Human Resource and Talent Management
Human Resource and Talent Management is a research topic within Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1950. 12.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the strategic management of talent on a global scale, encompassing topics such as talent identification, succession planning, employee engagement, and the impact of talent management on organizational performance. It delves into the challenges and opportunities faced by multinational enterprises in managing their workforce, and emphasizes the importance of talent management as a source of competitive advantage in today's dynamic business environment.
- Talent Management
- Global
- HR
- Strategic
- Leadership
- Organizational Performance
- Succession Planning
- Employee Engagement
- Multinational Enterprises
- Competitive Advantage
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +23% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Human Resource and Talent Management research?
By volume, the United States and Indonesia publish the most (537 and 479 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 537 works
- 2 Indonesia 479 works
- 3 India 409 works
- 4 China 328 works
- 5 United Kingdom 230 works
- 6 Malaysia 213 works
- 7 Türkiye 146 works
- 8 Nigeria 145 works
- 9 Philippines 144 works
- 10 South Africa 124 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 Human Resource and Talent Management research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universiti Teknologi MARA publishes the most Human Resource and Talent Management research, followed by University of Johannesburg and Kenyatta University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 24 works
- 2 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 17 works
- 3 Kenyatta UniversityKenya 17 works
- 4 Tribhuvan UniversityNepal 16 works
- 5 Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyKenya 15 works
- 6 Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia 15 works
- 7 Symbiosis International UniversityIndia 15 works
- 8 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 15 works
- 9 University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa 14 works
- 10 Binus UniversityIndonesia 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Human Resource and Talent Management?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Human Resource and Talent Management include Adrian Furnham.
- 1 Adrian Furnham United Kingdom 3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Human Resource and Talent Management research done?
The largest centres of Human Resource and Talent Management research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nairobi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- NairobiKE · 51.2 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Human Resource and Talent Management than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Human Resource and Talent Management?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Johannesburg, North-West University and University of KwaZulu-Natal 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 JohannesburgSouth Africa | 65.6 | 54.7% | 6.0× | 17 | -33.1% |
| 2 | North-West UniversitySouth Africa | 63.2 | 41.5% | 8.4× | 11 | +79.7% |
| 3 | University of KwaZulu-NatalSouth Africa | 58.4 | 26.6% | 8.1× | 14 | +73.3% |
| 4 | Symbiosis International UniversityIndia | 58.1 | 13.4% | 9.4× | 15 | +163.9% |
| 5 | Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and TechnologyKenya | 57.2 | 2.2% | 28.6× | 16 | +1338.5% |
| 6 | Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia | 53.9 | 11.6% | 6.6× | 24 | +88.1% |
| 7 | University of Cape CoastGhana | 53.6 | 8.9% | 14.1× | 9 | +258.3% |
| 8 | Northern University of MalaysiaMalaysia | 51.2 | 9.5% | 10.9× | 9 | +141.4% |
| 9 | University of MalayaMalaysia | 50.5 | 27.8% | 4.9× | 12 | +104.8% |
| 10 | Durban University of TechnologySouth Africa | 50.3 | 7.8% | 19.2× | 13 | — |
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 Human Resource and Talent Management research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Human Resource and Talent Management.
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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.