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Bocconi University vs Ikerbasque

On research quality in 2022-now, Bocconi University ranks #759 in the world and Ikerbasque #762, of 22,385 institutions. Bocconi University stands higher in 5 of the 12 fields both publish in, Ikerbasque in 7.

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Bocconi University

Italy · Milan

World rank, 2022-now
#759
#700 all time
Works, 2022-now
2k
fractional
Top-10% rate
15.5%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
50%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Industrial relations, General Decision Sciences, Finance.

Ikerbasque

Spain · Bilbao

World rank, 2022-now
#762
#434 all time
Works, 2022-now
1.5k
fractional
Top-10% rate
15.7%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
67%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Structural Biology, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Polymers and Plastics.

Who leads, measure by measure?

Ikerbasque leads on 4 of 8 measures: citations per work, open access, international co-authorship and growth. Bocconi University leads on 3 of 8 measures: research quality, excellence for its fields and output. The two are level on top-10% rate.

Bocconi University 31 level4 Ikerbasque
  1. #759Research qualityworld rank of 22,385 institutions, 2022-now#762
  2. 1.35×Excellence for its fieldsits top-10% rate against what its topics predict; 1.00× is as expected1.28×
  3. 2kOutputfractional works, 2022-now1.5k
  4. 15.5%Top-10% rateshare of its works among the world's most cited15.7%
  5. 29.7Citations per workall time, per fractional work31.8
  6. 50%Open accessof its works free to read, all time67%
  7. 37%Internationalof its works written with co-authors abroad, all time61%
  8. +5%Growthworks in 2022-25 against 2018-21; half a bar is no change+20%

A rank is drawn as its standing: the longer the bar, the nearer the top. Anything else is drawn against the larger of the two, and two values a hair apart are called level. Quality, excellence and the top-10% rate are explained in the methodology.

Who leads in each field?

Bocconi University stands higher in 5 of 12 fields, Ikerbasque in 7. Ikerbasque leads most in Medicine (#1,024 against #1,754); Bocconi University leads most in Computer Science (#691 against #1,088). Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Bocconi University 57 Ikerbasque
  1. -Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#520
  2. #129Business, Management and Accounting-
  3. -Chemistry#377
  4. #691Computer Science#1,088
  5. #286Decision Sciences-
  6. #131Economics, Econometrics and Finance-
  7. -Engineering#624
  8. -Environmental Science#707
  9. -Materials Science#195
  10. #1,754Medicine#1,024
  11. -Physics and Astronomy#352
  12. #505Social Sciences-

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022-now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

The numbers behind each field

Click a heading to sort. The side that does better in a pair of columns is shaded: a lower rank, a higher rate, more works.

Field Bocconi University rankIkerbasque rank Bocconi University top 10%Ikerbasque top 10% Bocconi University worksIkerbasque works
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology - #520 - 12.3% - 112
Business, Management and Accounting #129 - 13.8% - 377 -
Chemistry - #377 - 13.1% - 83
Computer Science #691 #1,088 15.7% 17.1% 128 65
Decision Sciences #286 - 13.6% - 66 -
Economics, Econometrics and Finance #131 - 15.0% - 347 -
Engineering - #624 - 13.8% - 272
Environmental Science - #707 - 18.1% - 61
Materials Science - #195 - 13.2% - 213
Medicine #1,754 #1,024 19.2% 19.8% 88 92
Physics and Astronomy - #352 - 16.7% - 135
Social Sciences #505 - 18.7% - 432 -

Where does each put its research?

Not who is better, but what each side chooses to work on. A country or institution that puts twice the world's share of its research into a field sits at 2×, whatever its size.

  1. Business, Management and Accounting6.3× 0.1×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance8.7× 0.2×
  3. Decision Sciences3.8× 0.4×
  4. Health Professions1.0× 0.1×
  5. Social Sciences1.9× 0.3×
  6. Arts and Humanities0.7× 0.4×
  7. Nursing0.5× 0.3×
  8. Computer Science1.0× 0.6×
  9. Mathematics2.5× 1.7×
  10. Psychology0.8× 0.9×
  11. Medicine0.3× 0.4×
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.2× 0.4×
  13. Dentistry0.1× 0.1×
  14. Environmental Science0.4× 0.9×
  15. Energy0.6× 1.7×
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.2× 0.9×
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.2× 1.0×
  18. Neuroscience0.5× 2.7×
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.1× 0.5×
  20. Engineering0.2× 1.4×
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.6× 4.4×
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.2× 1.6×
  23. Veterinary0.1× 0.5×
  24. Materials Science0.0× 4.5×
  25. Chemistry0.0× 4.0×
Bocconi UniversityIkerbasque

Location quotient in 2022-now: the share of each side's research in the field over the world's share. 1× is the world's balance; the axis runs from a quarter of it to four times. Fields where Bocconi University leans further are at the top, Ikerbasque's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

What is each known for?

The keywords that describe each side's research, by fractional works in 2022-now and weighted toward what it does more of than the world.

Bocconi University

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Corporate Governance122▲ 8.5×21 topics
  2. Globalization119▲ 3.1×83 topics
  3. Economic Growth110▲ 6.9×26 topics
  4. Innovation110▲ 5.4×34 topics
  5. Social Capital85▲ 8.3×14 topics
  6. Sustainability70▲ 1.46×62 topics
  7. Economic Development69▲ 4.4×31 topics
  8. Social Media64▲ 2.4×23 topics
  9. Monetary Policy63▲ 14×9 topics
  10. Regulation58▲ 5.5×16 topics
  11. Entrepreneurship55▲ 7.1×12 topics
  12. Human Rights55▲ 2.7×44 topics
  13. Sustainable Development52▲ 1.70×47 topics
  14. Consumer Behavior50▲ 4.1×13 topics
  15. Firm Performance49▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Fiscal Policy47▲ 12×8 topics
  17. Labor Market46▲ 8.3×13 topics
  18. Political Economy43▲ 8.6×15 topics
  19. Mergers and Acquisitions40▲ 24×2 topics
  20. Financial Constraints37▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Investor Protection36▲ 24×1 topic
  22. Ownership Structure36▲ 24×1 topic
  23. Investment34▲ 15×5 topics
  24. Liquidity33▲ 23×3 topics
  25. Income Inequality33▲ 12×6 topics
  26. European Union32▲ 7.4×19 topics
  27. Global Governance30▲ 6.4×15 topics
  28. Competition30▲ 29×4 topics
  29. Trust30▲ 5.5×9 topics
  30. Strategic Alliances30▲ 23×3 topics
  31. Financial Stability29▲ 7.8×6 topics
  32. Asset Pricing28▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Institutional Theory28▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Market Orientation27▲ 29×3 topics
  35. Public Opinion26▲ 11×6 topics
  36. Incentives25▲ 19×3 topics
  37. Financial Reporting25▲ 10×5 topics
  38. R&D25▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Shareholder Value24▲ 11×3 topics
  40. International Trade23▲ 8.4×8 topics

Ikerbasque

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's
All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Biomedical Applications89▲ 5.0×32 topics
  2. Nanocomposites69▲ 5.8×21 topics
  3. Nanoparticles65▲ 3.5×36 topics
  4. Catalysis47▲ 4.8×28 topics
  5. Tissue Engineering45▲ 5.0×12 topics
  6. Energy Storage43▲ 4.5×10 topics
  7. Graphene42▲ 4.1×11 topics
  8. Cathode Materials42▲ 7.2×3 topics
  9. Nanomaterials40▲ 2.6×20 topics
  10. Biosensors32▲ 4.3×12 topics
  11. Self-Assembly31▲ 6.5×12 topics
  12. Drug Delivery31▲ 3.8×15 topics
  13. Lithium-ion Batteries31▲ 5.0×3 topics
  14. Spintronics28▲ 15×4 topics
  15. Rechargeable Batteries24▲ 6.0×2 topics
  16. Conducting Polymers24▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Nanofibers24▲ 7.8×3 topics
  18. Two-Dimensional Materials24▲ 6.9×4 topics
  19. Biodegradable Polymers23▲ 8.8×4 topics
  20. Electronic Structure22▲ 8.3×8 topics
  21. Organic Electronics22▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Flexible Electronics22▲ 8.4×3 topics
  23. Energy Harvesting21▲ 7.7×3 topics
  24. Battery Technology20▲ 4.8×2 topics
  25. Regenerative Medicine20▲ 5.3×6 topics
  26. Health Monitoring20▲ 6.5×3 topics
  27. Nanogenerators19▲ 9.9×1 topic
  28. Wearable19▲ 9.9×1 topic
  29. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries19▲ 9.0×2 topics
  30. Ionic Conductivity19▲ 9.4×2 topics
  31. Stability19▲ 5.7×7 topics
  32. Battery Materials19▲ 7.6×1 topic
  33. Nanostructured Anodes19▲ 7.6×1 topic
  34. Raman Spectroscopy18▲ 6.4×6 topics
  35. Superconductivity18▲ 7.1×9 topics
  36. Entanglement18▲ 7.9×4 topics
  37. Nanostructured Cathodes18▲ 9.8×1 topic
  38. Solid-State Electrolytes18▲ 9.8×1 topic
  39. Room Temperature17▲ 7.7×3 topics
  40. Quantum Computing16▲ 11×4 topics

Size is fractional works in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of the side's work against its share of the world's. Each word links to the topic it comes from most.

How has their output grown?

Bocconi University has out-published Ikerbasque every year since 2000.

still counting200400600Bocconi University445 in 2025Ikerbasque351 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year.

Their share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share, because all of science grows. Each line is a side as a percentage of every work published that year.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Bocconi University0.0076% in 2025Ikerbasque0.0060% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

The share of each side's works, year by year, that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. The average of all institutions is 10.0% (why not 10%).

still counting10%20%30%Ikerbasque14.4% in 2025Bocconi University13.4% in 2025200020102020

A year with under 1% of the side's peak output is left out: a rate over a handful of papers says nothing. The latest years are still being cited.

Which publishes more research, Bocconi University or Ikerbasque?

Bocconi University publishes 1.3× as much research as Ikerbasque in 2022-now (2k against 1.5k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Bocconi University or Ikerbasque?

15.7% of Ikerbasque's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 15.5% for Bocconi University.

Is Bocconi University or Ikerbasque growing faster?

Output in 2022-25 was +20% against 2018-21 for Ikerbasque, and +5% for Bocconi University.

Which has more open access research, Bocconi University or Ikerbasque?

67% of Ikerbasque's research is free to read, against 50% of Bocconi University's.

Who are the top researchers on each side?

The most cited researchers on each side, among those ranked.

Bocconi University

  1. 1 Catherine E. De Vries #7,215 worldwide 11k citations · 257 works
  2. 2 Nicola Gennaioli #9,614 worldwide 14k citations · 195 works
  3. 3 Alexander Kentikelenis #12,658 worldwide 6k citations · 130 works
  4. 4 Guido Tabellini #27,369 worldwide 38k citations · 308 works
  5. 5 Zachary Parolin #35,518 worldwide 3.4k citations · 115 works

Ikerbasque

  1. 1 Pablo Alonso‐González #22,821 worldwide 11k citations · 135 works
  2. 2 Alexey Y. Nikitin #66,442 worldwide 10k citations · 190 works
  3. 3 Raúl E. Angulo #75,891 worldwide 9.6k citations · 291 works
  4. 4 Antonio Dominguez‐Alfaro #75,909 worldwide 7.1k citations · 114 works
  5. 5 Ivo Souza #106,039 worldwide 18k citations · 156 works