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Economics and Econometrics research in Germany

Ifo Institute for Economic Research ranks first in Germany for Economics and Econometrics research in 2022–2025 (#257 worldwide), followed by European Central Bank and Technical University of Munich.

Germany's world rank
#6
of 101 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
9k
Top-10% rate
23.4%
Ranked institutions
37

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Economics and Econometrics in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Ifo Institute for Economic ResearchMunich #25722.426.2%181
2European Central BankFrankfurt am Main #27121.622.4%169
3Technical University of MunichMunich #28920.731.5%143
4Universität HamburgHamburg #33218.828.5%157
5University of GöttingenGöttingen #36517.539.1%101
6Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #37117.223.2%152
7Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #39716.340.4%89
8Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #43315.134.8%101
9University of BonnBonn #44814.626.6%122
10IZA - Institute of Labor EconomicsBonn #45714.316.7%192
11Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #46214.221.2%147
12University of MannheimMannheim #51412.723.2%104
13Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #52712.323.6%92
14Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #57811.026.3%110
15Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #59010.823.8%107
16Leibniz University HannoverHanover #6289.930.7%70
17University of CologneCologne #6549.320.1%106
18University of BremenBremen #7237.928.0%74
19Deutsche BundesbankFrankfurt am Main #7337.726.0%66
20Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #7377.629.0%67
21Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #7417.620.4%85
22Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #7756.928.5%86
23Ruhr University BochumBochum #7946.627.9%77
24University of MünsterMünster #7956.628.8%83
25Centre for European Economic ResearchMannheim #8126.323.3%74
26TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #8176.229.3%69
27Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und BerufsforschungNuremberg #8296.037.4%62
28University of TübingenTübingen #8705.324.0%71
29University of AugsburgAugsburg #8835.122.3%67
30University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #9084.724.9%80
31Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #9094.722.4%63
32RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #9144.619.3%73
33Technische Universität DresdenDresden #9164.622.7%71
34University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #9504.121.5%68
35German Institute for Economic ResearchBerlin #9743.725.7%62
36Max Planck SocietyMunich #1,165123.05.2%112
37Institute for Peace Research and Security PolicyHamburg #1,2684.00.2%104

Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in Economics and Econometrics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Economics and Econometrics researchers in Germany?

Reinhard Busse, Wolfgang Streeck and Marcel Fratzscher rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Reinhard Busse#480 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 27 works
  2. 2Wolfgang Streeck#3,133 worldwide overall838 citations · 20 works
  3. 3Marcel Fratzscher#7,077 worldwide overall859 citations · 29 works
  4. 4Marco Caliendo#7,899 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 39 works
  5. 5Axel Börsch‐Supan#9,139 worldwide overall814 citations · 30 works
  6. 6Ludger Woessmann#11,249 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 24 works
  7. 7Gerd Gigerenzer#11,966 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 15 works
  8. 8Reinhard Selten#12,115 worldwide overall950 citations · 26 works
  9. 9Werner Hildenbrand#14,873 worldwide overall911 citations · 33 works
  10. 10Frank Smets#15,547 worldwide overall856 citations · 24 works
  11. 11Nadia Harbeck#16,130 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 16 works
  12. 12Mark E. Schaffer#16,853 worldwide overall776 citations · 23 works
  13. 13Gunnar Luderer#19,520 worldwide overall888 citations · 17 works
  14. 14Jürgen von Hagen#21,976 worldwide overall580 citations · 27 works
  15. 15Dietmar Harhoff#26,127 worldwide overall787 citations · 46 works

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