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Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies

Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies is a research topic within Gender Studies. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1952. 30.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the prevention of sexual violence and harassment, covering topics such as bystander education, rape myths, victim blame, workplace harassment, social reactions to assault disclosure, sexual assault perpetration, alcohol consumption, campus sexual assault, and the psychological impact of sexual violence. The research aims to understand risk factors, develop prevention strategies, and improve support systems for survivors.

  • Sexual Violence Prevention
  • Bystander Education
  • Rape Myths
  • Victim Blame
  • Workplace Harassment
  • Social Reactions
  • Sexual Assault Perpetration
  • Alcohol Consumption
  • Campus Sexual Assault
  • Psychological Impact
Research works
15k
fractional, since 1952
In the world top 10%
4.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
30.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+60%
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Which countries lead Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies research?

By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (1.2k and 289 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1.2k works
  2. 2 United Kingdom 289 works
  3. 3 Canada 197 works
  4. 4 Australia 175 works
  5. 5 Spain 125 works
  6. 6 India 96 works
  7. 7 Indonesia 81 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 80 works
  9. 9 Brazil 80 works
  10. 10 Germany 77 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 49.4%United Kingdom: 12.2%Canada: 8.3%Australia: 7.4%6 others listed: 22.7%49%largest
United States1,169 · 49.4%United Kingdom289 · 12.2%Canada197 · 8.3%Australia175 · 7.4%6 others listed538 · 22.7%

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

Which institutions lead Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies research, followed by Georgia State University and Arizona State University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 19 works
  2. 2 Georgia State UniversityUnited States 16 works
  3. 3 Arizona State UniversityUnited States 16 works
  4. 4 University of Nebraska–LincolnUnited States 16 works
  5. 5 Carleton UniversityCanada 14 works
  6. 6 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 13 works
  7. 7 Griffith UniversityAustralia 13 works
  8. 8 University of TorontoCanada 13 works
  9. 9 Michigan State UniversityUnited States 13 works
  10. 10 University of MichiganUnited States 13 works

Where is Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies research done?

The largest centres of Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Melbourne (Australia), New York (United States) and Atlanta (United States).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 London United Kingdom 59 works
  2. 2 Melbourne Australia 50 works
  3. 3 New York United States 39 works
  4. 4 Atlanta United States 31 works
  5. 5 Brisbane Australia 31 works
  6. 6 Montreal Canada 28 works
  7. 7 Chicago United States 28 works
  8. 8 Washington D.C. United States 25 works
  9. 9 Ottawa Canada 24 works
  10. 10 Toronto Canada 23 works
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Where is the best place to study Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, La Trobe University, Arizona State University and Griffith 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.

0%20%40%mean 33.56%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →La Trobe University: 11, 45.5%Arizona State University: 16, 47.6%Griffith University: 13, 29.9%Simon Fraser University: 10, 36.6%Carleton University: 14, 23.6%Monash University: 11, 34.8%Université de Montréal: 10, 26.2%Indiana University Bloomington: 8, 36.4%Georgia State University: 16, 20.9%Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey: 12, 34.1%Arizona State Univer…La Trobe UniversitySimon Fraser Univers…Griffith University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 La Trobe UniversityAustralia 78.845.5%11.2×11 +107.8%
2 Arizona State UniversityUnited States 77.447.6%7.4×16 +100.0%
3 Griffith UniversityAustralia 69.129.9%10.6×13 +79.6%
4 Simon Fraser UniversityCanada 61.536.6%10.8×10 +7.0%
5 Carleton UniversityCanada 59.523.6%15.7×14 +24.2%
6 Monash UniversityAustralia 57.634.8%4.2×11 +139.2%
7 Université de MontréalCanada 56.826.2%7.9×10 +130.7%
8 Indiana University BloomingtonUnited States 56.536.4%8.6×8 +111.6%
9 Georgia State UniversityUnited States 54.420.9%17.5×16 +9.0%
10 Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyUnited States 54.134.1%5.7×12 +85.6%

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 Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 60% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies.

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Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.