Global trade and economics
Global trade and economics is a research topic within General Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Science Explorer counts 58k research works in it since 1950. 23.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the impact of international trade on productivity, firm-level dynamics, and economic growth. It covers topics such as trade liberalization, firm-level data analysis, globalization, technology, market size, innovation, and economic development.
- International Trade
- Productivity
- Trade Liberalization
- Firm-Level Data
- Globalization
- Exporting
- Technology
- Market Size
- Innovation
- Economic Development
- Research works
- 58k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 13k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +5% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Global trade and economics research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.6k and 1.2k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.6k works
- 2 United States 1.2k works
- 3 India 586 works
- 4 Indonesia 469 works
- 5 Türkiye 442 works
- 6 United Kingdom 387 works
- 7 Russia 276 works
- 8 Germany 263 works
- 9 Japan 229 works
- 10 South Korea 190 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 Global trade and economics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Peking University publishes the most Global trade and economics research, followed by University of International Business and Economics and University of Johannesburg.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Peking UniversityChina 54 works
- 2 University of International Business and EconomicsChina 39 works
- 3 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa 33 works
- 4 Korea Institute for International Economic PolicySouth Korea 32 works
- 5 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 30 works
- 6 Australian National UniversityAustralia 29 works
- 7 Renmin University of ChinaChina 28 works
- 8 Indian Institute of Foreign TradeIndia 26 works
- 9 London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom 25 works
- 10 Fudan UniversityChina 25 works
Who are the leading researchers in Global trade and economics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Global trade and economics include Joseph E. Stiglitz, Yongcheol Shin and Daron Acemoğlu.
- 1 Joseph E. Stiglitz United States 7.4k citations
- 2 Yongcheol Shin United Kingdom 6.8k citations
- 3 Daron Acemoğlu United States 5.7k citations
- 4 Richard Blundell United Kingdom 5.2k citations
- 5 Michael E. Porter United States 4.7k citations
- 6 Christopher D. Manning United States 4.6k citations
- 7 Stephen Bond United Kingdom 4.5k citations
- 8 Paúl Krugman United States 4.4k citations
- 9 William Diebold United States 3.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Global trade and economics research done?
The largest centres of Global trade and economics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Washington D.C. (United States), Moscow (Russia) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Sejong.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- SejongKR · 39.4 works59×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Global trade and economics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Global trade and economics?
Among universities, judged by research, National Economics University, University of International Business and Economics and Central University of Finance and Economics 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 | National Economics UniversityVietnam | 64.5 | 35.5% | 26.5× | 14 | +229.6% |
| 2 | University of International Business and EconomicsChina | 61.8 | 34.2% | 43.0× | 38 | -29.9% |
| 3 | Central University of Finance and EconomicsChina | 60.9 | 32.7% | 22.6× | 24 | +57.5% |
| 4 | London School of Economics and Political ScienceUnited Kingdom | 59.2 | 33.0% | 11.6× | 26 | -10.9% |
| 5 | Zhejiang University of Finance and EconomicsChina | 58.0 | 50.0% | 15.2× | 10 | +17.4% |
| 6 | Zhongnan University of Economics and LawChina | 56.9 | 41.6% | 18.9× | 18 | -30.5% |
| 7 | Bratislava University of Economics and BusinessSlovakia | 56.9 | 23.1% | 32.2× | 12 | +183.7% |
| 8 | Singapore Management UniversitySingapore | 56.8 | 32.6% | 14.7× | 15 | +23.7% |
| 9 | European University InstituteItaly | 56.3 | 31.1% | 21.8× | 15 | +44.8% |
| 10 | Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChina | 55.4 | 34.6% | 12.9× | 17 | +2.3% |
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 Global trade and economics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Global trade and economics.
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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.