US business schools led by the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton produce the most influential academic research for decision makers in business and government, according to an FT ranking and analysis.
Nearly half of the 50 top-ranked global institutions with faculty publishing research that is widely read or cited by non-academics are based in the US, reflecting their substantial resources and dominance of publications in the English language.
Harvard, Stanford and the University of Chicago: Booth rank close behind Wharton in the FT Research Insights ranking (below), with Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, scoring highest in Europe, in 14th place, immediately followed by Hong Kong University Business School and the University of Oxford: Saïd.
Erika James, dean of the Wharton School, stressed the importance of relevance: “Business schools have to be in the service of business. Research has to have academic integrity and be relevant to the real world issues that industry is looking to solve.”
The FT assessment examines high quality peer-reviewed research published in the past five years that is widely cited in other leading academic journals, referenced in government and think-tank documents, downloaded by people outside universities or mentioned online and on social media. (Article continues after ranking.)
