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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

#InstitutionScoreTop-10% rateWorksCitationsAll time
1 University of AlicanteSpain · Alicante 100.0 33.6% 250 2.2k#26
2 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong · Hong Kong 91.2 42.7% 799 9.3k#1
3 University of FlorenceItaly · Florence 86.0 33.3% 246 1.9k#31
4 University of BolognaItaly · Bologna 82.4 34.7% 447 3.4k#22
5 University of MilanItaly · Milan 79.5 24.4% 243 1.1k#35
6 University of Naples Federico IIItaly · Naples 77.2 40.3% 326 3k#61
7 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa · Johannesburg 75.2 31.4% 1.1k 7.2k#97
8 University of TurinItaly · Turin 73.5 43.6% 318 3.7k#41
9 Griffith UniversityAustralia · Brisbane 72.0 42.3% 307 3.2k#11
10 University of VeronaItaly · Verona 70.7 39.0% 135 1.4k—
11 Sapienza University of RomeItaly · Rome 69.5 27.5% 534 3.5k#77
12 University of PaduaItaly · Padua 68.4 35.6% 252 2.8k#44
13 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 67.3 41.6% 604 5.7k—
14 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 66.4 42.3% 415 3.7k#99
15 Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Chengdu 65.5 38.3% 586 5.6k—
16 University of Business and TechnologySaudi Arabia · Jeddah 64.7 44.4% 439 4.6k—
17 Renmin University of ChinaChina · Beijing 63.9 35.5% 690 6k—
18 University of AveiroPortugal · Aveiro 63.2 31.1% 378 2.2k—
19 Jiangsu UniversityChina · Zhenjiang 62.5 49.0% 329 4.6k—
20 Edith Cowan UniversityAustralia · Perth 61.9 50.5% 153 2.2k#88
21 Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark · Copenhagen 61.2 24.4% 900 5k#13
22 Macau University of Science and TechnologyMacau · Macao 60.6 30.4% 374 2.9k—
23 The University of QueenslandAustralia · Brisbane 60.1 35.9% 450 3.9k#8
24 University of Central FloridaUnited States · Orlando 59.5 34.3% 209 1.5k#23
25 Lovely Professional UniversityIndia · Phagwāra 59.0 26.6% 456 1.7k—
26 Politecnico di MilanoItaly · Milan 58.5 36.4% 592 5.2k#86
27 University of Castilla-La ManchaSpain · Ciudad Real 58.0 38.4% 190 2k—
28 Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia · George Town 57.6 26.9% 734 4.9k—
29 Universiti Putra MalaysiaMalaysia · Seri Kembangan 57.1 23.4% 683 3.9k—
30 Free University of Bozen-BolzanoItaly · Bolzano 56.7 42.6% 199 2.3k—
31 Xiamen UniversityChina · Xiamen 56.3 41.7% 476 4.7k—
32 Università Cattolica del Sacro CuoreItaly · Milan 55.9 36.4% 302 2.1k—
33 University of SalernoItaly · Fisciano 55.5 41.8% 227 2.6k—
34 Universidad Complutense de MadridSpain · Madrid 55.1 22.6% 390 1.8k—
35 Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 54.7 39.2% 445 4.5k—
36 The University of AdelaideAustralia · Adelaide 54.4 33.7% 232 1.8k#39
37 University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto DouroPortugal · Vila Real 54.0 32.8% 76 545—
38 Symbiosis International UniversityIndia · Pune 53.7 26.2% 937 5.3k—
39 University of SurreyUnited Kingdom · Guildford 53.4 43.1% 212 2.4k#12
40 Bucharest University of Economic StudiesRomania · Bucharest 53.0 21.2% 784 2.8k—
41 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 52.7 28.4% 475 3.9k#18
42 Zhejiang Gongshang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 52.4 42.2% 328 4.4k—
43 Curtin UniversityAustralia · Perth 52.1 42.9% 223 2.6k—
44 University of MacauMacau · Macao 51.8 37.5% 260 2.2k—
45 University of FoggiaItaly · Foggia 51.5 42.2% 60 601—
46 University of Economics Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam · Ho Chi Minh City 51.3 45.6% 431 4.4k—
47 National University of MalaysiaMalaysia · Bangi 51.0 23.7% 832 3.8k—
48 Capital University of Economics and BusinessChina · Beijing 50.7 42.9% 338 4.6k—
49 Swinburne University of TechnologyAustralia · Melbourne 50.5 27.5% 353 4.2k—
50 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Oxford 50.2 23.7% 490 3.5k#24
51 University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom · Manchester 49.9 30.7% 476 3.6k#29
52 Dalian University of TechnologyChina · Dalian 49.7 37.0% 274 2.7k—
53 Texas A&M UniversityUnited States · College Station 49.5 33.1% 260 2.2k#21
54 University of International Business and EconomicsChina · Beijing 49.2 37.0% 426 3.4k—
55 City University of MacauMacau · Macao 49.0 36.7% 280 2k—
56 Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu 48.8 31.8% 615 4.4k—
57 Universidad de SevillaSpain · Seville 48.5 32.3% 346 2.6k—
58 Zhongnan University of Economics and LawChina · Wuhan 48.3 40.6% 453 4k—
59 Hainan UniversityChina · Haikou 48.1 36.8% 284 2.4k—
60 Northern University of MalaysiaMalaysia · Jitra 47.9 22.2% 819 3.9k—
61 Aarhus UniversityDenmark · Aarhus 47.7 25.3% 534 3.3k#90
62 Roma Tre UniversityItaly · Rome 47.5 35.8% 145 1.2k—
63 Christ UniversityIndia · Bengaluru 47.3 23.0% 699 1.8k—
64 Universitat de ValènciaSpain · Valencia 47.1 32.1% 428 2.9k—
65 Universidad de MálagaSpain · Málaga 46.9 29.4% 222 1.5k—
66 Nanjing University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Nanjing 46.7 30.5% 394 3.5k—
67 RMIT UniversityAustralia · Melbourne 46.5 41.2% 363 4.2k—
68 University of PatrasGreece · Pátrai 46.3 41.9% 135 1.2k—
69 Zarqa UniversityJordan · Zarqa 46.1 36.3% 192 1.7k—
70 Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 45.9 35.1% 528 4.7k—
71 Chandigarh UniversityIndia · Mohali 45.7 24.4% 517 1.9k—
72 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Hefei 45.6 42.3% 412 4.7k—
73 University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 45.4 26.3% 500 3.5k—
74 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin 45.2 40.9% 422 4k—
75 Shanghai UniversityChina · Shanghai 45.0 27.6% 578 3.5k—
76 Universidad Rey Juan CarlosSpain · Madrid 44.9 36.3% 282 2k—
77 University of AucklandNew Zealand · Auckland 44.7 31.1% 360 2.8k#60
78 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States · State College 44.5 26.6% 530 3.6k#7
79 University of LisbonPortugal · Lisbon 44.4 30.6% 413 3.2k—
80 University of SienaItaly · Siena 44.2 27.3% 88 474—
81 Parthenope University of NaplesItaly · Naples 44.1 46.1% 202 2.9k—
82 University of CataniaItaly · Catania 43.9 37.3% 136 1.3k—
83 Universidad de GranadaSpain · Granada 43.7 37.5% 267 2.6k—
84 King Faisal UniversitySaudi Arabia · Hofuf 43.6 46.9% 236 2.5k—
85 Virginia TechUnited States · Blacksburg 43.4 29.9% 253 2.1k#58
86 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia · Shah Alam 43.3 10.5% 1.8k 3.9k—
87 Polytechnic Institute of PortoPortugal · Porto 43.1 27.2% 271 1.3k—
88 Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands · Rotterdam 43.0 33.8% 490 4.3k#14
89 Shenzhen UniversityChina · Shenzhen 42.9 42.5% 332 3.4k—
90 Utrecht UniversityNetherlands · Utrecht 42.7 36.5% 358 3.2k#63
91 Nankai UniversityChina · Tianjin 42.6 38.0% 370 2.7k—
92 Amity UniversityIndia · Noida 42.4 28.3% 319 1.9k—
93 University of South AustraliaAustralia · Adelaide 42.3 39.7% 209 1.7k#47
94 Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 42.2 39.1% 314 4.2k—
95 ETH ZurichSwitzerland · Zurich 42.0 32.5% 212 2.4k—
96 University of Beira InteriorPortugal · Covilha 41.9 47.8% 236 3.4k—
97 Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing 41.8 43.7% 361 3.8k—
98 Central University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Beijing 41.6 33.2% 504 3.6k—
99 South China University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou 41.5 37.7% 388 3.7k—
100 Queensland University of TechnologyAustralia · 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.

How spread out this pool is

Every row above on one axis — one tick each, right is a higher score. A field where the top few are far clear of everyone and one that runs down evenly look identical as a table.

41 – 44: 21 places44 – 47: 16 places47 – 50: 13 places50 – 53: 11 places53 – 56: 8 places56 – 59: 6 places59 – 62: 6 places62 – 65: 4 places65 – 68: 3 places68 – 71: 2 places71 – 74: 3 places74 – 77: 1 places77 – 79: 1 places79 – 82: 2 places82 – 85: 0 places85 – 88: 1 places88 – 91: 1 places91 – 94: 0 places94 – 97: 0 places97 – 100: 1 places41100

One bar per band of score, counting the rows on this page.

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universitas Patria ArthaIndonesia 5.3k works
  2. 2 Universitas PamulangIndonesia 2.9k works
  3. 3 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurIndonesia 2.8k works
  4. 4 Universitas TrisaktiIndonesia 2.6k works
  5. 5 Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraIndonesia 2.5k works
  6. 6 Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia 2.5k works
  7. 7 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 2.3k works
  8. 8 Tarumanagara UniversityIndonesia 2.3k works
  9. 9 University of BrawijayaIndonesia 2.2k works
  10. 10 Universitas Informatika dan Bisnis IndonesiaIndonesia 2.1k works
  11. 11 Mercu Buana UniversityIndonesia 2k works
  12. 12 Binus UniversityIndonesia 2k works
  13. 13 Telkom UniversityIndonesia 1.9k works
  14. 14 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 1.8k works
  15. 15 Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia 1.7k works

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