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ICN Business School

In research, ICN Business School stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,611 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting — Business, Management and Accounting is 10.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,640
of 28,054 · #26,409 all time
Rank in France
#944
of 1,422
Research works
370
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is ICN 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 #6,611 of 10,521 14.5%103 #5598

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 10.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 44.0 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.77× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.78× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10.88× its world share, 44 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.19× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.24× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.44× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 10.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at ICN Business School?

Ranked on the composite score, Nirjhar Nigam, Elisabeth Paulet and Insaf Khelladi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ICN Business School.

  1. 1 Nirjhar Nigam France · #975,122 worldwide 45 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Elisabeth Paulet France · #1,501,658 worldwide 12 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Insaf Khelladi France · #1,621,034 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at ICN Business School

Which keywords describe research at ICN Business School?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Capital, Innovation, Corporate Governance, Economic Growth, Consumer Behavior, Entrepreneurship, Social Media and Economic 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. Innovation9▲ 6.9×15 topics
  2. Social Capital9▲ 13×10 topics
  3. Sustainability7▲ 2.4×22 topics
  4. Social Media7▲ 4.1×11 topics
  5. Corporate Governance7▲ 7.2×11 topics
  6. Economic Growth6▲ 6.1×13 topics
  7. Consumer Behavior6▲ 7.5×7 topics
  8. Economic Development6▲ 5.8×12 topics
  9. Entrepreneurship6▲ 12×6 topics
  10. Globalization6▲ 2.4×19 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management5▲ 4.2×13 topics
  12. Social Determinants of Health5▲ 16×3 topics
  13. Environmental Management4▲ 9.0×5 topics
  14. Leadership4▲ 7.4×10 topics
  15. Community Engagement4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  16. Territorial Governance4▲ 24×3 topics
  17. User Satisfaction4▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Institutional Theory4▲ 30×3 topics
  19. Local Development4▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Monetary Policy4▲ 12×6 topics
  21. Customer Relationship Management3▲ 18×2 topics
  22. User-Generated Content3▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Cooperatives3▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Firm Performance3▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Market Dynamics3▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Poverty Alleviation3▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Risk Management3▲ 5.2×9 topics
  28. Solidarity Economy3▲ 40×2 topics
  29. Entrepreneurial Orientation3▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Institutionalization3▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Opportunity Recognition3▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Organizational Change3▲ 33×5 topics
  33. Performance Measurement3▲ 8.4×5 topics
  34. Social Innovation3▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Citizenship3▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Consumer Engagement3▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Electronic Word-of-Mouth3▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Human Resource Management3▲ 15×4 topics
  39. Participative Evaluation3▲ 65×1 topic
  40. Strategic Alliances3▲ 30×3 topics

Which research topics does ICN Business School publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Social Sciences and Governance, Digital Marketing and Social Media and International Business and FDI.

Entrepreneurship Studies…3Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 3 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…3Social Sciences and Governance: 3 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 3 fractional worksInternational Business and FDI: 2 fractional worksManagement and Organizational Studies: 2 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 2 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…2Environmental Sustainability in Business: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 2 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 2 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationUrban StudiesSociology and Political ScienceStrategy and Management6 others

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

  1. 1 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 3 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 3 works
  3. 3 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 International Business and FDI Strategy and Management 2 works
  5. 5 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  6. 6 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 2 works
  7. 7 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 2 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International 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 available24.5%not open75.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.3%domestic only73.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has ICN Business School's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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