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Management of Technology and Innovation research

Management of Technology and Innovation is a subfield of Business, Management and Accounting. Science Explorer counts 263k research works in it since 1950. 18.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: set of management disciplines that allows organizations to manage their technological fundamentals to create competitive advantage.

Research works
263k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
49k
per year above
Top-10% rate
18.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
16
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+42%
the tick is no change

What is Management of Technology and Innovation research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Entrepreneurial Orientation, Opportunity Recognition, Sustainable Development, Big Data, Digital Transformation, Supply Chain Management. Gaining share since 2009–13: Environmental Management, Social Responsibility, Blended Learning, Online Learning, Innovation Management. Losing share: Agile Manufacturing, Collaborative Networks, Mass Customization, Product Modularity.

▲ 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. Entrepreneurial Orientation20k▲ 1.35×1 topic
  2. Opportunity Recognition20k▲ 1.35×1 topic
  3. Sustainable Development14k▲ 1.57×4 topics
  4. Big Data14k▲ 2.3×2 topics
  5. Digital Transformation14k▲ 2.3×2 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management9,982▼ 0.65×4 topics
  7. Innovation9,430◆ 1.01×4 topics
  8. Innovation Management8,517▲ 7.2×1 topic
  9. Quality Management8,517▲ 7.2×1 topic
  10. Open Innovation5,865▲ 1.20×1 topic
  11. User-Centric Design5,865▲ 1.20×1 topic
  12. Artificial Intelligence5,460◆ 1.14×1 topic
  13. Business Models5,460◆ 1.14×1 topic
  14. Entrepreneurship5,373▲ 6.5×2 topics
  15. Learning Outcomes5,117◆ 1.07×2 topics
  16. Blood Donation4,135◆ 1.13×1 topic
  17. Donor Behavior4,135◆ 1.13×1 topic
  18. Agile Manufacturing4,048▼ 0.29×1 topic
  19. Collaborative Networks4,048▼ 0.29×1 topic
  20. Intellectual Property Rights3,579▼ 0.48×1 topic
  21. Patent Analysis3,579▼ 0.48×1 topic
  22. Innovation Ecosystem3,568◆ 1.01×1 topic
  23. Quadruple Helix3,568◆ 1.01×1 topic
  24. Management3,376▲ 2.0×2 topics
  25. Blended Learning2,947▲ 8.0×1 topic
  26. Online Learning2,947▲ 8.0×1 topic
  27. Economic Development2,898▲ 4.5×1 topic
  28. Information Technology2,898▲ 4.5×1 topic
  29. Mass Customization2,746▼ 0.39×1 topic
  30. Product Modularity2,746▼ 0.39×1 topic
  31. QFD2,622▼ 0.75×1 topic
  32. Quality Function Deployment2,622▼ 0.75×1 topic
  33. Environmental Management2,476▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Social Responsibility2,476▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Experiential Learning2,170▼ 0.49×1 topic
  36. Marketing Education2,170▼ 0.49×1 topic
  37. Obsolescence Forecasting485▼ 0.68×1 topic
  38. Technology Refreshment485▼ 0.68×1 topic
  39. Organizational Flexibility479▼ 0.45×1 topic
  40. Strategic Renewal479▼ 0.45×1 topic

Which countries lead Management of Technology and Innovation research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, China, the United States and the United Kingdom rank highest in Management of Technology and Innovation. By volume, Indonesia and the United States publish the most (10k and 5.8k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China · #4 all time 24.1% top 10% · 4.8k works
  2. 2 United States · #1 all time 16.2% top 10% · 5.8k works
  3. 3 United Kingdom · #2 all time 27.9% top 10% · 2.1k works
  4. 4 India · #10 all time 16.5% top 10% · 3.1k works
  5. 5 Indonesia · #12 all time 9.8% top 10% · 10k works
  6. 6 Germany · #3 all time 11.8% top 10% · 5.2k works
  7. 7 Italy · #6 all time 31.2% top 10% · 1.3k works
  8. 8 Spain · #8 all time 30.3% top 10% · 1k works
  9. 9 Australia · #7 all time 26.6% top 10% · 908 works
  10. 10 Russia · #13 all time 7.1% top 10% · 4.3k 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 50 countries ranked in Management of Technology and Innovation. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Management of Technology and Innovation

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Indonesia 10k works
  2. 2 United States 5.8k works
  3. 3 Germany 5.2k works
  4. 4 China 4.8k works
  5. 5 Russia 4.3k works
  6. 6 India 3.1k works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 2.1k works
  8. 8 Ukraine 2k works
  9. 9 Brazil 1.9k works
  10. 10 Italy 1.3k 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: 25.2%United States: 14.1%Germany: 12.7%China: 11.9%6 others listed: 36.0%25%largest
Indonesia10k · 25.2%United States5,784 · 14.1%Germany5,195 · 12.7%China4,848 · 11.9%6 others listed15k · 36.0%

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

Which institutions lead Management of Technology and Innovation research?

University of Johannesburg (South Africa) ranks first in Management of Technology and Innovation on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by Politecnico di Milano and Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of Johannesburg South Africa · Johannesburg · #73 all time 31.1% top 10% · 116 works
  2. 2 Politecnico di Milano Italy · Milan · #12 all time 23.8% top 10% · 136 works
  3. 3 Institut Agama Islam Negeri Bengkulu Indonesia · Bengkulu 8.5% top 10% · 405 works
  4. 4 Aarhus University Denmark · Aarhus · #31 all time 25.7% top 10% · 77 works
  5. 5 Indonesia University of Education Indonesia · Bandung 13.1% top 10% · 229 works
  6. 6 Zhejiang University China · Hangzhou 34.9% top 10% · 71 works
  7. 7 Copenhagen Business School Denmark · Copenhagen · #10 all time 19.7% top 10% · 108 works
  8. 8 University of Cambridge United Kingdom · Cambridge · #1 all time 26.9% top 10% · 60 works
  9. 9 State University of Malang Indonesia · Malang 12.2% top 10% · 187 works
  10. 10 National University of Malaysia Malaysia · Bangi 24.1% top 10% · 82 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 82 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Management of Technology and Innovation.

Top 100 Management of Technology and Innovation institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia 405 works
  2. 2 Indonesia University of EducationIndonesia 229 works
  3. 3 Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraIndonesia 215 works
  4. 4 State University of MalangIndonesia 187 works
  5. 5 Financial UniversityRussia 186 works
  6. 6 State University of MakassarIndonesia 172 works
  7. 7 State University of PadangIndonesia 171 works
  8. 8 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 143 works
  9. 9 Binus UniversityIndonesia 143 works
  10. 10 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 137 works

Who are the leading researchers in Management of Technology and Innovation?

Among the most productive authors in Management of Technology and Innovation, William J. Baumöl, Marko Sarstedt and Florian Fischer rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 William J. Baumöl United States · #108 worldwide 3.6k citations · 187 works
  2. 2 Marko Sarstedt Germany · #145 worldwide 11k citations · 117 works
  3. 3 Florian Fischer United States · #250 worldwide 7k citations · 107 works
  4. 4 Manuel Castells United States · #259 worldwide 1.1k citations · 160 works
  5. 5 Richard R. Nelson United States · #288 worldwide 2.5k citations · 124 works
  6. 6 Michael Fresé United States · #534 worldwide 2.1k citations · 147 works
  7. 7 Fei Tao China · #831 worldwide 2.7k citations · 123 works
  8. 8 Michael A. Hitt United States · #983 worldwide 3k citations · 103 works
  9. 9 Donald S. Siegel United States · #1,182 worldwide 2.7k citations · 114 works
  10. 10 Julian Birkinshaw United Kingdom · #1,618 worldwide 1.8k citations · 93 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 4,615 highest-output authors in Management of Technology and Innovation. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Management of Technology and Innovation researchers

Where is Management of Technology and Innovation research done?

The largest centres of Management of Technology and Innovation research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Jakarta (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Walldorf, Speyer and Vallendar.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Moscow Russia 1.8k works
  2. 2 Jakarta Indonesia 1.1k works
  3. 3 Bandung Indonesia 874 works
  4. 4 Beijing China 745 works
  5. 5 Surabaya Indonesia 675 works
  6. 6 Kyiv Ukraine 630 works
  7. 7 Medan Indonesia 602 works
  8. 8 Makassar Indonesia 518 works
  9. 9 Saint Petersburg Russia 497 works
  10. 10 Malang Indonesia 497 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. WalldorfDE · 20.1 works26×
  2. SpeyerDE · 27.7 works25×
  3. VallendarDE · 26.0 works21×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Management of Technology and Innovation than the world average.

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Management of Technology and Innovation research by country

The best places for Management of Technology and Innovation research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.

Where is the best place to study Management of Technology and Innovation?

Among universities, judged by research, National Economics University, Financial University and Tashkent State University of Economics 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%25%50%75%mean 24.08%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →National Economics University: 29, 61.8%Financial University: 186, 10.8%Tashkent State University of Economics: 111, 9.4%Plekhanov Russian University of Economics: 120, 7.1%University of Beira Interior: 38, 57.6%Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University: 111, 11.3%Prague University of Economics and Business: 29, 30.9%West Ukrainian National University: 63, 11.1%Jönköping University: 49, 28.4%Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym Hetman: 52, 12.4%National Economics U…Financial UniversityTashkent State Unive…Plekhanov Russian Un…
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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
1 National Economics UniversityVietnam 67.361.8%8.2×29 +280.5%
2 Financial UniversityRussia 60.110.8%13.2×186 +886.1%
3 Tashkent State University of EconomicsUzbekistan 56.99.4%14.9×111 +207.7%
4 Plekhanov Russian University of EconomicsRussia 55.67.1%15.2×120 +1805.7%
5 University of Beira InteriorPortugal 55.557.6%5.7×38 +89.3%
6 Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic UniversityRussia 53.511.3%8.5×111 +1847.2%
7 Prague University of Economics and BusinessCzechia 53.430.9%9.8×29 +141.4%
8 West Ukrainian National UniversityUkraine 52.711.1%11.5×63 +976.5%
9 Jönköping UniversitySweden 52.228.4%15.4×49 +32.9%
10 Kyiv National Economic University named after Vadym HetmanUkraine 51.712.4%11.6×52 +455.1%

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 of Technology and Innovation research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Education Systems and Policies, Sustainability and Innovation in Business and Economic and Technological Systems Analysis.

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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. Education Systems and Policies+2191%
  2. Sustainability and Innovation in Business+1414%
  3. Economic and Technological Systems Analysis+1105%
  4. Enterprise Management and Information Systems+1058%
  5. Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development+284%
  6. Digital Innovation in Industries+258%
  7. Collaboration in agile enterprises-51%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Management of Technology and Innovation include?

Entrepreneurship Studies…61kEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 61k fractional worksCollaboration in agile enterprises: 27k fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 22k fractional worksInnovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development: 19k fractional worksIntellectual Property and Patents: 19k fractional worksProduct Development and Customization: 17k fractional worksBlood donation and transfusion practices: 16k fractional worksEconomic and Technological Systems Analysis: 16k fractional worksManagement and Marketing Education: 15k fractional worksUniversity-Industry-Government Innovation Models: 13k fractional worksEducation Systems and Policies: 11k fractional worksQuality Function Deployment in Product Design: 9,215 fractional works

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