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University ranking and top researcher ranking 2020 by Wirtschaftswoche
In December 2022, Wirtschaftswoche published a university ranking that evaluated universities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland in terms of their publications on business administration topics. All publications published in the period from 2013 to August 2022 were taken into account, with different points awarded depending on the reputation of the journals. The faculty took the very good 13th place and is even on the 10th place in Germany.
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In the ranking of the best business economists in German-speaking countries with regard to their publication performance, Malte Brettel vom Lehrstuhl für Wirtschaftswissenschaften für Ingenieure und Naturwissenschaftler made it to 28th place and is thus in the top 1% of the best business economics researchers. The ranking of current research performance covers publications in the five-year period 2018 to 2022, inclusive.
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Rank |
in top % |
First name |
Last Name |
Age |
# of publications |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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28 |
1% |
Malte |
Brettel |
55 |
53 |
3,91 |
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61 |
5% |
Michael |
Schneider |
44 |
21 |
3,19 |
In the category of the best business economic researchers under 40 years of age, Prof. David Antons from the Institute of Technology and Innovation Management made it to 49th place. Here, all published papers of researchers who were under 40 years of age by the cut-off date were considered.
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Rank |
in top % |
Frist name |
Last name |
Age |
# of publications |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
49 |
10% |
David |
Antons |
39 |
32 |
2,86 |
In the lifetime achievement category, all articles ever published by a researcher are taken into account. Here, Prof. Malte Brettel from the Chair of Business Administration for Engineers and Natural Scientists took 35th place.
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Rank |
in top % |
First name |
Last name |
Age |
# of publications |
Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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35 |
1% |
Malte |
Brettel |
55 |
164 |
12,34 |
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89 |
5% |
Wolfgang |
Breuer |
56 |
168 |
8,54 |
|
165 |
5% |
Reinhard |
Madlener |
58 |
99 |
6.47 |
|
198 |
5% |
Christian |
Grund |
51 |
59 |
5,87 |
|
225 |
10% |
Michael |
Schneider |
44 |
36 |
5,58 |
QS Ranking by Subjects 2022
Since 2011 Quacquarelli Symonds have been publishing the QS University Subject Ranking in addition to the QS World University Ranking. From around the world, the top 50-500 universities in 5 academic areas and in 51 different academic subjects are identified. Next to the THE ranking, the QS ranking is one of the most important university rankings in the world.
In the academic area "Business & Management Studies" the School of Business and Economics at RWTH Aachen University was ranked in 2022 among the ranking group 151-200. This means that RWTH holds 6th place across Germany. In the academic area " Economics & Econometrics", the School was ranked among the ranking group 301-350. This means that in Germany it holds 21st place.
University Ranking for Business and Management
Since 2014, Research.com has been conducting a university ranking that evaluates German universities for business and management on the basis of their scientific publications. The relevant data was collected up to December 6, 2021. The H-index, which takes into account authors' publications and citations, is determined and totaled for all researchers assigned to their university on their Google Scholar profile. For the ranking, more than 5972 profiles of business and management researchers from Google Scholar and Microsoft Academic Graph were examined in detail. Scholars from more than 507 institutions and affiliations were analyzed.
RWTH Aachen University was ranked a very good second in Germany. The following persons are listed among the top researchers at RWTH in the field of economics and management: Prof. Malte Brettel from the Chair of Business Administration for Engineers and Natural Scientists, and Prof. Frank Piller and Prof. Wim Naudé, both from the Technology and Innovation Management Group. The sum of their publications results in 416 publications and an H-index of 120 for RWTH Aachen University in the field of business and management. It should be noted that only scientists whose H-index is above 30 are actually included in the ranking.
Worldwide, RWTH Aachen University ranks at 149 among all universities in the field of business and management. Prof. Brettel and Prof. Piller achieved a place among the 15 best scientists in Germany. For a detailed overview of the ranking, please click here.
QS Ranking by Subjects 2021
Since 2011 Quacquarelli Symonds have been publishing the QS University Subject Ranking in addition to the QS World University Ranking. From around the world, the top 50-500 universities in 5 academic areas and in 51 different academic subjects are identified. Next to the THE ranking, the QS ranking is one of the most important university rankings in the world.
In the academic area "Business & Management Studies" the School of Business and Economics at RWTH Aachen University was ranked in 2021 among the ranking group 151-200. This means that RWTH holds 5th place across Germany (together with the FU Berlin).
In the category "Statistics & Operational Research", the School was ranked 49th, which means it holds 2nd place in Germany. In the academic area " Economics & Econometrics", the School was ranked among the ranking group 251-300. This means that in Germany it holds 11th place (together with the FU Berlin).
AACSB Reaccreditation
AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) is considered worldwide to be the most renowned international accreditation organization for business education. The School of Business and Economics at RWTH Aachen University was awarded reaccreditation by AACSB on January 29, 2021 and will retain this distinction for the next five years. This is the School's second reaccreditation since its initial accreditation in 2011.
In alignment with AACSB standards, the AACSB review team focussed particularly during their visit on the School's pursuit of innovation and the engagement of the School's staff in teaching and research.
The reaccreditation process involved, amongst other things, a 2-day visit to the School by an international team of AACSB reviewers, comprised of three Deans, in October 2020. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the visit was - for the first time - a virtual one. During their virtual visit, the team talked to our students and teaching staff. The School's programs of study, the quality of the School's teaching and research, and the School's facilities were scrutinized and assessed.
In order to retain AACSB accreditation, the School of Business and Economics is subject to a reaccreditation process every five years. In Germany, the School is one of currently only ten business schools to have met the demanding standards set by AACSB. Today, there are currently 882 university business schools holding AACSB accreditation in 57 different countries. AACSB reaccreditation further backs up the School's excellent national and international ranking positions.
More information about AACSB is available here.
University Ranking and Top Researcher Ranking 2020 Published by Wirtschaftswoche
In December 2020, Wirtschaftswoche published a university ranking that evaluated universities in Germany, Austria and Switzerland in terms of their publications on business administration topics. All publications published in the period from 2011 to August 2020 were taken into account, with different points awarded depending on the reputation of the journals. RWTH Aachen University came in a very good 13th place, with 580 publications in the mentioned period of time
In the ranking of the best business economists in German-speaking countries with regard to their publication performance, Prof. Michael Schneider from the Deutsche Post Chair of Optimization of Distribution Networks made it to the 26th place and is thus in the top 1% of the best business economics researchers. The ranking of current research performance covers publications in the five-year period 2016 to 2020 inclusive.
| Rank | in top % | First name | Last Name | Age | # of publications | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1% | Michael | Schneider | 42 | 23 | 3,83 |
| 39 | 5% | Malte | Brettel | 53 | 44 | 3,50 |
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155 |
5% | David | Antons | 37 | 19 | 2.06 |
| 220 | 10% | Reinhard | Madlener | 56 | 32 | 1.78 |
| 266 | 10% | Grit | Walter | 46 | 14 | 1.60 |
In the category of the best business economic researchers under 40 years of age, Prof. David Antons from the Institute of Technology and Innovation Management made it to 61st place. Here, all published papers of researchers who were under 40 years of age by the cut-off date were considered.
| Rank | in top % | Frist name | Last name | Age | # of publications | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | 25% | David | Antons | 37 | 27 | 2.54 |
| 112 | 25% | Stefanie | Paluch | 37 | 14 | 1.85 |
In the lifetime achievement category, all articles ever published by a researcher are taken into account. Here, Prof. Malte Brettel from the Chair of Business Administration for Engineers and Natural Scientists took 53rd place.
| Rank | in top % | First name | Last Name | Age | # of publications | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1% | Michael | Schneider | 42 | 23 | 3,83 |
| 39 | 5% | Malte | Brettel | 53 | 44 | 3,50 |
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155 |
5% | David | Antons | 37 | 19 | 2.06 |
| 220 | 10% | Reinhard | Madlener | 56 | 32 | 1.78 |
| 266 | 10% | Grit | Walter | 46 | 14 | 1.60 |
Excellent results for the School in the CHE Master’s Ranking 2020/21
The CHE University Ranking is the most well known and most detailed ranking system of its kind in German-speaking countries. The CHE Master’s Ranking 2020/21 once again proves to be a good source of information for prospective students who are looking for the university that best suits their needs.
Apart from providing informative facts about study programs and teaching, the ranking system also covers students’ assessments of study conditions at their respective universities. For instance, Master’s students were asked to assess various criteria such as “supervision by teaching staff”, “study program offerings, “scholarly relevance” – i.e. the extent to which a program of study offers students the opportunity to deepen their scientific work and to come into contact with important innovative research findings. Factual information about research performance is also provided, such as “research funding per academic staff member” and “number of publications per professor”. For these indicators, the CHE allocates German universities to a top group, a middle group, or a bottom group.
The latest results of the University Ranking of the Centre for Higher Education (CHE) were published online on November 30 and the latest copy of the ZEIT CAMPUS magazine will be available in retail as of December 1, 2020.
The School of Business and Economics at RWTH Aachen University has once again attained excelled results. For the sector “student assessments” in the subject area of Business Administration, it was ranked in the top group with regard to the following indicators:
- Support in the study entry phase
- Organization of studies
- Supervision by teaching staff
- Research orientation
- Transition to Master’s program of study
In the sector “research facts” the School showed convincing results in the criteria “research funding per academic staff member”, “doctoral theses”, and “publications per academic staff member”.
The CHE Ranking results reflect student satisfaction with RWTH Aachen University and is a particular acknowledgement of our high standards in teaching and research.
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Wirtschaftswoche Ranking of the Most Research-Intensive Universities in the German-Speaking Countries
In the current ranking by the WirtschaftsWoche of the most research-intensive universities for business and economics in the German-speaking countries, the School ranks 13, which is an excellent achievement! In Germany itself, the School ranks 9. In addition to these very impressive ranking positions, we are very pleased to note that 3 members of the School of Business and Economics are among the top 100 research-intensive business economists: Malte Brettel ranking 35, Michael Schneider ranking 38, and Christian Hopp ranking 98.
Four members of the school are positioned in the ranking for business economists' life work in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland: Malte Brettel ranking 68, Wolfgang Breuer ranking 80, Reinhard Madlener ranking 141, and Christian Grund ranking 199.
QS Ranking by Subjects 2018
Since 2011 Quacquarelli Symonds have been publishing the QS University Subject Ranking in addition to the QS World University Ranking. From around the world, the top 100-200 universities in 36 subjects are identified.
Next to the THE ranking, the QS ranking is one of the most important university rankings in the world. In 2016, RWTH Aachen University was ranked among the best universities in 22 subjects.
A year previously, the subject area Business & Management Studies had been ranked by the QS for the first time and in 2016, the School of Business and Economics at RWTH Aachen University was again ranked amongst the 101-150 group. Germany-wide, RWTH Aachen University again holds second place (together with LMU and TU München as well as WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management). In the category "Statistics & Operational Research", similarly to the previous year, the 101-150 group was reached - fourth place Germany-wide (together with the University of Göttingen).
CHE Ranking 2017
The Centre for Higher Education's (CHE) ranking is the most well known and most detailed ranking system of its kind in German-speaking countries. Apart from evaluating study programs and teaching it also covers students' assessments of study conditions at their respective universities. The CHE Hochschulranking 2017/18 is once again a comprehensive source of information for prospective students who are looking for the university that best suits their needs. The CHE has targeted over 300 universities, including universities of applied science ("Fachhochschulen").
The latest results of the ranking were published on May 9, 2017 in the latest study guidebook for students - ZEIT Studienführer 2017/18 and were also published online. Every year, a third of the subject areas are re-assessed. For 2017, these are the subject areas Business Administration; Law; Social Studies; Economics; Business Informatics; Business Administration and Engineering; Business Law; and Management, Business and Economics. According to various key indicators, the CHE allocates German universities to a top group, a middle group, and a bottom group.
The School of Business and Economics at RWTH Aachen University has again attained excellent results. Amongst other things, according to the sectors "student assessments" and "study facts", the School was ranked in the top group for Business Administration for the following indicators:
- Academic feasibility of programs,
- Support during studies,
- International orientation of the Bachelor program,
- Completion of Bachelor program within an appropriate timeframe.
- Support at the onset of studies.
In the sector "research facts", the School was particularly convincing with regard to the criteria of third-party funding per academic staff member, doctoral degrees, and international publications per academic staff member. The school did not rank among the bottom group for any of the indicators.
For Business Administration and Engineering, RWTH Aachen University was particularly successful with regard to the following criteria:
- Overall study situation
- Academic feasibility,
- Support during studies,
- International orientation.
The CHE ranking reflects student satisfaction with RWTH Aachen University and is a particular acknowledgement of our high standards in teaching and research.
AACSB Reaccreditation
AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) is considered worldwide to be the most renowned international accreditation organization for business education. The School of Business and Economics at RWTH Aachen University was awarded reaccreditation by AACSB on February 11, 2016 and will retain this distinction for the next five years; initial accreditation was awarded five years ago in April 2011.
In alignment with the new set of AACSB standards, which was introduced in 2013, the AACSB review team focussed particularly during their visit on the School's pursuit of innovation, the impact of the School's teaching and research activities on the community, and the continuous engagement of the School's teaching staff.
Prof. Kittsteiner, Dean of the School of Business and Economics, sums the situation up: "Our having gained AACSB reaccreditation is the result of the sustainable improvement processes which we have implemented as well as of our ability to innovate. All the different groups and teams across the School constructively and consistently work together in a most exemplary way to ensure the success of the School".
The reaccreditation process involved, amongst other things, a 3-day visit to the School by an international team of AACSB reviewers. The findings of the team were summarized in a written report, leading ultimately to reaccreditation being granted. During their visit, the team talked to our students, our teaching staff, and other staff. The School's programs of study, quality assurance policies for teaching and research, as well as the School's facilities, were scrutinized and assessed.
The team of reviewers confirmed that the School of Business and Economics consistently implements its mission statement, that it demonstrates an organic collegial culture, and that it integrates the interests of all its different stakeholders. Student involvement was particularly positively highlighted, as was the extensive range of E-learning products and services offered by the School.
In order to hold AACSB accreditation, the School of Business and Economics is subject to a reaccreditation process every five years. In Germany, the School is one of currently only nine business schools to have met the demanding standards set by AACSB. Today, there are 680 university business schools holding AACSB accreditation in 45 different countries. AACSB reaccreditation further backs up the School's excellent national and international ranking positions, e.g.Handelsblatt, CHE, Wirtschaftswoche, or QS World University Ranking.
More detailed information on AACSB may be accessed here.
QS Ranking by Subjects 2016
Since 2011 Quacquarelli Symonds have been publishing the QS University Subject Ranking in addition to the QS World University Ranking. From around the world, the top 100-200 universities in 36 subjects are identified.
Next to the THE ranking, the QS ranking is one of the most important university rankings in the world. In 2016, RWTH Aachen University was ranked among the best universities in 22 subjects.
A year previously, the subject area Business & Management Studies had been ranked by the QS for the first time and in 2016, the School of Business and Economics at RWTH Aachen University was again ranked amongst the 101-150 group. Germany-wide, RWTH Aachen University again holds second place (together with LMU and TU München as well as WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management). In the category "Statistics & Operational Research", similarly to the previous year, the 101-150 group was reached - fourth place Germany-wide (together with the University of Göttingen).
Wirschaftswoche Ranking: School Now Ranks among Best 10
German business magazine WirtschaftsWoche surveys 500 H.R. managers in medium and larger sized German companies every year. They are asked for their opinions on which universities produce the best educated graduates, whereby a specific focus of the survey is on practice orientation. The Hochschulranking der Wirtschaftswoche for 2015 has ranked RWTH Aachen School of Business and Economics 9th, thus positioning the School among the best 10 of its peers and confirming the School's high reputation with German companies. Natural science and engineering graduates of RWTH University have already been acheiving a likewise very good positioning in this ranking for several years now.
Continuous Improvement in Handelsblatt Ranking 2014
On December 15, 2014, the latest research rankings of the German financial newspaper, Handelsblatt, announced the most productive researchers in business administration in the German-speaking countries. More than 2,000 corresponding academic researchers were taken into consideration. Points were allocated for each publication in a specialized journal, whereby the reputation of the relevant journal determined the number of points to be awarded.
Every 2 years, the Handelsblatt publishes three different rankings: "Most productive researchers", "Top 100 researchers under 40", and "Lifetime achievement". In the first category, with the German title of "Beste Forschungsleistung“ , three of the School's academics were nominated this year. Particularly well ranked in an excellent 6th place was Prof. Dr. Malte Brettel. In the second category with the German title of "die besten 100 Forscher unter 40 Jahren", there are also three of the School's academics, all of whom had considerably improved their research performance vis a vis the 2012 ranking. Amongst the top 250 business adminstration researchers nominated for their lifetime achievements, there are six of the School's academics. The best placed amongst these six is Prof. Dr. Harald Dyckhoff, who ranks 36th.
The School of Business and Economics had been ranked 15th best in the business school ranking - with the German title of "Ranking der Fakultäten" - in 2012; for 2014, the School was ranked 12th best, which reflects a pleasing continous improvement! Amongst the German non-private universities, RWTH Aachen University was ranked in an excellent 6th place.
Excellent Results for the School in CHE Master Ranking!
On December 2 this year, the Centre for Higher Education (CHE) published for the first time in the ZEIT-Campus magazine a Master-Ranking for Business Administration. Data gathered for the CHE Hochchulranking in the winter semester 2013/2014 provided the basis for the Master evaluation.
Universities are evaluated according to various indicators: overall study situation, courses and programs available, academic feasibility of the programs, contact between teachers and students, and international orientation of the programs. Similarly to the CHE Hochschulranking system, no places are awarded. Instead, universitites are allocated to a top group, a middle group, or a bottom group
Business Administration also gained excellent results in this new ranking. In all of the indicators, the School of Business and Economics was allocated to the top group. Apart from RWTH University, only three other public universities managed the same achievements.
For the other indicators in the student evaluation which were not published in ZEIT-Campus, Business Administration at RWTH Aachen University has better results than the average of all the evaluated universities. For 11 of the 14 indicators, RWTH Aachen is in the top group. The School's E-learning products and services gained the best result: 1.4: the "weakest" result was in the area of practical orientation - a 2.3.
The School is very pleased that its high teaching standards are reflected in these results.
The School Presents Its Strengths in U-Multirank Rankings
In 2011, the European Commission created a consortium of European universities and research institutions (hereafter CHE and CHEPS) in order to develop a new system of ranking that would use a broad spectrum of performance indicators for ranking Europe's tertiary education institutions. The concept is based on the methodical preliminary work of the CHE university ranking system and is closely linked to CHE's methodology in many of its basic elements.
The objective was to develop an alternative to the well-known international ranking systems. Since May 2014, the first U-Multirank findings have been available online. About 850 universities around the world have registered to take part in 2014.
In contrast to traditional international ranking systems, which focus mainly on cutting-edge research, U-Multirank looks at different aspects of the Europen university community. The system is multidimensional: rather than providing a general assessment picture, it picks out individual aspects of each university's profile and performance. And rather than individual ranking placements, participants are ranked according to groups. The following 5 categories are relevant:
- Research
- Teaching and learning
- International orientation
- Knowledge transfer
- Regional engagement
An innovation of this system is that students are able to compile their own rankings based on their own interests and requirements. They can find information about specific subject areas or specific universitites that they are particularly interested in and select the assessment criteria that fit their own preferences. Data are gathered for the rankings from the universities and their departments as well as from bibliometric analyses and student surveys. As the U-Multirank system is similar to the CHE rankings with regard to methodology, the School of Business and Economics is very successful in the U-Multirank rankings, too.
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CHE Ranking 2014
The Centre for Higher Education's (CHE) ranking is the most well known and most detailed ranking system in the German-speaking countries. Apart from evaluating study programs and teaching, it also covers students' assessments of study conditions at their respective university. Every year, one third of the subjects taught are newly evaluated. With over 300 universities ("Hochschulen") and universities of applied science ("Fachhochschulen"), 2,500 departments, 7,500 study programs, 33 subjects, and assessments by students, the CHE ranking is a comprehensive source of information for prospective students looking for the most appropriate university for their studies.
On May 6, the new Hochschulranking 2014 was published online and also in the magazine ZEIT Studienführer 2014/15, and this time it included business administration and business adminstration with engineering. According to various key indicators, the CHE ranking allocates the German universities to a top group, a middle group, and a bottom group, whereby the best and the poorest quarter forms the top and bottom group, respectively.
The School of Business and Economics at RWTH Aachen University gained excellent results: in 11 key indicators, the School was allocated to the top group. These included:
- academic feasibility of the evaluated study programs,
- international orientation of the Bachelor and Master programs,
- Bachelor and Master students completing the programs within the regular time frame.
- publications and third-party funding per academic staff member,
- quality and scope of e-learning products and services,
- student involvement in teaching assessment
- contact with students.
In no indicator was the School of Business and Economics allocated to the bottom group. This excellent result reflects the School's high teaching standards.
Handelsblatt Rankings for Business Administration 2012
The current Handelsblatt ranks the School's business administration programs (2012) 15th in the German-speaking countries and 10th in comparison with other business schools within Germany. With regard to "points awarded per professor", the School ranks 10th amongst the German-speaking countries this year. Seven members of the School's teaching staff are also mentioned in the individual rankings for the top researchers in the field of business administration.
Here is a link to the Handelsblatt rankings for business administration for 2012.
"Strong Research Performance" Ranking
In the latest research ranking for Business Administration, the CHE (Centre for Higher Education) announced that the School of Business and Administration at RWTH Aachen University has again shown "a strong research performance".
For more detailed information on CHE research rankings, click here.
Accredited by AACSB
In April 2011 the School of Business and Economics was awarded AACSB accreditation (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). This achievement represents the excellent standards of the School in both its teaching and research activities. Currently, only seven other business schools in Germany have earned AACSB accreditation.
More detailed information on the AACSB may be found here.