Which institution is best at Strategy and Management research?

Top Strategy and Management Research Institutions

Hong Kong Polytechnic University ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 635 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 University Hong Kong · Hong Kong	100.0	43.6%	212	2.7k	#12
2	Jiangsu University China · Zhenjiang	89.3	54.1%	108	1.8k	—
3	Xi'an Jiaotong University China · Xi'an	83.0	41.7%	190	2k	—
4	Politecnico di Milano Italy · Milan	78.5	47.3%	171	2k	#37
5	Copenhagen Business School Denmark · Copenhagen	75.1	25.1%	313	1.9k	#3
6	University of Cambridge United Kingdom · Cambridge	72.2	34.3%	156	1.7k	#8
7	University of Johannesburg South Africa · Johannesburg	69.8	28.9%	289	1.9k	—
8	Renmin University of China China · Beijing	67.8	32.0%	179	1.5k	—
9	University of Business and Technology Saudi Arabia · Jeddah	66.0	47.9%	107	1.3k	—
10	Capital University of Economics and Business China · Beijing	64.3	52.4%	98	1.9k	—
11	Berlin School of Economics and Law Germany · Berlin	62.8	31.4%	89	1.7k	#87
12	University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam · Ho Chi Minh City	61.5	47.8%	119	1.4k	—
13	University of International Business and Economics China · Beijing	60.3	34.7%	138	1.1k	—
14	Zhejiang Gongshang University China · Hangzhou	59.1	45.8%	90	1.7k	—
15	Southwestern University of Finance and Economics China · Chengdu	58.0	39.3%	139	1.4k	—
16	Zhongnan University of Economics and Law China · Wuhan	57.0	39.5%	136	1.1k	—
17	University of Turin Italy · Turin	56.1	45.6%	100	1.3k	—
18	Wuhan University China · Wuhan	55.2	41.0%	133	1.4k	—
19	Chongqing University China · Chongqing	54.4	45.0%	114	1.4k	—
20	Central South University China · Changsha	53.6	41.1%	101	1.8k	—
21	Nanjing University of Finance and Economics China · Nanjing	52.8	25.7%	140	1.2k	—
22	University of Tehran Iran · Tehran	52.1	39.9%	164	1.7k	#62
23	Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology Finland · Lappeenranta	51.4	50.3%	98	1.5k	#45
24	Universiti Sains Malaysia Malaysia · George Town	50.8	31.2%	160	1.4k	—
25	University of Science and Technology of China China · Hefei	50.1	48.8%	117	1.6k	—
26	Harbin Institute of Technology China · Harbin	49.5	44.8%	108	1.4k	—
27	Sapienza University of Rome Italy · Rome	48.9	31.7%	158	1.3k	—
28	Xiamen University China · Xiamen	48.4	38.5%	130	1.3k	—
29	University of Oxford United Kingdom · Oxford	47.8	23.0%	168	1.3k	#16
30	Shandong University of Finance and Economics China · Jinan	47.3	50.5%	80	1.1k	—
31	University of Manchester United Kingdom · Manchester	46.8	33.5%	147	1.3k	#11
32	Parthenope University of Naples Italy · Naples	46.3	52.1%	65	1.2k	—
33	Utrecht University Netherlands · Utrecht	45.8	33.8%	119	1.2k	#31
34	Norwegian University of Science and Technology Norway · Trondheim	45.4	37.3%	120	1.3k	—
35	Erasmus University Rotterdam Netherlands · Rotterdam	44.9	31.2%	155	1.3k	#10
36	University of Bologna Italy · Bologna	44.5	36.6%	133	1.1k	—
37	Tongji University China · Shanghai	44.0	34.2%	147	1.4k	—
38	Shanghai Maritime University China · Shanghai	43.6	27.8%	128	1.2k	—
39	RMIT University Australia · Melbourne	43.2	42.2%	103	1.5k	—
40	Shanghai University China · Shanghai	42.8	35.0%	155	1.2k	—
41	South China University of Technology China · Guangzhou	42.5	43.8%	109	1.3k	—
42	University of Vaasa Finland · Vaasa	42.1	45.1%	86	1.2k	—
43	Shenzhen University China · Shenzhen	41.7	44.6%	90	1.1k	—
44	National University of Singapore Singapore · Singapore	41.4	27.5%	158	1.2k	#44
45	Macquarie University Australia · Sydney	41.0	42.2%	97	1.5k	#88
46	University of Birmingham United Kingdom · Birmingham	40.7	45.1%	107	1.3k	#67
47	University of Salerno Italy · Fisciano	40.3	52.5%	61	950	—
48	Bucharest University of Economic Studies Romania · Bucharest	40.0	17.1%	294	829	—
49	Sichuan University China · Chengdu	39.7	34.2%	147	1.2k	—
50	University of Hong Kong Hong Kong · Pok Fu Lam	39.4	31.4%	138	1.2k	#58
51	Huazhong University of Science and Technology China · Wuhan	39.1	45.1%	107	1.1k	—
52	University of Sussex United Kingdom · Brighton	38.8	43.1%	84	1.1k	#22
53	National University of Malaysia Malaysia · Bangi	38.5	24.4%	154	853	—
54	Universiti Putra Malaysia Malaysia · Seri Kembangan	38.2	20.6%	169	1.2k	—
55	Southeast University China · Nanjing	37.9	40.9%	108	1.2k	—
56	Zhejiang University China · Hangzhou	37.6	36.0%	142	1.4k	—
57	Tsinghua University China · Beijing	37.4	26.6%	173	1.2k	—
58	Nanjing University China · Nanjing	37.1	41.1%	98	912	—
59	City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong · Hong Kong	36.8	29.1%	129	1.1k	#83
60	Peking University China · Beijing	36.6	28.8%	144	1k	—
61	Aarhus University Denmark · Aarhus	36.3	25.2%	150	1.1k	#78
62	Shanghai University of Finance and Economics China · Shanghai	36.0	35.8%	103	1.3k	—
63	Symbiosis International University India · Pune	35.8	29.3%	163	1.1k	—
64	Beijing Institute of Technology China · Beijing	35.6	51.7%	70	1.3k	—
65	Hunan University China · Changsha	35.3	46.4%	86	989	—
66	Central University of Finance and Economics China · Beijing	35.1	32.8%	138	957	—
67	Fudan University China · Shanghai	34.8	34.2%	108	1.1k	—
68	University College London United Kingdom · London	34.6	29.8%	143	1.2k	#94
69	Northern University of Malaysia Malaysia · Jitra	34.4	26.8%	158	995	—
70	University of Southampton United Kingdom · Southampton	34.2	36.0%	87	1k	—
71	Dongbei University of Finance and Economics China · Dalian	33.9	44.3%	90	897	—
72	The University of Sydney Australia · Sydney	33.7	28.0%	145	1.1k	#55
73	Shandong University China · Jinan	33.5	49.1%	80	1.1k	—
74	Shanghai Jiao Tong University China · Shanghai	33.3	31.7%	123	1.1k	—
75	University of Amsterdam Netherlands · Amsterdam	33.1	32.8%	112	839	#34
76	Vienna University of Economics and Business Austria · Vienna	32.9	21.9%	164	813	#95
77	Maastricht University Netherlands · Maastricht	32.7	34.9%	93	968	#79
78	Tianjin University China · Tianjin	32.5	43.6%	109	1.3k	—
79	University of Groningen Netherlands · Groningen	32.3	35.2%	128	1.1k	#60
80	Tampere University Finland · Tampere	32.1	50.1%	64	954	—
81	China University of Mining and Technology China · Xuzhou	31.9	55.1%	61	843	—
82	University of Beira Interior Portugal · Covilha	31.7	44.8%	77	1.1k	—
83	Delft University of Technology Netherlands · Delft	31.5	38.3%	103	1.1k	#65
84	Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Italy · Milan	31.3	38.0%	90	692	—
85	Christ University India · Bengaluru	31.2	25.8%	129	288	—
86	University of Technology Sydney Australia · Sydney	31.0	39.1%	104	1k	—
87	University of Padua Italy · Padua	30.8	35.8%	80	1.1k	#86
88	University of Leeds United Kingdom · Leeds	30.6	32.8%	121	1.1k	#27
89	University of California, Berkeley United States · Berkeley	30.4	27.1%	103	891	#1
90	University of Technology Malaysia Malaysia · Johor Bahru	30.3	24.9%	147	1.1k	—
91	O. P. Jindal Global University India · Sonīpat	30.1	35.1%	91	935	—
92	Universidad de Sevilla Spain · Seville	29.9	37.2%	86	887	—
93	Bocconi University Italy · Milan	29.8	27.4%	128	943	#41
94	Dalian University of Technology China · Dalian	29.6	46.7%	82	1.1k	—
95	Universitas Patria Artha Indonesia · Makassar	29.4	2.2%	1.3k	911	—
96	NEOMA Business School France · Mont-Saint-Aignan	29.3	52.3%	64	1k	—
97	Lund University Sweden · Lund	29.1	38.0%	112	927	#59
98	Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Germany · Erlangen	29.0	39.2%	71	1.1k	—
99	University of Essex United Kingdom · Colchester	28.8	40.0%	64	730	—
100	University of Reading United Kingdom · Reading	28.6	42.8%	76	1.2k	#43

institutions ranked worldwide in Strategy and Management (635). 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.

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Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

1 Universitas Patria Artha Indonesia 1.3k works
2 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur Indonesia 1k works
3 Universitas Pamulang Indonesia 852 works
4 Universitas Trisakti Indonesia 846 works
5 University of Indonesia Indonesia 728 works
6 Mercu Buana University Indonesia 685 works
7 Tarumanagara University Indonesia 658 works
8 Bandung Institute of Technology Indonesia 624 works
9 University of Brawijaya Indonesia 601 works
10 Universitas Informatika dan Bisnis Indonesia Indonesia 601 works
11 Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya Indonesia 568 works
12 University of Singaperbangsa Karawang Indonesia 548 works
13 Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara Indonesia 519 works
14 Udayana University Indonesia 486 works
15 Telkom University Indonesia 484 works

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