Top Information Systems and Management Research Institutions
Universiti Sains Malaysia ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 84 ranked institutions.
Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 40 fractional works in this field.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | Score | Top-10% rate | Works | Citations | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia · George Town | 100.0 | 42.1% | 89 | 1.1k | #14 |
| 2 | Binus UniversityIndonesia · Jakarta | 84.4 | 17.5% | 484 | 875 | #78 |
| 3 | Symbiosis International UniversityIndia · Pune | 75.2 | 36.4% | 90 | 688 | #95 |
| 4 | University of JohannesburgSouth Africa · Johannesburg | 68.7 | 38.7% | 68 | 725 | #88 |
| 5 | National University of MalaysiaMalaysia · Bangi | 63.7 | 45.4% | 68 | 526 | — |
| 6 | Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia · Shah Alam | 59.6 | 18.5% | 204 | 542 | #74 |
| 7 | Universiti Putra MalaysiaMalaysia · Seri Kembangan | 56.1 | 33.3% | 79 | 595 | #86 |
| 8 | University of IndonesiaIndonesia · Depok | 53.1 | 22.3% | 138 | 478 | #93 |
| 9 | University of Technology MalaysiaMalaysia · Johor Bahru | 50.4 | 30.7% | 75 | 584 | #29 |
| 10 | University of BrawijayaIndonesia · Malang | 48.0 | 23.6% | 106 | 256 | — |
| 11 | Telkom UniversityIndonesia · Bandung | 45.9 | 19.6% | 174 | 252 | — |
| 12 | Virginia TechUnited States · Blacksburg | 43.9 | 31.1% | 63 | 308 | #24 |
| 13 | Christ UniversityIndia · Bengaluru | 42.1 | 28.1% | 61 | 189 | — |
| 14 | University of VirginiaUnited States · Charlottesville | 40.4 | 28.8% | 64 | 290 | #32 |
| 15 | University of TorontoCanada · Toronto | 38.9 | 25.4% | 71 | 387 | #16 |
| 16 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States · Urbana | 37.4 | 24.0% | 77 | 406 | #13 |
| 17 | Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil · Florianópolis | 36.1 | 6.1% | 368 | 256 | #99 |
| 18 | University of MichiganUnited States · Ann Arbor | 34.8 | 29.5% | 69 | 324 | #3 |
| 19 | Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil · Brasília | 33.5 | 9.0% | 218 | 170 | — |
| 20 | University of WashingtonUnited States · Seattle | 32.4 | 33.0% | 62 | 454 | #2 |
| 21 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil · São Paulo | 31.3 | 6.1% | 286 | 230 | #75 |
| 22 | Northern University of MalaysiaMalaysia · Jitra | 30.2 | 29.9% | 60 | 279 | #97 |
| 23 | Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia · Bandung | 29.2 | 20.1% | 89 | 278 | — |
| 24 | University of South AfricaSouth Africa · Pretoria | 28.3 | 26.0% | 73 | 199 | — |
| 25 | Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil · São Paulo | 27.4 | 7.6% | 194 | 130 | — |
| 26 | Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States · West Lafayette | 26.5 | 20.5% | 72 | 215 | #33 |
| 27 | Tribhuvan UniversityNepal · Kathmandu | 25.6 | 25.2% | 67 | 157 | — |
| 28 | Universidade Federal de PernambucoBrazil · Recife | 24.8 | 5.0% | 238 | 114 | — |
| 29 | Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil · Belo Horizonte | 24.0 | 7.8% | 186 | 155 | — |
| 30 | Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil · Rio de Janeiro | 23.2 | 7.8% | 185 | 173 | — |
| 31 | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil · Porto Alegre | 22.5 | 4.8% | 224 | 172 | — |
| 32 | Universidade Federal do ParanáBrazil · Curitiba | 21.8 | 6.5% | 206 | 154 | — |
| 33 | Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil · Niterói | 21.1 | 3.9% | 276 | 133 | — |
| 34 | Universidade Federal da ParaíbaBrazil · João Pessoa | 20.4 | 4.4% | 222 | 116 | — |
| 35 | Islamic University of IndonesiaIndonesia · Yogyakarta | 19.8 | 21.2% | 69 | 115 | — |
| 36 | Universidade Federal do CearáBrazil · Fortaleza | 19.1 | 6.0% | 178 | 108 | — |
| 37 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States · Chapel Hill | 18.5 | 14.0% | 63 | 270 | #39 |
| 38 | State University of JakartaIndonesia · Jakarta | 17.9 | 14.3% | 79 | 80 | — |
| 39 | Universidade Federal de UberlândiaBrazil · Uberlândia | 17.3 | 7.4% | 136 | 85 | — |
| 40 | Fundação Getulio VargasBrazil · Rio de Janeiro | 16.7 | 9.5% | 91 | 124 | — |
| 41 | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do NorteBrazil · Natal | 16.2 | 5.5% | 154 | 86 | — |
| 42 | Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Brazil · Campinas | 15.6 | 7.3% | 110 | 111 | — |
| 43 | Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrazil · Santa Maria | 15.1 | 3.0% | 212 | 130 | — |
| 44 | Universidade Federal de São CarlosBrazil · São Carlos | 14.6 | 5.8% | 122 | 79 | — |
| 45 | Universidade Federal do ParáBrazil · Belém | 14.1 | 6.0% | 122 | 76 | — |
| 46 | Universitas Patria ArthaIndonesia · Makassar | 13.6 | 11.8% | 66 | 138 | — |
| 47 | Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáBrazil · Curitiba | 13.1 | 5.4% | 134 | 62 | — |
| 48 | Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia · Bandung | 12.6 | 11.2% | 74 | 95 | — |
| 49 | University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurIndonesia · Surabaya | 12.2 | 11.9% | 71 | 46 | — |
| 50 | Universidade do Vale do Rio dos SinosBrazil · São Leopoldo | 11.7 | 5.9% | 100 | 107 | — |
| 51 | Universidade do Estado de Santa CatarinaBrazil · Florianópolis | 11.3 | 6.2% | 99 | 66 | — |
| 52 | Universidade Federal de São PauloBrazil · São Paulo | 10.8 | 10.6% | 69 | 66 | — |
| 53 | Department of CommerceAustralia · Canberra | 10.4 | 8.6% | 68 | 61 | — |
| 54 | Universidade Federal de SergipeBrazil · Aracaju | 10.0 | 6.4% | 105 | 45 | — |
| 55 | Universidade Federal do Espírito SantoBrazil · Vitória | 9.6 | 6.9% | 93 | 80 | — |
| 56 | São Paulo State Technological CollegeBrazil · São Paulo | 9.2 | 3.2% | 153 | 41 | — |
| 57 | Universidade Federal do AmazonasBrazil · Manaus | 8.8 | 5.7% | 103 | 45 | — |
| 58 | Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do SulBrazil · Campo Grande | 8.4 | 4.7% | 110 | 56 | — |
| 59 | Universidade Estadual do Oeste do ParanáBrazil · Cascavel | 8.0 | 4.2% | 119 | 52 | — |
| 60 | Universidade Federal de GoiásBrazil · Goiânia | 7.6 | 4.7% | 109 | 57 | — |
| 61 | Universidade Federal de ViçosaBrazil · Viçosa | 7.2 | 6.2% | 83 | 50 | — |
| 62 | Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroBrazil · Rio de Janeiro | 6.9 | 3.9% | 111 | 58 | — |
| 63 | Universidade Nove de JulhoBrazil · São Paulo | 6.5 | 8.1% | 64 | 66 | — |
| 64 | Universidade Federal do Rio GrandeBrazil · Rio Grande | 6.1 | 7.3% | 60 | 71 | — |
| 65 | Universidade Estadual do CearáBrazil · Fortaleza | 5.8 | 5.9% | 77 | 45 | — |
| 66 | Universidade Federal Rural de PernambucoBrazil · Recife | 5.4 | 6.5% | 72 | 49 | — |
| 67 | Universidade Presbiteriana MackenzieBrazil · São Paulo | 5.1 | 3.4% | 104 | 64 | — |
| 68 | Universidade Federal da BahiaBrazil · Salvador | 4.8 | 5.7% | 73 | 63 | — |
| 69 | Universidade Federal de Juiz de ForaBrazil · Juiz de Fora | 4.4 | 6.5% | 67 | 53 | — |
| 70 | Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São PauloBrazil · São Paulo | 4.1 | 3.0% | 98 | 52 | — |
| 71 | Universidade Federal do PampaBrazil · Bagé | 3.8 | 4.9% | 66 | 33 | — |
| 72 | Universidade Estadual de MaringáBrazil · Maringá | 3.5 | 3.3% | 102 | 85 | — |
| 73 | Universidade Federal de AlagoasBrazil · Maceió | 3.2 | 3.1% | 95 | 47 | — |
| 74 | Universidade Regional de BlumenauBrazil · Blumenau | 2.9 | 5.4% | 61 | 40 | — |
| 75 | Universidade Federal de Campina GrandeBrazil · Campina Grande | 2.6 | 4.6% | 64 | 35 | — |
| 76 | Weatherford CollegeUnited States · Weatherford | 2.3 | 0.8% | 122 | 16 | — |
| 77 | Universidade Federal do TocantinsBrazil · Palmas | 2.0 | 4.2% | 63 | 40 | — |
| 78 | Universidade Federal de PelotasBrazil · Pelotas | 1.7 | 4.2% | 61 | 23 | — |
| 79 | Universidade Federal de ItajubáBrazil · Itajubá | 138.5 | 2.4% | 62 | 21 | — |
| 80 | Universidade do Vale do ItajaíBrazil · Itajaí | 110.1 | 2.4% | 69 | 40 | — |
| 81 | Universidade Federal de RondôniaBrazil · Porto Velho | 82.1 | 3.2% | 60 | 26 | — |
| 82 | Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-ÁridoBrazil · Mossoró | 54.4 | 2.0% | 66 | 23 | — |
| 83 | Universidade Federal do PiauíBrazil · Teresina | 27.0 | 2.2% | 62 | 24 | — |
| 84 | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (Switzerland)Switzerland · Basel | 0.0 | 0.0% | 67 | 4 | — |
institutions ranked worldwide in Information Systems and Management (84). rank on the composite score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field.
How spread out this pool is
Every row above on one axis — one tick each, right is a higher score. A field where the top few are far clear of everyone and one that runs down evenly look identical as a table.
One bar per band of score, counting the rows on this page.
Ranked by volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Binus UniversityIndonesia 484 works
- 2 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 368 works
- 3 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 286 works
- 4 Universidade Federal FluminenseBrazil 276 works
- 5 Universidade Federal de PernambucoBrazil 238 works
- 6 Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do SulBrazil 224 works
- 7 Universidade Federal da ParaíbaBrazil 222 works
- 8 Universidade de BrasíliaBrazil 218 works
- 9 Universidade Federal de Santa MariaBrazil 212 works
- 10 Universidade Federal do ParanáBrazil 206 works
- 11 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 204 works
- 12 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 194 works
- 13 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 186 works
- 14 Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBrazil 185 works
- 15 Universidade Federal do CearáBrazil 178 works