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% the tick is no change
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 China 1.7k works
- 2 United States 1.6k works
- 3 Türkiye 1k works
- 4 India 961 works
- 5 Indonesia 591 works
- 6 Pakistan 535 works
- 7 Malaysia 457 works
- 8 United Kingdom 387 works
- 9 Germany 376 works
- 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.
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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 Renmin University of ChinaChina 66 works
- 2 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 44 works
- 3 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 34 works
- 4 University of the PunjabPakistan 32 works
- 5 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 31 works
- 6 Universiti Putra MalaysiaMalaysia 30 works
- 7 Symbiosis International UniversityIndia 30 works
- 8 Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia 28 works
- 9 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 28 works
- 10 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 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 Mika Kivimäki United Kingdom 6.7k citations
- 2 Philip M. Podsakoff United States 6.1k citations
- 3 Arnold B. Bakker Netherlands 6k citations
- 4 Barry M. Staw United States 5.4k citations
- 5 Wilmar B. Schaufeli Netherlands 5.3k citations
- 6 Dennis W. Organ United States 4.3k citations
- 7 Scott MacKenzie United States 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
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.
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 | Abu Dhabi UniversityUnited Arab Emirates | 78.8 | 72.4% | 11.8× | 11 | +217.7% |
| 2 | University of Business and TechnologySaudi Arabia | 74.8 | 48.2% | 13.4× | 16 | +199.3% |
| 3 | Jaipuria Institute of ManagementIndia | 71.4 | 64.9% | 27.9× | 11 | +217.9% |
| 4 | Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChina | 69.3 | 51.5% | 9.5× | 17 | +299.7% |
| 5 | COMSATS University IslamabadPakistan | 66.9 | 48.6% | 9.0× | 27 | +59.6% |
| 6 | Sunway UniversityMalaysia | 66.9 | 57.3% | 8.0× | 10 | +429.5% |
| 7 | Eastern Mediterranean UniversityCyprus | 66.6 | 75.2% | 12.4× | 10 | +21.6% |
| 8 | University of Cape CoastGhana | 65.9 | 31.4% | 13.6× | 23 | +208.8% |
| 9 | University of Economics Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam | 65.6 | 36.1% | 19.9× | 20 | +193.7% |
| 10 | Gachon UniversitySouth Korea | 64.1 | 62.7% | 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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