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Finance research in Germany

European Central Bank ranks first in Germany for Finance research in 2022–2025 (#32 worldwide), followed by Goethe University Frankfurt and Deutsche Bundesbank.

Germany's world rank
#6
of 54 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.7k
Top-10% rate
17.1%
Ranked institutions
3

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

What is the best university for Finance in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1European Central BankFrankfurt am Main #3229.412.4%220
2Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #5916.920.5%91
3Deutsche BundesbankFrankfurt am Main #126141.014.0%74

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

Who are the top Finance researchers in Germany?

Fritz W. Scharpf, Wolfgang Streeck and Luc Laeven rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Fritz W. Scharpf#718 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 7 works
  2. 2Wolfgang Streeck#3,133 worldwide overall838 citations · 11 works
  3. 3Luc Laeven#4,213 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 61 works
  4. 4Marcel Fratzscher#7,077 worldwide overall859 citations · 35 works
  5. 5Martin Schüler#9,749 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 9 works
  6. 6John Eatwell#10,842 worldwide overall443 citations · 11 works
  7. 7Frank Smets#15,547 worldwide overall856 citations · 17 works
  8. 8Jürgen von Hagen#21,976 worldwide overall580 citations · 30 works
  9. 9Michael Ehrmann#33,108 worldwide overall647 citations · 22 works
  10. 10Ludger Schuknecht#33,897 worldwide overall326 citations · 9 works
  11. 11Frank T. Magiera#38,007 worldwide overall529 citations · 22 works
  12. 12M. Schmitz#45,047 worldwide overall572 citations · 12 works
  13. 13Jan Beran#50,302 worldwide overall474 citations · 15 works
  14. 14Roland Vaubel#51,383 worldwide overall220 citations · 11 works
  15. 15Domenico Giannone#52,630 worldwide overall377 citations · 12 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Finance