Question 1

What is INSEAD known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, INSEAD stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,387 of 9,585 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#451 of 2,581 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Accounting and Strategy and Management (Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management is 13.1× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does INSEAD rank in research?

Accepted Answer

INSEAD ranks #3,413 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,673 all time), and #106 of 517 in France.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at INSEAD?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Luk N. Van Wassenhove, William W. Maddux and Quy Nguyen Huy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is INSEAD.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from INSEAD?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from INSEAD is "Review : Knowledge Management and Knowledge Management Systems: Conceptual Foundations And Research Issues1,2" (Maryam Alavi, Dorothy E. Leidner, 2001), with 10,112 citations. Next come "Asset Stock Accumulation and Sustainability of Competitive Advantage" (8,432) and "Deliberate Learning and the Evolution of Dynamic Capabilities" (6,941).

Question 5

Which research topics does INSEAD publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Corporate Finance and Governance, Innovation and Knowledge Management, Management and Organizational Studies and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at INSEAD?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Social Capital, Innovation, Firm Performance, Entrepreneurship, Financial Constraints, Strategic Alliances and Economic Growth.

Question 7

Which fields of science does INSEAD work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 79% of research at INSEAD is in Social Sciences, 11% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Business, Management and Accounting (32%), Social Sciences (17%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (14%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is INSEAD's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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