The current Association of Information Systems (AIS) research ranking, based on the number of publications from the highest ranked international journals (ISR, MISQ) in the time period from 2021 to 2025 shows: The Cologne Institute for Information Systems (CIIS) at the University of Cologne is ranked first in Germany and third in Europe, making it one of the leading research institutions in the field of information systems.

The ranking is based on the following selection:

Time Window: 2021-2025
Journals selected: ISR, MISQ

• ISR: Information Systems Research (A+)
• MISQ: Management Information Systems Quarterly (A+)
• According to the VHB Publication Media Rating 2024 by the Association of University Professors of Business Administration (VHB), the journals ISR and MISQ are the most excellent journals in Information Systems and are rated A+.

Region selected: Europe, Africa, Middle East
Sorted by: Normal Count