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Top Economics and Econometrics Research Institutions

Xiamen University ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 1,272 ranked institutions.

Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 40 fractional works in this field.

Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025

#InstitutionScoreTop-10% rateWorksCitationsAll time
1 Xiamen UniversityChina · Xiamen 100.0 55.4% 423 6.7k#37
2 Lebanese American UniversityLebanon · Beirut 90.3 79.8% 166 4.9k—
3 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 84.6 54.3% 400 5.2k#92
4 Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Chengdu 80.6 47.2% 464 6.3k#72
5 Central South UniversityChina · Changsha 77.5 61.2% 257 5.8k#94
6 Jiangsu UniversityChina · Zhenjiang 74.9 62.7% 246 4.6k#99
7 Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 72.8 55.2% 405 5.9k#95
8 Qingdao UniversityChina · Qingdao 70.9 65.2% 194 4.1k—
9 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa · Johannesburg 69.3 42.3% 500 3.9k—
10 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina · Beijing 67.8 61.1% 222 5.1k#39
11 University of International Business and EconomicsChina · Beijing 66.5 51.8% 342 4.9k—
12 Nanjing University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Nanjing 65.2 38.2% 405 3.9k—
13 Zhejiang Gongshang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 64.1 60.3% 191 4.1k—
14 Renmin University of ChinaChina · Beijing 63.1 44.1% 507 4.8k—
15 Nanchang UniversityChina · Nanchang 62.1 70.9% 141 4.9k—
16 Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 61.2 39.0% 551 5.1k#67
17 Zhongnan University of Economics and LawChina · Wuhan 60.4 53.3% 350 4.5k—
18 Capital University of Economics and BusinessChina · Beijing 59.6 49.3% 262 3.8k—
19 Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing 58.8 42.0% 422 4.7k#63
20 London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom · London 58.1 34.6% 467 4.5k#5
21 Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing 57.4 61.4% 260 4.4k—
22 Central University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Beijing 56.8 44.1% 419 3.7k—
23 Shandong University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Jinan 56.1 57.7% 237 3.3k—
24 Azerbaijan State University of EconomicsAzerbaijan · Baku 55.5 46.0% 208 2k—
25 Hunan UniversityChina · Changsha 55.0 58.0% 245 3.3k—
26 Harvard UniversityUnited States · Cambridge 54.4 35.8% 500 4.4k#2
27 Anhui University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Bengbu 53.9 26.9% 408 3.4k—
28 Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan 53.4 45.5% 299 3.7k—
29 University of Business and TechnologySaudi Arabia · Jeddah 52.9 65.0% 159 2.6k—
30 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Oxford 52.4 27.2% 627 3.5k#10
31 North Carolina State UniversityUnited States · Raleigh 52.0 42.9% 141 2.8k#86
32 Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu 51.5 45.1% 324 3.2k—
33 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina · Xuzhou 51.1 60.0% 230 4.2k—
34 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States · Berkeley 50.7 31.5% 351 3.3k#4
35 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina · Qingdao 50.3 65.8% 111 3.8k—
36 Nanjing University of Information Science and TechnologyChina · Nanjing 49.9 55.0% 177 3k—
37 Shanghai University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Shanghai 49.5 45.7% 350 3.5k—
38 Xinjiang UniversityChina · Ürümqi 49.1 64.7% 142 3.1k—
39 National University of MalaysiaMalaysia · Bangi 48.7 32.9% 245 2.7k—
40 Beijing Technology and Business UniversityChina · Beijing 48.4 62.0% 132 2.7k—
41 University College LondonUnited Kingdom · London 48.0 27.7% 522 3.4k#20
42 University of Economics Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam · Ho Chi Minh City 47.7 53.1% 213 2.8k—
43 Stanford UniversityUnited States · Stanford 47.4 29.8% 424 4.4k#6
44 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina · Nanjing 47.1 54.6% 186 2.9k—
45 Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 46.7 45.8% 315 3.2k—
46 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan 46.4 50.5% 256 3k—
47 Zhejiang University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Hangzhou 46.1 49.1% 218 2.6k—
48 Nankai UniversityChina · Tianjin 45.8 44.4% 256 2.4k—
49 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 45.6 51.0% 208 2.8k—
50 Zhengzhou UniversityChina · Zhengzhou 45.3 55.2% 148 2.2k—
51 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom · Cambridge 45.0 21.2% 529 2.6k#14
52 Southeast UniversityChina · Nanjing 44.7 54.4% 207 2.6k—
53 Jiangxi University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Nanchang 44.5 51.5% 200 2.5k—
54 Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands · Rotterdam 44.2 37.6% 318 2.2k#28
55 China University of GeosciencesChina · Wuhan 43.9 58.4% 190 3.6k—
56 Jinan UniversityChina · Guangzhou 43.7 47.1% 212 2.7k—
57 Columbia UniversityUnited States · New York 43.4 23.7% 412 2.9k#11
58 Cyprus International UniversityCyprus · Nicosia 43.2 66.5% 93 2.7k—
59 Shanghai UniversityChina · Shanghai 43.0 39.6% 257 2k—
60 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina · Beijing 42.7 48.9% 218 3k—
61 Lanzhou UniversityChina · Lanzhou 42.5 55.7% 148 1.7k—
62 University of ChicagoUnited States · Chicago 42.3 21.0% 505 3.4k#3
63 Beijing Normal UniversityChina · Beijing 42.0 41.2% 309 2.8k—
64 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 41.8 39.2% 252 2.5k—
65 University of TorontoCanada · Toronto 41.6 25.6% 520 2.6k#18
66 Shenzhen UniversityChina · Shenzhen 41.4 51.9% 167 2.2k—
67 Chongqing Technology and Business UniversityChina · Chongqing 41.2 60.6% 133 1.6k—
68 Fudan UniversityChina · Shanghai 41.0 39.6% 305 2.4k—
69 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong · Hong Kong 40.8 45.7% 215 2.2k—
70 National Bureau of Economic ResearchUnited States · Cambridge 40.6 20.7% 350 3.2k#1
71 Ocean University of ChinaChina · Qingdao 40.4 57.7% 200 2.5k—
72 Nanjing UniversityChina · Nanjing 40.2 52.9% 189 2.2k—
73 National Economics UniversityVietnam · Hanoi 40.0 44.3% 214 1.9k—
74 Bucharest University of Economic StudiesRomania · Bucharest 39.8 28.2% 541 2.1k—
75 Tianjin UniversityChina · Tianjin 39.6 53.7% 168 2.2k—
76 University of Hong KongHong Kong · Pok Fu Lam 39.4 34.5% 306 2.5k—
77 Guangzhou UniversityChina · Guangzhou 39.2 56.1% 133 2.3k—
78 Zhengzhou Business UniversityChina · Gongyi 39.1 72.8% 76 1.4k—
79 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 38.9 41.3% 239 2k—
80 University of PennsylvaniaUnited States · Philadelphia 38.7 28.3% 354 2.6k#9
81 Sapienza University of RomeItaly · Rome 38.5 23.5% 528 1.6k—
82 Yale UniversityUnited States · New Haven 38.4 22.8% 447 2.6k#8
83 City University of MacauMacau · Macao 38.2 46.8% 124 1.1k—
84 Jilin UniversityChina · Changchun 38.0 51.2% 143 1.6k—
85 University of MichiganUnited States · Ann Arbor 37.9 23.9% 468 2.4k#13
86 Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia · George Town 37.7 34.9% 272 1.8k—
87 Ningbo UniversityChina · Ningbo 37.5 57.2% 134 1.6k—
88 Dongbei University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Dalian 37.4 45.5% 200 2.3k—
89 Cornell UniversityUnited States · Ithaca 37.2 26.5% 379 2.3k#16
90 North China Electric Power UniversityChina · Beijing 37.1 49.0% 158 2.7k—
91 Bank of ItalyItaly · Rome 36.9 23.3% 282 2k#29
92 National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore 36.7 33.3% 344 2.4k#62
93 New York UniversityUnited States · New York 36.6 20.7% 428 2k#15
94 Dalian University of TechnologyChina · Dalian 36.4 44.4% 124 2.4k—
95 Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina · Ya'an 36.3 56.3% 150 2.1k—
96 Hohai UniversityChina · Nanjing 36.1 50.4% 172 1.8k—
97 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States · Baltimore 36.0 28.4% 362 2.2k#24
98 The University of SydneyAustralia · Sydney 35.9 25.2% 405 2k#66
99 Fuzhou UniversityChina · Fuzhou 35.7 50.8% 145 1.7k—
100 Tongji UniversityChina · Shanghai 35.6 45.8% 206 1.7k—

institutions ranked worldwide in Economics and Econometrics (1,272). rank on the composite score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field.

How spread out this pool is

Every row above on one axis — one tick each, right is a higher score. A field where the top few are far clear of everyone and one that runs down evenly look identical as a table.

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One bar per band of score, counting the rows on this page.

Ranked 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
  11. 11 University College LondonUnited Kingdom 522 works
  12. 12 University of TorontoCanada 520 works
  13. 13 Renmin University of ChinaChina 507 works
  14. 14 Universidad César VallejoPeru 506 works
  15. 15 University of ChicagoUnited States 505 works

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