Big Data and Business Intelligence
Big Data and Business Intelligence is a research topic within Management Information Systems. Science Explorer counts 59k research works in it since 1950. 15.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of big data analytics on business performance, with a focus on supply chain management, predictive analytics, data science, and decision support systems. It delves into the challenges and opportunities of leveraging big data for firm performance and sustainability, as well as the integration of business intelligence and knowledge management. The research also examines the role of big data in innovation, risk mitigation, and operational transparency within organizations.
- Big Data
- Analytics
- Business Intelligence
- Supply Chain Management
- Predictive Analytics
- Data Science
- Firm Performance
- Decision Support Systems
- Data Warehousing
- Sustainability
- Research works
- 59k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +65% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Big Data and Business Intelligence research?
By volume, the United States and India publish the most (3.5k and 2.6k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 3.5k works
- 2 India 2.6k works
- 3 China 1.6k works
- 4 Indonesia 1.3k works
- 5 Brazil 886 works
- 6 United Kingdom 767 works
- 7 Germany 751 works
- 8 Italy 400 works
- 9 Malaysia 379 works
- 10 Canada 312 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Big Data and Business Intelligence research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Film Independent publishes the most Big Data and Business Intelligence research, followed by Binus University and Symbiosis International University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Film Independent United States 117 works
- 2 Binus University Indonesia 94 works
- 3 Symbiosis International University India 80 works
- 4 Chandigarh University India 65 works
- 5 University of Indonesia Indonesia 59 works
- 6 University of Johannesburg South Africa 56 works
- 7 Telkom University Indonesia 56 works
- 8 SRM Institute of Science and Technology India 50 works
- 9 Vellore Institute of Technology University India 47 works
- 10 Christ University India 46 works
Who are the leading researchers in Big Data and Business Intelligence?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Big Data and Business Intelligence include Christian M. Ringle, Rajkumar Buyya and Alex Pentland.
- 1 Christian M. Ringle 11k citations
- 2 Rajkumar Buyya 7.8k citations
- 3 Alex Pentland 6k citations
- 4 Wil M. P. van der Aalst 5.5k citations
- 5 Ian Foster 4.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Big Data and Business Intelligence research done?
The largest centres of Big Data and Business Intelligence research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Jakarta (Indonesia), Chennai (India) and Bengaluru (India). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Williamsburg and Beaumont.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- WilliamsburgUS · 34.3 works42×
- BeaumontUS · 30.9 works34×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Big Data and Business Intelligence than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Big Data and Business Intelligence?
Among universities, judged by research, Symbiosis International University, Jadara University and Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Symbiosis International University India | 65.2 | 16.7% | 12.3× | 80 | +454.3% |
| 2 | Jadara University Jordan | 61.3 | 81.5% | 11.2× | 9 | -91.7% |
| 3 | Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology Finland | 60.9 | 34.7% | 10.3× | 20 | +129.5% |
| 4 | Lamar University United States | 59.6 | 42.0% | 33.5× | 31 | — |
| 5 | Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa Portugal | 58.6 | 24.7% | 10.8× | 18 | +423.6% |
| 6 | Abu Dhabi University United Arab Emirates | 58.0 | 55.1% | 7.0× | 10 | +138.6% |
| 7 | University of the Cumberlands United States | 56.7 | 30.7% | 41.8× | 34 | — |
| 8 | Petra University Jordan | 56.3 | 46.1% | 16.9× | 10 | — |
| 9 | Bucharest University of Economic Studies Romania | 56.1 | 27.8% | 12.9× | 42 | +75.3% |
| 10 | Binus University Indonesia | 55.4 | 4.9% | 8.9× | 94 | +155.3% |
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 Big Data and Business Intelligence research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 65% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Big Data and Business Intelligence.
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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.