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INSEAD

In research, INSEAD stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,177 of 10,521 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#1,363 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Strategy and Management — Strategy and Management is 10.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,872
of 28,054 · #3,405 all time
Rank in France
#414
of 1,422
Research works
2.8k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
208k
75.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is INSEAD 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 #2,177 of 10,521 33.3%191 #395
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,363 of 2,578 38.4%69 #137

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Strategy and Management takes 10.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 21.8 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: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.56× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9.03× its world share, 69 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.74× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.56× its world share, 38 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.50× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 39 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at INSEAD?

Ranked on the composite score, Luk N. Van Wassenhove, Spyros Makridakis and Steven C. Wheelwright lead among researchers whose main affiliation is INSEAD.

  1. 1 Luk N. Van Wassenhove France · #5,807 worldwide 1.2k citations · 121 works
  2. 2 Spyros Makridakis France · #6,321 worldwide 1.5k citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Steven C. Wheelwright France · #13,679 worldwide 574 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Robert U. Ayres France · #24,692 worldwide 650 citations · 107 works
  5. 5 Sumantra Ghoshal France · #27,833 worldwide 1.9k citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Hubert Gatignon France · #28,673 worldwide 457 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Yves Doz France · #33,691 worldwide 682 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Theodoros Evgeniou France · #35,237 worldwide 971 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 N. Craig Smith France · #50,255 worldwide 291 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Quy Nguyen Huy France · #58,851 worldwide 454 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at INSEAD

Which keywords describe research at INSEAD?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Innovation, Social Capital, Firm Performance, Economic Growth, Globalization, Consumer Behavior 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. Innovation17▲ 6.9×18 topics
  2. Corporate Governance16▲ 9.3×11 topics
  3. Globalization13▲ 2.8×19 topics
  4. Social Capital11▲ 9.0×12 topics
  5. Economic Growth10▲ 5.0×16 topics
  6. Sustainability9▲ 1.59×19 topics
  7. Consumer Behavior9▲ 5.8×9 topics
  8. Firm Performance8▲ 18×4 topics
  9. Leadership8▲ 6.8×8 topics
  10. Strategic Alliances7▲ 43×3 topics
  11. Asset Pricing7▲ 34×2 topics
  12. Neoliberalism7▲ 8.1×5 topics
  13. Investor Protection7▲ 34×1 topic
  14. Ownership Structure7▲ 34×1 topic
  15. Entrepreneurship6▲ 7.1×7 topics
  16. Competition6▲ 45×3 topics
  17. Emotion5▲ 11×7 topics
  18. Market Dynamics5▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Knowledge Sharing5▲ 13×5 topics
  20. Organizational Learning5▲ 33×3 topics
  21. Performance Measurement5▲ 7.4×5 topics
  22. Market Efficiency5▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Monetary Policy5▲ 8.6×6 topics
  24. Business Models5▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Incentives5▲ 29×3 topics
  26. Inventory Management4▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Altruism4▲ 22×4 topics
  28. Institutional Theory4▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Investor Sentiment4▲ 41×1 topic
  30. Political Economy4▲ 7.2×7 topics
  31. Stock Returns4▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Demand Forecasting4▲ 33×2 topics
  33. Dynamic Capabilities4▲ 48×1 topic
  34. Knowledge Transfer4▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Neuroscience4▲ 6.0×4 topics
  36. Modeling4▲ 6.6×3 topics
  37. Income Inequality4▲ 11×6 topics
  38. Marketing Strategies4▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Retail Economics4▲ 65×1 topic
  40. Property Rights4▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does INSEAD publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Finance and Governance, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Innovation and Knowledge Management and Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing.

Corporate Finance and Go…7Corporate Finance and Governance: 7 fractional worksFinancial Markets and In…4Financial Markets and Investment Strategies: 4 fractional worksInnovation and Knowledge…4Innovation and Knowledge Management: 4 fractional worksConsumer Market Behavior…4Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing: 4 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Institutions: 3 fractional worksPrivate Equity and Venture Capital: 3 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Ma…3Political Economy and Marxism: 3 fractional worksExperimental Behavioral Economics Studies: 3 fractional worksManagement and Organizational Studies: 3 fractional worksBusiness Strategy and In…3Business Strategy and Innovation: 3 fractional works
AccountingFinanceStrategy and ManagementMarketing4 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 7 works
  2. 2 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 4 works
  3. 3 Innovation and Knowledge Management Strategy and Management 4 works
  4. 4 Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing Marketing 4 works
  5. 5 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  6. 6 Private Equity and Venture Capital Accounting 3 works
  7. 7 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies Safety Research 3 works
  9. 9 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  10. 10 Business Strategy and Innovation Strategy and Management 3 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 available26.0%not open74.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.2%domestic only54.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has INSEAD's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower 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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