Science Explorer Interactive view Map
University · Munich · Germany

Munich Business School

In research, Munich Business School stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,389 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting — Business, Management and Accounting is 10.3× its share of world research.

munich-business-school.deROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#14,969
of 28,054 · #27,384 all time
Rank in Germany
#575
of 1,178
Research works
436
▲ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Munich 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 #3,389 of 10,521 19.8%96 #6787

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Munich 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).

What does Munich Business School specialise in?

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

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 41.5 works10×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.07× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.51× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10.34× its world share, 42 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.22× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.68× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Munich Business School?

Ranked on the composite score, David T. Wagner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Munich Business School.

  1. 1 David T. Wagner Germany · #425,981 worldwide 90 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Munich Business School

Which keywords describe research at Munich Business School?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Capital, Sustainable Development, Investment, Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Investment Decisions and Customer Relationship Management.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development12▲ 6.3×15 topics
  2. Social Capital12▲ 18×11 topics
  3. Investment10▲ 78×4 topics
  4. Corporate Governance9▲ 10×11 topics
  5. Entrepreneurship8▲ 18×6 topics
  6. Innovation8▲ 6.5×16 topics
  7. Investment Decisions6▲ 40×3 topics
  8. Customer Relationship Management6▲ 32×2 topics
  9. Social Media5▲ 2.9×10 topics
  10. Urban Development5▲ 11×4 topics
  11. Digital Capital5▲ 203×1 topic
  12. Information Technology5▲ 7.8×2 topics
  13. Value Chains5▲ 203×1 topic
  14. Marketization5▲ 87×2 topics
  15. Digital Transformation4▲ 6.9×10 topics
  16. E-commerce4▲ 6.0×3 topics
  17. Organizational Change4▲ 47×4 topics
  18. Entrepreneurial Orientation4▲ 38×1 topic
  19. Finance4▲ 16×3 topics
  20. Opportunity Recognition4▲ 38×1 topic
  21. Philanthropy4▲ 73×2 topics
  22. Impact Investing4▲ 231×1 topic
  23. Social Impact Bonds4▲ 231×1 topic
  24. Institutional Theory4▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Social Innovation4▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Venture Capital4▲ 114×2 topics
  27. Consumer Behavior4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  28. Leadership4▲ 6.1×9 topics
  29. Empowerment3▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Private Equity3▲ 109×1 topic
  31. Start-Up Firms3▲ 109×1 topic
  32. Monetary Policy3▲ 11×8 topics
  33. Internationalization3▲ 42×2 topics
  34. Social Movements3▲ 8.3×2 topics
  35. Market Efficiency3▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Business Ethics3▲ 29×3 topics
  37. Corporate Social Responsibility3▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Market Dynamics3▲ 28×2 topics
  39. Innovation Policy3▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Succession Planning3▲ 46×2 topics

Which research topics does Munich Business School publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Governance and Management, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Community Development and Social Impact and Private Equity and Venture Capital.

Corporate Governance and…5Corporate Governance and Management: 5 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…4Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 4 fractional worksCommunity Development an…4Community Development and Social Impact: 4 fractional worksPrivate Equity and Ventu…3Private Equity and Venture Capital: 3 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, and Society: 3 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 3 fractional worksFamily Business Performa…2Family Business Performance and Succession: 2 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 2 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 2 fractional worksSustainable Finance and …2Sustainable Finance and Green Bonds: 2 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementManagement of Technology and InnovationFinanceAccounting4 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 5 works
  2. 2 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  3. 3 Community Development and Social Impact Finance 4 works
  4. 4 Private Equity and Venture Capital Accounting 3 works
  5. 5 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 3 works
  7. 7 Family Business Performance and Succession Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  8. 8 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Sustainable Finance and Green Bonds Finance 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 available46.5%not open53.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.3%domestic only64.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Munich Business School's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Munich

All research institutions in Munich

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.