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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. 15.1% 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%
1.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-9%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Psychological Testing and Assessment research?

By volume, the United States and Brazil publish the most (184 and 106 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 184 works
  2. 2 Brazil 106 works
  3. 3 Germany 92 works
  4. 4 China 56 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 47 works
  6. 6 Japan 40 works
  7. 7 Italy 34 works
  8. 8 France 32 works
  9. 9 Canada 29 works
  10. 10 Australia 22 works

How concentrated that is

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United States: 28.7%Brazil: 16.5%Germany: 14.4%China: 8.7%6 others listed: 31.6%29%largest
United States184 · 28.7%Brazil106 · 16.5%Germany92 · 14.4%China56 · 8.7%6 others listed202 · 31.6%

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

Which institutions lead Psychological Testing and Assessment research?

By volume in 2022–2025, 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, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation TrustUnited Kingdom 12 works
  2. 2 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 8 works
  3. 3 Universidade São FranciscoBrazil 7 works
  4. 4 Capital Normal UniversityChina 7 works
  5. 5 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 5 works
  6. 6 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 5 works
  7. 7 University of BonnGermany 4 works
  8. 8 University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustUnited Kingdom 4 works
  9. 9 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 4 works
  10. 10 University of OsloNorway 4 works

Who are the leading researchers in Psychological Testing and Assessment?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Psychological Testing and Assessment include Robert J. Sternberg, Robert Rosenthal and Adrian Furnham.

  1. 1 Robert J. Sternberg United States 4.4k citations
  2. 2 Robert Rosenthal United States 3.8k citations
  3. 3 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 Psychological Testing and Assessment research done?

The largest centres of Psychological Testing and Assessment research in 2022–2025 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, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 23 works
  2. 2 São Paulo Brazil 20 works
  3. 3 Huddersfield United Kingdom 12 works
  4. 4 Tokyo Japan 11 works
  5. 5 Rome Italy 11 works
  6. 6 Paris France 11 works
  7. 7 London United Kingdom 9 works
  8. 8 New York United States 8 works
  9. 9 Berlin Germany 8 works
  10. 10 Budapest Hungary 7 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. São PauloBR · 20.0 works3.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Psychological Testing and Assessment than the world average.

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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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 40.013.3%8.5×8 +38.4%

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 Psychological Testing and Assessment research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Psychological Testing and Assessment.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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