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Estonian Business School

In research, Estonian Business School stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,770 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting — Business, Management and Accounting is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,465
of 28,054 · #32,656 all time
Rank in Estonia
#11
of 16
Research works
396
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Estonian Business School 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 #6,770 of 10,521 19.9%89 #7788

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Estonian Business School 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 Estonian Business School specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 29.4 works8.3×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.37× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8.30× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.41× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.91× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.00× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Estonian Business School?

Ranked on the composite score, Ruth Alas, Pierre-Emmanuel Dauzat and Meelis Kitsing lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Estonian Business School.

  1. 1 Ruth Alas Estonia · #435,524 worldwide 84 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Pierre-Emmanuel Dauzat Estonia · #781,405 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Meelis Kitsing Estonia · #1,378,185 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Kaire Põder Estonia · #1,421,424 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Estonian Business School

Which keywords describe research at Estonian Business School?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Capital, Innovation, Institutional Theory, Globalization, Social Media, Environmental Management, Market Dynamics and Organizational Change.

▲ 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. Social Capital9▲ 16×10 topics
  2. Globalization8▲ 3.7×20 topics
  3. Innovation7▲ 5.9×15 topics
  4. Sustainability6▲ 2.4×13 topics
  5. Social Media6▲ 3.9×13 topics
  6. Institutional Theory6▲ 53×2 topics
  7. Sustainable Development5▲ 3.1×9 topics
  8. Education5▲ 2.7×12 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management5▲ 4.9×6 topics
  10. Environmental Management4▲ 9.8×7 topics
  11. Market Dynamics4▲ 49×2 topics
  12. Economic Growth4▲ 4.5×9 topics
  13. Organizational Change4▲ 51×2 topics
  14. Institutional Entrepreneurship4▲ 140×1 topic
  15. Knowledge Sharing4▲ 23×3 topics
  16. Sensemaking4▲ 140×1 topic
  17. Economic Development4▲ 4.3×11 topics
  18. Higher Education4▲ 6.2×6 topics
  19. Internet of Things4▲ 3.9×3 topics
  20. Consumer Behavior4▲ 5.0×5 topics
  21. Trust4▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Governance3▲ 8.7×4 topics
  23. Corporate Governance3▲ 3.7×8 topics
  24. Performance Measurement3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  25. Organizational Learning3▲ 38×4 topics
  26. Entrepreneurship3▲ 6.2×8 topics
  27. Motivation3▲ 5.8×4 topics
  28. Neoliberalism3▲ 7.0×5 topics
  29. Business Ethics2▲ 28×3 topics
  30. Well-being2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  31. Diversity2▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Institutions2▲ 25×3 topics
  33. Organizational Climate2▲ 82×1 topic
  34. Political Economy2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  35. Virtual Communities2▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Academic Achievement2▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Entrepreneurial Orientation2▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Opportunity Recognition2▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Smart Specialization2▲ 52×2 topics
  40. Strategic Alliances2▲ 28×2 topics

Which research topics does Estonian Business School publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Management and Organizational Studies, Knowledge Management and Sharing, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences and Blockchain Technology Applications and Security.

Management and Organizational Studies: 4 fractional worksKnowledge Management and Sharing: 2 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksQuality and Supply Management: 2 fractional worksUniversity-Industry-Government Innovation Models: 2 fractional worksCorporate Social Respons…2Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Governance and Development: 2 fractional worksHigher Education and Employability: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…1Environmental Sustainability in Business: 1 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementCommunicationManagement of Technology and InnovationInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  2. 2 Knowledge Management and Sharing Communication 2 works
  3. 3 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  4. 4 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 University-Industry-Government Innovation Models Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  7. 7 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 2 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Higher Education and Employability Education 2 works
  10. 10 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 1 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 available50.8%not open49.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.6%domestic only69.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Estonian Business School's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017.

199520002005201020152020
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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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