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Bocconi University

In research, Bocconi University stands highest in Social Sciences (#257 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#400 of 6,365 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#202 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Finance, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Accounting — Finance is 15.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,895
of 28,054 · #1,836 all time
Rank in Italy
#62
of 618
Research works
8.3k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
250k
30.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Bocconi University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #257 of 10,521 27.4%1,285 #220
Social SciencesField #400 of 6,365 30.4%419 #393
Business, Management and AccountingField #202 of 2,578 26.7%376 #38
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #160 of 1,775 26.1%346 #56
Decision SciencesField #67 of 703 22.1%66 #160
Strategy and ManagementSubfield #93 of 635 27.4%128 #41
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #198 of 1,272 28.6%224 #59
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #402 of 2,578 31.7%138 #313
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #198 of 1,201 30.3%91 #214
Health SciencesDomain #2,813 of 11,982 29.4%133 #3167

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bocconi University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#220 #257
  2. Social Sciences#393 #400
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#38 #202
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#56 #160
  5. Decision Sciences#160 #67
  6. Strategy and Management#41 #93
  7. Economics and Econometrics#59 #198
  8. Sociology and Political Science#313 #402
  9. Political Science and International Relations#214 #198
  10. Health Sciences#3,167 #2,813
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Bocconi University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Finance takes 15.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. FinanceSubfield · 82.7 works16×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 345.8 works9.2×
  3. AccountingSubfield · 96.2 works8.9×
  4. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 38.9 works8.8×
  5. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 128.2 works8.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 127 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 50 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.54× its world share, 53 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 48 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 83 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.61× its world share, 376 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.86× its world share, 66 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9.17× its world share, 346 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.81× its world share, 44 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 419 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bocconi University?

Ranked on the composite score, Guido Tabellini, Franco Malerba and Francesco Giavazzi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bocconi University.

  1. 1 Guido Tabellini Italy · #3,067 worldwide 1.5k citations · 78 works
  2. 2 Franco Malerba Italy · #6,925 worldwide 1.2k citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Francesco Giavazzi Italy · #6,940 worldwide 823 citations · 72 works
  4. 4 Roberto Perotti Italy · #11,225 worldwide 668 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Alfonso Gambardella Italy · #13,150 worldwide 665 citations · 65 works
  6. 6 Luigi Orsenigo Italy · #21,267 worldwide 522 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Emanuele Borgonovo Italy · #28,188 worldwide 488 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Gianmario Verona Italy · #39,544 worldwide 399 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Stefano Breschi Italy · #45,711 worldwide 401 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Catherine E. De Vries Italy · #50,563 worldwide 262 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Bocconi University

Which keywords describe research at Bocconi University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Economic Growth, Innovation, Social Capital, Globalization, Monetary Policy, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Corporate Governance115▲ 8.8×21 topics
  2. Globalization107▲ 3.1×76 topics
  3. Economic Growth106▲ 7.0×26 topics
  4. Innovation103▲ 5.5×33 topics
  5. Social Capital81▲ 8.7×13 topics
  6. Sustainability64▲ 1.49×58 topics
  7. Economic Development63▲ 4.4×29 topics
  8. Social Media60▲ 2.4×23 topics
  9. Monetary Policy59▲ 14×9 topics
  10. Regulation54▲ 5.7×15 topics
  11. Entrepreneurship51▲ 7.5×12 topics
  12. Firm Performance47▲ 14×4 topics
  13. Human Rights47▲ 2.6×41 topics
  14. Consumer Behavior47▲ 4.2×12 topics
  15. Fiscal Policy44▲ 12×8 topics
  16. Labor Market43▲ 8.2×13 topics
  17. Political Economy40▲ 8.8×15 topics
  18. Mergers and Acquisitions39▲ 24×2 topics
  19. Financial Constraints36▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Investor Protection34▲ 24×1 topic
  21. Ownership Structure34▲ 24×1 topic
  22. Liquidity33▲ 24×3 topics
  23. Investment32▲ 19×5 topics
  24. Income Inequality31▲ 12×6 topics
  25. Competition30▲ 30×4 topics
  26. Strategic Alliances29▲ 24×3 topics
  27. European Union28▲ 7.0×17 topics
  28. Trust27▲ 5.5×9 topics
  29. Financial Stability27▲ 7.6×6 topics
  30. Global Governance27▲ 6.7×14 topics
  31. Asset Pricing27▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Institutional Theory25▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Market Orientation25▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Public Opinion24▲ 11×6 topics
  35. R&D24▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Incentives24▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Financial Reporting23▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Shareholder Value23▲ 12×3 topics
  39. International Trade22▲ 8.5×8 topics
  40. Unemployment22▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does Bocconi University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Finance and Governance, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences and Innovation and Knowledge Management.

Corporate Finance and Go…34Corporate Finance and Governance: 34 fractional worksPrivate Equity and Ventu…20Private Equity and Venture Capital: 20 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 19 fractional worksInnovation and Knowledge Management: 18 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 18 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 15 fractional worksFinancial Markets and In…14Financial Markets and Investment Strategies: 14 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 14 fractional worksDigital Platforms and Economics: 14 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Manag…13Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 13 fractional works
AccountingManagement of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementEconomics and Econometrics2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 34 works
  2. 2 Private Equity and Venture Capital Accounting 20 works
  3. 3 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 19 works
  4. 4 Innovation and Knowledge Management Strategy and Management 18 works
  5. 5 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 18 works
  6. 6 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 15 works
  7. 7 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 14 works
  8. 8 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 14 works
  9. 9 Digital Platforms and Economics Strategy and Management 14 works
  10. 10 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 13 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available50.4%not open49.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.9%domestic only63.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bocconi University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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