Subfield · Economics and Econometrics · United States
Economics and Econometrics research in United States
Harvard University ranks first in United States for Economics and Econometrics research in 2022–2025 (#26 worldwide), followed by North Carolina State University and University of California, Berkeley.
- United States's world rank
- #2 of 101 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 49k
- Top-10% rate
- 21.7%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Economics and Econometrics in United States?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard UniversityCambridge | #26 | 54.4 | 35.8% | 500 |
| 2 | North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh | #31 | 52.0 | 42.9% | 141 |
| 3 | University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley | #34 | 50.7 | 31.5% | 351 |
| 4 | Stanford UniversityStanford | #43 | 47.4 | 29.8% | 424 |
| 5 | Columbia UniversityNew York | #57 | 43.4 | 23.7% | 412 |
| 6 | University of ChicagoChicago | #62 | 42.3 | 21.0% | 505 |
| 7 | National Bureau of Economic ResearchCambridge | #70 | 40.6 | 20.7% | 350 |
| 8 | University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia | #80 | 38.7 | 28.3% | 354 |
| 9 | Yale UniversityNew Haven | #82 | 38.3 | 22.8% | 447 |
| 10 | University of MichiganAnn Arbor | #85 | 37.8 | 23.9% | 468 |
| 11 | Cornell UniversityIthaca | #89 | 37.2 | 26.5% | 379 |
| 12 | New York UniversityNew York | #93 | 36.6 | 20.7% | 428 |
| 13 | Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore | #97 | 36.0 | 28.3% | 362 |
| 14 | International Monetary FundWashington D.C. | #109 | 34.4 | 45.5% | 249 |
| 15 | Boston UniversityBoston | #123 | 32.7 | 33.1% | 225 |
| 16 | Center for Economic and Policy ResearchWashington D.C. | #135 | 31.4 | 54.8% | 74 |
| 17 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge | #143 | 30.6 | 27.9% | 219 |
| 18 | Duke UniversityDurham | #146 | 30.3 | 27.9% | 338 |
| 19 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill | #152 | 29.7 | 10.4% | 711 |
| 20 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana | #155 | 29.5 | 28.2% | 254 |
| 21 | Princeton UniversityPrinceton | #158 | 29.2 | 28.2% | 212 |
| 22 | University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles | #161 | 28.9 | 26.9% | 285 |
| 23 | University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles | #167 | 28.4 | 25.4% | 293 |
| 24 | Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston | #190 | 26.6 | 37.9% | 187 |
| 25 | University of WashingtonSeattle | #199 | 26.0 | 22.7% | 293 |
| 26 | Georgetown UniversityWashington | #209 | 25.3 | 26.5% | 221 |
| 27 | George Mason UniversityFairfax | #210 | 25.2 | 17.9% | 320 |
| 28 | Arizona State UniversityTempe | #212 | 25.1 | 28.0% | 248 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania State UniversityState College | #215 | 24.9 | 25.8% | 247 |
| 30 | Federal Reserve Board of GovernorsWashington D.C. | #219 | 24.6 | 35.5% | 197 |
| 31 | World BankWashington | #220 | 24.5 | 41.0% | 142 |
| 32 | University of MinnesotaMinneapolis | #224 | 24.3 | 29.9% | 186 |
| 33 | Washington University in St. LouisSt Louis | #233 | 23.7 | 27.1% | 208 |
| 34 | Northwestern UniversityEvanston | #256 | 22.4 | 31.4% | 174 |
| 35 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin | #266 | 21.9 | 23.2% | 257 |
| 36 | University of California San DiegoSan Diego | #267 | 21.8 | 24.5% | 174 |
| 37 | University of FloridaGainesville | #272 | 21.6 | 22.3% | 252 |
| 38 | The Ohio State UniversityColumbus | #273 | 21.5 | 24.1% | 251 |
| 39 | University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison | #274 | 21.5 | 25.0% | 268 |
| 40 | Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyNew Brunswick | #281 | 21.1 | 21.1% | 245 |
| 41 | University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park | #288 | 20.8 | 29.5% | 181 |
| 42 | Brown UniversityProvidence | #308 | 19.8 | 35.9% | 137 |
| 43 | George Washington UniversityWashington | #316 | 19.5 | 22.0% | 196 |
| 44 | University of California, IrvineIrvine | #319 | 19.4 | 23.1% | 202 |
| 45 | University of VirginiaCharlottesville | #322 | 19.2 | 17.6% | 205 |
| 46 | Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing | #344 | 18.3 | 29.5% | 188 |
| 47 | University of UtahSalt Lake City | #346 | 18.2 | 24.5% | 192 |
| 48 | Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station | #347 | 18.2 | 29.1% | 170 |
| 49 | Emory UniversityAtlanta | #352 | 18.0 | 24.0% | 198 |
| 50 | University of PittsburghPittsburgh | #358 | 17.7 | 22.0% | 185 |
| 51 | Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia | #374 | 17.1 | 39.3% | 84 |
| 52 | Federal ReserveWashington D.C. | #388 | 16.6 | 30.7% | 151 |
| 53 | University of California, DavisDavis | #390 | 16.5 | 26.0% | 146 |
| 54 | Indiana University BloomingtonBloomington | #395 | 16.4 | 28.0% | 125 |
| 55 | Florida State UniversityTallahassee | #404 | 16.0 | 25.0% | 127 |
| 56 | University of California, San FranciscoSan Francisco | #420 | 15.5 | 27.4% | 164 |
| 57 | Georgia State UniversityAtlanta | #423 | 15.4 | 17.7% | 167 |
| 58 | University of GeorgiaAthens | #447 | 14.6 | 24.7% | 160 |
| 59 | World Bank GroupWashington D.C. | #467 | 14.0 | 42.4% | 66 |
| 60 | Vanderbilt UniversityNashville | #487 | 13.4 | 24.2% | 146 |
Institutions in United States 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 States?
Charles Tilly, Michael E. Porter and Kenneth J. Arrow rank highest among researchers based in United States.
- 1Charles Tilly#8 worldwide overall3.7k citations · 23 works
- 2Michael E. Porter#19 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 41 works
- 3Kenneth J. Arrow#26 worldwide overall5.4k citations · 45 works
- 4Amartya Sen#28 worldwide overall4.9k citations · 31 works
- 5William Diebold#33 worldwide overall3.8k citations · 19 works
- 6Paúl Krugman#35 worldwide overall4.4k citations · 34 works
- 7Robert J. Barro#36 worldwide overall7.9k citations · 74 works
- 8Joseph E. Stiglitz#43 worldwide overall7.4k citations · 104 works
- 9M. Hashem Pesaran#64 worldwide overall9.1k citations · 95 works
- 10Gordon Tullock#73 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 44 works
- 11Paul A. Samuelson#91 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 56 works
- 12Henri Guitton#101 worldwide overall6.9k citations · 20 works
- 13Daron Acemoğlu#106 worldwide overall5.7k citations · 108 works
- 14William J. Baumöl#108 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 71 works
- 15Richard N. Cooper#109 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 25 works
How United States compares with other countries in Economics and Econometrics