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Tinbergen Institute

In research, Tinbergen Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,914 of 10,521 worldwide) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#839 of 1,775 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Finance, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics — Finance is 33.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,724
of 28,054 · #6,118 all time
Rank in Netherlands
#93
of 237
Research works
2.4k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
63k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Tinbergen Institute 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,914 of 10,521 29.6%180 #854
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #839 of 1,775 32.2%96 #231

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tinbergen Institute 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).

What does Tinbergen Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Finance takes 33.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. FinanceSubfield · 24.0 works33×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 96.2 works19×
  3. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 59.7 works16×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.90× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.43× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.78× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 18.90× its world share, 96 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 18.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tinbergen Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Eric J. Bartelsman, Chris Elbers and Gérard J. van den Berg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tinbergen Institute.

  1. 1 Eric J. Bartelsman Netherlands · #106,803 worldwide 409 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Chris Elbers Netherlands · #143,209 worldwide 178 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Gérard J. van den Berg Netherlands · #180,626 worldwide 386 citations · 106 works
  4. 4 Bas Jacobs Netherlands · #228,537 worldwide 184 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 André Lucas Netherlands · #325,561 worldwide 292 citations · 103 works
  6. 6 Philip A. Stork Netherlands · #330,133 worldwide 175 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Leo H. Klaassen Netherlands · #378,384 worldwide 51 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Michael König Netherlands · #498,025 worldwide 82 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Erik T. Verhoef Netherlands · #516,450 worldwide 331 citations · 128 works
  10. 10 Herman K. van Dijk Netherlands · #622,276 worldwide 190 citations · 73 works
All ranked researchers at Tinbergen Institute

Which keywords describe research at Tinbergen Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Labor Market, Liquidity, Asset Pricing, Regulation and Risk Management.

▲ 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 Growth30▲ 15×15 topics
  2. Monetary Policy23▲ 40×8 topics
  3. Fiscal Policy15▲ 30×6 topics
  4. Labor Market11▲ 16×9 topics
  5. Liquidity11▲ 61×3 topics
  6. Asset Pricing10▲ 49×2 topics
  7. Regulation10▲ 7.9×7 topics
  8. Financial Development9▲ 25×2 topics
  9. Panel Data Analysis9▲ 24×2 topics
  10. Risk Management9▲ 8.1×7 topics
  11. Economic Development9▲ 4.7×9 topics
  12. Structural Change9▲ 54×2 topics
  13. Market Efficiency8▲ 49×2 topics
  14. Competition8▲ 61×4 topics
  15. Incentives8▲ 49×3 topics
  16. Business Cycles8▲ 82×1 topic
  17. Interest Rates8▲ 82×1 topic
  18. Financial Stability8▲ 16×4 topics
  19. Stock Market8▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Corporate Governance7▲ 4.2×12 topics
  21. Consumer Behavior7▲ 4.8×7 topics
  22. Trust7▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Income Tax7▲ 37×2 topics
  24. Health Outcomes7▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Altruism7▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Cooperation7▲ 44×2 topics
  27. Finance6▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Emotion6▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Financialization6▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Gender Differences6▲ 6.7×2 topics
  31. Reciprocity6▲ 51×2 topics
  32. Economic Experiments6▲ 129×1 topic
  33. Social Preferences6▲ 129×1 topic
  34. Social Networks6▲ 8.9×7 topics
  35. Political Economy6▲ 9.1×7 topics
  36. Regional Development6▲ 6.6×2 topics
  37. Decision Making6▲ 7.7×4 topics
  38. Economic Policy Uncertainty5▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Oil Price Shocks5▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Taxation5▲ 26×4 topics

Which research topics does Tinbergen Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies, Market Dynamics and Volatility and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies.

Monetary Policy and Econ…8Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 8 fractional worksExperimental Behavioral …6Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies: 6 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 5 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 5 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 5 fractional worksEconomic theories and models: 5 fractional worksFinancial Risk and Volatility Modeling: 5 fractional worksDecision-Making and Beha…5Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics: 5 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 4 fractional worksComplex Systems and Time Series Analysis: 4 fractional works
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSafety ResearchEconomics and EconometricsFinance1 others

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

  1. 1 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 8 works
  2. 2 Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies Safety Research 6 works
  3. 3 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  4. 4 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 5 works
  5. 5 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 5 works
  6. 6 Economic theories and models Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  7. 7 Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling Finance 5 works
  8. 8 Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics General Decision Sciences 5 works
  9. 9 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  10. 10 Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis Economics and Econometrics 4 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 available69.0%not open31.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.5%domestic only55.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tinbergen Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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