5 Kuala LumpurMalaysia 3 works
  6. 6 MoscowRussia 3 works
  7. 7 BeijingChina 2 works
  8. 8 KathmanduNepal 2 works
  9. 9 PeshawarPakistan 2 works
  10. 10 NairobiKenya 2 works
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Is Human Behavior and Motivation research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2026.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Human Behavior and Motivation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00053% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Human Behavior and Motivation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Human Behavior and Motivation11.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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