Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
Optimism, Hope, and Well-being is a research topic within Applied Psychology. Science Explorer counts 17k research works in it since 1950. 21.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the role of optimism and hope theory in psychological well-being, social support, coping mechanisms, health behavior, and resilience. It delves into the impact of optimism on various aspects of life satisfaction and positive psychology.
- Optimism
- Hope Theory
- Psychological Adjustment
- Coping
- Social Support
- Health Behavior
- Self-Efficacy
- Resilience
- Life Satisfaction
- Positive Psychology
- Research works
- 17k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +71% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Optimism, Hope, and Well-being research?
By volume, the United States and Türkiye publish the most (1.1k and 455 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.1k works
- 2 Türkiye 455 works
- 3 China 394 works
- 4 India 286 works
- 5 United Kingdom 245 works
- 6 Iran 240 works
- 7 Canada 134 works
- 8 Germany 132 works
- 9 Australia 122 works
- 10 Poland 114 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Optimism, Hope, and Well-being research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Richmond publishes the most Optimism, Hope, and Well-being research, followed by Harvard University and Sapienza University of Rome.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of RichmondUnited States 50 works
- 2 Harvard UniversityUnited States 17 works
- 3 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 16 works
- 4 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 15 works
- 5 Hacettepe UniversityTürkiye 13 works
- 6 University of TorontoCanada 13 works
- 7 Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye 12 works
- 8 University of MichiganUnited States 12 works
- 9 Ondokuz Mayıs UniversityTürkiye 12 works
- 10 University of Hong KongHong Kong 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Optimism, Hope, and Well-being?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Optimism, Hope, and Well-being include Martin E. P. Seligman, Barbara L. Fredrickson and Shelley E. Taylor.
- 1 Martin E. P. Seligman United States 7.1k citations
- 2 Barbara L. Fredrickson United States 4.7k citations
- 3 Shelley E. Taylor United States 3.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Optimism, Hope, and Well-being research done?
The largest centres of Optimism, Hope, and Well-being research in 2022–2025 are Istanbul (Türkiye), Tehran (Iran), Richmond (United States) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Richmond.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- RichmondUS · 54.6 works22×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Optimism, Hope, and Well-being than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Optimism, Hope, and Well-being?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Richmond, Baylor University and Harvard University 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 RichmondUnited States | 62.5 | 4.0% | 131.3× | 50 | +265.7% |
| 2 | Baylor UniversityUnited States | 54.4 | 24.9% | 12.0× | 10 | +70.1% |
| 3 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 53.0 | 36.1% | 3.0× | 17 | +65.5% |
| 4 | University of Hong KongHong Kong | 46.5 | 34.8% | 2.9× | 11 | -5.7% |
| 5 | University of LimerickIreland | 45.6 | 10.1% | 12.8× | 10 | — |
| 6 | The University of MelbourneAustralia | 44.3 | 23.7% | 2.4× | 10 | +393.4% |
| 7 | Beijing Normal UniversityChina | 42.5 | 28.2% | 2.7× | 8 | +170.1% |
| 8 | University of TorontoCanada | 40.0 | 30.3% | 2.0× | 13 | +40.2% |
| 9 | Hacettepe UniversityTürkiye | 38.6 | 6.3% | 5.9× | 13 | +393.7% |
| 10 | Atatürk UniversityTürkiye | 36.6 | 14.0% | 6.8× | 11 | — |
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 Optimism, Hope, and Well-being research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 71% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Optimism, Hope, and Well-being.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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.