HEC School of Management: Rankings

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The HEC School of Management ranked 47th in France, 1220th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 52 research topics. The HEC School of Management ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 5,080 academic publications and 139,264 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 161 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1220 of 14,131 In the World
#472 of 2,785 In Europe
#47 of 224 In France
#18 of 65 In Ile-de-France
#167 of 1,255 For Actuarial Science
#233 of 1,928 For Investment Banking and Stock trading
#266 of 3,003 For Accounting
#260 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#661 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 49 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The HEC School of Management ranked 55th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in France and 1379th in the World with 3,526 publications made and 99,787 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Philosophy, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#55 of 135 In France
#500 of 1,502 In Europe
#1379 of 7,088 In the World

HEC School of Management
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 26 64
1994 48 62
1995 37 108
1996 46 80
1997 42 131
1998 31 144
1999 43 176
2000 37 267
2001 57 360
2002 45 527
2003 61 642
2004 48 699
2005 90 839
2006 47 954
2007 71 1253
2008 106 1596
2009 120 2059
2010 120 2396
2011 170 3138
2012 158 3788
2013 155 4154
2014 143 4786
2015 156 5172
2016 121 5213
2017 158 5722
2018 196 6243
2019 119 6674
2020 153 7660
2021 142 8571
2022 142 8279
2023 135 8864
2024 105 7208
2025 53 6046

The following table provides academic rankings for The HEC School of Management in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 15 277 822
Communications and Public Relations 10 318 851
Political Science 35 362 882
Law 26 435 1198
Aesthetics 35 474 1247
Philosophy 66 512 1436
Sociology 44 505 1512
Classics and Ancient History 39 512 1519
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 45 586 1749
Anthropology 51 605 1920
History 65 636 1972
Archaeology 63 649 2033
Linguistics 60 634 2055
Demography 75 825 3483
Education Majors 68 864 3524

Business rankings

The HEC School of Management ranked 16th for Business in France and 745th in the World with 2,442 publications made and 102,480 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Accounting, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Business ranking Location
#16 of 137 In France
#294 of 1,436 In Europe
#745 of 6,366 In the World

HEC School of Management
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 22 58
1994 29 59
1995 26 89
1996 30 73
1997 18 125
1998 23 148
1999 21 190
2000 27 302
2001 51 392
2002 33 534
2003 37 679
2004 38 738
2005 46 841
2006 43 988
2007 60 1229
2008 85 1549
2009 93 2091
2010 89 2383
2011 136 3184
2012 133 3731
2013 127 4150
2014 120 4619
2015 120 5045
2016 99 4968
2017 119 5397
2018 149 5974
2019 94 6098
2020 102 6827
2021 87 7523
2022 93 7195
2023 99 7687
2024 65 6555
2025 37 5598

The following table provides academic rankings for The HEC School of Management in various areas of Business.

Business subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 1 44 167
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 68 233
Accounting 1 82 266
Entrepreneurship 2 152 334
Advertising 2 110 349
Finance 7 146 378
Risk Management 9 157 378
Project Management 4 238 534
International Business 16 372 683
Marketing 8 267 686
International Trade 16 408 722
Management Information Systems 22 388 890
Supply Chain Management 22 324 1048
Human Resource Management 13 461 1133
Management 33 426 1158
Operations Research 33 439 1332

Economics rankings

The HEC School of Management ranked 14th for Economics in France and 687th in the World with 2,043 publications made and 88,245 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Actuarial Science, Development Studies.

Economics ranking Location
#14 of 128 In France
#266 of 1,391 In Europe
#687 of 6,188 In the World

HEC School of Management
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 16 31
1994 25 50
1995 19 62
1996 21 61
1997 14 85
1998 13 110
1999 14 168
2000 19 252
2001 48 335
2002 29 445
2003 35 613
2004 39 635
2005 43 700
2006 34 797
2007 43 1014
2008 88 1239
2009 65 1716
2010 78 1953
2011 101 2528
2012 119 2955
2013 107 3145
2014 117 3587
2015 101 3787
2016 89 3766
2017 99 4013
2018 123 4481
2019 76 4524
2020 87 5292
2021 78 5789
2022 77 5418
2023 78 5758
2024 46 4751
2025 36 3815

The following table provides academic rankings for The HEC School of Management in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 1 44 167
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 68 233
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 149 373
Finance 7 146 378
International Economics 16 363 615
International Trade 16 408 722
Development Studies 61 693 2474

Computer Science rankings

The HEC School of Management ranked 73rd for Computer Science in France and 2213th in the World with 1,708 publications made and 72,436 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Management Information Systems, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#73 of 138 In France
#644 of 1,470 In Europe
#2213 of 6,855 In the World

HEC School of Management
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 8 37
1994 8 25
1995 15 47
1996 15 40
1997 16 69
1998 17 78
1999 8 96
2000 19 143
2001 28 204
2002 26 288
2003 23 355
2004 40 385
2005 26 495
2006 28 549
2007 38 712
2008 61 927
2009 72 1230
2010 59 1384
2011 98 1863
2012 88 2242
2013 90 2532
2014 79 2867
2015 83 3244
2016 67 3372
2017 100 3632
2018 102 4145
2019 70 4400
2020 88 4963
2021 72 5601
2022 61 5374
2023 76 5698
2024 51 4122
2025 30 3288

The following table provides academic rankings for The HEC School of Management in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 22 388 890
Cyber Security 44 516 1612
Computer Networking 52 514 1663
Machine Learning 49 515 1725
Cognitive Science 59 565 2014
Data Science 71 681 2139
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 84 661 2294
Software Engineering 80 743 2370
Neuroscience 65 675 2394
Computer Vision 94 771 2901
Telecommunications 97 814 3173

Mathematics rankings

The HEC School of Management ranked 45th for Mathematics in France and 1443rd in the World with 1,531 publications made and 69,227 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#45 of 133 In France
#484 of 1,406 In Europe
#1443 of 6,434 In the World

HEC School of Management
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 13 28
1994 15 41
1995 14 56
1996 18 54
1997 11 83
1998 12 91
1999 10 131
2000 19 182
2001 35 235
2002 25 340
2003 28 459
2004 36 473
2005 32 559
2006 23 598
2007 32 790
2008 63 918
2009 55 1266
2010 63 1433
2011 91 1938
2012 76 2205
2013 84 2386
2014 82 2719
2015 68 2961
2016 65 2931
2017 81 3215
2018 89 3511
2019 55 3631
2020 60 4278
2021 62 4638
2022 51 4258
2023 69 4479
2024 41 2971
2025 16 2106

The following table provides academic rankings for The HEC School of Management in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 1 44 167
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 149 373
Statistics 44 452 1308
Operations Research 33 439 1332
Applied Mathematics 84 658 2291

Environmental Science rankings

The HEC School of Management ranked 94th for Environmental Science in France and 3021st in the World with 1,172 publications made and 43,782 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Petrology and Geochemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#94 of 135 In France
#794 of 1,464 In Europe
#3021 of 6,888 In the World

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Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 12 28
1994 12 19
1995 10 34
1996 12 30
1997 9 62
1998 10 68
1999 17 103
2000 11 133
2001 13 166
2002 10 237
2003 19 327
2004 15 350
2005 19 407
2006 16 475
2007 20 575
2008 31 761
2009 49 960
2010 38 1118
2011 64 1431
2012 66 1685
2013 58 2037
2014 54 2242
2015 65 2517
2016 46 2575
2017 53 2865
2018 80 3195
2019 51 3381
2020 54 3970
2021 43 4338
2022 56 4315
2023 55 4621
2024 25 3639
2025 23 3085

The following table provides academic rankings for The HEC School of Management in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 62 526 1676
Geography and Cartography 84 725 2511
Ecology 83 742 2826
Paleontology 90 790 3113
Geology 100 828 3222

Engineering rankings

The HEC School of Management ranked 100th for Engineering in France and 3187th in the World with 1,060 publications made and 45,529 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Computer Networking, Metallurgical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#100 of 139 In France
#833 of 1,466 In Europe
#3187 of 6,795 In the World

HEC School of Management
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 6 19
1994 17 13
1995 9 42
1996 8 23
1997 7 63
1998 8 67
1999 8 76
2000 10 116
2001 18 156
2002 9 194
2003 12 248
2004 18 304
2005 14 324
2006 17 389
2007 29 492
2008 34 630
2009 42 855
2010 41 952
2011 61 1178
2012 63 1398
2013 59 1631
2014 46 1696
2015 56 1992
2016 42 1945
2017 61 2142
2018 75 2498
2019 46 2520
2020 43 2915
2021 43 3229
2022 37 3073
2023 51 3135
2024 29 2544
2025 19 2244

The following table provides academic rankings for The HEC School of Management in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Product and Industrial Design 9 164 412
Operations Research 33 439 1332
Computer Networking 52 514 1663
Systems Engineering 82 713 2186
Mechanical Engineering 88 772 2689
Acoustical Engineering 86 776 2734
Civil Engineering 91 844 3135
Telecommunications 97 814 3173
Metallurgical Engineering 89 817 3308
Aerospace Engineering 102 955 3640
Materials Science 100 934 3715
Electrical Engineering 110 987 3873
Optical Engineering 109 971 3958

Physics rankings

The HEC School of Management ranked 97th for Physics in France and 3218th in the World with 970 publications made and 39,143 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering, Optical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#97 of 138 In France
#844 of 1,460 In Europe
#3218 of 6,729 In the World

HEC School of Management
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 5 23
1994 15 19
1995 10 40
1996 10 32
1997 10 60
1998 4 58
1999 6 86
2000 12 111
2001 14 153
2002 19 188
2003 15 234
2004 18 253
2005 16 301
2006 16 364
2007 22 455
2008 36 602
2009 44 785
2010 35 858
2011 44 1123
2012 59 1296
2013 46 1586
2014 41 1701
2015 43 1877
2016 40 1856
2017 48 2041
2018 64 2328
2019 38 2369
2020 30 2695
2021 45 2856
2022 48 2710
2023 41 2892
2024 21 2225
2025 22 1832

The following table provides academic rankings for The HEC School of Management in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 86 776 2734
Astrophysics and Astronomy 94 773 2772
Quantum and Particle physics 96 818 3077
Materials Science 100 934 3715
Optical Engineering 109 971 3958

Psychology rankings

The HEC School of Management ranked 56th for Psychology in France and 2436th in the World with 820 publications made and 31,224 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#56 of 128 In France
#657 of 1,424 In Europe
#2436 of 6,663 In the World

HEC School of Management
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 0 20
1994 3 13
1995 5 24
1996 6 16
1997 4 31
1998 7 38
1999 4 43
2000 6 70
2001 8 98
2002 9 140
2003 7 127
2004 15 141
2005 13 229
2006 9 236
2007 15 314
2008 19 473
2009 26 567
2010 33 672
2011 49 948
2012 47 1181
2013 47 1331
2014 47 1597
2015 54 1859
2016 32 1861
2017 47 2163
2018 65 2424
2019 33 2583
2020 50 3028
2021 34 3561
2022 43 3479
2023 34 3571
2024 28 2572
2025 10 2039

The following table provides academic rankings for The HEC School of Management in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Psychology 30 458 1323
Cognitive Science 59 565 2014
Neuroscience 65 675 2394
Child Psychology 48 649 2436
Psychiatry 75 830 3460
Education Majors 68 864 3524

Art & Design rankings

The HEC School of Management ranked 67th for Art & Design in France and 2043rd in the World with 437 publications made and 16,192 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#67 of 127 In France
#673 of 1,385 In Europe
#2043 of 6,010 In the World

HEC School of Management
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 3 13
1994 2 11
1995 2 14
1996 4 9
1997 2 18
1998 3 15
1999 2 23
2000 5 41
2001 6 50
2002 5 78
2003 3 64
2004 7 90
2005 5 95
2006 5 109
2007 9 163
2008 12 213
2009 20 307
2010 13 408
2011 19 444
2012 21 596
2013 23 653
2014 25 772
2015 23 859
2016 23 850
2017 22 994
2018 34 1070
2019 20 1235
2020 24 1364
2021 17 1444
2022 24 1472
2023 21 1487
2024 18 1111
2025 8 983

The following table provides academic rankings for The HEC School of Management in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield France ranking Europe ranking World rank
Aesthetics 35 474 1247
Fashion Design 74 654 1915
Literature 84 778 2617

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the HEC School of Management

Speciality France Europe World Rank
Evolutionary Biology 63 544 1660
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 73 753 2743
Nursing 62 846 3740
Public Health 82 868 3873
Biology 101 906 3900
Pathology 97 918 4040
Botany 96 902 4078
Medicine 97 940 4084
Genetics 101 932 4209
Chemistry 110 1028 4404
Biochemistry 111 1070 4869
Organic Chemistry 120 1249 5629