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title: "Top funders of management research, 2023–2025"
description: "From 2023 to 2025, National Natural Science Foundation of China was named as a funder of the most papers in the 46 tracked management journals (1,185), followed by National Social Science Fund of China (303) and European Commission (242). In 2025 alone, National Natural Science Foundation of China funded 473 of these papers."
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# Top funders of management research, 2023–2025

Research funders ranked by the papers in the 46 tracked management journals that name them, in each year from 2023 to 2025. Funders are the organisations OpenAlex links to a paper from its funding information (Crossref metadata and the paper's acknowledgements); a paper counts once for each funder it names. Grant numbers are not shown.

By category: [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/finance.md) · [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/accounting.md) · [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/economics.md) · [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/health-economics-and-policy.md) · [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/management.md) · [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/marketing.md) · [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/information-systems.md) · [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/tourism-and-hospitality.md) · [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/higher-education-and-research.md) · [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/operations-research.md) · [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/statistics.md) · [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/ai.md)

## Key findings

- From 2023 to 2025, National Natural Science Foundation of China was named as a funder of the most papers in the 46 tracked management journals (1,185), followed by National Social Science Fund of China (303) and European Commission (242).
- In 2025 alone, National Natural Science Foundation of China funded 473 of these papers.

*Funders named on the most papers, 2023–2025*

| # | Funder | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2023–2025 |
|---:|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 1 | [National Natural Science Foundation of China](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/national-natural-science-foundation-of-china.md) | 330 | 382 | 473 | 1,185 |
| 2 | [National Social Science Fund of China](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/national-social-science-fund-of-china.md) | 72 | 80 | 151 | 303 |
| 3 | [European Commission](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/european-commission.md) | 64 | 78 | 100 | 242 |
| 4 | [National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/national-office-for-philosophy-and-social-sciences.md) | 106 | 77 | 49 | 232 |
| 5 | [Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/fundamental-research-funds-for-the-central-universities.md) | 50 | 43 | 71 | 164 |
| 6 | [Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/fundacao-para-a-ciencia-e-a-tecnologia.md) | 53 | 43 | 34 | 130 |
| 7 | [Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/ministry-of-education-of-the-people-s-republic-of-china.md) | 40 | 40 | 46 | 126 |
| 8 | [Humanities and Social Science Fund of Ministry of Education of China](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/humanities-and-social-science-fund-of-ministry-of-education-of-china.md) | 16 | 26 | 55 | 97 |
| 9 | [Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/ministerio-de-ciencia-e-innovacion.md) | 30 | 33 | 29 | 92 |
| 10 | [Agencia Estatal de Investigación](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/agencia-estatal-de-investigacion.md) | 30 | 25 | 35 | 90 |
| 11 | [Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/social-sciences-and-humanities-research-council-of-canada.md) | 43 | 27 | 18 | 88 |
| 12 | [European Regional Development Fund](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/european-regional-development-fund.md) | 24 | 23 | 33 | 80 |
| 13 | [National Science and Technology Council](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/national-science-and-technology-council.md) | 19 | 23 | 32 | 74 |
| 14 | [Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/conselho-nacional-de-desenvolvimento-cientifico-e-tecnologico.md) | 13 | 22 | 37 | 72 |
| 15 | [Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/ministerio-de-ciencia-innovacion-y-universidades.md) | 28 | 17 | 21 | 66 |
| 16 | Norges Forskningsråd | 19 | 24 | 22 | 65 |
| 17 | [China Postdoctoral Science Foundation](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/china-postdoctoral-science-foundation.md) | 15 | 19 | 30 | 64 |
| 18 | [Economic and Social Research Council](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/economic-and-social-research-council.md) | 25 | 24 | 15 | 64 |
| 19 | Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek | 17 | 25 | 19 | 61 |
| 20 | [National Science Foundation](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/national-science-foundation.md) | 17 | 20 | 23 | 60 |
| 21 | [National Research Foundation of Korea](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/national-research-foundation-of-korea.md) | 19 | 20 | 20 | 59 |
| 22 | [Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/coordenacao-de-aperfeicoamento-de-pessoal-de-nivel-superior.md) | 16 | 15 | 27 | 58 |
| 23 | [Japan Society for the Promotion of Science](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/japan-society-for-the-promotion-of-science.md) | 23 | 17 | 17 | 57 |
| 24 | [Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/deutsche-forschungsgemeinschaft.md) | 15 | 19 | 20 | 54 |
| 25 | [Ministry of Education](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/ministry-of-education.md) | 11 | 17 | 26 | 54 |
| 26 | [Horizon 2020](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/horizon-2020.md) | 25 | 15 | 13 | 53 |
| 27 | [Major Program of National Fund of Philosophy and Social Science of China](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/major-program-of-national-fund-of-philosophy-and-social-science-of-china.md) | 10 | 18 | 19 | 47 |
| 28 | [Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/bundesministerium-fur-bildung-und-forschung.md) | 16 | 15 | 14 | 45 |
| 29 | Academy of Finland | 14 | 13 | 16 | 43 |
| 30 | [Humanities and Social Sciences Youth Foundation, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/humanities-and-social-sciences-youth-foundation-ministry-of-education-of-the-peo.md) | 13 | 6 | 24 | 43 |
| 31 | [China Scholarship Council](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/china-scholarship-council.md) | 15 | 16 | 11 | 42 |
| 32 | [Australian Research Council](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/australian-research-council.md) | 10 | 17 | 11 | 38 |
| 33 | [HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/horizon-europe-framework-programme.md) | 10 | 13 | 15 | 38 |
| 34 | Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan | 16 | 14 | 8 | 38 |
| 35 | Liikesivistysrahasto | 12 | 10 | 14 | 36 |
| 36 | [National University's Basic Research Foundation of China](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/national-university-s-basic-research-foundation-of-china.md) | 13 | 11 | 12 | 36 |
| 37 | [Horizon 2020 Framework Programme](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/horizon-2020-framework-programme.md) | 9 | 9 | 15 | 33 |
| 38 | [Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/natural-science-foundation-of-guangdong-province.md) | 8 | 10 | 14 | 32 |
| 39 | National Research University Higher School of Economics | 8 | 6 | 17 | 31 |
| 40 | Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung | 11 | 8 | 12 | 31 |
| 41 | Foundation for Economic Education | 11 | 7 | 12 | 30 |
| 42 | H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions | 9 | 10 | 11 | 30 |
| 43 | Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS | 9 | 10 | 9 | 28 |
| 44 | National Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science | 12 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| 45 | [Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/natural-science-foundation-of-zhejiang-province.md) | 12 | 9 | 7 | 28 |
| 46 | Narodowe Centrum Nauki | 12 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
| 47 | Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University | 4 | 5 | 18 | 27 |
| 48 | [Agence Nationale de la Recherche](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/agence-nationale-de-la-recherche.md) | 11 | 6 | 9 | 26 |
| 49 | Copenhagen Business School | 8 | 6 | 12 | 26 |
| 50 | Guangdong Office of Philosophy and Social Science | 3 | 11 | 12 | 26 |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Top funders of management research, 2023–2025. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 31, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/management

```bibtex
@misc{scholar4ai-rankings-funders-management,
  author = {{Scholar4AI}},
  title = {Top funders of management research, 2023–2025},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/management}},
  urldate = {2026-10-31},
  note = {Journal Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
}
```

License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).