Subfield · Marketing
Top Marketing Research Institutions
Hong Kong Polytechnic University ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 223 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 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong · Hong Kong | 100.0 | 50.8% | 187 | 2.9k | #1 |
| 2 | Jiangsu UniversityChina · Zhenjiang | 87.2 | 56.4% | 82 | 1.6k | #61 |
| 3 | Symbiosis International UniversityIndia · Pune | 79.7 | 27.3% | 206 | 1.5k | #99 |
| 4 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an | 74.4 | 48.3% | 97 | 1.5k | #79 |
| 5 | University of Economics Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam · Ho Chi Minh City | 70.2 | 49.4% | 104 | 1.4k | — |
| 6 | Hainan UniversityChina · Haikou | 66.9 | 56.0% | 77 | 1.1k | — |
| 7 | Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia · George Town | 64.0 | 31.9% | 134 | 1.1k | #44 |
| 8 | Xiamen UniversityChina · Xiamen | 61.5 | 49.2% | 84 | 1.4k | — |
| 9 | Christ UniversityIndia · Bengaluru | 59.4 | 26.2% | 165 | 527 | — |
| 10 | Binus UniversityIndonesia · Jakarta | 57.4 | 11.9% | 539 | 1.2k | — |
| 11 | Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Chengdu | 55.7 | 46.4% | 78 | 1.5k | — |
| 12 | Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan | 54.0 | 48.8% | 80 | 1.3k | — |
| 13 | Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu | 52.6 | 38.5% | 114 | 1.2k | — |
| 14 | University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina · Hefei | 51.2 | 47.1% | 92 | 1.5k | #42 |
| 15 | Zhejiang Gongshang UniversityChina · Hangzhou | 49.9 | 50.0% | 71 | 1.4k | — |
| 16 | City University of MacauMacau · Macao | 48.7 | 50.7% | 78 | 852 | — |
| 17 | The University of QueenslandAustralia · Brisbane | 47.6 | 43.7% | 83 | 1k | #15 |
| 18 | Griffith UniversityAustralia · Brisbane | 46.5 | 49.0% | 71 | 1.3k | #13 |
| 19 | University of JohannesburgSouth Africa · Johannesburg | 45.5 | 38.6% | 98 | 1.1k | — |
| 20 | University of Business and TechnologySaudi Arabia · Jeddah | 44.6 | 52.8% | 71 | 1k | — |
| 21 | National University of MalaysiaMalaysia · Bangi | 43.7 | 39.4% | 93 | 878 | — |
| 22 | Renmin University of ChinaChina · Beijing | 42.8 | 43.4% | 98 | 1.2k | — |
| 23 | Nankai UniversityChina · Tianjin | 42.0 | 53.3% | 74 | 928 | — |
| 24 | Central South UniversityChina · Changsha | 41.2 | 50.3% | 65 | 1.4k | — |
| 25 | University of MacauMacau · Macao | 40.5 | 55.6% | 60 | 780 | — |
| 26 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina · Harbin | 39.7 | 46.0% | 92 | 1.1k | — |
| 27 | Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan | 39.0 | 49.7% | 62 | 1k | — |
| 28 | Lovely Professional UniversityIndia · Phagwāra | 38.4 | 31.0% | 101 | 487 | — |
| 29 | Macau University of Science and TechnologyMacau · Macao | 37.7 | 39.2% | 91 | 950 | — |
| 30 | University of TurinItaly · Turin | 37.1 | 43.6% | 70 | 1k | — |
| 31 | University of Naples Federico IIItaly · Naples | 36.5 | 46.5% | 64 | 753 | — |
| 32 | Sapienza University of RomeItaly · Rome | 35.9 | 34.3% | 91 | 903 | #89 |
| 33 | Kyung Hee UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul | 35.3 | 53.5% | 63 | 901 | #72 |
| 34 | Zhongnan University of Economics and LawChina · Wuhan | 34.8 | 50.9% | 62 | 958 | — |
| 35 | Shenzhen UniversityChina · Shenzhen | 34.2 | 48.4% | 80 | 975 | — |
| 36 | Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou | 33.7 | 48.8% | 73 | 956 | #75 |
| 37 | Swinburne University of TechnologyAustralia · Melbourne | 33.2 | 39.7% | 67 | 1.2k | #55 |
| 38 | Universiti Putra MalaysiaMalaysia · Seri Kembangan | 32.7 | 26.0% | 136 | 1.1k | — |
| 39 | Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing | 32.2 | 47.9% | 65 | 1k | — |
| 40 | Politecnico di MilanoItaly · Milan | 31.8 | 32.7% | 104 | 1k | #45 |
| 41 | Hanyang UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul | 31.3 | 36.2% | 79 | 785 | — |
| 42 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan | 30.9 | 52.6% | 74 | 1.1k | #96 |
| 43 | University of IndonesiaIndonesia · Depok | 30.4 | 12.8% | 254 | 703 | — |
| 44 | Institute of Management TechnologyIndia · Ghaziabad | 30.0 | 41.4% | 75 | 961 | — |
| 45 | Shanghai UniversityChina · Shanghai | 29.6 | 32.5% | 97 | 840 | — |
| 46 | Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou | 29.2 | 40.6% | 82 | 996 | — |
| 47 | Chandigarh UniversityIndia · Mohali | 28.8 | 22.7% | 126 | 464 | — |
| 48 | RMIT UniversityAustralia · Melbourne | 28.4 | 43.1% | 63 | 793 | #92 |
| 49 | South China University of TechnologyChina · Guangzhou | 28.0 | 37.8% | 80 | 931 | — |
| 50 | Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin | 27.7 | 47.6% | 62 | 856 | — |
| 51 | University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom · Manchester | 27.3 | 35.1% | 75 | 567 | #25 |
| 52 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai | 26.9 | 40.7% | 86 | 1.1k | — |
| 53 | Southeast UniversityChina · Nanjing | 26.6 | 41.8% | 75 | 861 | — |
| 54 | Fudan UniversityChina · Shanghai | 26.2 | 42.2% | 64 | 881 | — |
| 55 | Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States · State College | 25.9 | 30.3% | 92 | 787 | #5 |
| 56 | University of Hong KongHong Kong · Pok Fu Lam | 25.6 | 38.7% | 78 | 812 | — |
| 57 | Universitat de ValènciaSpain · Valencia | 25.2 | 36.3% | 76 | 717 | #76 |
| 58 | Amity UniversityIndia · Noida | 24.9 | 29.9% | 78 | 571 | — |
| 59 | University of BolognaItaly · Bologna | 24.6 | 37.1% | 77 | 653 | — |
| 60 | Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia · Shah Alam | 24.3 | 12.8% | 253 | 773 | — |
| 61 | Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing | 24.0 | 31.8% | 96 | 992 | — |
| 62 | Bucharest University of Economic StudiesRomania · Bucharest | 23.7 | 29.2% | 114 | 660 | — |
| 63 | Universitas Patria ArthaIndonesia · Makassar | 23.4 | 2.9% | 890 | 861 | — |
| 64 | University of DelhiIndia · New Delhi | 23.1 | 26.6% | 100 | 681 | — |
| 65 | Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai | 22.8 | 34.5% | 87 | 945 | — |
| 66 | Telkom UniversityIndonesia · Bandung | 22.5 | 8.5% | 393 | 610 | — |
| 67 | Jinan UniversityChina · Guangzhou | 22.2 | 41.0% | 64 | 990 | — |
| 68 | University of MalayaMalaysia · Kuala Lumpur | 22.0 | 36.6% | 69 | 574 | — |
| 69 | Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark · Copenhagen | 21.7 | 30.4% | 81 | 662 | #36 |
| 70 | University of BrawijayaIndonesia · Malang | 21.4 | 8.1% | 335 | 550 | — |
| 71 | University of Technology MalaysiaMalaysia · Johor Bahru | 21.2 | 30.5% | 78 | 573 | — |
| 72 | Chitkara UniversityIndia · Chandigarh | 20.9 | 35.8% | 66 | 409 | — |
| 73 | Northern University of MalaysiaMalaysia · Jitra | 20.7 | 26.6% | 92 | 658 | — |
| 74 | Yonsei UniversitySouth Korea · Seoul | 20.4 | 36.1% | 65 | 692 | — |
| 75 | National Economics UniversityVietnam · Hanoi | 20.2 | 40.6% | 64 | 540 | — |
| 76 | National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore | 19.9 | 36.1% | 71 | 733 | #86 |
| 77 | Shanghai University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Shanghai | 19.7 | 38.3% | 62 | 826 | — |
| 78 | Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia · Bandung | 19.4 | 7.3% | 279 | 491 | — |
| 79 | University of AveiroPortugal · Aveiro | 19.2 | 30.1% | 69 | 418 | — |
| 80 | Wuhan University of TechnologyChina · Wuhan | 19.0 | 34.5% | 64 | 577 | — |
| 81 | Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia · Bandung | 18.7 | 10.9% | 187 | 442 | — |
| 82 | Beijing Jiaotong UniversityChina · Beijing | 18.5 | 22.8% | 74 | 524 | — |
| 83 | Aarhus UniversityDenmark · Aarhus | 18.3 | 29.3% | 65 | 575 | #66 |
| 84 | Universidade do PortoPortugal · Porto | 18.1 | 33.9% | 64 | 512 | — |
| 85 | Arizona State UniversityUnited States · Tempe | 17.8 | 29.7% | 60 | 426 | #19 |
| 86 | Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia · Vellore | 17.6 | 20.7% | 93 | 495 | — |
| 87 | Universidade de São PauloBrazil · São Paulo | 17.4 | 23.4% | 88 | 617 | — |
| 88 | Amrita Vishwa VidyapeethamIndia · Coimbatore | 17.2 | 27.2% | 66 | 328 | — |
| 89 | The University of SydneyAustralia · Sydney | 17.0 | 29.1% | 68 | 629 | #56 |
| 90 | Universiti Malaysia KelantanMalaysia · Kota Bharu | 16.8 | 24.7% | 66 | 461 | — |
| 91 | The University of MelbourneAustralia · Melbourne | 16.6 | 28.1% | 64 | 460 | #67 |
| 92 | University of FloridaUnited States · Gainesville | 16.4 | 31.2% | 61 | 537 | #17 |
| 93 | University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London | 16.2 | 29.1% | 69 | 567 | — |
| 94 | Mercu Buana UniversityIndonesia · Jakarta | 16.0 | 7.4% | 265 | 472 | — |
| 95 | Airlangga UniversityIndonesia · Surabaya | 15.8 | 14.5% | 146 | 470 | — |
| 96 | Universitas Esa UnggulIndonesia · Jakarta | 15.6 | 10.1% | 199 | 370 | — |
| 97 | University of LeedsUnited Kingdom · Leeds | 15.4 | 26.2% | 65 | 509 | #48 |
| 98 | UNSW SydneyAustralia · Sydney | 15.2 | 31.4% | 62 | 568 | #68 |
| 99 | Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States · West Lafayette | 15.0 | 32.3% | 67 | 467 | #73 |
| 100 | Multimedia UniversityMalaysia · Malacca | 14.8 | 25.3% | 73 | 427 | — |
institutions ranked worldwide in Marketing (223). 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 Universitas Patria ArthaIndonesia 890 works
- 2 Binus UniversityIndonesia 539 works
- 3 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurIndonesia 455 works
- 4 Telkom UniversityIndonesia 393 works
- 5 University of BrawijayaIndonesia 335 works
- 6 Universitas TrisaktiIndonesia 302 works
- 7 Tarumanagara UniversityIndonesia 293 works
- 8 Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraIndonesia 279 works
- 9 Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia 279 works
- 10 Universitas Muhammadiyah SidoarjoIndonesia 269 works
- 11 Mercu Buana UniversityIndonesia 265 works
- 12 Udayana UniversityIndonesia 261 works
- 13 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 254 works
- 14 Universitas Informatika dan Bisnis IndonesiaIndonesia 253 works
- 15 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 253 works