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Top Economics, Econometrics and Finance Research Institutions

Xiamen University ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 1,775 ranked institutions.

Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 40 fractional works in this field.

Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025

#InstitutionScoreTop-10% rateWorksCitationsAll time
1 Xiamen UniversityChina · Xiamen 100.0 49.7% 567 7.7k#50
2 Lebanese American UniversityLebanon · Beirut 90.7 77.2% 208 5.6k—
3 Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Chengdu 85.3 41.4% 681 7.5k#87
4 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 81.5 49.7% 528 6.1k—
5 Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 78.5 56.3% 330 6.6k—
6 London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom · London 76.1 31.2% 724 6.4k#6
7 Jiangsu UniversityChina · Zhenjiang 74.0 60.0% 284 5k—
8 University of International Business and EconomicsChina · Beijing 72.2 44.1% 532 6.1k—
9 Qingdao UniversityChina · Qingdao 70.6 62.9% 234 4.7k—
10 Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 69.2 50.8% 522 6.6k—
11 Nanjing University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Nanjing 67.9 31.8% 608 4.7k—
12 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa · Johannesburg 66.8 39.0% 687 4.6k—
13 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina · Beijing 65.7 55.6% 276 5.6k#58
14 Renmin University of ChinaChina · Beijing 64.7 37.1% 759 6.1k—
15 Nanchang UniversityChina · Nanchang 63.8 68.4% 176 5.6k—
16 Zhejiang Gongshang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 62.9 52.1% 272 4.6k—
17 Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 62.1 34.2% 830 6.5k#72
18 Central University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Beijing 61.4 38.4% 637 4.9k—
19 Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing 60.6 36.5% 605 5.6k#67
20 Zhongnan University of Economics and LawChina · Wuhan 60.0 48.8% 472 5.2k—
21 Capital University of Economics and BusinessChina · Beijing 59.3 44.4% 378 4.6k—
22 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Oxford 58.7 26.2% 894 4.9k#13
23 Shandong University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Jinan 58.1 50.0% 343 4k—
24 Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing 57.5 57.0% 314 4.8k—
25 Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu 57.0 42.3% 437 3.9k—
26 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States · Berkeley 56.5 30.1% 497 4.5k#3
27 North Carolina State UniversityUnited States · Raleigh 55.9 40.1% 174 3.3k#95
28 Harvard UniversityUnited States · Cambridge 55.5 34.7% 590 5.2k#4
29 Hunan UniversityChina · Changsha 55.0 53.6% 331 4k—
30 Azerbaijan State University of EconomicsAzerbaijan · Baku 54.5 38.4% 284 2.2k—
31 Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan 54.1 36.2% 475 4.5k—
32 Shanghai University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Shanghai 53.7 39.1% 535 4.8k—
33 University of Business and TechnologySaudi Arabia · Jeddah 53.3 57.8% 216 2.9k—
34 Anhui University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Bengbu 52.9 24.8% 523 3.8k—
35 University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 52.5 26.9% 734 4.6k#25
36 Stanford UniversityUnited States · Stanford 52.1 28.4% 555 5.6k#5
37 Columbia UniversityUnited States · New York 51.7 21.5% 670 4.5k#9
38 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina · Xuzhou 51.4 56.9% 262 4.5k—
39 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 51.0 21.5% 709 3.6k#17
40 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan 50.7 45.6% 377 3.9k—
41 University of Economics Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam · Ho Chi Minh City 50.4 50.0% 288 3.4k—
42 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina · Qingdao 50.0 64.7% 122 4k—
43 University of ChicagoUnited States · Chicago 49.7 20.0% 709 5.3k#2
44 Beijing Technology and Business UniversityChina · Beijing 49.4 57.5% 172 3k—
45 Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 49.1 51.1% 216 3.3k—
46 Zhejiang University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Hangzhou 48.8 43.6% 301 3.1k—
47 National Bureau of Economic ResearchUnited States · Cambridge 48.5 17.6% 595 5.2k#1
48 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina · Nanjing 48.3 49.5% 272 3.4k—
49 National University of MalaysiaMalaysia · Bangi 48.0 30.7% 308 2.9k—
50 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong · Hong Kong 47.7 39.2% 358 3.1k—
51 Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands · Rotterdam 47.4 33.9% 475 3k#35
52 Yale UniversityUnited States · New Haven 47.2 20.3% 645 3.8k#12
53 Xinjiang UniversityChina · Ürümqi 46.9 61.5% 162 3.3k—
54 Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 46.7 41.7% 414 3.8k—
55 Southeast UniversityChina · Nanjing 46.4 49.2% 299 3.3k—
56 Bank of ItalyItaly · Rome 46.2 21.1% 483 3.3k#23
57 Nankai UniversityChina · Tianjin 46.0 40.0% 375 3k—
58 International Monetary FundUnited States · Washington D.C. 45.7 37.3% 501 4.3k#11
59 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 45.5 47.6% 264 3.2k—
60 Fudan UniversityChina · Shanghai 45.3 34.4% 474 3.4k—
61 Center for Economic and Policy ResearchUnited States · Washington D.C. 45.1 52.4% 136 3.1k#28
62 Jinan UniversityChina · Guangzhou 44.8 42.8% 299 3.3k—
63 University of TorontoCanada · Toronto 44.6 24.4% 706 3.4k#22
64 University of Hong KongHong Kong · Pok Fu Lam 44.4 31.0% 476 3.7k#80
65 Zhengzhou UniversityChina · Zhengzhou 44.2 51.8% 181 2.4k—
66 Jiangxi University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Nanchang 44.0 43.8% 275 2.9k—
67 Shenzhen UniversityChina · Shenzhen 43.8 42.5% 255 2.7k—
68 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 43.6 46.7% 270 3.4k—
69 National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore 43.4 30.0% 507 3.3k#62
70 Beijing Normal UniversityChina · Beijing 43.2 36.1% 430 3.3k—
71 Shanghai UniversityChina · Shanghai 43.0 36.5% 342 2.4k—
72 China University of GeosciencesChina · Wuhan 42.8 57.2% 211 3.8k—
73 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 42.7 33.0% 389 3.1k—
74 New York UniversityUnited States · New York 42.5 20.3% 600 3.1k#14
75 Cyprus International UniversityCyprus · Nicosia 42.3 63.8% 108 2.9k—
76 Ocean University of ChinaChina · Qingdao 42.1 55.0% 248 2.9k—
77 University of PennsylvaniaUnited States · Philadelphia 41.9 26.5% 460 3.6k#10
78 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 41.8 37.4% 346 2.6k—
79 Nanjing UniversityChina · Nanjing 41.6 48.2% 246 2.5k—
80 National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia · Moscow 41.4 26.0% 693 2.6k—
81 City University of MacauMacau · Macao 41.3 44.2% 174 1.4k—
82 The University of SydneyAustralia · Sydney 41.1 24.5% 629 3k#69
83 Lanzhou UniversityChina · Lanzhou 40.9 50.5% 177 1.8k—
84 Cornell UniversityUnited States · Ithaca 40.8 24.3% 523 2.9k#16
85 Sapienza University of RomeItaly · Rome 40.6 21.5% 756 2.3k—
86 Chongqing Technology and Business UniversityChina · Chongqing 40.5 54.6% 167 1.8k—
87 Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin 40.3 48.4% 234 2.8k—
88 Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina · Hangzhou 40.2 51.6% 159 2k—
89 National Economics UniversityVietnam · Hanoi 40.0 39.0% 277 2.2k—
90 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina · Chengdu 39.9 55.8% 234 3k—
91 Guangzhou UniversityChina · Guangzhou 39.7 51.8% 170 2.5k—
92 Ningbo UniversityChina · Ningbo 39.6 51.7% 174 1.9k—
93 Centre for Economic Policy ResearchUnited Kingdom · London 39.4 20.6% 373 3.5k#27
94 Bucharest University of Economic StudiesRomania · Bucharest 39.3 26.0% 701 2.5k—
95 Jilin UniversityChina · Changchun 39.1 42.7% 217 1.9k—
96 Dongbei University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Dalian 39.0 40.2% 278 2.7k—
97 Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia · George Town 38.9 32.7% 338 2k—
98 National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGreece · Athens 38.7 27.7% 279 1.7k—
99 Federal Reserve Board of GovernorsUnited States · Washington D.C. 38.6 29.6% 468 5.6k#24
100 Zhengzhou Business UniversityChina · Gongyi 38.4 67.6% 92 1.6k—

institutions ranked worldwide in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (1,775). rank on the composite score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field.

How spread out this pool is

Every row above on one axis — one tick each, right is a higher score. A field where the top few are far clear of everyone and one that runs down evenly look identical as a table.

38 – 42: 21 places42 – 45: 16 places45 – 48: 13 places48 – 51: 11 places51 – 54: 8 places54 – 57: 6 places57 – 60: 6 places60 – 63: 4 places63 – 66: 3 places66 – 69: 2 places69 – 72: 3 places72 – 75: 1 places75 – 78: 1 places78 – 82: 2 places82 – 85: 0 places85 – 88: 1 places88 – 91: 1 places91 – 94: 0 places94 – 97: 0 places97 – 100: 1 places38100

One bar per band of score, counting the rows on this page.

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 1k works
  2. 2 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 894 works
  3. 3 Human Growth FoundationUnited States 845 works
  4. 4 Peking UniversityChina 830 works
  5. 5 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 817 works
  6. 6 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 808 works
  7. 7 Financial UniversityRussia 806 works
  8. 8 University of BrawijayaIndonesia 785 works
  9. 9 Renmin University of ChinaChina 759 works
  10. 10 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 756 works
  11. 11 Universitas Patria ArthaIndonesia 747 works
  12. 12 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 735 works
  13. 13 London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom 724 works
  14. 14 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 709 works
  15. 15 University of ChicagoUnited States 709 works

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