Economic Theory and Institutions
Economic Theory and Institutions is a research topic within Economics and Econometrics. Science Explorer counts 32k research works in it since 1950. 21.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the study of economic institutions, behavior, and evolution, encompassing topics such as institutional economics, evolutionary economics, behavioral economics, market evolution, property rights, macroeconomics, social evolution, neoliberalism, and Darwinism in economics.
- Institutional Economics
- Economic Institutions
- Evolutionary Economics
- Behavioral Economics
- Market Evolution
- Property Rights
- Macroeconomics
- Social Evolution
- Neoliberalism
- Darwinism in Economics
- Research works
- 32k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -1% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Economic Theory and Institutions research?
By volume, the United States and the United Kingdom publish the most (916 and 305 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 916 works
- 2 United Kingdom 305 works
- 3 France 252 works
- 4 Germany 220 works
- 5 Italy 195 works
- 6 Russia 95 works
- 7 China 91 works
- 8 Australia 83 works
- 9 Brazil 83 works
- 10 Canada 82 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Economic Theory and Institutions research?
By volume in 2022–2025, George Mason University publishes the most Economic Theory and Institutions research, followed by Sapienza University of Rome and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 George Mason University United States 55 works
- 2 Sapienza University of Rome Italy 29 works
- 3 Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey United States 20 works
- 4 University of Turin Italy 19 works
- 5 London School of Economics and Political Science United Kingdom 19 works
- 6 King's College London United Kingdom 17 works
- 7 University of Cambridge United Kingdom 17 works
- 8 Duke University United States 17 works
- 9 New York University United States 17 works
- 10 Erasmus University Rotterdam Netherlands 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Economic Theory and Institutions?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Economic Theory and Institutions include Robert J. Barro, Joseph E. Stiglitz and Henri Guitton.
- 1 Robert J. Barro 7.9k citations
- 2 Joseph E. Stiglitz 7.4k citations
- 3 Henri Guitton 6.9k citations
- 4 Oliver E. Williamson 6.6k citations
- 5 Richard H. Thaler 5.9k citations
- 6 Daron Acemoğlu 5.7k citations
- 7 Kenneth J. Arrow 5.4k citations
- 8 Oliver Hart 5k citations
- 9 Amartya Sen 4.9k citations
- 10 Michael E. Porter 4.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Economic Theory and Institutions research done?
The largest centres of Economic Theory and Institutions research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Paris (France), New York (United States) and Fairfax (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Fairfax.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- FairfaxUS · 54.9 works45×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Economic Theory and Institutions than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Economic Theory and Institutions?
Among universities, judged by research, Roskilde University, Roma Tre University and George Mason University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roskilde University Denmark | 60.4 | 34.1% | 25.9× | 10 | +70.3% |
| 2 | Roma Tre University Italy | 59.7 | 32.2% | 27.6× | 14 | -1.0% |
| 3 | George Mason University United States | 56.3 | 9.8% | 54.8× | 55 | +7.9% |
| 4 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey United States | 55.0 | 14.1% | 10.1× | 20 | +84.5% |
| 5 | Goldsmiths University of London United Kingdom | 54.7 | 22.1% | 43.8× | 8 | +143.4% |
| 6 | University of Lausanne Switzerland | 53.4 | 24.2% | 12.1× | 13 | -32.3% |
| 7 | Université de Lille France | 53.4 | 17.0% | 9.1× | 9 | +190.0% |
| 8 | London School of Economics and Political Science United Kingdom | 49.2 | 11.1% | 25.2× | 18 | +19.1% |
| 9 | University of Turin Italy | 48.6 | 11.7% | 12.6× | 19 | +12.3% |
| 10 | Duke University United States | 47.9 | 25.3% | 7.8× | 17 | -6.0% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Economic Theory and Institutions research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2018. The fastest-growing topics are Economic Theory and Institutions.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.