Psychological Testing and Assessment
Psychological Testing and Assessment is a research topic within Applied Psychology. Science Explorer counts 10k research works in it since 1950. 10.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on psychological assessment methods, particularly the use of projective techniques like the Rorschach Comprehensive System, to explore implicit motives such as achievement motivation. It also delves into the application of therapeutic assessment and the impact of motivational congruence on well-being.
- Psychological Testing
- Rorschach Comprehensive System
- Implicit Motives
- Achievement Motivation
- Therapeutic Assessment
- Projective Techniques
- Implicit/Explicit Motive Discrepancies
- Interpersonal Identity Achievement
- Neuropsychological Assessment
- Motivational Incongruence
- Research works
- 10k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +0% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
United States
30% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Which countries lead Psychological Testing and Assessment research?
By volume, the United States and Brazil publish the most (239 and 117 works in 2022-now).
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
United States
239 works
- 2
Brazil
117 works
- 3
Germany
113 works
- 4
China
68 works
- 5
United Kingdom
63 works
- 6
Japan
46 works
- 7
Italy
41 works
- 8
Canada
37 works
- 9
France
36 works
- 10
Australia
30 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Psychological Testing and Assessment research?
By volume in 2022-now, Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust publishes the most Psychological Testing and Assessment research, followed by Sapienza University of Rome and Universidade São Francisco.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation TrustUnited Kingdom
14 works
- 2
Sapienza University of RomeItaly
9 works
- 3
Universidade São FranciscoBrazil
7 works
- 4
Capital Normal UniversityChina
7 works
- 5
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustUnited Kingdom
6 works
- 6
University of Oslo
Norway
6 works
- 7
Université Paris CitéFrance
6 works
- 8
Harvard UniversityUnited States
5 works
- 9
Universidade de São PauloBrazil
5 works
- 10
University of BonnGermany
5 works
Who are the leading researchers in Psychological Testing and Assessment?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Psychological Testing and Assessment include George Davey Smith, Richard M. Ryan and Edward L. Deci.
- 1
George Davey Smith
United Kingdom
435k citations
- 2
Richard M. Ryan
United States
395k citations
- 3
Edward L. Deci
United States
325k citations
- 4
Dan J. Stein
South Africa
306k citations
- 5
Janet B. W. Williams
United States
239k citations
- 6
Peter M. Bentler
United States
233k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Psychological Testing and Assessment research done?
The largest centres of Psychological Testing and Assessment research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), São Paulo (Brazil), Huddersfield (United Kingdom) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in São Paulo.
Largest cities, 2022-now
- 1
BeijingChina
25 works
- 2
São PauloBrazil
20 works
- 3
HuddersfieldUnited Kingdom
14 works
- 4
TokyoJapan
14 works
- 5
LondonUnited Kingdom
14 works
- 6
RomeItaly
12 works
- 7
ParisFrance
12 works
- 8
New YorkUnited States
10 works
- 9
BerlinGermany
10 works
- 10
Rio de JaneiroBrazil
9 works
Where it is the local speciality
- São PauloBR · 20.5 works3.1×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Psychological Testing and Assessment than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Psychological Testing and Assessment?
Among universities, judged by research, Sapienza University of Rome 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.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sapienza University of RomeItaly |
10.0 | 6.0% | 7.4× | 9 | +187.1% |
Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.
Every institution in Psychological Testing and Assessment, country by countryIs Psychological Testing and Assessment research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 0% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Psychological Testing and Assessment.
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Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Psychological Testing and Assessment as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0044% in 2024.
Fractional works of Psychological Testing and Assessment over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year.
Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.
Which topics inside it are moving
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