Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending is a research topic within Clinical Psychology. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 30.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the study of psychopathy and its association with criminal behavior, including risk assessment, mental disorders, violent recidivism, neurobiological basis, emotion recognition deficits, and treatment effectiveness. It also explores the impact of callous-unemotional traits in youth offenders and the development of psychopathy from adolescence to adulthood.
- Psychopathy
- Criminal Behavior
- Risk Assessment
- Mental Disorders
- Violent Recidivism
- Neurobiological Basis
- Emotion Recognition
- Treatment Effectiveness
- Callous-Unemotional Traits
- Youth Offenders
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 30.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +5% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (975 and 401 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 975 works
- 2 United Kingdom 401 works
- 3 Germany 237 works
- 4 Canada 221 works
- 5 Australia 175 works
- 6 China 112 works
- 7 Netherlands 105 works
- 8 Italy 78 works
- 9 Spain 78 works
- 10 India 75 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending research, followed by UNSW Sydney and Université de Montréal.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 18 works
- 2 UNSW SydneyAustralia 17 works
- 3 Université de MontréalCanada 15 works
- 4 Carleton UniversityCanada 14 works
- 5 Sam Houston State UniversityUnited States 14 works
- 6 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 14 works
- 7 Simon Fraser UniversityCanada 13 works
- 8 Swinburne University of TechnologyAustralia 13 works
- 9 Kutztown UniversityUnited States 13 works
- 10 King's College LondonUnited Kingdom 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending 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 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending research done?
The largest centres of Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), New York (United States), Melbourne (Australia) and Montreal (Canada).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending?
Among universities, judged by research, Swinburne University of Technology, Simon Fraser University and UNSW Sydney 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 | Swinburne University of TechnologyAustralia | 68.6 | 20.3% | 15.1× | 13 | +395.5% |
| 2 | Simon Fraser UniversityCanada | 67.1 | 38.2% | 14.3× | 13 | +15.9% |
| 3 | UNSW SydneyAustralia | 60.6 | 26.7% | 6.4× | 17 | +66.1% |
| 4 | Université de MontréalCanada | 60.4 | 20.9% | 11.2× | 15 | +17.7% |
| 5 | George Mason UniversityUnited States | 58.9 | 32.1% | 11.5× | 12 | +2.5% |
| 6 | Leiden UniversityNetherlands | 58.8 | 34.6% | 8.7× | 10 | +87.8% |
| 7 | Maastricht UniversityNetherlands | 58.6 | 30.9% | 9.7× | 10 | +3.4% |
| 8 | Carleton UniversityCanada | 56.2 | 20.5% | 15.7× | 14 | -15.2% |
| 9 | Sam Houston State UniversityUnited States | 55.6 | 21.8% | 61.2× | 14 | +29.8% |
| 10 | Kutztown UniversityUnited States | 55.0 | 7.8% | 317.8× | 13 | +194.7% |
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 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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