Game Theory and Applications
Game Theory and Applications is a research topic within Management Science and Operations Research. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1950. 26.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on network formation, game dynamics, and strategic interactions in social and economic networks. It explores topics such as selfish routing, Bayesian learning, information design, reputation, coordination games, and the price of anarchy in network environments.
- Network Formation
- Game Theory
- Social Networks
- Nash Equilibrium
- Bayesian Learning
- Information Design
- Selfish Routing
- Reputation
- Coordination Games
- Price of Anarchy
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 26.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -11% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Game Theory and Applications research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (651 and 483 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 651 works
- 2 China 483 works
- 3 United Kingdom 156 works
- 4 Germany 131 works
- 5 France 128 works
- 6 Italy 116 works
- 7 Japan 110 works
- 8 India 87 works
- 9 Canada 81 works
- 10 Russia 77 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Game Theory and Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, St Petersburg University publishes the most Game Theory and Applications research, followed by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and New York University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 St Petersburg UniversityRussia 21 works
- 2 University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States 20 works
- 3 New York UniversityUnited States 19 works
- 4 Cornell UniversityUnited States 17 works
- 5 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 16 works
- 6 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 16 works
- 7 Tel Aviv UniversityIsrael 15 works
- 8 National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia 14 works
- 9 University of ChicagoUnited States 14 works
- 10 Yale UniversityUnited States 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in Game Theory and Applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Game Theory and Applications include Daron Acemoğlu, Zhu Han and A. Charnes.
- 1 Daron Acemoğlu United States 5.7k citations
- 2 Zhu Han United States 4.7k citations
- 3 A. Charnes United States 4.5k citations
- 4 Jean Tirole France 4.4k citations
- 5 Mérouane Debbah France 4.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Game Theory and Applications research done?
The largest centres of Game Theory and Applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), London (United Kingdom) and Tokyo (Japan).
Where is the best place to study Game Theory and Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, St Petersburg University, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics and New York 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 | St Petersburg UniversityRussia | 73.1 | 15.5% | 16.6× | 21 | +230.6% |
| 2 | Shanghai University of Finance and EconomicsChina | 61.9 | 15.2% | 44.0× | 12 | +246.9% |
| 3 | New York UniversityUnited States | 60.4 | 16.1% | 9.2× | 19 | +18.9% |
| 4 | Columbia UniversityUnited States | 59.5 | 30.8% | 6.2× | 13 | +4.4% |
| 5 | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States | 58.3 | 13.4% | 8.9× | 20 | +29.5% |
| 6 | National Research University Higher School of EconomicsRussia | 57.7 | 16.6% | 13.2× | 14 | +52.2% |
| 7 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 54.6 | 20.2% | 4.8× | 16 | +56.4% |
| 8 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityUnited States | 54.2 | 17.1% | 11.7× | 12 | +5.8% |
| 9 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States | 54.0 | 20.6% | 8.3× | 13 | -28.1% |
| 10 | University of California, Santa BarbaraUnited States | 52.5 | 14.8% | 10.9× | 9 | +136.5% |
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 Game Theory and Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2015. The fastest-growing topics are Game Theory and Applications.
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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.