University of Florida in US top 25 for research insights

Research authored by faculty at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business was named among the best in the nation for its impact beyond academia. Across the U.S. business school community, the UF Warrington College of Business was ranked No. 22 by Financial Times on its list of business school research impact. 

Among U.S. public universities, the UF Warrington College of Business was ranked No. 10 and No. 48 in the world.

“Our faculty are committed to research that creates real-world impact beyond academic journals,” said Saby Mitra, Warrington College of Business Dean. “This ranking reflects our dedication to bridging academic rigor with practical solutions that help businesses, policymakers and society address complex challenges.”

Through their research, Warrington faculty have shown how simple grocery store display changes can cut food waste while boosting profit, why AI isn’t going to become a research scientist any time soon and how employees can go from powerless to proactive at work.

Warrington faculty have also found that AI can be both a benefit and burden to online Q&A communities, how power can follow you home from work – for better or worse and an AI-powered clinical tool that aims to prevent opioid disorder relapse. 

In its ranking, Financial Times sought to evaluate the intellectual contributions of global business schools using seven metrics to measure the relevance, resonance and rigor of their academic work. The ranking measured research value and utilization by those in academia and beyond university campuses, like policymakers and decision-makers in the public, private and non-profit business worlds.

To track academic rigor among peer faculty, Financial Times looked at research published in FT50 journals, which is a list of the 50 top business journals created in consultation with business schools, and its citations in other academic journals as well as research productivity per capita.To explore how research resonates beyond academia, Financial Times looked at the number of downloads and citations in policy documents by non-academics in government and practitioners in business.