Top Business, Management and Accounting Research Institutions
University of Alicante ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 2,578 ranked institutions.
Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 40 fractional works in this field.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | Score | Top-10% rate | Works | Citations | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Alicante Spain · Alicante | 100.0 | 33.6% | 250 | 2.2k | #26 |
| 2 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong · Hong Kong | 91.2 | 42.7% | 799 | 9.3k | #1 |
| 3 | University of Florence Italy · Florence | 86.0 | 33.3% | 246 | 1.9k | #31 |
| 4 | University of Bologna Italy · Bologna | 82.4 | 34.7% | 447 | 3.4k | #22 |
| 5 | University of Milan Italy · Milan | 79.5 | 24.4% | 243 | 1.1k | #35 |
| 6 | University of Naples Federico II Italy · Naples | 77.2 | 40.3% | 326 | 3k | #61 |
| 7 | University of Johannesburg South Africa · Johannesburg | 75.2 | 31.4% | 1.1k | 7.2k | #97 |
| 8 | University of Turin Italy · Turin | 73.5 | 43.6% | 318 | 3.7k | #41 |
| 9 | Griffith University Australia · Brisbane | 72.0 | 42.3% | 307 | 3.2k | #11 |
| 10 | University of Verona Italy · Verona | 70.7 | 39.0% | 135 | 1.4k | — |
| 11 | Sapienza University of Rome Italy · Rome | 69.5 | 27.5% | 534 | 3.5k | #77 |
| 12 | University of Padua Italy · Padua | 68.4 | 35.6% | 252 | 2.8k | #44 |
| 13 | Xi'an Jiaotong University China · Xi'an | 67.3 | 41.6% | 604 | 5.7k | — |
| 14 | Sun Yat-sen University China · Guangzhou | 66.4 | 42.3% | 415 | 3.7k | #99 |
| 15 | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics China · Chengdu | 65.5 | 38.3% | 586 | 5.6k | — |
| 16 | University of Business and Technology Saudi Arabia · Jeddah | 64.7 | 44.4% | 439 | 4.6k | — |
| 17 | Renmin University of China China · Beijing | 63.9 | 35.5% | 690 | 6k | — |
| 18 | University of Aveiro Portugal · Aveiro | 63.2 | 31.1% | 378 | 2.2k | — |
| 19 | Jiangsu University China · Zhenjiang | 62.5 | 49.0% | 329 | 4.6k | — |
| 20 | Edith Cowan University Australia · Perth | 61.9 | 50.5% | 153 | 2.2k | #88 |
| 21 | Copenhagen Business School Denmark · Copenhagen | 61.2 | 24.4% | 900 | 5k | #13 |
| 22 | Macau University of Science and Technology Macau · Macao | 60.6 | 30.4% | 374 | 2.9k | — |
| 23 | The University of Queensland Australia · Brisbane | 60.1 | 35.9% | 450 | 3.9k | #8 |
| 24 | University of Central Florida United States · Orlando | 59.5 | 34.3% | 209 | 1.5k | #23 |
| 25 | Lovely Professional University India · Phagwāra | 59.0 | 26.6% | 456 | 1.7k | — |
| 26 | Politecnico di Milano Italy · Milan | 58.5 | 36.4% | 592 | 5.2k | #86 |
| 27 | University of Castilla-La Mancha Spain · Ciudad Real | 58.0 | 38.4% | 190 | 2k | — |
| 28 | Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia · George Town | 57.6 | 26.9% | 734 | 4.9k | — |
| 29 | Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia · Seri Kembangan | 57.1 | 23.4% | 683 | 3.9k | — |
| 30 | Free University of Bozen-Bolzano Italy · Bolzano | 56.7 | 42.6% | 199 | 2.3k | — |
| 31 | Xiamen University China · Xiamen | 56.3 | 41.7% | 476 | 4.7k | — |
| 32 | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Italy · Milan | 55.9 | 36.4% | 302 | 2.1k | — |
| 33 | University of Salerno Italy · Fisciano | 55.5 | 41.8% | 227 | 2.6k | — |
| 34 | Universidad Complutense de Madrid Spain · Madrid | 55.1 | 22.6% | 390 | 1.8k | — |
| 35 | Wuhan University China · Wuhan | 54.7 | 39.2% | 445 | 4.5k | — |
| 36 | The University of Adelaide Australia · Adelaide | 54.4 | 33.7% | 232 | 1.8k | #39 |
| 37 | University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro Portugal · Vila Real | 54.0 | 32.8% | 76 | 545 | — |
| 38 | Symbiosis International University India · Pune | 53.7 | 26.2% | 937 | 5.3k | — |
| 39 | University of Surrey United Kingdom · Guildford | 53.4 | 43.1% | 212 | 2.4k | #12 |
| 40 | Bucharest University of Economic Studies Romania · Bucharest | 53.0 | 21.2% | 784 | 2.8k | — |
| 41 | University of Cambridge United Kingdom · Cambridge | 52.7 | 28.4% | 475 | 3.9k | #18 |
| 42 | Zhejiang Gongshang University China · Hangzhou | 52.4 | 42.2% | 328 | 4.4k | — |
| 43 | Curtin University Australia · Perth | 52.1 | 42.9% | 223 | 2.6k | — |
| 44 | University of Macau Macau · Macao | 51.8 | 37.5% | 260 | 2.2k | — |
| 45 | University of Foggia Italy · Foggia | 51.5 | 42.2% | 60 | 601 | — |
| 46 | University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam · Ho Chi Minh City | 51.3 | 45.6% | 431 | 4.4k | — |
| 47 | National University of Malaysia Malaysia · Bangi | 51.0 | 23.7% | 832 | 3.8k | — |
| 48 | Capital University of Economics and Business China · Beijing | 50.7 | 42.9% | 338 | 4.6k | — |
| 49 | Swinburne University of Technology Australia · Melbourne | 50.5 | 27.5% | 353 | 4.2k | — |
| 50 | University of Oxford United Kingdom · Oxford | 50.2 | 23.7% | 490 | 3.5k | #24 |
| 51 | University of Manchester United Kingdom · Manchester | 49.9 | 30.7% | 476 | 3.6k | #29 |
| 52 | Dalian University of Technology China · Dalian | 49.7 | 37.0% | 274 | 2.7k | — |
| 53 | Texas A&M University United States · College Station | 49.5 | 33.1% | 260 | 2.2k | #21 |
| 54 | University of International Business and Economics China · Beijing | 49.2 | 37.0% | 426 | 3.4k | — |
| 55 | City University of Macau Macau · Macao | 49.0 | 36.7% | 280 | 2k | — |
| 56 | Sichuan University China · Chengdu | 48.8 | 31.8% | 615 | 4.4k | — |
| 57 | Universidad de Sevilla Spain · Seville | 48.5 | 32.3% | 346 | 2.6k | — |
| 58 | Zhongnan University of Economics and Law China · Wuhan | 48.3 | 40.6% | 453 | 4k | — |
| 59 | Hainan University China · Haikou | 48.1 | 36.8% | 284 | 2.4k | — |
| 60 | Northern University of Malaysia Malaysia · Jitra | 47.9 | 22.2% | 819 | 3.9k | — |
| 61 | Aarhus University Denmark · Aarhus | 47.7 | 25.3% | 534 | 3.3k | #90 |
| 62 | Roma Tre University Italy · Rome | 47.5 | 35.8% | 145 | 1.2k | — |
| 63 | Christ University India · Bengaluru | 47.3 | 23.0% | 699 | 1.8k | — |
| 64 | Universitat de València Spain · Valencia | 47.1 | 32.1% | 428 | 2.9k | — |
| 65 | Universidad de Málaga Spain · Málaga | 46.9 | 29.4% | 222 | 1.5k | — |
| 66 | Nanjing University of Finance and Economics China · Nanjing | 46.7 | 30.5% | 394 | 3.5k | — |
| 67 | RMIT University Australia · Melbourne | 46.5 | 41.2% | 363 | 4.2k | — |
| 68 | University of Patras Greece · Pátrai | 46.3 | 41.9% | 135 | 1.2k | — |
| 69 | Zarqa University Jordan · Zarqa | 46.1 | 36.3% | 192 | 1.7k | — |
| 70 | Zhejiang University China · Hangzhou | 45.9 | 35.1% | 528 | 4.7k | — |
| 71 | Chandigarh University India · Mohali | 45.7 | 24.4% | 517 | 1.9k | — |
| 72 | University of Science and Technology of China China · Hefei | 45.6 | 42.3% | 412 | 4.7k | — |
| 73 | University College London United Kingdom · London | 45.4 | 26.3% | 500 | 3.5k | — |
| 74 | Harbin Institute of Technology China · Harbin | 45.2 | 40.9% | 422 | 4k | — |
| 75 | Shanghai University China · Shanghai | 45.0 | 27.6% | 578 | 3.5k | — |
| 76 | Universidad Rey Juan Carlos Spain · Madrid | 44.9 | 36.3% | 282 | 2k | — |
| 77 | University of Auckland New Zealand · Auckland | 44.7 | 31.1% | 360 | 2.8k | #60 |
| 78 | Pennsylvania State University United States · State College | 44.5 | 26.6% | 530 | 3.6k | #7 |
| 79 | University of Lisbon Portugal · Lisbon | 44.4 | 30.6% | 413 | 3.2k | — |
| 80 | University of Siena Italy · Siena | 44.2 | 27.3% | 88 | 474 | — |
| 81 | Parthenope University of Naples Italy · Naples | 44.1 | 46.1% | 202 | 2.9k | — |
| 82 | University of Catania Italy · Catania | 43.9 | 37.3% | 136 | 1.3k | — |
| 83 | Universidad de Granada Spain · Granada | 43.7 | 37.5% | 267 | 2.6k | — |
| 84 | King Faisal University Saudi Arabia · Hofuf | 43.6 | 46.9% | 236 | 2.5k | — |
| 85 | Virginia Tech United States · Blacksburg | 43.4 | 29.9% | 253 | 2.1k | #58 |
| 86 | Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia · Shah Alam | 43.3 | 10.5% | 1.8k | 3.9k | — |
| 87 | Polytechnic Institute of Porto Portugal · Porto | 43.1 | 27.2% | 271 | 1.3k | — |
| 88 | Erasmus University Rotterdam Netherlands · Rotterdam | 43.0 | 33.8% | 490 | 4.3k | #14 |
| 89 | Shenzhen University China · Shenzhen | 42.9 | 42.5% | 332 | 3.4k | — |
| 90 | Utrecht University Netherlands · Utrecht | 42.7 | 36.5% | 358 | 3.2k | #63 |
| 91 | Nankai University China · Tianjin | 42.6 | 38.0% | 370 | 2.7k | — |
| 92 | Amity University India · Noida | 42.4 | 28.3% | 319 | 1.9k | — |
| 93 | University of South Australia Australia · Adelaide | 42.3 | 39.7% | 209 | 1.7k | #47 |
| 94 | Central South University China · Changsha | 42.2 | 39.1% | 314 | 4.2k | — |
| 95 | ETH Zurich Switzerland · Zurich | 42.0 | 32.5% | 212 | 2.4k | — |
| 96 | University of Beira Interior Portugal · Covilha | 41.9 | 47.8% | 236 | 3.4k | — |
| 97 | Chongqing University China · Chongqing | 41.8 | 43.7% | 361 | 3.8k | — |
| 98 | Central University of Finance and Economics China · Beijing | 41.6 | 33.2% | 504 | 3.6k | — |
| 99 | South China University of Technology China · Guangzhou | 41.5 | 37.7% | 388 | 3.7k | — |
| 100 | Queensland University of Technology Australia · Brisbane | 41.4 | 38.2% | 328 | 3.2k | — |
institutions ranked worldwide in Business, Management and Accounting (2,578). rank on the composite score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field.
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- 7 University of Indonesia Indonesia 2.3k works
- 8 Tarumanagara University Indonesia 2.3k works
- 9 University of Brawijaya Indonesia 2.2k works
- 10 Universitas Informatika dan Bisnis Indonesia Indonesia 2.1k works
- 11 Mercu Buana University Indonesia 2k works
- 12 Binus University Indonesia 2k works
- 13 Telkom University Indonesia 1.9k works
- 14 Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia 1.8k works
- 15 Bandung Institute of Technology Indonesia 1.7k works
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