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IE University

In research, IE University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,421 of 10,521 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#465 of 2,578 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,183 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management — Accounting is 8.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,141
of 28,054 · #9,408 all time
Rank in Spain
#198
of 658
Research works
2.8k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
48k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is IE University 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 #1,421 of 10,521 18.4%523 #1523
Business, Management and AccountingField #465 of 2,578 21.4%133 #534
Social SciencesField #2,183 of 6,365 16.0%248 #2159
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,471 of 2,578 19.2%79 #1766
Physical SciencesDomain #10,815 of 12,888 15.9%112 #15302

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where IE University 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#1,523 #1,421
  2. Business, Management and Accounting#534 #465
  3. Social Sciences#2,159 #2,183
  4. Sociology and Political Science#1,766 #1,471
  5. Physical Sciences#15,302 #10,815
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 IE University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 34.6 works8.0×
  2. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 25.5 works7.5×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.02× its world share, 41 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.83× its world share, 134 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.57× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.26× its world share, 50 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.50× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.77× its world share, 248 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at IE University?

Ranked on the composite score, Elena Revilla, Cristina Cruz and Julio O. De Castro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IE University.

  1. 1 Elena Revilla Spain · #128,210 worldwide 214 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Cristina Cruz Spain · #128,899 worldwide 342 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Julio O. De Castro Spain · #185,442 worldwide 203 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 José Esteves Spain · #258,870 worldwide 79 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Juan Santaló Spain · #338,453 worldwide 131 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Antonio Aloisi Spain · #346,213 worldwide 40 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Cesáreo Pérez González Spain · #361,982 worldwide 4 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Daniel Corsten Spain · #406,254 worldwide 56 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Mikko Ketokivi Spain · #447,785 worldwide 206 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Fabrizio Salvador Spain · #618,634 worldwide 65 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at IE University

Which keywords describe research at IE University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Globalization, Social Capital, Human Rights, Innovation, Welfare State, Entrepreneurship and Leadership.

▲ 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. Globalization54▲ 3.8×63 topics
  2. Corporate Governance43▲ 8.3×16 topics
  3. Social Capital36▲ 9.7×14 topics
  4. Human Rights35▲ 4.7×33 topics
  5. Sustainability32▲ 1.86×50 topics
  6. Innovation32▲ 4.2×32 topics
  7. Education24▲ 1.97×42 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence24▲ 2.4×25 topics
  9. Social Media24▲ 2.3×20 topics
  10. Entrepreneurship21▲ 7.7×9 topics
  11. Welfare State21▲ 34×4 topics
  12. Leadership20▲ 5.9×16 topics
  13. Democracy18▲ 7.0×12 topics
  14. Firm Performance18▲ 13×3 topics
  15. Big Data17▲ 2.7×16 topics
  16. Economic Growth17▲ 2.8×19 topics
  17. Ethics16▲ 4.6×18 topics
  18. European Union16▲ 9.6×15 topics
  19. Consumer Behavior15▲ 3.4×13 topics
  20. Nationalism15▲ 4.7×14 topics
  21. International Law14▲ 6.6×11 topics
  22. Ethical Challenges14▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Mergers and Acquisitions14▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Gender Differences13▲ 4.9×7 topics
  25. Labor Market13▲ 6.1×8 topics
  26. Latin America13▲ 9.4×8 topics
  27. Financial Constraints13▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Entrepreneurial Orientation13▲ 21×1 topic
  29. Investor Protection13▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Opportunity Recognition13▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Ownership Structure13▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Political Economy12▲ 6.5×10 topics
  33. Economic Crisis12▲ 14×4 topics
  34. Public Opinion12▲ 13×7 topics
  35. Organizational Performance11▲ 6.5×9 topics
  36. Corporate Social Responsibility11▲ 10×8 topics
  37. Institutional Theory11▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Participation10▲ 15×4 topics
  39. Stereotypes10▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Family Support10▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does IE University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Corporate Finance and Governance, Social Sciences and Policies and Digital Economy and Work Transformation.

Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 13 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 13 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Poli…10Social Sciences and Policies: 10 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work…8Digital Economy and Work Transformation: 8 fractional worksFamily Business Performance and Succession: 7 fractional worksPrivate Equity and Venture Capital: 6 fractional worksGender Diversity and Ine…6Gender Diversity and Inequality: 6 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 6 fractional worksHuman Rights and Immigration: 6 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…6Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 6 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationAccountingGeneral Social SciencesSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 13 works
  2. 2 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 13 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 10 works
  4. 4 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  5. 5 Family Business Performance and Succession Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 7 works
  6. 6 Private Equity and Venture Capital Accounting 6 works
  7. 7 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 6 works
  8. 8 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  9. 9 Human Rights and Immigration Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  10. 10 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 6 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 available37.9%not open62.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.1%domestic only66.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has IE University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.