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Economics, Econometrics and Finance research in Germany

European Central Bank ranks first in Germany for Economics, Econometrics and Finance research in 2022–2025 (#125 worldwide), followed by Ifo Institute for Economic Research and Universität Hamburg.

Germany's world rank
#6
of 110 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
13k
Top-10% rate
21.9%
Ranked institutions
58

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Economics, Econometrics and Finance in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1European Central BankFrankfurt am Main #12535.517.9%485
2Ifo Institute for Economic ResearchMunich #22827.424.1%254
3Universität HamburgHamburg #27624.925.1%243
4Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #28424.520.7%268
5Technical University of MunichMunich #28624.430.2%201
6Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #36721.137.8%126
7University of GöttingenGöttingen #37820.737.0%141
8Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #40619.721.8%206
9University of BonnBonn #43618.826.8%169
10Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #44518.532.0%145
11University of MannheimMannheim #47017.823.1%152
12Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #53416.023.8%154
13IZA - Institute of Labor EconomicsBonn #56015.415.7%230
14Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #58714.828.0%141
15Deutsche BundesbankFrankfurt am Main #59014.720.6%169
16Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #60814.323.3%117
17University of BremenBremen #65413.429.2%109
18Frankfurt School of Finance & ManagementFrankfurt am Main #67013.025.3%81
19University of CologneCologne #70312.417.1%160
20Ruhr University BochumBochum #71312.227.7%113
21University of MünsterMünster #72412.027.2%126
22University of KasselKassel #74711.632.6%81
23Leibniz University HannoverHanover #76311.325.5%98
24Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #76911.227.2%134
25Kiel Institute for the World EconomyKiel #78011.033.9%89
26University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #8729.523.7%123
27Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #8829.423.8%100
28Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #8929.217.9%112
29TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #8979.127.1%99
30University of PotsdamPotsdam #9039.034.7%62
31University of BayreuthBayreuth #9158.925.5%92
32University of TübingenTübingen #9188.822.9%98
33Berlin School of Economics and LawBerlin #9428.529.0%79
34University of BambergBamberg #9528.328.7%76
35Helmut Schmidt UniversityHamburg #9598.228.0%85
36Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #9698.128.1%76
37Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #9877.826.7%84
38Technische Universität DresdenDresden #9907.821.2%107
39RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #9987.717.7%109
40University of KonstanzKonstanz #1,0027.623.7%67
41University of AugsburgAugsburg #1,0107.520.5%96
42University of HohenheimStuttgart #1,0157.527.1%83
43Centre for European Economic ResearchMannheim #1,0307.322.2%85
44Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe #1,0327.227.4%100
45Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und BerufsforschungNuremberg #1,0576.937.1%69
46FernUniversität in HagenHagen #1,0686.828.2%72
47Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #1,0796.728.2%61
48University of SiegenSiegen #1,0906.524.9%64
49Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #1,0966.423.7%78
50Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #1,1256.121.7%79
51University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #1,1316.017.2%111
52German Institute for Economic ResearchBerlin #1,1395.922.4%90
53University of RegensburgRegensburg #1,2095.122.2%79
54Max Planck SocietyMunich #1,3453.74.7%232
55Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #1,4023.220.0%65
56Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #1,4652.617.0%63
57Institute for Peace Research and Security PolicyHamburg #1,71844.00.4%215
58München KlinikMunich #1,7639.03.1%67

Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Economics, Econometrics and Finance researchers in Germany?

Reinhard Busse, Wolfgang Streeck and Luc Laeven rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Reinhard Busse#480 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 29 works
  2. 2Wolfgang Streeck#3,133 worldwide overall838 citations · 34 works
  3. 3Luc Laeven#4,213 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 78 works
  4. 4Marcel Fratzscher#7,077 worldwide overall859 citations · 77 works
  5. 5Marco Caliendo#7,899 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 40 works
  6. 6Axel Börsch‐Supan#9,139 worldwide overall814 citations · 34 works
  7. 7John Eatwell#10,842 worldwide overall443 citations · 34 works
  8. 8Ludger Woessmann#11,249 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 24 works
  9. 9Reinhard Selten#12,115 worldwide overall950 citations · 30 works
  10. 10Werner Hildenbrand#14,873 worldwide overall911 citations · 44 works
  11. 11Frank Smets#15,547 worldwide overall856 citations · 69 works
  12. 12Mark E. Schaffer#16,853 worldwide overall776 citations · 31 works
  13. 13Jürgen von Hagen#21,976 worldwide overall580 citations · 70 works
  14. 14Dietmar Harhoff#26,127 worldwide overall787 citations · 47 works
  15. 15Jochen Kluve#31,733 worldwide overall491 citations · 26 works

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