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Ifo Institute for Economic Research

In research, Ifo Institute for Economic Research stands highest in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#228 of 1,775 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,445 of 10,521 worldwide) and Economics and Econometrics (#257 of 1,272 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Finance — General Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 22.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,626
of 28,054 · #3,927 all time
Rank in Germany
#238
of 1,178
Research works
5.4k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
110k
20.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
79%
world 28%

What is Ifo Institute for Economic Research known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #228 of 1,775 24.2%254 #92
Social SciencesDomain #1,445 of 10,521 21.4%559 #529
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #257 of 1,272 26.2%181 #93
Social SciencesField #2,275 of 6,365 20.3%206 #837
Physical SciencesDomain #5,586 of 12,888 19.7%68 #8851
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,424 of 2,578 22.6%74 #768
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,935 of 2,578 17.2%65 #1121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ifo Institute for Economic Research sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#92 #228
  2. Social Sciences#529 #1,445
  3. Economics and Econometrics#93 #257
  4. Social Sciences#837 #2,275
  5. Physical Sciences#8,851 #5,586
  6. Sociology and Political Science#768 #1,424
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#1,121 #1,935
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Ifo Institute for Economic Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 22.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 37.9 works23×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 254.3 works18×
  3. FinanceSubfield · 35.6 works18×
  4. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 180.8 works17×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.13× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.03× its world share, 65 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.98× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 17.97× its world share, 254 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 206 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 18.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ifo Institute for Economic Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Ludger Woessmann, Oliver Falck and Ludger Wößmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ifo Institute for Economic Research.

  1. 1 Ludger Woessmann Germany · #11,249 worldwide 1.1k citations · 95 works
  2. 2 Oliver Falck Germany · #27,722 worldwide 374 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Ludger Wößmann Germany · #55,649 worldwide 314 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Klaus Abberger Germany · #145,573 worldwide 57 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Massimo Bordignon Germany · #176,619 worldwide 174 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Gregory D. Hess Germany · #179,144 worldwide 271 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Stephan Heblich Germany · #201,593 worldwide 125 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Andreas Haufler Germany · #202,416 worldwide 109 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Thiess Buettner Germany · #223,771 worldwide 193 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Niklas Potrafke Germany · #330,856 worldwide 149 citations · 91 works
All ranked researchers at Ifo Institute for Economic Research

Which keywords describe research at Ifo Institute for Economic Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Fiscal Policy, Labor Market, Economic Development, Globalization, Monetary Policy, Political Economy and Income Tax.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Economic Growth94▲ 17×22 topics
  2. Fiscal Policy64▲ 45×8 topics
  3. Globalization59▲ 4.6×55 topics
  4. Labor Market59▲ 30×16 topics
  5. Economic Development52▲ 9.7×23 topics
  6. Monetary Policy45▲ 28×9 topics
  7. Political Economy42▲ 25×12 topics
  8. Innovation31▲ 4.5×22 topics
  9. Income Tax31▲ 56×2 topics
  10. Income Inequality27▲ 29×7 topics
  11. Incentives25▲ 56×3 topics
  12. Regional Development24▲ 10×10 topics
  13. Social Capital24▲ 6.9×15 topics
  14. Taxation24▲ 42×4 topics
  15. Trust23▲ 13×7 topics
  16. International Trade23▲ 24×5 topics
  17. Unemployment23▲ 40×3 topics
  18. Panel Data Analysis22▲ 21×3 topics
  19. Financial Development21▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Human Capital21▲ 20×6 topics
  21. Transport Infrastructure21▲ 36×2 topics
  22. Infrastructure20▲ 24×1 topic
  23. Public Investment20▲ 51×1 topic
  24. Economic Policy20▲ 59×6 topics
  25. Structural Change20▲ 44×2 topics
  26. Regulation20▲ 5.5×8 topics
  27. Institutions19▲ 36×4 topics
  28. Gender Inequality19▲ 21×6 topics
  29. Technological Change19▲ 72×2 topics
  30. Corruption19▲ 18×4 topics
  31. Energy Transition19▲ 19×4 topics
  32. Social Policy19▲ 29×6 topics
  33. Competition18▲ 49×4 topics
  34. Inequality18▲ 12×8 topics
  35. Stock Market17▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Capital Flows16▲ 65×2 topics
  37. Governance16▲ 7.4×8 topics
  38. Financial Crisis16▲ 21×8 topics
  39. Institutional Quality16▲ 22×3 topics
  40. Health Outcomes15▲ 8.5×3 topics

Which research topics does Ifo Institute for Economic Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Labor market dynamics and wage inequality and Climate Change Policy and Economics.

Fiscal Policy and Econom…20Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 20 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Econ…15Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 15 fractional worksLabor market dynamics and wage inequality: 14 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 14 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 12 fractional worksExperimental Behavioral Economics Studies: 12 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 11 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …11Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 11 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 11 fractional worksCorporate Taxation and Avoidance: 10 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSafety ResearchFinance1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 20 works
  2. 2 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 15 works
  3. 3 Labor market dynamics and wage inequality Economics and Econometrics 14 works
  4. 4 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 14 works
  5. 5 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 12 works
  6. 6 Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies Safety Research 12 works
  7. 7 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 11 works
  8. 8 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 11 works
  9. 9 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 11 works
  10. 10 Corporate Taxation and Avoidance Accounting 10 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available79.4%not open20.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors67.8%domestic only32.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ifo Institute for Economic Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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