Best Business and Management Universities in the World 2023

The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the field of Business and Management relies os data consolidated from multiple data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for estimating the citation-based metrics were gathered on 21-12-2022. Position in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking scientist's affiliated with a given institution. D-index only includes publications and citation metrics for an examined discipline.
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The scope of our Business and Management research
Research.com’s best universities ranking is a trustworthy account of leading scientists from the area of Business and Management, based on a meticulous examination of 166,880 scientists determined from multiple bibliometric data sources. For the discipline of Business and Management, more than 7819 scholars were investigated.

What is D-index approval threshold for Business and Management
The D-index threshold for approving a scientist to be examined is set to 30 if most of their publications are in the area of Business and Management. The inclusion factors for scientists to be considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index, proportion of the publications made within the specific field of study as well as the awards and achievements of the researchers. The D-index threshold for considering best researchers is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of scholars estimated for each discipline whilst ensuring that the top 1% of best scientists are considered into the ranking. We estimate a proximity of 30% or less between a scientist’s general H-index and their D-index.

Other verification rules
Since our primary goal is to make sure that only genuine scientists are included in our ranking we realize that metrics are never supposed to be an absolute measure to evaluate the work of researchers. Because of that we manually inspect each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a wide range of credible sources. Even though it’s not a metric defining a scholar’s position in our ranking, the amount of documents published in prominent journals and conference proceedings should constitute a reliable secondary signal of their contribution to research in a given field of study. Position in the ranking is based on every scientist’s D-index using data gathered from OpenAlex and CrossRef, which are the most credible and well-established bibliometric databases of this type available to the scientific community. A detailed explanation of our research process can be found on our methodology page.

Our goal
Our aim is to motivate scientists, companies and administrative bodies worldwide to investigate where prominent experts are heading and to give an opportunity for the entire research community to find out who the leading experts in specific fields of research, in different countries, or even within research institutions are.
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Key findings for Business and Management
As far as scientific affiliations are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of top scholars in the world is University of Pennsylvania with 26 scientists affiliated with it being listed in our Business and Management ranking. It is followed by Pennsylvania State University with 20 researchers and Arizona State University with 17 scientists.

The most prominent scientists in the area of Business and Management in the world are representing Indiana University, Penn State Harrisburg, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Northwestern University, University of Canterbury, Asia School of Business, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, University of Notre Dame, University of Macau, Duke University.

University of Pennsylvania is highlighted as the best university in the world in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scholars at 1236. Ranking on spot no. 2 in the world is Pennsylvania State University with a total D-index of 1088. The third position in the world is occupied by Arizona State University with a total D-index of 869.

The average total D-index for the top 1% universities is 951 in comparison to an average of 137 for all 525 institutions included in Research.com ranking.

The average number of published articles in the area of Business and Management by scholars affiliated with the top 10% of scholars in the ranking is 1629 against an average of 483 for all 525 universities.

The average number of citations of researchers affiliated with the top 10% universities is 260261 against an average of 56894 for all 525 universities.

World
National
University Details
Scholars
Σ Publications
Σ D-Index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.
401 World 19 National Scholars 1 88 Σ D-index 41
402 World 4 National Scholars 1 86 Σ D-index 41
403 World 7 National Scholars 1 184 Σ D-index 40
404 World 7 National Scholars 1 176 Σ D-index 40
405 World 63 National
Coventry University

Coventry University

United Kingdom
Scholars 1 157 Σ D-index 40
406 World 20 National Scholars 1 140 Σ D-index 40
407 World 142 National Scholars 1 134 Σ D-index 40
408 World 4 National
Hanyang University

Hanyang University

South Korea
Scholars 1 128 Σ D-index 40
409 World 143 National Scholars 1 119 Σ D-index 40
410 World 8 National Scholars 1 118 Σ D-index 40
411 World 10 National Scholars 1 116 Σ D-index 40
412 World 6 National Scholars 1 113 Σ D-index 40
413 World 12 National Scholars 1 105 Σ D-index 40
414 World 11 National
INSEEC U.

INSEEC U.

France
Scholars 1 104 Σ D-index 40
415 World 12 National Scholars 1 162 Σ D-index 39
416 World 21 National Scholars 1 125 Σ D-index 39
417 World 7 National Scholars 1 111 Σ D-index 39
418 World 64 National
University of Brighton

University of Brighton

United Kingdom
Scholars 1 107 Σ D-index 39
419 World 22 National Scholars 1 96 Σ D-index 39
420 World 144 National
Kansas State University

Kansas State University

United States
Scholars 1 82 Σ D-index 39
421 World 1 National Scholars 1 189 Σ D-index 38
422 World 10 National Scholars 1 181 Σ D-index 38
423 World 3 National Scholars 1 159 Σ D-index 38
424 World 5 National Scholars 1 152 Σ D-index 38
425 World 25 National Scholars 1 129 Σ D-index 38
426 World 145 National Scholars 1 126 Σ D-index 38
427 World 146 National
Willamette University

Willamette University

United States
Scholars 1 108 Σ D-index 38
428 World 65 National
Plymouth University

Plymouth University

United Kingdom
Scholars 1 95 Σ D-index 38
429 World 13 National Scholars 1 91 Σ D-index 38
430 World 147 National
East Carolina University

East Carolina University

United States
Scholars 1 87 Σ D-index 38
431 World 4 National Scholars 1 222 Σ D-index 37
432 World 11 National Scholars 1 178 Σ D-index 37
433 World 14 National Scholars 1 155 Σ D-index 37
434 World 1 National Scholars 1 121 Σ D-index 37
435 World 26 National Scholars 1 117 Σ D-index 37
436 World 12 National Scholars 1 99 Σ D-index 37
437 World 13 National Scholars 1 96 Σ D-index 37
438 World 23 National Scholars 1 93 Σ D-index 37
439 World 3 National Scholars 1 89 Σ D-index 37
440 World 15 National Scholars 1 267 Σ D-index 36
441 World 5 National
Yonsei University

Yonsei University

South Korea
Scholars 1 217 Σ D-index 36
442 World 6 National Scholars 1 147 Σ D-index 36
443 World 148 National Scholars 1 135 Σ D-index 36
444 World 13 National Scholars 1 135 Σ D-index 36
445 World 24 National
Hertie School

Hertie School

Germany
Scholars 1 124 Σ D-index 36
446 World 25 National Scholars 1 120 Σ D-index 36
447 World 20 National Scholars 1 119 Σ D-index 36
448 World 16 National Scholars 1 114 Σ D-index 36
449 World 66 National
University of Portsmouth

University of Portsmouth

United Kingdom
Scholars 1 110 Σ D-index 36
450 World 1 National Scholars 1 105 Σ D-index 36
451 World 14 National Scholars 1 103 Σ D-index 36
452 World 1 National Scholars 1 98 Σ D-index 36
453 World 149 National
University of Tulsa

University of Tulsa

United States
Scholars 1 90 Σ D-index 36
454 World 150 National Scholars 1 84 Σ D-index 36
455 World 15 National Scholars 1 74 Σ D-index 36
456 World 151 National
University of Rochester

University of Rochester

United States
Scholars 1 70 Σ D-index 36
457 World 26 National Scholars 1 215 Σ D-index 35
458 World 152 National
Dalton State College

Dalton State College

United States
Scholars 1 199 Σ D-index 35
459 World 153 National Scholars 1 197 Σ D-index 35
460 World 21 National Scholars 1 172 Σ D-index 35
461 World 5 National Scholars 1 157 Σ D-index 35
462 World 154 National
Vanderbilt University

Vanderbilt University

United States
Scholars 1 111 Σ D-index 35
463 World 155 National Scholars 1 106 Σ D-index 35
464 World 17 National Scholars 1 101 Σ D-index 35
465 World 156 National Scholars 1 99 Σ D-index 35
466 World 157 National Scholars 1 93 Σ D-index 35
467 World 158 National Scholars 1 89 Σ D-index 35
468 World 5 National Scholars 1 70 Σ D-index 35
469 World 159 National Scholars 1 69 Σ D-index 35
470 World 4 National Scholars 1 319 Σ D-index 34
471 World 160 National Scholars 1 202 Σ D-index 34
472 World 22 National Scholars 1 183 Σ D-index 34
473 World 27 National Scholars 1 181 Σ D-index 34
474 World 161 National Scholars 1 142 Σ D-index 34
475 World 8 National Scholars 1 142 Σ D-index 34
476 World 1 National Scholars 1 121 Σ D-index 34
477 World 16 National Scholars 1 111 Σ D-index 34
478 World 9 National Scholars 1 101 Σ D-index 34
479 World 4 National Scholars 1 85 Σ D-index 34
480 World 10 National Scholars 1 79 Σ D-index 34
481 World 67 National
University of Liverpool

University of Liverpool

United Kingdom
Scholars 1 78 Σ D-index 34
482 World 23 National Scholars 1 69 Σ D-index 34
483 World 68 National
University of East Anglia

University of East Anglia

United Kingdom
Scholars 1 188 Σ D-index 33
484 World 17 National Scholars 1 171 Σ D-index 33
485 World 162 National Scholars 1 170 Σ D-index 33
486 World 4 National Scholars 1 136 Σ D-index 33
487 World 5 National Scholars 1 132 Σ D-index 33
488 World 163 National Scholars 1 123 Σ D-index 33
489 World 164 National
Oregon State University

Oregon State University

United States
Scholars 1 122 Σ D-index 33
490 World 69 National
The University of Law

The University of Law

United Kingdom
Scholars 1 119 Σ D-index 33
491 World 165 National Scholars 1 116 Σ D-index 33
492 World 2 National Scholars 1 107 Σ D-index 33
493 World 166 National Scholars 1 98 Σ D-index 33
494 World 11 National Scholars 1 84 Σ D-index 33
495 World 6 National Scholars 1 83 Σ D-index 33
496 World 14 National Scholars 1 81 Σ D-index 33
497 World 28 National Scholars 1 76 Σ D-index 33
498 World 167 National
Wayne State University

Wayne State University

United States
Scholars 1 63 Σ D-index 33
499 World 2 National Scholars 1 167 Σ D-index 32
500 World 15 National Scholars 1 162 Σ D-index 32

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