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Management Information Systems research

Management Information Systems is a subfield of Business, Management and Accounting. Science Explorer counts 361k research works in it since 1950. 18.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: information system used for decision-making.

Research works
361k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
67k
per year above
Top-10% rate
18.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
16
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+39%
the tick is no change

What is Management Information Systems research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Supply Chain Management, Information Sharing, Analytics, Big Data, Performance Measurement, Information Technology. Gaining share since 2009–13: E-commerce, Stakeholder Analysis, Accounting Information System, Systems Analysis and Design, Crowdfunding. Losing share: Business Process Management, Workflow Mining, Offshoring, Outsourcing.

▲ gaining share of this field◆ holding its share▼ losing share

Size is the world's fractional works in 2019–23 in the topics tagged with each word; colour compares the word's share of this field with 2009–13. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Supply Chain Management37k◆ 0.92×5 topics
  2. Information Sharing19k◆ 0.91×2 topics
  3. Analytics18k▲ 1.59×1 topic
  4. Big Data18k▲ 1.59×1 topic
  5. Performance Measurement17k◆ 0.92×2 topics
  6. Information Technology14k◆ 1.05×2 topics
  7. Crowdfunding13k▲ 5.7×1 topic
  8. Fintech13k▲ 5.7×1 topic
  9. Collaborative Relationships12k◆ 1.09×1 topic
  10. Lean Manufacturing12k◆ 1.09×1 topic
  11. Artificial Intelligence12k▲ 5.0×2 topics
  12. Accounting Information System10k▲ 6.2×1 topic
  13. Systems Analysis and Design10k▲ 6.2×1 topic
  14. Knowledge Sharing9,067▼ 0.38×3 topics
  15. Inventory Management7,738▼ 0.76×2 topics
  16. Revenue Management7,004▼ 0.70×1 topic
  17. Supply Chain Coordination7,004▼ 0.70×1 topic
  18. E-commerce6,115▲ 15×1 topic
  19. Stakeholder Analysis6,115▲ 15×1 topic
  20. Business Process Management5,348▼ 0.32×1 topic
  21. Workflow Mining5,348▼ 0.32×1 topic
  22. IT Governance4,944▼ 0.41×2 topics
  23. Management Control Systems4,569▼ 0.64×1 topic
  24. Strategic Management4,569▼ 0.64×1 topic
  25. Service Systems4,322▼ 0.78×2 topics
  26. Offshoring4,123▼ 0.34×1 topic
  27. Outsourcing4,123▼ 0.34×1 topic
  28. Business Strategy2,970▼ 0.45×1 topic
  29. IT Alignment2,970▼ 0.45×1 topic
  30. Call Center2,444▼ 0.51×1 topic
  31. Queueing Systems2,444▼ 0.51×1 topic
  32. Enterprise Resource Planning1,974▼ 0.35×1 topic
  33. Implementation Procedures1,974▼ 0.35×1 topic
  34. Enterprise Content Management1,878▲ 2.4×1 topic
  35. Information Management1,878▲ 2.4×1 topic
  36. Financial Reporting824◆ 0.97×1 topic
  37. Transparency824◆ 0.97×1 topic
  38. Decision Making734▲ 3.3×1 topic
  39. Logistics734▲ 3.3×1 topic
  40. Grey Literature611▼ 0.77×1 topic

Which countries lead Management Information Systems research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, China, the United States and India rank highest in Management Information Systems. By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (22k and 8.8k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China · #3 all time 25.2% top 10% · 7k works
  2. 2 United States · #1 all time 17.3% top 10% · 8.8k works
  3. 3 India · #5 all time 17.6% top 10% · 7.3k works
  4. 4 United Kingdom · #2 all time 25.0% top 10% · 2.4k works
  5. 5 Germany · #4 all time 20.5% top 10% · 2.8k works
  6. 6 Italy · #8 all time 29.5% top 10% · 1.4k works
  7. 7 Indonesia · #12 all time 3.9% top 10% · 22k works
  8. 8 Jordan · #22 all time 43.3% top 10% · 471 works
  9. 9 Australia · #6 all time 27.5% top 10% · 1.1k works
  10. 10 Malaysia · #13 all time 19.1% top 10% · 1.5k works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 59 countries ranked in Management Information Systems. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Management Information Systems

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Indonesia 22k works
  2. 2 United States 8.8k works
  3. 3 India 7.3k works
  4. 4 China 7k works
  5. 5 Germany 2.8k works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 2.4k works
  7. 7 Brazil 2.3k works
  8. 8 Malaysia 1.5k works
  9. 9 Russia 1.5k works
  10. 10 ?? 1.5k works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Indonesia: 38.8%United States: 15.3%India: 12.7%China: 12.2%6 others listed: 20.9%39%largest
Indonesia22k · 38.8%United States8,828 · 15.3%India7,299 · 12.7%China7,038 · 12.2%6 others listed12k · 20.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Management Information Systems research?

University of Johannesburg (South Africa) ranks first in Management Information Systems on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Symbiosis International University.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of Johannesburg South Africa · Johannesburg · #91 all time 22.6% top 10% · 206 works
  2. 2 Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong · Hong Kong · #4 all time 36.3% top 10% · 109 works
  3. 3 Symbiosis International University India · Pune 20.4% top 10% · 180 works
  4. 4 RWTH Aachen University Germany · Aachen · #51 all time 34.9% top 10% · 125 works
  5. 5 Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia · George Town 27.4% top 10% · 90 works
  6. 6 Politecnico di Milano Italy · Milan · #6 all time 34.2% top 10% · 91 works
  7. 7 Chandigarh University India · Mohali 19.4% top 10% · 151 works
  8. 8 Queensland University of Technology Australia · Brisbane · #2 all time 35.1% top 10% · 60 works
  9. 9 National University of Malaysia Malaysia · Bangi 25.8% top 10% · 90 works
  10. 10 Christ University India · Bengaluru 20.3% top 10% · 118 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 183 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Management Information Systems.

Top 100 Management Information Systems institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara Indonesia 460 works
  2. 2 Binus University Indonesia 380 works
  3. 3 University of Indonesia Indonesia 354 works
  4. 4 Telkom University Indonesia 331 works
  5. 5 Universitas Informatika dan Bisnis Indonesia Indonesia 326 works
  6. 6 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur Indonesia 320 works
  7. 7 Universitas Nusa Bangsa Indonesia 276 works
  8. 8 State University of Padang Indonesia 270 works
  9. 9 Universitas Indraprasta PGRI Indonesia 266 works
  10. 10 Bandung Institute of Technology Indonesia 266 works

Who are the leading researchers in Management Information Systems?

Among the most productive authors in Management Information Systems, Alex Pentland, Robert S. Kaplan and Michael Newman rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 Alex Pentland United States · #100 worldwide 6k citations · 219 works
  2. 2 Robert S. Kaplan United States · #600 worldwide 2.1k citations · 115 works
  3. 3 Michael Newman United Kingdom · #676 worldwide 4k citations · 97 works
  4. 4 Wil M. P. van der Aalst Netherlands · #736 worldwide 5.5k citations · 408 works
  5. 5 Yogesh K. Dwivedi United Kingdom · #810 worldwide 3.2k citations · 172 works
  6. 6 Dirk Helbing Switzerland · #1,135 worldwide 3k citations · 163 works
  7. 7 Douglas C. Montgomery United States · #1,223 worldwide 2.7k citations · 133 works
  8. 8 Christian M. Ringle Germany · #1,289 worldwide 11k citations · 82 works
  9. 9 Arthur H. M. ter Hofstede Australia · #1,442 worldwide 1.5k citations · 105 works
  10. 10 Dieter Fensel Austria · #1,462 worldwide 1.8k citations · 121 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 4,885 highest-output authors in Management Information Systems. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Management Information Systems researchers

Where is Management Information Systems research done?

The largest centres of Management Information Systems research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia) and Medan (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Walldorf, Alachua and Tirrenia.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jakarta Indonesia 3.2k works
  2. 2 Bandung Indonesia 2k works
  3. 3 Surabaya Indonesia 1.5k works
  4. 4 Medan Indonesia 1.3k works
  5. 5 Beijing China 1.2k works
  6. 6 Makassar Indonesia 838 works
  7. 7 Yogyakarta Indonesia 837 works
  8. 8 Malang Indonesia 815 works
  9. 9 Semarang Indonesia 814 works
  10. 10 Moscow Russia 640 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. WalldorfDE · 34.3 works33×
  2. AlachuaUS · 25.2 works25×
  3. TirreniaIT · 38.5 works18×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Management Information Systems than the world average.

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Management Information Systems research by country

The best places for Management Information Systems research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.

Where is the best place to study Management Information Systems?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Business and Technology, Universitas Informatika dan Bisnis Indonesia and University of the Cumberlands score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 16.75%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Business and Technology: 50, 30.0%Universitas Informatika dan Bisnis Indonesia: 326, 1.3%University of the Cumberlands: 57, 28.9%Telkom University: 331, 6.9%Universitas Indraprasta PGRI: 266, 0.5%Lamar University: 49, 36.1%Universitas Katolik Widya Mandira: 183, 1.4%Peruvian University of Applied Sciences: 75, 8.5%Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia: 59, 14.1%Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology: 54, 39.8%University of Busine…University of the Cu…Telkom UniversityUniversitas Informat…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1University of Business and Technology Saudi Arabia 62.630.0%6.2×50 +236.2%
2Universitas Informatika dan Bisnis Indonesia Indonesia 58.31.3%10.9×326 +1277.8%
3University of the Cumberlands United States 57.428.9%15.8×57 —
4Telkom University Indonesia 56.16.9%7.4×331 +2474.7%
5Universitas Indraprasta PGRI Indonesia 56.10.5%12.5×266 +3504.5%
6Lamar University United States 55.136.1%12.1×49 -40.4%
7Universitas Katolik Widya Mandira Indonesia 54.01.4%13.7×183 +443.7%
8Peruvian University of Applied Sciences Peru 53.68.5%10.3×75 +1444.6%
9Universitas Teknokrat Indonesia Indonesia 53.414.1%12.9×59 +619.2%
10Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology Finland 53.039.8%6.3×54 -9.7%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Management Information Systems research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Decision Support System Applications, Varied Academic Research Topics and FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

  1. Decision Support System Applications+2893%
  2. Varied Academic Research Topics+2087%
  3. FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance+719%
  4. Logistics and Transportation Systems+460%
  5. Information Systems and Technology Applications+419%
  6. Big Data and Business Intelligence+187%
  7. ERP Systems Implementation and Impact-10%
  8. Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management-19%
  9. Business Process Modeling and Analysis-26%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Management Information Systems include?

Big Data and Business Intelligence: 59k fractional worksQuality and Supply Management: 45k fractional worksBusiness Process Modelin…44kBusiness Process Modeling and Analysis: 44k fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…31kFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 31k fractional worksSupply Chain and Inventory Management: 31k fractional worksOutsourcing and Supply Chain Management: 27k fractional worksAccounting and Organizational Management: 25k fractional worksDecision Support System Applications: 24k fractional worksAdvanced Queuing Theory Analysis: 20k fractional worksInformation Technology Governance and Strategy: 17k fractional worksERP Systems Implementation and Impact: 13k fractional worksVaried Academic Research Topics: 10k fractional works

Area is fractional works in that topic. Every name below is a page of its own.