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London Business School

In research, London Business School stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,702 of 10,521 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#561 of 2,578 worldwide) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#596 of 1,775 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Finance, Accounting and Business, Management and Accounting — Finance is 24.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,402
of 28,054 · #2,771 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#348
of 1,094
Research works
4.3k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
285k
66.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is London Business School 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 #1,702 of 10,521 27.5%332 #302
Business, Management and AccountingField #561 of 2,578 32.1%133 #54
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #596 of 1,775 26.4%88 #99
Social SciencesField #4,094 of 6,365 22.4%78 #1108

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where London Business School 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#302 #1,702
  2. Business, Management and Accounting#54 #561
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#99 #596
  4. Social Sciences#1,108 #4,094
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 London Business School specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Finance takes 24.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. FinanceSubfield · 28.8 works24×
  2. AccountingSubfield · 46.5 works20×
  3. Business, Management and AccountingField · 133.3 works11×
  4. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 88.0 works11×
  5. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 30.2 works8.9×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.47× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10.62× its world share, 133 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.16× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10.56× its world share, 88 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 78 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at London Business School?

Ranked on the composite score, Julian Birkinshaw, Lucrezia Reichlin and Paul A. Geroski lead among researchers whose main affiliation is London Business School.

  1. 1 Julian Birkinshaw United Kingdom · #1,618 worldwide 1.8k citations · 93 works
  2. 2 Lucrezia Reichlin United Kingdom · #6,797 worldwide 810 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Paul A. Geroski United Kingdom · #15,334 worldwide 999 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Gary Hamel United Kingdom · #17,134 worldwide 1.6k citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Hélène Rey United Kingdom · #18,197 worldwide 609 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Richard Portes United Kingdom · #21,148 worldwide 428 citations · 74 works
  7. 7 Scott Richardson United Kingdom · #26,554 worldwide 617 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 George S. Yip United Kingdom · #30,323 worldwide 598 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Julian Franks United Kingdom · #31,768 worldwide 555 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Chris Voss United Kingdom · #39,736 worldwide 755 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at London Business School

Which keywords describe research at London Business School?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Firm Performance, Economic Growth, Social Capital, Innovation, Monetary Policy, Financial Constraints and Mergers and Acquisitions.

▲ 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. Corporate Governance52▲ 18×17 topics
  2. Firm Performance26▲ 35×4 topics
  3. Economic Growth26▲ 7.7×15 topics
  4. Innovation24▲ 6.0×21 topics
  5. Social Capital24▲ 12×13 topics
  6. Monetary Policy21▲ 22×7 topics
  7. Financial Constraints21▲ 51×2 topics
  8. Mergers and Acquisitions20▲ 58×2 topics
  9. Investor Protection20▲ 65×1 topic
  10. Ownership Structure20▲ 65×1 topic
  11. Regulation17▲ 8.3×6 topics
  12. Sustainability17▲ 1.75×24 topics
  13. Entrepreneurship16▲ 11×9 topics
  14. Consumer Behavior16▲ 6.5×9 topics
  15. Leadership15▲ 7.9×14 topics
  16. Social Media14▲ 2.6×18 topics
  17. Liquidity14▲ 47×3 topics
  18. Asset Pricing13▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Economic Development12▲ 3.9×14 topics
  20. Fiscal Policy12▲ 14×5 topics
  21. Incentives11▲ 43×3 topics
  22. Financial Performance11▲ 4.9×11 topics
  23. Entrepreneurial Orientation11▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Opportunity Recognition11▲ 32×1 topic
  25. Organizational Performance10▲ 10×9 topics
  26. Finance10▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Market Dynamics9▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Market Efficiency9▲ 34×2 topics
  29. Institutional Theory9▲ 24×3 topics
  30. Financial Reporting9▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Investor Sentiment9▲ 51×1 topic
  32. Stock Returns9▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Investment9▲ 23×5 topics
  34. Labor Market9▲ 7.5×7 topics
  35. Competition9▲ 40×3 topics
  36. Financial Stability8▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Trust8▲ 7.7×6 topics
  38. Business Ethics8▲ 26×3 topics
  39. Strategic Alliances8▲ 29×3 topics
  40. Start-Up Firms8▲ 80×1 topic

Which research topics does London Business School publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Finance and Governance, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies and Private Equity and Venture Capital.

Corporate Finance and Go…20Corporate Finance and Governance: 20 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 11 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 9 fractional worksPrivate Equity and Venture Capital: 8 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 7 fractional worksGender Diversity and Inequality: 7 fractional worksExperimental Behavioral …6Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies: 6 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 6 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 5 fractional worksDigital Platforms and Economics: 5 fractional works
AccountingManagement of Technology and InnovationFinanceGender Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 20 works
  2. 2 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 11 works
  3. 3 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 9 works
  4. 4 Private Equity and Venture Capital Accounting 8 works
  5. 5 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 7 works
  6. 6 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 7 works
  7. 7 Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies Safety Research 6 works
  8. 8 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 6 works
  9. 9 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 5 works
  10. 10 Digital Platforms and Economics Strategy and Management 5 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 available31.5%not open68.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.5%domestic only65.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has London Business School's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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