Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies
Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies is a research topic within Social Psychology. Science Explorer counts 7.8k research works in it since 1950. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the psychology of heroism and courage, including topics such as the nature of heroism, differentiating heroic action and altruism, workplace courage, leadership, moral education, and the role of psychological capital in fostering courage. It delves into the societal construction of heroism, the impact of gender on perceptions of heroism, and the relationship between fear, resilience, and heroic behavior.
- Heroism
- Courage
- Altruism
- Psychological Capital
- Social Courage
- Workplace Courage
- Leadership
- Moral Education
- Positive Psychology
- Humanistic Psychology
- Research works
- 7.8k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 785 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +69% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies research?
By volume, the United States and India publish the most (947 and 138 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 947 works
- 2 India 138 works
- 3 China 126 works
- 4 United Kingdom 114 works
- 5 Indonesia 89 works
- 6 Canada 79 works
- 7 Türkiye 75 works
- 8 Australia 67 works
- 9 Nigeria 51 works
- 10 Pakistan 46 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Richmond publishes the most Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies research, followed by University of Louisville and Carleton University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of RichmondUnited States 283 works
- 2 University of LouisvilleUnited States 182 works
- 3 Carleton UniversityCanada 16 works
- 4 University of LimerickIreland 12 works
- 5 Tribhuvan UniversityNepal 7 works
- 6 Jagiellonian UniversityPoland 6 works
- 7 Baylor UniversityUnited States 6 works
- 8 University of TorontoCanada 5 works
- 9 Regent UniversityUnited States 5 works
- 10 The University of QueenslandAustralia 5 works
Who are the leading researchers in Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies 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 Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies research done?
The largest centres of Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies research in 2022–2025 are Richmond (United States), Louisville (United States), London (United Kingdom) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Richmond, Louisville and Ottawa.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Richmond United States 287 works
- 2 Louisville United States 182 works
- 3 London United Kingdom 27 works
- 4 Beijing China 24 works
- 5 New York United States 23 works
- 6 Moscow Russia 22 works
- 7 Ottawa Canada 20 works
- 8 Istanbul Türkiye 14 works
- 9 Limerick Ireland 12 works
- 10 Melbourne Australia 12 works
Where it is the local speciality
- RichmondUS · 286.9 works228×
- LouisvilleUS · 182.1 works221×
- OttawaCA · 20.1 works5.1×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Limerick, University of Richmond and University of Louisville 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of LimerickIreland | 46.0 | 11.7% | 32.5× | 12 | — |
| 2 | University of RichmondUnited States | 40.6 | 2.2% | 1447.3× | 283 | +327.6% |
| 3 | University of LouisvilleUnited States | 20.9 | 0.5% | 316.4× | 182 | +50.0% |
| 4 | Carleton UniversityCanada | 14.6 | 0.0% | 23.9× | 16 | — |
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 Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 69% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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