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Maastricht School of Management

In research, Maastricht School of Management stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,041 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Strategy and Management and Business, Management and Accounting — Strategy and Management is 11.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,162
of 28,054 · #12,822 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#105
of 237
Research works
1k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
30.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Maastricht School of Management 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 #3,041 of 10,521 30.6%152 #2248

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Maastricht School of Management 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 Maastricht School of Management specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Strategy and Management takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 20.5 works11×
  2. Business, Management and AccountingField · 57.5 works8.4×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.17× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.60× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8.37× its world share, 58 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.34× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.47× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.07× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 37 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 Maastricht School of Management?

Ranked on the composite score, André de Waal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Maastricht School of Management.

  1. 1 André de Waal Netherlands · #1,395,295 worldwide 18 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Maastricht School of Management

Which keywords describe research at Maastricht School of Management?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Capital, Corporate Governance, Sustainability, Financial Performance, Performance Measurement, Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth and Shareholder Value.

▲ 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. Sustainability13▲ 2.5×28 topics
  2. Social Capital11▲ 9.7×13 topics
  3. Corporate Governance9▲ 5.5×12 topics
  4. Financial Performance8▲ 6.2×7 topics
  5. Innovation8▲ 3.5×19 topics
  6. Economic Growth8▲ 4.2×17 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management8▲ 3.8×13 topics
  8. Performance Measurement7▲ 11×5 topics
  9. Consumer Behavior6▲ 4.8×10 topics
  10. Entrepreneurship6▲ 7.7×6 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 2.1×10 topics
  12. Shareholder Value6▲ 24×3 topics
  13. Leadership5▲ 5.3×9 topics
  14. Risk Management5▲ 5.1×8 topics
  15. Environmental Management5▲ 5.9×3 topics
  16. Customer Experience5▲ 15×3 topics
  17. Technology Adoption5▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Job Satisfaction5▲ 5.0×9 topics
  19. Regulation5▲ 4.0×7 topics
  20. Monetary Policy4▲ 8.5×8 topics
  21. Social Networks4▲ 7.8×6 topics
  22. Strategic Alliances4▲ 30×3 topics
  23. Cash Flow Valuation4▲ 82×1 topic
  24. Economic Value Added4▲ 82×1 topic
  25. Knowledge Sharing4▲ 13×6 topics
  26. Circular Economy4▲ 7.1×4 topics
  27. Firm Performance4▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Financial Constraints4▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Trust4▲ 6.2×8 topics
  30. Asset Pricing4▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Finance4▲ 8.4×4 topics
  32. Investment Decisions4▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Product Design4▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Value Creation4▲ 43×2 topics
  35. Emotion3▲ 7.8×6 topics
  36. Green Practices3▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Human Resource Management3▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Sustainable Supply Chain Management3▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Human-Robot Interaction3▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Liquidity3▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does Maastricht School of Management publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Financial Reporting and Valuation Research, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Corporate Finance and Governance and Innovation and Socioeconomic Development.

Financial Reporting and …4Financial Reporting and Valuation Research: 4 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…3Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 3 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 3 fractional worksInnovation and Socioeconomic Development: 3 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 3 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 2 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 2 fractional worksHousing Market and Econo…2Housing Market and Economics: 2 fractional worksInnovation and Knowledge Management: 2 fractional worksDecision-Making and Behavioral Economics: 2 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementAccountingBusiness and International ManagementManagement of Technology and Innovation4 others

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

  1. 1 Financial Reporting and Valuation Research Strategy and Management 4 works
  2. 2 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 3 works
  3. 3 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 3 works
  4. 4 Innovation and Socioeconomic Development Business and International Management 3 works
  5. 5 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 3 works
  6. 6 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  7. 7 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 2 works
  8. 8 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Innovation and Knowledge Management Strategy and Management 2 works
  10. 10 Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics General Decision Sciences 2 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 available53.5%not open46.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.8%domestic only61.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Maastricht School of Management's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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