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Strategy and Management research

Strategy and Management is a subfield of Business, Management and Accounting. Science Explorer counts 765k research works in it since 1950. 19.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: high-level plan to achieve objectives in uncertain conditions.

Research works
765k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
152k
per year above
Top-10% rate
19.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
42
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+34%
the tick is no change

What is Strategy and Management research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Performance Measurement, Financial Performance, Information Technology, Supply Chain Management, Operations Research, Production Management. Gaining share since 2009–13: Social Responsibility, Audit Quality, Earnings Management, Regional Development, Operations Research. Losing share: Strategic Alliances, Organizational Learning, Dynamic Capabilities, Knowledge Transfer.

▲ 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. Performance Measurement42k▲ 2.2×3 topics
  2. Financial Performance36k▲ 1.23×5 topics
  3. Information Technology35k▲ 2.5×3 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management32k▲ 4.7×2 topics
  5. Operations Research29k▲ 7.7×1 topic
  6. Production Management29k▲ 7.7×1 topic
  7. Leadership28k▲ 1.73×5 topics
  8. Innovation26k▼ 0.71×9 topics
  9. Sustainability Reporting24k▲ 3.6×2 topics
  10. Corporate Governance23k▲ 1.55×4 topics
  11. Environmental Management22k▲ 1.73×2 topics
  12. Sustainable Development20k▲ 1.25×5 topics
  13. Circular Economy19k▲ 2.0×1 topic
  14. Sustainable Supply Chain Management19k▲ 2.0×1 topic
  15. Shareholder Value17k◆ 0.94×2 topics
  16. Strategic Alliances16k▼ 0.45×2 topics
  17. Foreign Direct Investment14k▼ 0.77×2 topics
  18. Economic Growth14k▲ 1.17×3 topics
  19. Globalization13k◆ 1.15×2 topics
  20. Social Responsibility13k▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Audit Quality13k▲ 22×1 topic
  22. Earnings Management13k▲ 22×1 topic
  23. Corporate Social Responsibility13k▼ 0.80×2 topics
  24. Innovation Networks12k▼ 0.55×2 topics
  25. Risk Management11k▲ 1.21×3 topics
  26. Organizational Resilience11k▲ 1.45×2 topics
  27. Organizational Learning11k▼ 0.46×2 topics
  28. Environmental Disclosure11k▲ 1.79×1 topic
  29. Stakeholder Theory11k▲ 1.79×1 topic
  30. Dynamic Capabilities10k▼ 0.46×1 topic
  31. Knowledge Transfer10k▼ 0.46×1 topic
  32. Regional Development10k▲ 9.2×2 topics
  33. Knowledge Management9,464▼ 0.47×5 topics
  34. Digital Transformation9,330▲ 3.4×4 topics
  35. Disruption Mitigation9,176▲ 2.3×1 topic
  36. Supply Chain Resilience9,176▲ 2.3×1 topic
  37. Business Strategy9,150▼ 0.46×4 topics
  38. Competitiveness Indices8,822▼ 0.69×1 topic
  39. Revealed Comparative Advantage8,822▼ 0.69×1 topic
  40. Sustainability8,645▼ 0.83×3 topics

Which countries lead Strategy and Management research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, China, the United States and the United Kingdom rank highest in Strategy and Management. By volume, Indonesia and China publish the most (51k and 16k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China · #3 all time 33.9% top 10% · 16k works
  2. 2 United States · #1 all time 19.2% top 10% · 14k works
  3. 3 United Kingdom · #2 all time 31.8% top 10% · 5.7k works
  4. 4 India · #9 all time 23.6% top 10% · 7.4k works
  5. 5 Italy · #5 all time 37.0% top 10% · 3.5k works
  6. 6 Germany · #4 all time 15.0% top 10% · 8.6k works
  7. 7 Australia · #8 all time 32.9% top 10% · 2.4k works
  8. 8 Indonesia · #18 all time 3.0% top 10% · 51k works
  9. 9 Spain · #10 all time 31.0% top 10% · 2.6k works
  10. 10 Malaysia · #19 all time 20.7% top 10% · 2.6k 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 80 countries ranked in Strategy and Management. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Strategy and Management

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Indonesia 51k works
  2. 2 China 16k works
  3. 3 United States 14k works
  4. 4 Germany 8.6k works
  5. 5 Russia 7.7k works
  6. 6 India 7.4k works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 5.7k works
  8. 8 Türkiye 4.4k works
  9. 9 Brazil 4.3k works
  10. 10 France 3.6k 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: 41.4%China: 13.0%United States: 11.5%Germany: 7.0%6 others listed: 27.1%41%largest
Indonesia51k · 41.4%China16k · 13.0%United States14k · 11.5%Germany8,550 · 7.0%6 others listed33k · 27.1%

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

Which institutions lead Strategy and Management research?

Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Hong Kong) ranks first in Strategy and Management on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by Jiangsu University and Xi'an Jiaotong University.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong · Hong Kong · #12 all time 43.6% top 10% · 212 works
  2. 2 Jiangsu University China · Zhenjiang 54.1% top 10% · 108 works
  3. 3 Xi'an Jiaotong University China · Xi'an 41.7% top 10% · 190 works
  4. 4 Politecnico di Milano Italy · Milan · #37 all time 47.3% top 10% · 171 works
  5. 5 Copenhagen Business School Denmark · Copenhagen · #3 all time 25.1% top 10% · 313 works
  6. 6 University of Cambridge United Kingdom · Cambridge · #8 all time 34.3% top 10% · 156 works
  7. 7 University of Johannesburg South Africa · Johannesburg 28.9% top 10% · 289 works
  8. 8 Renmin University of China China · Beijing 32.0% top 10% · 179 works
  9. 9 University of Business and Technology Saudi Arabia · Jeddah 47.9% top 10% · 107 works
  10. 10 Capital University of Economics and Business China · Beijing 52.4% top 10% · 98 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 635 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Strategy and Management.

Top 100 Strategy and Management institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universitas Patria ArthaIndonesia 1.3k works
  2. 2 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurIndonesia 1k works
  3. 3 Universitas PamulangIndonesia 852 works
  4. 4 Universitas TrisaktiIndonesia 846 works
  5. 5 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 728 works
  6. 6 Mercu Buana UniversityIndonesia 685 works
  7. 7 Tarumanagara UniversityIndonesia 658 works
  8. 8 Bandung Institute of TechnologyIndonesia 624 works
  9. 9 University of BrawijayaIndonesia 601 works
  10. 10 Universitas Informatika dan Bisnis IndonesiaIndonesia 601 works

Who are the leading researchers in Strategy and Management?

Among the most productive authors in Strategy and Management, Michael E. Porter, William Diebold and Paúl Krugman rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 Michael E. Porter United States · #19 worldwide 4.7k citations · 226 works
  2. 2 William Diebold United States · #33 worldwide 3.8k citations · 208 works
  3. 3 Paúl Krugman United States · #35 worldwide 4.4k citations · 167 works
  4. 4 Joseph E. Stiglitz United States · #43 worldwide 7.4k citations · 383 works
  5. 5 Marko Sarstedt Germany · #145 worldwide 11k citations · 117 works
  6. 6 Rosabeth Moss Kanter United States · #169 worldwide 2.6k citations · 132 works
  7. 7 Jean Tirole France · #189 worldwide 4.4k citations · 118 works
  8. 8 Richard R. Nelson United States · #288 worldwide 2.5k citations · 124 works
  9. 9 Robert S. Kaplan United States · #600 worldwide 2.1k citations · 115 works
  10. 10 Oliver E. Williamson United States · #637 worldwide 6.6k citations · 95 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 5,203 highest-output authors in Strategy and Management. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Strategy and Management researchers

Where is Strategy and Management research done?

The largest centres of Strategy and Management research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Bandung (Indonesia), Surabaya (Indonesia) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bocholt, Erding and Dubai.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jakarta Indonesia 7.7k works
  2. 2 Bandung Indonesia 4k works
  3. 3 Surabaya Indonesia 4k works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 3.2k works
  5. 5 Beijing China 2.7k works
  6. 6 Makassar Indonesia 2.7k works
  7. 7 Medan Indonesia 2.6k works
  8. 8 Semarang Indonesia 1.8k works
  9. 9 Malang Indonesia 1.8k works
  10. 10 Yogyakarta Indonesia 1.7k works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. BocholtDE · 61.5 works49×
  2. ErdingDE · 21.9 works28×
  3. Dubai24.4 works19×
  4. BreukelenNL · 32.2 works18×
  5. RiedlingenDE · 28.0 works17×
  6. Cepu64.5 works16×
  7. SpeyerDE · 50.2 works16×
  8. VallendarDE · 51.9 works15×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Strategy and Management than the world average.

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Strategy and Management research by country

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

Where is the best place to study Strategy and Management?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City, University of Business and Technology and University of Vaasa 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%60%mean 21.23%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City: 119, 47.8%University of Business and Technology: 107, 47.9%University of Vaasa: 86, 45.1%Universitas Trisakti: 846, 3.1%Universitas Patria Artha: 1,254, 2.2%Mercu Buana University: 685, 2.7%Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad: 86, 29.7%University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur: 1,011, 1.7%Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Surabaya: 568, 1.0%National Economics University: 84, 31.1%University of Busine…University of Econom…University of VaasaUniversitas Trisakti
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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 University of Economics Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam 68.347.8%8.6×119 +361.5%
2 University of Business and TechnologySaudi Arabia 61.747.9%6.3×107 +120.3%
3 University of VaasaFinland 59.645.1%8.9×86 +76.4%
4 Universitas TrisaktiIndonesia 59.23.1%11.2×846 +559.3%
5 Universitas Patria ArthaIndonesia 58.52.2%8.9×1,254 +1104.5%
6 Mercu Buana UniversityIndonesia 57.52.7%11.0×685 +2814.0%
7 Indian Institute of Management AhmedabadIndia 56.229.7%10.7×86 +138.2%
8 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurIndonesia 55.01.7%8.3×1,011 +951.3%
9 Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 SurabayaIndonesia 54.91.0%11.3×568 +580.3%
10 National Economics UniversityVietnam 54.831.1%8.4×84 +237.1%

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 Strategy and Management research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Corporate Governance and Financial Management, Management and Optimization Techniques and Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies.

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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. Corporate Governance and Financial Management+4893%
  2. Management and Optimization Techniques+2047%
  3. Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies+469%
  4. Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management+330%
  5. Sustainable Supply Chain Management+312%
  6. Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting+305%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Strategy and Management include?

Management and Optimizat…61kManagement and Optimization Techniques: 61k fractional worksInnovation and Knowledge…55kInnovation and Knowledge Management: 55k fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 49k fractional worksGlobal Trade and Competitiveness: 37k fractional worksFinancial Reporting and Valuation Research: 35k fractional worksBusiness Strategy and Innovation: 35k fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 34k fractional worksInternational Business and FDI: 33k fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 31k fractional worksDigital Platforms and Economics: 28k fractional worksCorporate Governance and Law: 25k fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 24k fractional works

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