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Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

In research, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,453 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,290 of 6,365 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#1,212 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management of Technology and Innovation, Strategy and Management and Finance — Management of Technology and Innovation is 10.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,930
of 28,054 · #9,699 all time
Rank in India
#499
of 1,840
Research works
2.8k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Indian Institute of Management Bangalore 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 #1,453 of 10,521 19.9%464 #1722
Social SciencesField #1,290 of 6,365 29.5%116 #1699
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,212 of 2,578 15.8%207 #960
Physical SciencesDomain #8,971 of 12,888 9.0%214 #11926
Strategy and ManagementSubfield #448 of 635 11.6%66 #808
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,262 of 1,775 20.0%80 #1478
EngineeringField #5,716 of 6,636 7.5%84 #7991
Computer ScienceField #4,186 of 4,667 10.2%75 #5431

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Indian Institute of Management Bangalore 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#1,722 #1,453
  2. Social Sciences#1,699 #1,290
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#960 #1,212
  4. Physical Sciences#11,926 #8,971
  5. Strategy and Management#808 #448
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,478 #1,262
  7. Engineering#7,991 #5,716
  8. Computer Science#5,431 #4,186
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 Indian Institute of Management Bangalore specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management of Technology and Innovation takes 10.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 23.8 works10×
  2. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 65.7 works9.9×
  3. FinanceSubfield · 22.2 works9.6×
  4. Business, Management and AccountingField · 207.1 works8.4×
  5. MarketingSubfield · 25.4 works7.9×
  6. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 28.0 works7.7×
← 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: 0.47× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.25× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 84 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8.41× its world share, 207 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.76× its world share, 28 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.86× its world share, 80 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 116 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore?

Ranked on the composite score, Vandana Shiva, Gita Sen and R. Srinivasan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.

  1. 1 Vandana Shiva India · #26,259 worldwide 303 citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Gita Sen India · #45,152 worldwide 263 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 R. Srinivasan India · #107,920 worldwide 293 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Rahul Dé India · #173,348 worldwide 185 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Gopal Naik India · #193,096 worldwide 77 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 R. Srinivasan India · #240,972 worldwide 144 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Rupa Chanda India · #293,138 worldwide 64 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Gopal Das India · #405,682 worldwide 153 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Brinda Mahadevan India · #464,860 worldwide 62 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 V. Soundararajan India · #573,846 worldwide 54 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Which keywords describe research at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Capital, Corporate Governance, Market Dynamics, Entrepreneurship, Price Discrimination, Network Effects, Platform Competition and Two-Sided Markets.

▲ 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. Machine Learning47▲ 1.89×66 topics
  2. Corporate Governance40▲ 7.0×16 topics
  3. Deep Learning38▲ 1.47×58 topics
  4. Social Capital38▲ 9.5×12 topics
  5. Sustainability37▲ 1.97×43 topics
  6. Innovation30▲ 3.7×24 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management28▲ 4.0×18 topics
  8. Market Dynamics28▲ 46×3 topics
  9. Entrepreneurship28▲ 9.4×11 topics
  10. Consumer Behavior27▲ 5.6×13 topics
  11. Price Discrimination26▲ 91×2 topics
  12. Network Effects24▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Platform Competition23▲ 113×1 topic
  14. Two-Sided Markets23▲ 113×1 topic
  15. Economic Growth22▲ 3.4×20 topics
  16. Healthcare21▲ 2.5×13 topics
  17. Leadership21▲ 5.8×11 topics
  18. Big Data20▲ 2.8×22 topics
  19. Financial Performance19▲ 4.3×11 topics
  20. Internet of Things19▲ 2.8×14 topics
  21. Security17▲ 3.5×15 topics
  22. Organizational Performance17▲ 9.0×8 topics
  23. Risk Management17▲ 4.6×12 topics
  24. Firm Performance15▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Customer Experience15▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Digital Transformation15▲ 3.7×10 topics
  27. Labor Market14▲ 6.3×7 topics
  28. Monetary Policy14▲ 7.5×6 topics
  29. Financial Constraints14▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Investment Decisions14▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Strategic Alliances13▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Competition12▲ 30×4 topics
  33. Social Entrepreneurship12▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Decentralization12▲ 7.2×2 topics
  35. Investor Protection12▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Ownership Structure12▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Entrepreneurial Orientation12▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Knowledge Sharing12▲ 9.4×8 topics
  39. Opportunity Recognition12▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Organizational Behavior11▲ 9.3×3 topics

Which research topics does Indian Institute of Management Bangalore publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Platforms and Economics, Corporate Finance and Governance, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences and Blockchain Technology Applications and Security.

Digital Platforms and Ec…23Digital Platforms and Economics: 23 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 12 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…12Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 12 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…9Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 9 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 8 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 8 fractional worksBusiness Strategy and In…7Business Strategy and Innovation: 7 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 7 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 6 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 6 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementAccountingManagement of Technology and InnovationInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Platforms and Economics Strategy and Management 23 works
  2. 2 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 12 works
  3. 3 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 12 works
  4. 4 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 9 works
  5. 5 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 8 works
  6. 6 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 8 works
  7. 7 Business Strategy and Innovation Strategy and Management 7 works
  8. 8 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 7 works
  9. 9 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 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 available47.4%not open52.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.9%domestic only80.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Indian Institute of Management Bangalore'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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