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France Business School

In research, France Business School stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,789 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting — Business, Management and Accounting is 11.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,593
of 28,054 · #21,448 all time
Rank in France
#803
of 1,422
Research works
485
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.8k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is France 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 #4,789 of 10,521 28.6%98 #4947

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 11.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 46.4 works11×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.82× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11.40× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.07× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.78× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 11.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at France Business School?

Ranked on the composite score, Gurvan Branellec and Florence Legros lead among researchers whose main affiliation is France Business School.

  1. 1 Gurvan Branellec France · #508,035 worldwide 3 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Florence Legros France · #1,009,653 worldwide 16 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at France Business School

Which keywords describe research at France Business School?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Capital, Innovation, Supply Chain Management, Corporate Governance, Consumer Behavior, Entrepreneurship, Sustainability and Economic Growth.

▲ 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 Capital11▲ 17×12 topics
  2. Sustainability10▲ 3.2×25 topics
  3. Innovation9▲ 6.5×17 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management8▲ 6.7×14 topics
  5. Corporate Governance7▲ 7.9×10 topics
  6. Consumer Behavior7▲ 8.5×9 topics
  7. Entrepreneurship7▲ 14×6 topics
  8. Economic Growth6▲ 5.8×13 topics
  9. Globalization6▲ 2.5×21 topics
  10. Environmental Management5▲ 10×6 topics
  11. Internet of Things5▲ 4.5×6 topics
  12. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.5×16 topics
  13. Social Media5▲ 2.6×14 topics
  14. Economic Development4▲ 4.0×13 topics
  15. Monetary Policy4▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Community Engagement4▲ 9.3×3 topics
  17. Entrepreneurial Orientation4▲ 37×1 topic
  18. Opportunity Recognition4▲ 37×1 topic
  19. Strategic Alliances4▲ 45×3 topics
  20. Territorial Governance4▲ 24×3 topics
  21. Local Development4▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Circular Economy3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  23. Finance3▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Institutional Theory3▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Regulation3▲ 5.1×5 topics
  26. Risk Management3▲ 5.5×10 topics
  27. Business Ethics3▲ 32×2 topics
  28. Firm Performance3▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Public Policy3▲ 4.9×3 topics
  30. Customer Experience3▲ 16×4 topics
  31. User-Generated Content3▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Blockchain3▲ 9.2×1 topic
  33. Customer Relationship Management3▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Privacy3▲ 7.6×2 topics
  35. Smart Contracts3▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Investment Decisions3▲ 17×3 topics
  37. User Satisfaction3▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Market Dynamics3▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Market Orientation2▲ 41×3 topics
  40. Stock Market2▲ 8.1×2 topics

Which research topics does France Business School publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

Entrepreneurship Studies…4Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 4 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…3Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 3 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 2 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 2 fractional worksInternational Business and FDI: 2 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksInnovation and Knowledge Management: 2 fractional worksManagement and Organizat…2Management and Organizational Studies: 2 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional worksEthics in Business and Education: 2 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationInformation SystemsSociology and Political ScienceStrategy and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  2. 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 3 works
  3. 3 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 2 works
  5. 5 International Business and FDI Strategy and Management 2 works
  6. 6 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Innovation and Knowledge Management Strategy and Management 2 works
  8. 8 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  9. 9 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  10. 10 Ethics in Business and Education Information Systems and Management 2 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 available29.2%not open70.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has France Business School's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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