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Economics and Econometrics research

Economics and Econometrics is a subfield of Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Science Explorer counts 1.6M research works in it since 1950. 24.3% 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
1.6M
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
388k
per year above
Top-10% rate
24.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
79
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+37%
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What is Economics and Econometrics research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Economic Growth, Stock Market, Regional Development, Economic Development, Innovation, Digital Transformation. Gaining share since 2009–13: business impact, Pandemic, Digital Transformation, COVID-19, Economic Security. Losing share: Economic Development, Regulation, Globalization, Taxation.

▲ 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 Growth94k◆ 1.07×16 topics
  2. Stock Market48k▲ 3.9×2 topics
  3. Regional Development43k◆ 1.03×7 topics
  4. Economic Development41k▼ 0.63×15 topics
  5. Innovation39k◆ 1.14×13 topics
  6. Digital Transformation37k▲ 45×2 topics
  7. Fiscal Policy37k◆ 0.94×6 topics
  8. Financial Markets35k▲ 3.4×4 topics
  9. COVID-1933k▲ 35×2 topics
  10. Sustainable Development32k▲ 1.40×12 topics
  11. Urban Development32k▲ 1.60×2 topics
  12. Pandemic32k▲ 66×1 topic
  13. business impact32k▲ 66×1 topic
  14. Labor Market31k◆ 1.07×11 topics
  15. Globalization30k▼ 0.73×17 topics
  16. Small and Medium Enterprises28k▲ 1.86×3 topics
  17. Economic Evaluation28k◆ 0.92×2 topics
  18. Urbanization26k▲ 2.4×2 topics
  19. Panel Data Analysis24k▲ 2.9×2 topics
  20. Monetary Policy24k◆ 0.99×6 topics
  21. Social Responsibility23k▲ 2.8×2 topics
  22. CO2 Emissions22k▲ 3.6×1 topic
  23. Energy Consumption22k▲ 3.6×1 topic
  24. Human Capital22k▲ 1.75×4 topics
  25. Cost-effectiveness Analysis21k◆ 0.99×1 topic
  26. Quality of Life21k◆ 0.99×1 topic
  27. Economic Impact21k▲ 3.6×2 topics
  28. Digital Marketing21k▲ 3.8×1 topic
  29. Psychopharmacology Education21k▲ 3.8×1 topic
  30. Global Economy21k◆ 0.99×5 topics
  31. Taxation21k▼ 0.83×4 topics
  32. Transport Infrastructure20k◆ 1.06×2 topics
  33. Infrastructure19k◆ 0.95×2 topics
  34. Local Government Finance18k▲ 2.3×2 topics
  35. Government Expenditure17k◆ 0.97×1 topic
  36. Public Investment17k◆ 0.97×1 topic
  37. Regulation17k▼ 0.64×4 topics
  38. Economic Security17k▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Economic Policy Uncertainty16k▲ 1.34×1 topic
  40. Oil Price Shocks16k▲ 1.34×1 topic

Which countries lead Economics and Econometrics research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, China, the United States and the United Kingdom rank highest in Economics and Econometrics. By volume, the United States and China publish the most (49k and 39k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China · #2 all time 45.7% top 10% · 39k works
  2. 2 United States · #1 all time 21.7% top 10% · 49k works
  3. 3 United Kingdom · #3 all time 24.9% top 10% · 15k works
  4. 4 India · #11 all time 19.1% top 10% · 16k works
  5. 5 Italy · #5 all time 27.8% top 10% · 8.1k works
  6. 6 Germany · #4 all time 23.4% top 10% · 9k works
  7. 7 Türkiye · #14 all time 21.5% top 10% · 8.7k works
  8. 8 Australia · #7 all time 28.3% top 10% · 5.6k works
  9. 9 France · #8 all time 19.8% top 10% · 7k works
  10. 10 Pakistan · #16 all time 27.5% top 10% · 3.7k 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 101 countries ranked in Economics and Econometrics. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Economics and Econometrics

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 49k works
  2. 2 China 39k works
  3. 3 Indonesia 36k works
  4. 4 India 16k works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 15k works
  6. 6 Germany 9k works
  7. 7 Türkiye 8.7k works
  8. 8 Russia 8.2k works
  9. 9 Italy 8.1k works
  10. 10 Ukraine 7.1k 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: 25.1%China: 19.7%Indonesia: 18.5%India: 8.3%6 others listed: 28.5%25%largest
United States49k · 25.1%China39k · 19.7%Indonesia36k · 18.5%India16k · 8.3%6 others listed56k · 28.5%

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

Which institutions lead Economics and Econometrics research?

Xiamen University (China) ranks first in Economics and Econometrics on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by Lebanese American University and Xi'an Jiaotong University.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Xiamen University China · Xiamen · #37 all time 55.4% top 10% · 423 works
  2. 2 Lebanese American University Lebanon · Beirut 79.8% top 10% · 166 works
  3. 3 Xi'an Jiaotong University China · Xi'an · #92 all time 54.3% top 10% · 400 works
  4. 4 Southwestern University of Finance and Economics China · Chengdu · #72 all time 47.2% top 10% · 464 works
  5. 5 Central South University China · Changsha · #94 all time 61.2% top 10% · 257 works
  6. 6 Jiangsu University China · Zhenjiang · #99 all time 62.7% top 10% · 246 works
  7. 7 Wuhan University China · Wuhan · #95 all time 55.2% top 10% · 405 works
  8. 8 Qingdao University China · Qingdao 65.2% top 10% · 194 works
  9. 9 University of Johannesburg South Africa · Johannesburg 42.3% top 10% · 500 works
  10. 10 Beijing Institute of Technology China · Beijing · #39 all time 61.1% top 10% · 222 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 1,272 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Economics and Econometrics.

Top 100 Economics and Econometrics institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 853 works
  2. 2 Universitas Patria ArthaIndonesia 716 works
  3. 3 University of BrawijayaIndonesia 716 works
  4. 4 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 711 works
  5. 5 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 627 works
  6. 6 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurIndonesia 589 works
  7. 7 Peking UniversityChina 551 works
  8. 8 Bucharest University of Economic StudiesRomania 541 works
  9. 9 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 529 works
  10. 10 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 528 works

Who are the leading researchers in Economics and Econometrics?

Among the most productive authors in Economics and Econometrics, David Moher, Charles Tilly and Gordon Guyatt 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 Gordon Guyatt Canada · #11 worldwide 6.8k citations · 254 works
  4. 4 Michael E. Porter United States · #19 worldwide 4.7k citations · 226 works
  5. 5 Kenneth J. Arrow United States · #26 worldwide 5.4k citations · 176 works
  6. 6 Amartya Sen United States · #28 worldwide 4.9k citations · 190 works
  7. 7 William Diebold United States · #33 worldwide 3.8k citations · 208 works
  8. 8 Paúl Krugman United States · #35 worldwide 4.4k citations · 167 works
  9. 9 Robert J. Barro United States · #36 worldwide 7.9k citations · 165 works
  10. 10 Joseph E. Stiglitz United States · #43 worldwide 7.4k citations · 383 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 5,492 highest-output authors in Economics and Econometrics. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Economics and Econometrics researchers

Where is Economics and Econometrics research done?

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

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 7.5k works
  2. 2 Jakarta Indonesia 4.4k works
  3. 3 London United Kingdom 4.4k works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 3.9k works
  5. 5 New York United States 3.2k works
  6. 6 Washington D.C. United States 2.9k works
  7. 7 Shanghai China 2.9k works
  8. 8 Surabaya Indonesia 2.5k works
  9. 9 Nanjing China 2.5k works
  10. 10 Paris France 2.4k works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. GeorgianaUS · 24.4 works14×
  2. Bodh Gaya24.5 works13×
  3. BantenID · 221.1 works12×
  4. SeoulKR · 33.7 works12×
  5. SistovBG · 40.0 works12×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Economics and Econometrics than the world average.

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Economics and Econometrics research by country

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

Where is the best place to study Economics and Econometrics?

Among universities, judged by research, Azerbaijan State University of Economics, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City and National Economics University 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%50%100%mean 50.41%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Azerbaijan State University of Economics: 208, 46.0%University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City: 213, 53.1%National Economics University: 214, 44.3%Southwestern University of Finance and Economics: 464, 47.2%University of International Business and Economics: 342, 51.8%Central University of Finance and Economics: 419, 44.1%Zhongnan University of Economics and Law: 350, 53.3%Tashkent State University of Economics: 350, 19.5%Lebanese American University: 166, 79.8%University of Business and Technology: 159, 65.0%University of Econom…Southwestern Univers…Azerbaijan State Uni…National Economics U…
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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 65.146.0%11.3×208 +704.3%
2 University of Economics Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam 62.653.1%8.4×213 +225.4%
3 National Economics UniversityVietnam 62.044.3%11.6×214 +198.0%
4 Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChina 61.047.2%9.9×464 +8.6%
5 University of International Business and EconomicsChina 58.751.8%10.9×342 -9.5%
6 Central University of Finance and EconomicsChina 57.044.1%11.2×419 -16.0%
7 Zhongnan University of Economics and LawChina 56.653.3%10.5×350 -51.5%
8 Tashkent State University of EconomicsUzbekistan 56.019.5%9.0×350 +253.7%
9 Lebanese American UniversityLebanon 55.979.8%4.6×166 +44.6%
10 University of Business and TechnologySaudi Arabia 55.665.0%5.1×159 +122.0%

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 and Econometrics research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies, Business, Innovation, and Economy and Energy, Environment, Economic Growth.

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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. Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies+1245%
  2. Business, Innovation, and Economy+746%
  3. Energy, Environment, Economic Growth+510%
  4. COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts+502%
  5. Microfinance and Financial Inclusion+290%
  6. Taxation and Compliance Studies+189%
  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 and Econometrics 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 worksEconomic theories and models: 54k fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 49k fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 49k fractional worksComplex Systems and Time Series Analysis: 49k fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 48k fractional worksBusiness, Innovation, and Economy: 44k fractional worksEconomic and Environmental Valuation: 41k fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 40k fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 40k fractional works

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