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Economics, Econometrics and Finance research

Economics, Econometrics and Finance is a field of the Social Sciences. Science Explorer counts 2.3M research works in it since 1950. 23.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

Research works
2.3M
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
520k
per year above
Top-10% rate
23.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
107
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+32%
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What is Economics, Econometrics and Finance research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Economic Growth, Economic Development, Globalization, Monetary Policy, Innovation, Fiscal Policy. Gaining share since 2009–13: business impact, Pandemic, COVID-19, Digital Transformation, Stock Market. Losing share: Liquidity, Financial Crisis, Structural Change, Asset Pricing.

▲ gaining share of this field◆ holding its share▼ losing share

Size is the world's fractional works in 2019–23 in the topics tagged with each word; colour compares the word's share of this field with 2009–13. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Economic Growth115k◆ 0.99×19 topics
  2. Economic Development81k◆ 0.94×20 topics
  3. Globalization67k◆ 1.07×24 topics
  4. Monetary Policy61k▼ 0.82×12 topics
  5. Innovation53k◆ 1.10×16 topics
  6. Fiscal Policy51k◆ 0.88×8 topics
  7. Stock Market48k▲ 4.1×2 topics
  8. Regional Development46k◆ 1.05×9 topics
  9. Digital Transformation43k▲ 16×3 topics
  10. Sustainable Development41k▲ 1.31×16 topics
  11. Panel Data Analysis36k▲ 1.41×3 topics
  12. Financial Markets35k▲ 3.1×5 topics
  13. Financial Development34k▲ 1.44×2 topics
  14. COVID-1933k▲ 37×2 topics
  15. Urban Development32k▲ 1.69×2 topics
  16. Pandemic32k▲ 70×1 topic
  17. business impact32k▲ 70×1 topic
  18. Labor Market31k◆ 1.13×11 topics
  19. Regulation29k▼ 0.72×5 topics
  20. Small and Medium Enterprises29k▲ 1.79×4 topics
  21. Industrial Policy28k▲ 3.8×4 topics
  22. Economic Evaluation28k◆ 0.98×2 topics
  23. Urbanization27k▲ 2.1×3 topics
  24. Asset Pricing27k▼ 0.69×3 topics
  25. Economic Impact25k▲ 1.96×4 topics
  26. Financialization24k▲ 1.18×2 topics
  27. Transport Infrastructure24k◆ 1.15×3 topics
  28. Social Responsibility23k▲ 3.0×2 topics
  29. Liquidity22k▼ 0.64×3 topics
  30. CO2 Emissions22k▲ 3.8×1 topic
  31. Energy Consumption22k▲ 3.8×1 topic
  32. Human Capital22k▲ 1.86×4 topics
  33. Cost-effectiveness Analysis21k◆ 1.05×1 topic
  34. Quality of Life21k◆ 1.05×1 topic
  35. Digital Marketing21k▲ 4.0×1 topic
  36. Psychopharmacology Education21k▲ 4.0×1 topic
  37. Global Economy21k◆ 1.05×5 topics
  38. Taxation21k◆ 0.88×4 topics
  39. Structural Change21k▼ 0.65×2 topics
  40. Financial Crisis20k▼ 0.64×10 topics

Which countries lead Economics, Econometrics and Finance research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, China, the United States and the United Kingdom rank highest in Economics, Econometrics and Finance. By volume, the United States and China publish the most (66k and 52k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China · #3 all time 41.0% top 10% · 52k works
  2. 2 United States · #1 all time 20.7% top 10% · 66k works
  3. 3 United Kingdom · #2 all time 24.2% top 10% · 21k works
  4. 4 India · #11 all time 18.3% top 10% · 22k works
  5. 5 Italy · #5 all time 26.7% top 10% · 11k works
  6. 6 Germany · #4 all time 21.9% top 10% · 13k works
  7. 7 Australia · #8 all time 26.5% top 10% · 8.1k works
  8. 8 Türkiye · #15 all time 19.6% top 10% · 12k works
  9. 9 France · #7 all time 18.6% top 10% · 10k works
  10. 10 Pakistan · #19 all time 25.0% top 10% · 5k works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 110 countries ranked in Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Economics, Econometrics and Finance

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 66k works
  2. 2 China 52k works
  3. 3 Indonesia 40k works
  4. 4 India 22k works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 21k works
  6. 6 Russia 16k works
  7. 7 Ukraine 14k works
  8. 8 Germany 13k works
  9. 9 Türkiye 12k works
  10. 10 Italy 11k works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 24.8%China: 19.6%Indonesia: 14.9%India: 8.3%6 others listed: 32.4%25%largest
United States66k · 24.8%China52k · 19.6%Indonesia40k · 14.9%India22k · 8.3%6 others listed86k · 32.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Economics, Econometrics and Finance research?

Xiamen University (China) ranks first in Economics, Econometrics and Finance on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by Lebanese American University and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Xiamen University China · Xiamen · #50 all time 49.7% top 10% · 567 works
  2. 2 Lebanese American University Lebanon · Beirut 77.2% top 10% · 208 works
  3. 3 Southwestern University of Finance and Economics China · Chengdu · #87 all time 41.4% top 10% · 681 works
  4. 4 Xi'an Jiaotong University China · Xi'an 49.7% top 10% · 528 works
  5. 5 Central South University China · Changsha 56.3% top 10% · 330 works
  6. 6 London School of Economics and Political Science United Kingdom · London · #6 all time 31.2% top 10% · 724 works
  7. 7 Jiangsu University China · Zhenjiang 60.0% top 10% · 284 works
  8. 8 University of International Business and Economics China · Beijing 44.1% top 10% · 532 works
  9. 9 Qingdao University China · Qingdao 62.9% top 10% · 234 works
  10. 10 Wuhan University China · Wuhan 50.8% top 10% · 522 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 1,775 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Economics, Econometrics and Finance.

Top 100 Economics, Econometrics and Finance institutions

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

Who are the leading researchers in Economics, Econometrics and Finance?

Among the most productive authors in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, David Moher, Charles Tilly and Michael E. Porter rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 David Moher Canada · #1 worldwide 38k citations · 235 works
  2. 2 Charles Tilly United States · #8 worldwide 3.7k citations · 238 works
  3. 3 Michael E. Porter United States · #19 worldwide 4.7k citations · 226 works
  4. 4 Kenneth J. Arrow United States · #26 worldwide 5.4k citations · 176 works
  5. 5 Amartya Sen United States · #28 worldwide 4.9k citations · 190 works
  6. 6 William Diebold United States · #33 worldwide 3.8k citations · 208 works
  7. 7 Paúl Krugman United States · #35 worldwide 4.4k citations · 167 works
  8. 8 Robert J. Barro United States · #36 worldwide 7.9k citations · 165 works
  9. 9 Joseph E. Stiglitz United States · #43 worldwide 7.4k citations · 383 works
  10. 10 M. Hashem Pesaran United States · #64 worldwide 9.1k citations · 161 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 5,639 highest-output authors in Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Economics, Econometrics and Finance researchers

Where is Economics, Econometrics and Finance research done?

The largest centres of Economics, Econometrics and Finance research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), London (United Kingdom) and Jakarta (Indonesia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Seoul, Georgiana and Oslo.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 10k works
  2. 2 Moscow Russia 7.7k works
  3. 3 London United Kingdom 6.5k works
  4. 4 Jakarta Indonesia 5k works
  5. 5 New York United States 4.7k works
  6. 6 Washington D.C. United States 4.6k works
  7. 7 Kyiv Ukraine 4.3k works
  8. 8 Shanghai China 4.2k works
  9. 9 Paris France 3.5k works
  10. 10 Nanjing China 3.3k works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. SeoulKR · 80.6 works21×
  2. GeorgianaUS · 44.0 works18×
  3. Oslo23.0 works16×
  4. IrpinUA · 74.5 works14×
  5. Phnom Penh20.2 works14×
  6. Santiago49.8 works14×
  7. ParkesAU · 64.8 works13×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Economics, Econometrics and Finance than the world average.

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Economics, Econometrics and Finance research by country

The best places for Economics, Econometrics and Finance research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.

Where is the best place to study Economics, Econometrics and Finance?

Among universities, judged by research, Azerbaijan State University of Economics, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics and University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%60%mean 34.52%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Azerbaijan State University of Economics: 284, 38.4%Southwestern University of Finance and Economics: 681, 41.4%University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City: 288, 50.0%University of International Business and Economics: 532, 44.1%Central University of Finance and Economics: 637, 38.4%West Ukrainian National University: 527, 14.2%National Economics University: 277, 39.0%Financial University: 806, 13.3%Zhongnan University of Economics and Law: 472, 48.8%Tashkent State University of Economics: 466, 17.6%University of Econom…University of Intern…Southwestern Univers…Azerbaijan State Uni…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Azerbaijan State University of EconomicsAzerbaijan 63.438.4%11.5×284 +479.3%
2 Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChina 63.041.4%10.8×681 +27.3%
3 University of Economics Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam 62.750.0%8.4×288 +281.9%
4 University of International Business and EconomicsChina 59.444.1%12.6×532 -2.1%
5 Central University of Finance and EconomicsChina 58.938.4%12.6×637 +0.4%
6 West Ukrainian National UniversityUkraine 58.514.2%13.7×527 +1639.6%
7 National Economics UniversityVietnam 58.239.0%11.2×277 +159.6%
8 Financial UniversityRussia 58.113.3%8.2×806 +655.7%
9 Zhongnan University of Economics and LawChina 56.948.8%10.5×472 -42.5%
10 Tashkent State University of EconomicsUzbekistan 56.317.6%8.9×466 +268.3%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Economics, Econometrics and Finance research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Business, Innovation, and Economy, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth and COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

  1. Business, Innovation, and Economy+746%
  2. Energy, Environment, Economic Growth+510%
  3. COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts+502%
  4. Market Dynamics and Volatility+140%
  5. Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life+121%
  6. Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism+108%
  7. Regional Economic and Spatial Analysis-78%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Economics, Econometrics and Finance include?

Health Systems, Economic…86kHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 86k fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…71kHealthcare Policy and Management: 71k fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 70k fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 61k fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 58k fractional worksFinancial Markets and In…56kFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 56k fractional worksEconomic theories and models: 54k fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 53k fractional worksBanking stability, regul…51kBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 51k fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 49k fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 49k fractional worksComplex Systems and Time…49kComplex Systems and Time Series Analysis: 49k fractional works

Area is fractional works in that topic. Every name below is a page of its own.