Risk Perception and Management
Risk Perception and Management is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1950. 35.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the complex interplay between risk perception, trust, and communication in society, with a focus on topics such as nuclear power, food safety, public health emergencies, and environmental risk. It delves into the influence of cultural worldviews and the application of the precautionary principle in managing perceived risks. The role of trust in shaping public attitudes and responses to risk messages is also a central theme.
- Risk Perception
- Trust
- Communication
- Public Health
- Nuclear Power
- Food Safety
- Precautionary Principle
- Social Amplification of Risk
- Environmental Risk
- Cultural Worldviews
- Research works
- 16k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 35.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +10% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Risk Perception and Management research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (592 and 180 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 592 works
- 2 United Kingdom 180 works
- 3 Japan 175 works
- 4 China 173 works
- 5 Germany 161 works
- 6 France 119 works
- 7 Canada 94 works
- 8 Italy 76 works
- 9 Brazil 74 works
- 10 Australia 69 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Risk Perception and Management research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Fukushima Medical University publishes the most Risk Perception and Management research, followed by University of Stavanger and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Fukushima Medical UniversityJapan 18 works
- 2 University of StavangerNorway 17 works
- 3 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 11 works
- 4 Nagasaki UniversityJapan 10 works
- 5 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 10 works
- 6 ETH ZurichSwitzerland 9 works
- 7 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 9 works
- 8 The University of MelbourneAustralia 8 works
- 9 University of MichiganUnited States 8 works
- 10 Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyUnited States 8 works
Who are the leading researchers in Risk Perception and Management?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Risk Perception and Management include Paul Slovic.
- 1 Paul Slovic United States 3.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Risk Perception and Management research done?
The largest centres of Risk Perception and Management research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Tokyo (Japan) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Fukushima.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- FukushimaJP · 22.8 works58×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Risk Perception and Management than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Risk Perception and Management?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Stavanger, Fukushima Medical University and Nagasaki 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of StavangerNorway | 81.5 | 59.3% | 50.7× | 17 | -10.0% |
| 2 | Fukushima Medical UniversityJapan | 55.4 | 17.1% | 94.3× | 18 | +53.7% |
| 3 | Nagasaki UniversityJapan | 47.4 | 15.3% | 36.8× | 10 | +116.8% |
| 4 | ETH ZurichSwitzerland | 41.3 | 45.4% | 5.5× | 9 | -43.2% |
| 5 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom | 38.7 | 46.8% | 2.7× | 9 | +61.9% |
| 6 | University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom | 32.3 | 36.1% | 3.9× | 10 | -32.3% |
| 7 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States | 21.0 | 11.6% | 2.7× | 11 | +165.2% |
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 Risk Perception and Management research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Risk Perception and Management.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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