Question 1

What is IE University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, IE University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,406 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,637 of 5,988 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#1,393 of 2,581 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (Accounting is 7.0× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does IE University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

IE University ranks #4,076 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#4,839 all time), and #95 of 426 in Spain.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at IE University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Daniel A. Lerner, Michael Becher and Cristina Cruz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IE University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from IE University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from IE University is "Understanding carbon lock-in" (Gregory C. Unruh, 2000), with 3,246 citations. Next come "Socioemotional Wealth in Family Firms" (2,717) and "How Habit Limits the Predictive Power of Intention: The Case of Information Systems Continuance1" (2,306).

Question 5

Which research topics does IE University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at IE University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does IE University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 70% of research at IE University is in Social Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (34%), Business, Management and Accounting (17%), Computer Science (7%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is IE University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% higher than in 2018-2021.