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HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

In research, HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,210 of 10,521 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#743 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management of Technology and Innovation, Accounting and Business, Management and Accounting — Management of Technology and Innovation is 31.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,241
of 28,054 · #14,214 all time
Rank in Germany
#227
of 1,178
Research works
1.1k
▼ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
38.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is HHL Leipzig Graduate School of 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 #1,210 of 10,521 37.9%195 #2768
Business, Management and AccountingField #743 of 2,578 37.3%122 #1213

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where HHL Leipzig Graduate School of 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).

What does HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management of Technology and Innovation takes 31.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 21.4 works31×
  2. AccountingSubfield · 27.9 works20×
  3. Business, Management and AccountingField · 122.1 works17×
  4. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 32.6 works17×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 16.94× its world share, 122 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.72× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 16.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management?

Ranked on the composite score, Dominik K. Kanbach, Manfred Kirchgeorg and Andreas Suchanek lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management.

  1. 1 Dominik K. Kanbach Germany · #339,522 worldwide 109 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Manfred Kirchgeorg Germany · #392,867 worldwide 65 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Andreas Suchanek Germany · #429,298 worldwide 30 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Sebastian Hoffmann Germany · #443,127 worldwide 76 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Claudia Lehmann Germany · #477,456 worldwide 15 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Annette G. Köhler Germany · #725,742 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Andreas Pinkwart Germany · #800,829 worldwide 24 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Iris Hausladen Germany · #1,004,492 worldwide 2 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Anne‐Katrin Neyer Germany · #1,113,969 worldwide 59 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Bernhard Schwetzler Germany · #1,250,170 worldwide 38 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Which keywords describe research at HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Innovation, Social Capital, Entrepreneurship, Big Data, Firm Performance, Investment and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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 Governance34▲ 21×11 topics
  2. Innovation27▲ 11×20 topics
  3. Social Capital24▲ 21×7 topics
  4. Entrepreneurship19▲ 22×7 topics
  5. Sustainable Development17▲ 4.8×12 topics
  6. Big Data17▲ 8.2×9 topics
  7. Firm Performance16▲ 38×3 topics
  8. Investment15▲ 67×3 topics
  9. Sustainability14▲ 2.7×19 topics
  10. Business Models13▲ 83×2 topics
  11. Investor Protection13▲ 73×1 topic
  12. Ownership Structure13▲ 73×1 topic
  13. Customer Experience13▲ 38×4 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence12▲ 4.0×9 topics
  15. Digital Transformation11▲ 9.4×11 topics
  16. Entrepreneurial Orientation11▲ 58×1 topic
  17. Opportunity Recognition11▲ 58×1 topic
  18. Start-Up Firms11▲ 202×1 topic
  19. Venture Capital11▲ 193×1 topic
  20. Consumer Behavior10▲ 7.4×5 topics
  21. Financial Performance10▲ 7.7×6 topics
  22. E-commerce10▲ 7.4×4 topics
  23. Leadership9▲ 8.5×13 topics
  24. Customer Relationship Management9▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Investment Decisions9▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Strategic Alliances9▲ 56×3 topics
  27. Shareholder Value8▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Corporate Social Responsibility8▲ 24×4 topics
  29. Institutional Theory8▲ 39×3 topics
  30. Business Ethics8▲ 43×3 topics
  31. Environmental Management8▲ 8.8×6 topics
  32. Mobile Health8▲ 25×3 topics
  33. Information Technology7▲ 6.5×4 topics
  34. Omni-Channel Strategy7▲ 151×1 topic
  35. Technology Innovation7▲ 102×1 topic
  36. Market Orientation7▲ 63×2 topics
  37. Organizational Learning7▲ 47×3 topics
  38. Digital Capital7▲ 160×1 topic
  39. Value Chains7▲ 160×1 topic
  40. Dynamic Capabilities6▲ 74×1 topic

Which research topics does HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Finance and Governance, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Private Equity and Venture Capital and Digital Innovation in Industries.

Corporate Finance and Governance: 13 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 11 fractional worksPrivate Equity and Ventu…11Private Equity and Venture Capital: 11 fractional worksDigital Innovation in In…7Digital Innovation in Industries: 7 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 7 fractional worksInnovation and Knowledge Management: 6 fractional worksCorporate Social Respons…5Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 5 fractional worksFamily Business Performance and Succession: 4 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 4 fractional works
AccountingManagement of Technology and InnovationStrategy and ManagementMarketing2 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 13 works
  2. 2 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 11 works
  3. 3 Private Equity and Venture Capital Accounting 11 works
  4. 4 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 7 works
  5. 5 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 7 works
  6. 6 Innovation and Knowledge Management Strategy and Management 6 works
  7. 7 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 5 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 5 works
  9. 9 Family Business Performance and Succession Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 works
  10. 10 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 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 available32.3%not open67.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% lower than in 2013–2017.

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