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Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

In research, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,323 of 10,521 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#670 of 1,775 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#1,729 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Finance, Accounting and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Finance is 31.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,813
of 28,054 · #10,110 all time
Rank in Germany
#283
of 1,178
Research works
1.6k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Frankfurt School of Finance & Management 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 #1,323 of 10,521 20.4%264 #1537
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #670 of 1,775 25.3%81 #740
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,729 of 2,578 17.9%85 #1299

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Frankfurt School of Finance & Management 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#1,537 #1,323
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#740 #670
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#1,299 #1,729
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 Frankfurt School of Finance & Management specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Finance takes 31.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. FinanceSubfield · 32.7 works32×
  2. AccountingSubfield · 27.1 works13×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 80.7 works11×
  4. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 25.1 works8.5×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.18× its world share, 6 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.17× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 16 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.10× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7.82× its world share, 85 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 7.21× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11.13× its world share, 81 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 59 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 11.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management?

Ranked on the composite score, Philipp Sandner, Claus Rerup and Rainer Hegselmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

  1. 1 Philipp Sandner Germany · #22,167 worldwide 737 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Claus Rerup Germany · #93,714 worldwide 319 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Rainer Hegselmann Germany · #112,779 worldwide 585 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Sascha Steffen Germany · #216,655 worldwide 121 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Wolfgang M. Schmidt Germany · #216,677 worldwide 176 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Ronald Gleich Germany · #557,930 worldwide 24 citations · 71 works
  7. 7 Adalbert Winkler Germany · #557,978 worldwide 33 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Thomas Heidorn Germany · #591,661 worldwide 29 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Alexander Libman Germany · #616,361 worldwide 104 citations · 90 works
  10. 10 Axel Halfmeier Germany · #660,161 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Which keywords describe research at Frankfurt School of Finance & Management?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Monetary Policy, Economic Growth, Regulation, Social Capital, Liquidity, Investment Decisions and Consumer Behavior.

▲ 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 Governance25▲ 10×16 topics
  2. Monetary Policy20▲ 24×9 topics
  3. Economic Growth17▲ 5.8×17 topics
  4. Regulation14▲ 7.9×6 topics
  5. Social Capital14▲ 7.9×12 topics
  6. Liquidity14▲ 54×3 topics
  7. Innovation14▲ 3.9×19 topics
  8. Investment Decisions14▲ 33×3 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management14▲ 4.3×14 topics
  10. Consumer Behavior14▲ 6.4×10 topics
  11. Social Media12▲ 2.5×11 topics
  12. Income Inequality11▲ 23×7 topics
  13. Internet of Things11▲ 3.7×6 topics
  14. Firm Performance11▲ 17×3 topics
  15. Decision Making10▲ 9.3×4 topics
  16. Entrepreneurship10▲ 7.4×5 topics
  17. Finance9▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Emotion9▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Fiscal Policy9▲ 12×6 topics
  20. Banking9▲ 61×1 topic
  21. Credit9▲ 61×1 topic
  22. Financial Constraints9▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Mergers and Acquisitions9▲ 29×2 topics
  24. Investor Protection9▲ 32×1 topic
  25. Ownership Structure9▲ 32×1 topic
  26. Financial Crisis9▲ 23×9 topics
  27. Financial Reporting8▲ 21×6 topics
  28. Fairness8▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Trust8▲ 8.6×5 topics
  30. Competition8▲ 43×4 topics
  31. Asset Pricing7▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Privacy7▲ 7.1×2 topics
  33. Incentives7▲ 31×3 topics
  34. Decentralization7▲ 9.6×2 topics
  35. Smart Contracts7▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Asset Allocation7▲ 44×2 topics
  37. Capital Flows7▲ 53×2 topics
  38. Blockchain7▲ 8.1×1 topic
  39. Cryptocurrencies7▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Information Asymmetry7▲ 40×2 topics

Which research topics does Frankfurt School of Finance & Management publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, Corporate Finance and Governance, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance.

Banking stability, regul…9Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 9 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…9Corporate Finance and Governance: 9 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 7 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 6 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 6 fractional worksExperimental Behavioral Economics Studies: 6 fractional worksDecision-Making and Behavioral Economics: 6 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…5FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 5 fractional worksFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 5 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 4 fractional works
FinanceAccountingInformation SystemsSafety Research2 others

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

  1. 1 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 9 works
  2. 2 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 9 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 7 works
  4. 4 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 6 works
  5. 5 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 6 works
  6. 6 Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies Safety Research 6 works
  7. 7 Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics General Decision Sciences 6 works
  8. 8 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 5 works
  9. 9 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 5 works
  10. 10 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 4 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 available49.0%not open51.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.8%domestic only67.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Frankfurt School of Finance & Management's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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