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EBS University of Business and Law

In research, EBS University of Business and Law stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,791 of 10,521 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#1,810 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Strategy and Management and Business, Management and Accounting — Strategy and Management is 15.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,373
of 28,054 · #14,802 all time
Rank in Germany
#839
of 1,178
Research works
1.4k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is EBS University of Business and Law 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 #5,791 of 10,521 14.4%218 #2510
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,810 of 2,578 18.9%85 #849

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where EBS University of Business and Law 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).

What does EBS University of Business and Law specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Strategy and Management takes 15.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 35.6 works16×
  2. Business, Management and AccountingField · 84.6 works10×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.35× its world share, 40 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10.17× its world share, 85 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.04× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.08× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 54 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at EBS University of Business and Law?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean-Paul Thommen, Richard Raatzsch and Matthias H. J. Gouthier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is EBS University of Business and Law.

  1. 1 Jean-Paul Thommen Germany · #468,744 worldwide 20 citations · 125 works
  2. 2 Richard Raatzsch Germany · #483,312 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Matthias H. J. Gouthier Germany · #490,223 worldwide 37 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Roland Mattmüller Germany · #496,082 worldwide 7 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Franz‐Rudolf Esch Germany · #498,121 worldwide 224 citations · 157 works
  6. 6 Dominique Demougin Germany · #670,777 worldwide 81 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Stefan Smolnik Germany · #802,101 worldwide 106 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Michael Kling Germany · #916,548 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Sebastian Graf von Kielmansegg Germany · #954,391 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 W. Schröder Germany · #1,136,523 worldwide 5 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at EBS University of Business and Law

Which keywords describe research at EBS University of Business and Law?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Ethics, Philosophy, Social Capital, Human Rights, History, Customer Relationship Management and Investment Decisions.

▲ 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 Governance17▲ 8.9×13 topics
  2. Ethics15▲ 12×9 topics
  3. Human Rights15▲ 5.6×15 topics
  4. Sustainability15▲ 2.3×25 topics
  5. Philosophy14▲ 13×8 topics
  6. Social Capital14▲ 10×9 topics
  7. History13▲ 7.0×7 topics
  8. Big Data12▲ 5.3×11 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence12▲ 3.4×12 topics
  10. Customer Relationship Management12▲ 31×2 topics
  11. Investment Decisions11▲ 36×3 topics
  12. Information Technology10▲ 8.3×2 topics
  13. Aesthetics10▲ 53×3 topics
  14. Cultural Studies10▲ 10×5 topics
  15. Digital Capital10▲ 208×1 topic
  16. Value Chains10▲ 208×1 topic
  17. Literature10▲ 7.0×4 topics
  18. Psychology10▲ 29×4 topics
  19. Culture9▲ 6.7×2 topics
  20. Innovation9▲ 3.4×15 topics
  21. Criticism9▲ 396×1 topic
  22. Nietzsche9▲ 396×1 topic
  23. Digital Media9▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Intercultural Competence9▲ 94×2 topics
  25. Multilingualism8▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Legal Methodology8▲ 173×2 topics
  27. German as a Foreign Language8▲ 216×1 topic
  28. Language Learning8▲ 42×1 topic
  29. Regulatory Agencies8▲ 143×2 topics
  30. Party Competition8▲ 254×1 topic
  31. Privacy8▲ 10×1 topic
  32. Business Models8▲ 41×2 topics
  33. Market Dynamics7▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Urban Development7▲ 7.7×3 topics
  35. Customer Experience7▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Entrepreneurship7▲ 6.9×6 topics
  37. Bildung7▲ 79×3 topics
  38. Strategic Alliances6▲ 36×3 topics
  39. Consumer Protection6▲ 53×2 topics
  40. Market Power6▲ 38×2 topics

Which research topics does EBS University of Business and Law publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Governance and Management, Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel, Linguistic Education and Pedagogy and Law and Political Science.

Corporate Governance and…10Corporate Governance and Management: 10 fractional worksNietzsche, Schopenhauer,…9Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel: 9 fractional worksLinguistic Education and…8Linguistic Education and Pedagogy: 8 fractional worksLaw and Political Science8Law and Political Science: 8 fractional worksDiverse Legal and Medical Studies: 6 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 5 fractional worksBiomedical and Chemical …5Biomedical and Chemical Research: 5 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 5 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and Regulation: 5 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…5Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 5 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementPhilosophyLanguage and LinguisticsLaw3 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 10 works
  2. 2 Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel Philosophy 9 works
  3. 3 Linguistic Education and Pedagogy Language and Linguistics 8 works
  4. 4 Law and Political Science Law 8 works
  5. 5 Diverse Legal and Medical Studies Strategy and Management 6 works
  6. 6 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 5 works
  7. 7 Biomedical and Chemical Research Surgery 5 works
  8. 8 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  9. 9 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 5 works
  10. 10 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 5 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 available22.8%not open77.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.7%domestic only80.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has EBS University of Business and Law's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower 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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