Social and Intergroup Psychology
Social and Intergroup Psychology is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 33k research works in it since 1950. 48.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores intergroup relations, social identity theories, implicit biases, stereotype threat, prejudice reduction, power dynamics, system justification, morality and justice, attitude change, and group dynamics in various social contexts.
- Intergroup Contact
- Social Identity
- Implicit Bias
- Stereotype Threat
- Prejudice Reduction
- Power Dynamics
- System Justification
- Morality and Justice
- Attitude Change
- Group Dynamics
- Research works
- 33k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 16k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 48.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +25% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Social and Intergroup Psychology research?
By volume, the United States and Germany publish the most (2k and 465 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2k works
- 2 Germany 465 works
- 3 China 359 works
- 4 United Kingdom 358 works
- 5 Canada 225 works
- 6 Netherlands 201 works
- 7 Australia 140 works
- 8 Italy 130 works
- 9 Japan 110 works
- 10 Israel 100 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Social and Intergroup Psychology research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Utrecht University publishes the most Social and Intergroup Psychology research, followed by Stanford University and New York University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Utrecht UniversityNetherlands 35 works
- 2 Stanford UniversityUnited States 34 works
- 3 New York UniversityUnited States 33 works
- 4 University of ChicagoUnited States 32 works
- 5 University of AmsterdamNetherlands 32 works
- 6 University of TorontoCanada 31 works
- 7 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 29 works
- 8 Michigan State UniversityUnited States 26 works
- 9 The Ohio State UniversityUnited States 25 works
- 10 University of MichiganUnited States 25 works
Who are the leading researchers in Social and Intergroup Psychology?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Social and Intergroup Psychology include Arnold B. Bakker, Herbert W. Marsh and Shalom H. Schwartz.
- 1 Arnold B. Bakker Netherlands 6k citations
- 2 Herbert W. Marsh Australia 4.6k citations
- 3 Shalom H. Schwartz Israel 4.5k citations
- 4 Richard E. Petty United States 4.2k citations
- 5 George Loewenstein United States 3.9k citations
- 6 Robert Rosenthal United States 3.8k citations
- 7 John T. Cacioppo United States 3.7k citations
- 8 Roy F. Baumeister United States 3.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Social and Intergroup Psychology research done?
The largest centres of Social and Intergroup Psychology research in 2022–2025 are New York (United States), Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom) and Amsterdam (Netherlands). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Mannheim.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 New York United States 108 works
- 2 Beijing China 80 works
- 3 London United Kingdom 78 works
- 4 Amsterdam Netherlands 56 works
- 5 Chicago United States 55 works
- 6 Toronto Canada 50 works
- 7 Warsaw Poland 47 works
- 8 Los Angeles United States 45 works
- 9 Utrecht Netherlands 42 works
- 10 Boston United States 40 works
Where it is the local speciality
- MannheimDE · 24.9 works20×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Social and Intergroup Psychology than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Social and Intergroup Psychology?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Amsterdam, Utrecht University and New York 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.
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 | University of AmsterdamNetherlands | 79.9 | 56.3% | 11.8× | 32 | +19.1% |
| 2 | Utrecht UniversityNetherlands | 74.5 | 45.4% | 12.6× | 35 | +23.0% |
| 3 | New York UniversityUnited States | 71.3 | 56.0% | 8.1× | 33 | +11.6% |
| 4 | University of GroningenNetherlands | 67.8 | 50.5% | 9.1× | 23 | -15.9% |
| 5 | University of SussexUnited Kingdom | 64.1 | 49.5% | 12.1× | 12 | +61.7% |
| 6 | Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamNetherlands | 62.9 | 42.6% | 8.8× | 18 | +59.6% |
| 7 | Stanford UniversityUnited States | 62.5 | 54.7% | 5.5× | 34 | -18.0% |
| 8 | University of KentUnited Kingdom | 62.5 | 52.3% | 16.3× | 12 | -1.6% |
| 9 | Hebrew University of JerusalemIsrael | 61.2 | 40.8% | 9.6× | 20 | +23.4% |
| 10 | University of PennsylvaniaUnited States | 61.1 | 62.2% | 4.4× | 21 | +56.3% |
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 Social and Intergroup Psychology research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Social and Intergroup Psychology.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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