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Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior

Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior is a research topic within Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Science Explorer counts 48k research works in it since 1950. 37.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on work engagement, organizational behavior, and related factors such as job demands-resources model, mediation analysis, leadership, employee commitment, psychological capital, job satisfaction, and human resource management. The papers explore the relationships between these factors and their impact on individual and organizational outcomes.

  • Work Engagement
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Job Demands-Resources Model
  • Mediation Analysis
  • Leadership
  • Employee Commitment
  • Psychological Capital
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Transformational Leadership
  • Human Resource Management
Research works
48k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
18k
per year above
Top-10% rate
37.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+50%
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Which countries lead Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.7k and 1.6k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.7k works
  2. 2 United States 1.6k works
  3. 3 Türkiye 1k works
  4. 4 India 961 works
  5. 5 Indonesia 591 works
  6. 6 Pakistan 535 works
  7. 7 Malaysia 457 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 387 works
  9. 9 Germany 376 works
  10. 10 South Korea 306 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.

China: 21.3%United States: 20.6%Türkiye: 12.8%India: 12.0%6 others listed: 33.2%21%largest
China1,700 · 21.3%United States1,648 · 20.6%Türkiye1,026 · 12.8%India961 · 12.0%6 others listed2,652 · 33.2%

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

Which institutions lead Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Renmin University of China publishes the most Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior research, followed by Universiti Teknologi MARA and University of Johannesburg.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Renmin University of China China 66 works
  2. 2 Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia 44 works
  3. 3 University of Johannesburg South Africa 34 works
  4. 4 University of the Punjab Pakistan 32 works
  5. 5 Beijing Normal University China 31 works
  6. 6 Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia 30 works
  7. 7 Symbiosis International University India 30 works
  8. 8 Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia 28 works
  9. 9 University of Indonesia Indonesia 28 works
  10. 10 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 28 works

Who are the leading researchers in Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior include Mika Kivimäki, Philip M. Podsakoff and Arnold B. Bakker.

  1. 1 Mika Kivimäki 6.7k citations
  2. 2 Philip M. Podsakoff 6.1k citations
  3. 3 Arnold B. Bakker 6k citations
  4. 4 Barry M. Staw 5.4k citations
  5. 5 Wilmar B. Schaufeli 5.3k citations
  6. 6 Dennis W. Organ 4.3k citations
  7. 7 Scott MacKenzie 4k citations

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

Where is Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior research done?

The largest centres of Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Istanbul (Türkiye), Seoul (South Korea) and Shanghai (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 314 works
  2. 2 Istanbul Türkiye 225 works
  3. 3 Seoul South Korea 152 works
  4. 4 Shanghai China 146 works
  5. 5 Lahore Pakistan 122 works
  6. 6 Islamabad Pakistan 120 works
  7. 7 Ankara Türkiye 114 works
  8. 8 Jakarta Indonesia 99 works
  9. 9 Guangzhou China 95 works
  10. 10 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 94 works
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Where is the best place to study Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior?

Among universities, judged by research, Abu Dhabi University, University of Business and Technology and Jaipuria Institute of Management 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.

0%50%100%mean 54.83%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Abu Dhabi University: 11, 72.4%University of Business and Technology: 16, 48.2%Jaipuria Institute of Management: 11, 64.9%Southwestern University of Finance and Economics: 17, 51.5%COMSATS University Islamabad: 27, 48.6%Sunway University: 10, 57.3%Eastern Mediterranean University: 10, 75.2%University of Cape Coast: 23, 31.4%University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City: 20, 36.1%Gachon University: 16, 62.7%Abu Dhabi UniversityJaipuria Institute o…Southwestern Univers…University of Busine…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Abu Dhabi University United Arab Emirates 78.872.4%11.8×11 +217.7%
2University of Business and Technology Saudi Arabia 74.848.2%13.4×16 +199.3%
3Jaipuria Institute of Management India 71.464.9%27.9×11 +217.9%
4Southwestern University of Finance and Economics China 69.351.5%9.5×17 +299.7%
5COMSATS University Islamabad Pakistan 66.948.6%9.0×27 +59.6%
6Sunway University Malaysia 66.957.3%8.0×10 +429.5%
7Eastern Mediterranean University Cyprus 66.675.2%12.4×10 +21.6%
8University of Cape Coast Ghana 65.931.4%13.6×23 +208.8%
9University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 65.636.1%19.9×20 +193.7%
10Gachon University South Korea 64.162.7%5.9×16 +302.8%

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 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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