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Economics and Econometrics research in United Kingdom

London School of Economics and Political Science ranks first in United Kingdom for Economics and Econometrics research in 2022–2025 (#20 worldwide), followed by University of Oxford and University College London.

United Kingdom's world rank
#3
of 101 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
15k
Top-10% rate
24.9%
Ranked institutions
55

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

What is the best university for Economics and Econometrics in United Kingdom?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1London School of Economics and Political ScienceLondon #2058.134.6%467
2University of OxfordOxford #3052.427.2%627
3University College LondonLondon #4148.027.7%522
4University of CambridgeCambridge #5145.021.2%529
5Imperial College LondonLondon #11633.535.1%215
6University of LeedsLeeds #12832.133.3%216
7University of ManchesterManchester #13231.725.7%308
8King's College LondonLondon #14830.125.5%351
9University of BirminghamBirmingham #15429.528.8%231
10Centre for Economic Policy ResearchLondon #16928.224.0%192
11University of SheffieldSheffield #18127.329.1%242
12University of GlasgowGlasgow #18726.824.9%239
13Cardiff UniversityCardiff #21624.829.2%184
14University of EssexColchester #22324.429.8%162
15University of SouthamptonSouthampton #22924.023.9%192
16University of LiverpoolLiverpool #24223.225.6%190
17Durham UniversityDurham #26322.025.7%154
18University of YorkYork #26422.031.1%206
19University of PortsmouthPortsmouth #26521.943.0%104
20University of EdinburghEdinburgh #26921.722.7%243
21University of WarwickCoventry #27821.322.4%250
22University of ExeterExeter #29320.526.9%175
23University of BristolBristol #30020.225.1%218
24University of SussexBrighton #34318.331.8%139
25University of NottinghamNottingham #37517.121.8%186
26Swansea UniversitySwansea #37817.037.9%66
27Queen Mary University of LondonLondon #40016.221.5%168
28University of ReadingReading #40216.130.4%133
29London School of Hygiene & Tropical MedicineLondon #44314.837.7%93
30University of BathBath #45214.532.2%110
31University of SurreyGuildford #45414.428.3%78
32Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #46814.027.9%144
33Loughborough UniversityLoughborough #47313.832.6%104
34Lancaster UniversityLancaster #50812.821.7%138
35Northumbria UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne #53812.029.4%80
36Nottingham Trent UniversityNottingham #55511.635.8%63
37Queen's University BelfastBelfast #58210.926.7%102
38University of AberdeenAberdeen #59410.629.3%90
39University of StrathclydeGlasgow #6259.928.2%93
40University of LeicesterLeicester #6369.722.0%115
41University of East AngliaNorwich #6788.825.4%98
42Manchester Metropolitan UniversityManchester #6908.637.6%64
43Coventry UniversityCoventry #6918.532.7%63
44University of LondonLondon #6998.432.1%63
45Brunel University of LondonLondon #7058.329.5%70
46City, University of LondonLondon #7257.925.2%91
47University of KentCanterbury #7527.325.8%73
48Royal Holloway University of LondonEgham #7537.327.4%78
49University of HullHull #8455.721.8%60
50University of St AndrewsSt Andrews #8645.417.3%99
51University of StirlingStirling #8785.228.3%62
52Birkbeck, University of LondonLondon #8805.227.8%62
53University of DundeeDundee #9124.724.2%62
54Bank of EnglandLondon #9713.819.7%62
55The Open UniversityMilton Keynes #1,1231.712.2%61

Institutions in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom?

Martin McKee, Richard Blundell and John H. Dunning rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom.

  1. 1Martin McKee#78 worldwide overall5.4k citations · 31 works
  2. 2Richard Blundell#129 worldwide overall5.2k citations · 59 works
  3. 3John H. Dunning#999 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 16 works
  4. 4Anthony J. Venables#1,541 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 52 works
  5. 5John Van Reenen#1,642 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 62 works
  6. 6Franklin Allen#2,722 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 30 works
  7. 7Keith Tribe#3,003 worldwide overall654 citations · 20 works
  8. 8Partha Dasgupta#3,667 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 22 works
  9. 9Neil Shephard#3,927 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 18 works
  10. 10Elías Mossialos#4,438 worldwide overall885 citations · 26 works
  11. 11R. Kerry Turner#4,458 worldwide overall2k citations · 17 works
  12. 12Nick Freemantle#5,812 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 17 works
  13. 13Orazio Attanasio#6,414 worldwide overall1k citations · 27 works
  14. 14Daniele Archibugi#6,609 worldwide overall626 citations · 23 works
  15. 15Timothy Besley#6,920 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 23 works

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