Question 1

What is HEC Montréal known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, HEC Montréal stands highest in Social Sciences (#621 of 9,585 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#202 of 2,581 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#1,920 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Urban Studies and Finance (Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management is 13.0× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does HEC Montréal rank in research?

Accepted Answer

HEC Montréal ranks #1,569 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,552 all time), and #43 of 305 in Canada.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at HEC Montréal?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Danny L. Miller, Gilbert Laporte and Jean‐François Cordeau lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HEC Montréal.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from HEC Montréal?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from HEC Montréal is "Understanding digital transformation: A review and a research agenda" (Grégory Vial, 2019), with 6,975 citations. Next come "Innovation in conservative and entrepreneurial firms: Two models of strategic momentum" (2,752) and "Process Studies of Change in Organization and Management: Unveiling Temporality, Activity, and Flow" (2,275).

Question 5

Which research topics does HEC Montréal publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Social Sciences and Governance, Management and Organizational Studies, Innovation and Knowledge Management and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at HEC Montréal?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Capital, Community Engagement, Risk Management, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Corporate Governance, Institutional Theory and Sustainability.

Question 7

Which fields of science does HEC Montréal work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 71% of research at HEC Montréal is in Social Sciences, 20% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Business, Management and Accounting (26%), Social Sciences (23%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (12%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is HEC Montréal's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.