Question 1

Which countries lead Safety and Risk Management research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, China and Vietnam publish the most (1.1k and 50 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Safety and Risk Management research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, China University of Mining and Technology publishes the most Safety and Risk Management research, followed by Xi'an University of Science and Technology and Liaoning Technical University.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Safety and Risk Management?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Safety and Risk Management include Jin Li and Guoqing Hu.

Question 4

Where is Safety and Risk Management research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Safety and Risk Management research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Xi'an (China) and Xuzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Xuzhou, Hanoi and Xi'an.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Safety and Risk Management?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, China University of Mining and Technology, Xi'an University of Science and Technology and Anhui University of Science and Technology 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.

Question 6

Is Safety and Risk Management research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 57% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2011. The fastest-growing topics are Safety and Risk Management.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Safety and Risk Management?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Safety and Risk Management is "Behavioral foundations of community emergency planning" (Michael K. Lindell, Ronald W. Perry, 1992), with 498 citations. Next come "Environmental impact of coal mine methane emissions and responding strategies in China" (290) and "Risk assessment of gas explosion in coal mines based on fuzzy AHP and bayesian network" (239).