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Economics and Econometrics research in Germany

Leibniz Association ranks first in Germany for Economics and Econometrics research in 2022-now (#35 worldwide), followed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Max Planck Society.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 98 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
9k
Top-10% rate
11.0%
Ranked institutions
39

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
1Leibniz AssociationBerlin #3550.514.9%460
2Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #4646.613.3%354
3Max Planck SocietyMunich #5145.211.8%268
4Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #9037.313.0%152
5Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #9836.114.4%106
6University of GöttingenGöttingen #11533.914.7%119
7Universität HamburgHamburg #12332.910.3%174
8Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #14031.112.5%114
9Technical University of MunichMunich #14230.915.7%150
10Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #17028.412.1%163
11Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #17528.010.9%90
12University of BonnBonn #20525.816.9%134
13University of MünsterMünster #21025.511.3%91
14Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #23623.99.3%150
15University of CologneCologne #25422.810.1%122
16Technische Universität DresdenDresden #29120.99.9%81
17University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #30620.212.4%77
18TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #31719.711.7%69
19Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #32719.312.7%100
20Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #33618.912.5%73
21University of TübingenTübingen #35518.211.3%75
22University of BremenBremen #37917.211.4%75
23Ruhr University BochumBochum #43915.27.3%80
24Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #45514.712.7%92
25Leibniz University HannoverHanover #46514.412.3%71
26University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #47714.19.7%88
27University of MannheimMannheim #48014.013.9%106
28University of RegensburgRegensburg #49613.57.9%67
29Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #50513.28.5%86
30European Central BankFrankfurt am Main #52012.818.3%169
31Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #54712.17.6%65
32Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #57211.58.9%62
33IZA - Institute of Labor EconomicsBonn #59011.19.6%192
34Institut für Arbeitsmarkt und BerufsforschungNuremberg #59311.013.8%62
35University of AugsburgAugsburg #59610.98.6%70
36RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #7228.39.6%81
37Deutsche BundesbankFrankfurt am Main #7917.013.1%66
38Fraunhofer-GesellschaftMunich #8875.412.1%68
39Institute for Peace Research and Security PolicyHamburg #1,27535.00.2%104

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

Who are the top Economics and Econometrics researchers in Germany?

Ottmar Edenhofer, Elmar Kriegler and Gunnar Luderer rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Economics and Econometrics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Ottmar Edenhofer#28,280 worldwide overall42.0 of 100 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Elmar Kriegler#2,356 worldwide overall32.5 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Gunnar Luderer#4,425 worldwide overall31.7 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jürgen Kurths#46,663 worldwide overall27.8 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Michael Jakob#30,827 worldwide overall22.7 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Berta Martín‐López#1,541 worldwide overall21.5 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Alexander Popp#849 worldwide overall20.5 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Michael J. Fritsch#69,905 worldwide overall25.8 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Nico Bauer#21,297 worldwide overall21.0 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Jan Christoph Steckel#39,174 worldwide overall17.2 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Christoph Böhringer#179,081 worldwide overall22.0 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Jan Christoph Minx#874 worldwide overall16.0 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Norbert Marwan#98,234 worldwide overall17.0 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Till Bärnighausen#9,020 worldwide overall18.0 of 51 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Knut Blind#83,381 worldwide overall16.3 of 39 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Economics and Econometrics alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Germany compares with other countries in Economics and Econometrics