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Business, Management and Accounting research

Business, Management and Accounting is a field of the Social Sciences. Science Explorer counts 2.7M research works in it since 1950. 20.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: administration of a commercial enterprise.

Research works
2.7M
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
543k
per year above
Top-10% rate
20.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
146
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+41%
the tick is no change

What is Business, Management and Accounting research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Corporate Governance, Consumer Behavior, Supply Chain Management, Leadership, Sustainability, Innovation. Gaining share since 2009–13: Operations Research, Production Management, Asset Management, Decision Making, Finance. Losing share: Mergers and Acquisitions, Knowledge Sharing, Financial Reporting, Financial Constraints.

▲ gaining share of this field◆ holding its share▼ losing share

Size is the world's fractional works in 2019–23 in the topics tagged with each word; colour compares the word's share of this field with 2009–13. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Corporate Governance133k▲ 1.23×16 topics
  2. Consumer Behavior88k▲ 1.49×12 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management86k◆ 1.08×13 topics
  4. Leadership76k▲ 1.49×18 topics
  5. Sustainability68k▲ 1.63×11 topics
  6. Innovation60k◆ 0.87×19 topics
  7. Performance Measurement59k▲ 1.42×5 topics
  8. Entrepreneurship54k▲ 1.46×13 topics
  9. Information Technology53k▲ 1.68×6 topics
  10. Social Capital51k◆ 1.03×4 topics
  11. Risk Management48k▲ 1.40×6 topics
  12. Risk Assessment47k▲ 1.42×5 topics
  13. Customer Satisfaction47k▲ 1.94×6 topics
  14. Financial Performance46k▲ 1.20×8 topics
  15. Firm Performance44k▼ 0.85×4 topics
  16. Environmental Management42k▲ 1.94×4 topics
  17. Lean Manufacturing41k▲ 2.4×2 topics
  18. Capital Structure39k◆ 1.09×2 topics
  19. Sustainable Development37k▲ 1.18×13 topics
  20. Decision Making35k▲ 3.8×4 topics
  21. Service Quality34k▲ 1.51×3 topics
  22. Big Data33k▲ 1.67×4 topics
  23. Financial Stability32k▲ 2.2×2 topics
  24. Performance Analysis32k▲ 2.1×2 topics
  25. Organizational Performance30k▲ 1.41×6 topics
  26. Asset Management30k▲ 5.4×2 topics
  27. Job Satisfaction29k▲ 2.5×2 topics
  28. Psychological Capital29k▲ 2.5×2 topics
  29. Finance29k▲ 3.0×1 topic
  30. Islamic Banking29k▲ 3.0×1 topic
  31. Knowledge Sharing29k▼ 0.69×5 topics
  32. Financial Constraints29k▼ 0.77×2 topics
  33. Operations Research29k▲ 7.3×1 topic
  34. Production Management29k▲ 7.3×1 topic
  35. Financial Reporting29k▼ 0.76×6 topics
  36. Digital Transformation28k▲ 1.94×9 topics
  37. Investment Decisions26k▲ 1.30×3 topics
  38. Organizational Culture26k◆ 1.09×7 topics
  39. Mergers and Acquisitions26k▼ 0.63×2 topics
  40. Corporate Finance26k▲ 2.7×3 topics

Which countries lead Business, Management and Accounting research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, China, the United States and Italy rank highest in Business, Management and Accounting. By volume, Indonesia and China publish the most (182k and 63k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China · #3 all time 29.3% top 10% · 63k works
  2. 2 United States · #1 all time 20.0% top 10% · 60k works
  3. 3 Italy · #4 all time 33.6% top 10% · 12k works
  4. 4 United Kingdom · #2 all time 29.5% top 10% · 21k works
  5. 5 India · #11 all time 19.9% top 10% · 37k works
  6. 6 Spain · #7 all time 27.7% top 10% · 10k works
  7. 7 Australia · #5 all time 31.4% top 10% · 9.8k works
  8. 8 Germany · #6 all time 15.9% top 10% · 27k works
  9. 9 Indonesia · #17 all time 4.9% top 10% · 182k works
  10. 10 France · #8 all time 18.8% top 10% · 11k works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 113 countries ranked in Business, Management and Accounting. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Business, Management and Accounting

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Indonesia 182k works
  2. 2 China 63k works
  3. 3 United States 60k works
  4. 4 India 37k works
  5. 5 Germany 27k works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 21k works
  7. 7 Russia 16k works
  8. 8 Türkiye 15k works
  9. 9 Malaysia 14k works
  10. 10 Brazil 14k 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.

Indonesia: 40.7%China: 14.1%United States: 13.4%India: 8.3%6 others listed: 23.6%41%largest
Indonesia182k · 40.7%China63k · 14.1%United States60k · 13.4%India37k · 8.3%6 others listed106k · 23.6%

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

Which institutions lead Business, Management and Accounting research?

University of Alicante (Spain) ranks first in Business, Management and Accounting on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by Hong Kong Polytechnic University and University of Florence.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of Alicante Spain · Alicante · #26 all time 33.6% top 10% · 250 works
  2. 2 Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong · Hong Kong · #1 all time 42.7% top 10% · 799 works
  3. 3 University of Florence Italy · Florence · #31 all time 33.3% top 10% · 246 works
  4. 4 University of Bologna Italy · Bologna · #22 all time 34.7% top 10% · 447 works
  5. 5 University of Milan Italy · Milan · #35 all time 24.4% top 10% · 243 works
  6. 6 University of Naples Federico II Italy · Naples · #61 all time 40.3% top 10% · 326 works
  7. 7 University of Johannesburg South Africa · Johannesburg · #97 all time 31.4% top 10% · 1.1k works
  8. 8 University of Turin Italy · Turin · #41 all time 43.6% top 10% · 318 works
  9. 9 Griffith University Australia · Brisbane · #11 all time 42.3% top 10% · 307 works
  10. 10 University of Verona Italy · Verona 39.0% top 10% · 135 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 2,578 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Business, Management and Accounting.

Top 100 Business, Management and Accounting institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universitas Patria Artha Indonesia 5.3k works
  2. 2 Universitas Pamulang Indonesia 2.9k works
  3. 3 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur Indonesia 2.8k works
  4. 4 Universitas Trisakti Indonesia 2.6k works
  5. 5 Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara Indonesia 2.5k works
  6. 6 Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu Indonesia 2.5k works
  7. 7 University of Indonesia Indonesia 2.3k works
  8. 8 Tarumanagara University Indonesia 2.3k works
  9. 9 University of Brawijaya Indonesia 2.2k works
  10. 10 Universitas Informatika dan Bisnis Indonesia Indonesia 2.1k works

Who are the leading researchers in Business, Management and Accounting?

Among the most productive authors in Business, Management and Accounting, Michael E. Porter, Joseph E. Stiglitz and Niklas Luhmann rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 Michael E. Porter United States · #19 worldwide 4.7k citations · 226 works
  2. 2 Joseph E. Stiglitz United States · #43 worldwide 7.4k citations · 383 works
  3. 3 Niklas Luhmann Germany · #53 worldwide 2.3k citations · 277 works
  4. 4 Herbert A. Simon United States · #65 worldwide 4.2k citations · 188 works
  5. 5 Martin McKee United Kingdom · #78 worldwide 5.4k citations · 369 works
  6. 6 William J. Baumöl United States · #108 worldwide 3.6k citations · 187 works
  7. 7 Wilmar B. Schaufeli Netherlands · #130 worldwide 5.3k citations · 157 works
  8. 8 Marko Sarstedt Germany · #145 worldwide 11k citations · 117 works
  9. 9 Rosabeth Moss Kanter United States · #169 worldwide 2.6k citations · 132 works
  10. 10 Jean Tirole France · #189 worldwide 4.4k citations · 118 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 5,538 highest-output authors in Business, Management and Accounting. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Business, Management and Accounting researchers

Where is Business, Management and Accounting research done?

The largest centres of Business, Management and Accounting research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia) and Makassar (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Erding, Bocholt and Vallendar.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jakarta Indonesia 27k works
  2. 2 Bandung Indonesia 14k works
  3. 3 Surabaya Indonesia 13k works
  4. 4 Makassar Indonesia 11k works
  5. 5 Medan Indonesia 10k works
  6. 6 Beijing China 10k works
  7. 7 Yogyakarta Indonesia 6.9k works
  8. 8 Malang Indonesia 6.9k works
  9. 9 Semarang Indonesia 6.8k works
  10. 10 Moscow Russia 6.8k works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ErdingDE · 47.2 works16×
  2. BocholtDE · 75.8 works16×
  3. VallendarDE · 179.4 works14×
  4. BreukelenNL · 91.7 works14×
  5. SchwetzingenDE · 27.2 works13×
  6. RiedlingenDE · 71.3 works12×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Business, Management and Accounting than the world average.

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Business, Management and Accounting research by country

The best places for Business, Management and Accounting research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.

Where is the best place to study Business, Management and Accounting?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, University of Business and Technology and National Economics 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.

0%20%40%mean 20.88%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City: 431, 45.6%University of Business and Technology: 439, 44.4%National Economics University: 330, 39.4%Universitas Patria Artha: 5,290, 3.6%Universitas Pamulang: 2,915, 2.9%Universitas Trisakti: 2,613, 4.3%Mercu Buana University: 2,047, 5.2%Northern University of Malaysia: 819, 22.2%Universitas Informatika dan Bisnis Indonesia: 2,052, 2.9%Southwestern University of Finance and Economics: 586, 38.3%University of Econom…University of Busine…National Economics U…Universitas Patria A…
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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
1University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 70.045.6%8.4×431 +305.1%
2University of Business and Technology Saudi Arabia 69.144.4%7.0×439 +145.8%
3National Economics University Vietnam 63.839.4%8.9×330 +368.0%
4Universitas Patria Artha Indonesia 61.83.6%10.1×5,290 +1082.7%
5Universitas Pamulang Indonesia 57.12.9%10.9×2,915 +21589.7%
6Universitas Trisakti Indonesia 55.84.3%9.3×2,613 +513.8%
7Mercu Buana University Indonesia 53.75.2%8.9×2,047 +2786.0%
8Northern University of Malaysia Malaysia 52.922.2%6.9×819 +142.8%
9Universitas Informatika dan Bisnis Indonesia Indonesia 51.42.9%8.7×2,052 +499.5%
10Southwestern University of Finance and Economics China 51.038.3%6.2×586 +27.7%

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 Business, Management and Accounting research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Consumer Behavior and Marketing Influence, Financial Analysis and Corporate Governance and Management and Optimization Techniques.

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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.

  1. Consumer Behavior and Marketing Influence+4766%
  2. Financial Analysis and Corporate Governance+2460%
  3. Management and Optimization Techniques+2047%
  4. Islamic Finance and Banking Studies+669%
  5. Environmental Sustainability in Business+376%
  6. Innovation and Socioeconomic Development+314%
  7. Business Process Modeling and Analysis-26%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Business, Management and Accounting include?

Corporate Finance and Go…93kCorporate Finance and Governance: 93k fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…69kIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 69k fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 61k fractional worksManagement and Optimization Techniques: 61k fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 59k fractional worksInnovation and Knowledge Management: 55k fractional worksCustomer Service Quality and Loyalty: 52k fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 49k fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 48k fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 47k fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 45k fractional worksQuality and Supply Management: 45k fractional works

Area is fractional works in that topic. Every name below is a page of its own.