Work-Family Balance Challenges
Work-Family Balance Challenges is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 39.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intricate dynamics of work and family interactions, including work-family conflict, telecommuting, gender inequality, family supportive policies, flexible work arrangements, parental leave, remote working, job satisfaction, gender roles, and work-life balance.
- Work-Family Conflict
- Telecommuting
- Gender Inequality
- Family Supportive Policies
- Flexible Work Arrangements
- Parental Leave
- Remote Working
- Job Satisfaction
- Gender Roles
- Work-Life Balance
- Research works
- 24k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 39.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +60% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Work-Family Balance Challenges research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.3k and 490 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.3k works
- 2 China 490 works
- 3 India 377 works
- 4 United Kingdom 362 works
- 5 Indonesia 344 works
- 6 Türkiye 301 works
- 7 Germany 280 works
- 8 Australia 219 works
- 9 Canada 214 works
- 10 Italy 172 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Work-Family Balance Challenges research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Sapienza University of Rome publishes the most Work-Family Balance Challenges research, followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Universiti Teknologi MARA.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 34 works
- 2 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 21 works
- 3 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 20 works
- 4 Yonsei UniversitySouth Korea 18 works
- 5 University of TorontoCanada 18 works
- 6 The University of MelbourneAustralia 18 works
- 7 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 16 works
- 8 Renmin University of ChinaChina 16 works
- 9 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 14 works
- 10 Universiti Putra MalaysiaMalaysia 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in Work-Family Balance Challenges?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Work-Family Balance Challenges include Arnold B. Bakker, Wilmar B. Schaufeli and Evangelia Demerouti.
- 1 Arnold B. Bakker Netherlands 6k citations
- 2 Wilmar B. Schaufeli Netherlands 5.3k citations
- 3 Evangelia Demerouti Netherlands 3.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Work-Family Balance Challenges research done?
The largest centres of Work-Family Balance Challenges research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea) and Istanbul (Türkiye).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Work-Family Balance Challenges?
Among universities, judged by research, Carleton University, Hong Kong Baptist University and La Trobe 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 | Carleton UniversityCanada | 61.3 | 48.5% | 6.7× | 12 | +168.7% |
| 2 | Hong Kong Baptist UniversityHong Kong | 59.6 | 42.4% | 7.5× | 9 | +165.6% |
| 3 | La Trobe UniversityAustralia | 56.7 | 57.5% | 4.4× | 8 | +192.3% |
| 4 | National University of SingaporeSingapore | 56.3 | 49.8% | 2.2× | 14 | +209.7% |
| 5 | University of LisbonPortugal | 56.0 | 55.4% | 3.3× | 13 | +141.4% |
| 6 | Stockholm UniversitySweden | 56.0 | 50.8% | 6.0× | 12 | +63.1% |
| 7 | London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom | 53.6 | 45.6% | 8.1× | 12 | -13.3% |
| 8 | Yonsei UniversitySouth Korea | 52.8 | 41.6% | 3.9× | 18 | +138.0% |
| 9 | The University of MelbourneAustralia | 52.7 | 47.2% | 2.9× | 18 | +108.2% |
| 10 | Université du Québec à MontréalCanada | 52.2 | 49.8% | 5.6× | 8 | +148.9% |
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 Work-Family Balance Challenges research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 60% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Work-Family Balance Challenges.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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