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Stress and Burnout Research

Stress and Burnout Research is a research topic within Social Psychology. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1952. 11.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the psychological impact of work-related stress, particularly focusing on burnout, work stress, and coping strategies among health professionals and students. It delves into the factors influencing job satisfaction, academic stress, and the overall psychological well-being in various occupational settings.

  • Burnout
  • Work Stress
  • Health Professionals
  • Psychological Well-being
  • Occupational Health
  • Coping Strategies
  • Job Satisfaction
  • Academic Stress
  • Emotional Exhaustion
  • Resilience
Research works
18k
fractional, since 1952
In the world top 10%
2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
11.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+95%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Stress and Burnout Research research?

By volume, Mexico and Ecuador publish the most (977 and 796 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Mexico 977 works
  2. 2 Ecuador 796 works
  3. 3 Peru 682 works
  4. 4 Spain 668 works
  5. 5 Colombia 474 works
  6. 6 Chile 317 works
  7. 7 Brazil 222 works
  8. 8 United States 199 works
  9. 9 Argentina 171 works
  10. 10 Paraguay 61 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.

Mexico: 21.4%Ecuador: 17.4%Peru: 14.9%Spain: 14.6%6 others listed: 31.6%21%largest
Mexico977 · 21.4%Ecuador796 · 17.4%Peru682 · 14.9%Spain668 · 14.6%6 others listed1,444 · 31.6%

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

Which institutions lead Stress and Burnout Research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universidad César Vallejo publishes the most Stress and Burnout Research research, followed by Universidad Técnica de Ambato and Universidad Católica de Cuenca.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universidad César VallejoPeru 115 works
  2. 2 Universidad Técnica de AmbatoEcuador 98 works
  3. 3 Universidad Católica de CuencaEcuador 90 works
  4. 4 Universidad Regional Autónoma de Los AndesEcuador 85 works
  5. 5 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 76 works
  6. 6 National University of San MarcosPeru 66 works
  7. 7 Universidad Peruana UniónPeru 50 works
  8. 8 Pontificia Universidad Católica del EcuadorEcuador 47 works
  9. 9 Universidad de GuadalajaraMexico 45 works
  10. 10 Universidad Estatal de MilagroEcuador 42 works

Who are the leading researchers in Stress and Burnout Research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Stress and Burnout Research include Arnold B. Bakker and Wilmar B. Schaufeli.

  1. 1 Arnold B. Bakker Netherlands 6k citations
  2. 2 Wilmar B. Schaufeli Netherlands 5.3k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Stress and Burnout Research research done?

The largest centres of Stress and Burnout Research research in 2022–2025 are Lima (Peru), Mexico City (Mexico), Bogotá (Colombia) and Ambato (Ecuador). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ambato.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Lima Peru 321 works
  2. 2 Mexico City Mexico 244 works
  3. 3 Bogotá Colombia 198 works
  4. 4 Ambato Ecuador 195 works
  5. 5 Trujillo Peru 147 works
  6. 6 Madrid Spain 130 works
  7. 7 Santiago Chile 130 works
  8. 8 Cuenca Ecuador 110 works
  9. 9 Guayaquil Ecuador 107 works
  10. 10 Quito Ecuador 104 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. AmbatoEC · 195.0 works87×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Stress and Burnout Research than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Stress and Burnout Research?

Among universities, judged by research, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Universidad César Vallejo and Universidad de Granada 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 16.14%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Universidad Espíritu Santo: 10, 18.3%Universidad César Vallejo: 115, 5.7%Universidad de Granada: 25, 23.1%Universidad Peruana Unión: 50, 10.4%Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista: 8, 29.3%University of Almería: 9, 16.9%Universidad de Jaén: 10, 18.4%Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia: 10, 19.9%Universidad Nacional del Altiplano: 21, 9.2%Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador: 47, 10.2%Universidad de GranadaUniversidad Espíritu…Universidad Peruana …Universidad César Va…
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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 Universidad Espíritu SantoEcuador 69.418.3%53.6×10 +569.3%
2 Universidad César VallejoPeru 66.85.7%79.2×115 +549.9%
3 Universidad de GranadaSpain 66.723.1%9.1×25 +89.6%
4 Universidad Peruana UniónPeru 65.510.4%188.9×50 +417.6%
5 Universidad Privada San Juan BautistaPeru 64.229.3%82.3×8 —
6 University of AlmeríaSpain 61.816.9%12.5×9 +188.0%
7 Universidad de JaénSpain 60.018.4%13.0×10 +118.8%
8 Universidad Nacional de Educación a DistanciaSpain 59.419.9%10.1×10 +112.9%
9 Universidad Nacional del AltiplanoPeru 58.39.2%63.3×21 +302.6%
10 Pontificia Universidad Católica del EcuadorEcuador 57.610.2%74.6×47 —

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 Stress and Burnout Research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 95% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Stress and Burnout Research.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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.