Workplace Violence and Bullying
Workplace Violence and Bullying is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1951. 33.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the prevalence, impact, and consequences of workplace bullying and harassment, particularly in professional environments such as nursing. It explores the psychological and organizational factors contributing to workplace bullying, its effects on mental health, job satisfaction, and the well-being of healthcare workers.
- Workplace Bullying
- Harassment
- Psychological Health
- Nursing
- Violence
- Organizational Factors
- Mental Health
- Aggression
- Job Satisfaction
- Healthcare Workers
- Research works
- 16k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 5.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 33.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +60% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Workplace Violence and Bullying research?
By volume, the United States and Türkiye publish the most (784 and 536 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 784 works
- 2 Türkiye 536 works
- 3 China 250 works
- 4 United Kingdom 181 works
- 5 Brazil 168 works
- 6 Australia 153 works
- 7 India 135 works
- 8 Canada 133 works
- 9 Pakistan 111 works
- 10 Iran 93 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Workplace Violence and Bullying research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi publishes the most Workplace Violence and Bullying research, followed by Selçuk University and Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye 18 works
- 2 Selçuk UniversityTürkiye 13 works
- 3 Sivas Cumhuriyet ÜniversitesiTürkiye 12 works
- 4 Alexandria UniversityEgypt 11 works
- 5 Mi̇lli̇ Eği̇ti̇m BakanliğiTürkiye 10 works
- 6 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 10 works
- 7 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 9 works
- 8 Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart ÜniversitesiTürkiye 9 works
- 9 Hacettepe UniversityTürkiye 9 works
- 10 University of TorontoCanada 9 works
Who are the leading researchers in Workplace Violence and Bullying?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Workplace Violence and Bullying include Mika Kivimäki, Arnold B. Bakker and Adrian Furnham.
- 1 Mika Kivimäki United Kingdom 6.7k citations
- 2 Arnold B. Bakker Netherlands 6k citations
- 3 Adrian Furnham United Kingdom 3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Workplace Violence and Bullying research done?
The largest centres of Workplace Violence and Bullying research in 2022–2025 are Istanbul (Türkiye), Ankara (Türkiye), London (United Kingdom) and Melbourne (Australia).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Workplace Violence and Bullying?
Among universities, judged by research, Alexandria University, Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi and Sivas Cumhuriyet Üniversitesi 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandria UniversityEgypt | 73.6 | 44.8% | 6.2× | 11 | +191.1% |
| 2 | Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiTürkiye | 62.1 | 16.7% | 8.3× | 18 | — |
| 3 | Sivas Cumhuriyet ÜniversitesiTürkiye | 60.0 | 32.4% | 12.2× | 12 | +20.3% |
| 4 | Selçuk UniversityTürkiye | 52.7 | 14.9% | 10.5× | 13 | — |
| 5 | Monash UniversityAustralia | 51.3 | 39.5% | 2.7× | 8 | +133.5% |
| 6 | University of TorontoCanada | 48.1 | 42.4% | 1.6× | 9 | +112.6% |
| 7 | Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart ÜniversitesiTürkiye | 47.9 | 21.5% | 9.6× | 9 | — |
| 8 | Ondokuz Mayıs UniversityTürkiye | 46.0 | 27.1% | 7.8× | 8 | +90.2% |
| 9 | Hacettepe UniversityTürkiye | 42.1 | 20.5% | 4.7× | 9 | +359.1% |
| 10 | Sapienza University of RomeItaly | 38.7 | 35.3% | 2.1× | 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 Workplace Violence and Bullying research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 60% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Workplace Violence and Bullying.
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