Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies is a research topic within Safety Research. Science Explorer counts 27k research works in it since 1950. 34.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the role of social preferences in economic behavior through a wide range of experimental studies. It investigates topics such as reciprocity, cooperation, incentives, gender differences, trust, fairness, altruism, and competition. The research delves into the psychological and behavioral aspects that influence decision-making in economic contexts.
- Social Preferences
- Economic Experiments
- Reciprocity
- Cooperation
- Incentives
- Gender Differences
- Trust
- Fairness
- Altruism
- Competition
- Research works
- 27k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 34.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +8% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.1k and 486 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.1k works
- 2 China 486 works
- 3 Germany 397 works
- 4 United Kingdom 278 works
- 5 France 164 works
- 6 Netherlands 147 works
- 7 Italy 146 works
- 8 Japan 126 works
- 9 Canada 104 works
- 10 Australia 95 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Zurich publishes the most Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies research, followed by University of Amsterdam and University of Chicago.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of ZurichSwitzerland 23 works
- 2 University of AmsterdamNetherlands 23 works
- 3 University of ChicagoUnited States 22 works
- 4 New York UniversityUnited States 20 works
- 5 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 19 works
- 6 Cornell UniversityUnited States 19 works
- 7 Stanford UniversityUnited States 19 works
- 8 National University of SingaporeSingapore 18 works
- 9 University of TorontoCanada 18 works
- 10 University of PennsylvaniaUnited States 17 works
Who are the leading researchers in Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies include Richard H. Thaler and Jean Tirole.
- 1 Richard H. Thaler United States 5.9k citations
- 2 Jean Tirole France 4.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies research done?
The largest centres of Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), Paris (France) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bonn.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BonnDE · 37.3 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Amsterdam, University of Zurich and Bocconi 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 | University of AmsterdamNetherlands | 69.6 | 36.4% | 11.4× | 23 | +7.6% |
| 2 | University of ZurichSwitzerland | 67.1 | 33.5% | 11.3× | 23 | -10.5% |
| 3 | Bocconi UniversityItaly | 61.0 | 30.6% | 37.3× | 12 | +113.9% |
| 4 | London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom | 58.2 | 28.4% | 16.9× | 15 | +43.7% |
| 5 | Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamNetherlands | 57.6 | 39.6% | 8.1× | 12 | +59.8% |
| 6 | University of WarwickUnited Kingdom | 55.9 | 28.9% | 8.9× | 15 | +48.1% |
| 7 | Utrecht UniversityNetherlands | 53.0 | 28.9% | 7.2× | 15 | +83.5% |
| 8 | University of CologneGermany | 52.7 | 22.9% | 11.0× | 14 | +62.0% |
| 9 | Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands | 52.5 | 27.9% | 11.9× | 13 | +4.1% |
| 10 | University of LausanneSwitzerland | 52.1 | 36.2% | 8.9× | 12 | -10.8% |
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 Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies.
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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.