Merger and Competition Analysis
Merger and Competition Analysis is a research topic within Economics and Econometrics. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 23.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores competition, collusion, and market structure dynamics in various industries. It covers topics such as collusion detection, vertical integration, price discrimination, R&D incentives, the role of leniency programs in antitrust enforcement, and the impact of oligopolistic behavior on market outcomes. The cluster also delves into the complexities of gasoline pricing and the implications for competition policy.
- Collusion
- Competition
- Market Structure
- Vertical Integration
- Price Discrimination
- R&D
- Leniency Programs
- Oligopoly
- Antitrust Policy
- Gasoline Pricing
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -8% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Merger and Competition Analysis research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (621 and 248 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 621 works
- 2 China 248 works
- 3 United Kingdom 145 works
- 4 Germany 137 works
- 5 France 85 works
- 6 Italy 77 works
- 7 Japan 77 works
- 8 India 71 works
- 9 Spain 55 works
- 10 Netherlands 55 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 Merger and Competition Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, George Mason University publishes the most Merger and Competition Analysis research, followed by Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 George Mason UniversityUnited States 18 works
- 2 Stanford UniversityUnited States 15 works
- 3 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States 14 works
- 4 University of PennsylvaniaUnited States 14 works
- 5 New York UniversityUnited States 14 works
- 6 Yale UniversityUnited States 13 works
- 7 Zhongnan University of Economics and LawChina 13 works
- 8 University of ChicagoUnited States 12 works
- 9 Nanjing University of Finance and EconomicsChina 11 works
- 10 Georgetown UniversityUnited States 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Merger and Competition Analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Merger and Competition Analysis include Oliver E. Williamson, Jean Tirole and William J. Baumöl.
- 1 Oliver E. Williamson United States 6.6k citations
- 2 Jean Tirole France 4.4k citations
- 3 William J. Baumöl United States 3.6k citations
- 4 Philippe Aghion France 3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Merger and Competition Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Merger and Competition Analysis research in 2022–2025 are London (United Kingdom), Washington D.C. (United States), New York (United States) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Washington D.C..
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Washington D.C.US · 57.5 works7.2×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Merger and Competition Analysis than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Merger and Competition Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, University of California, Berkeley and Georgetown 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 | Zhongnan University of Economics and LawChina | 72.2 | 40.1% | 58.6× | 13 | +18.2% |
| 2 | University of California, BerkeleyUnited States | 56.1 | 26.6% | 7.8× | 14 | -7.2% |
| 3 | Georgetown UniversityUnited States | 53.8 | 22.7% | 14.5× | 10 | +35.2% |
| 4 | Tilburg UniversityNetherlands | 53.1 | 28.1% | 25.0× | 9 | -31.1% |
| 5 | Stanford UniversityUnited States | 52.8 | 28.0% | 5.9× | 15 | +4.9% |
| 6 | George Mason UniversityUnited States | 52.4 | 0.7% | 26.0× | 18 | +24.6% |
| 7 | Utrecht UniversityNetherlands | 46.2 | 10.9% | 7.5× | 8 | +153.9% |
| 8 | Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfGermany | 43.9 | 19.4% | 13.8× | 8 | -22.9% |
| 9 | Yale UniversityUnited States | 41.3 | 15.6% | 6.4× | 13 | -0.2% |
| 10 | University of PennsylvaniaUnited States | 40.7 | 10.9% | 7.3× | 14 | -11.0% |
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 Merger and Competition Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2010.
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.