Question 1

Which countries lead Merger and Competition Analysis research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (661 and 312 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Merger and Competition Analysis research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Merger and Competition Analysis research, followed by Stanford University and George Mason University.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Merger and Competition Analysis?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Merger and Competition Analysis include Andrei Shleifer, David Tilman and Joseph E. Stiglitz.

Question 4

Where is Merger and Competition Analysis research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Merger and Competition Analysis research in 2022-now 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..

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Merger and Competition Analysis?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley and Zhongnan University of Economics and Law 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.

Question 6

Is Merger and Competition Analysis research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2010.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Merger and Competition Analysis?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Merger and Competition Analysis is "Markets and Hierarchies: Analysis and Antitrust Implications." (Daniel Patrick O'Brien, Oliver E. Williamson, 1976), with 13,754 citations. Next come "The economic institutions of capitalism firms, markets, relational contracting" (7,338) and "The Economics of Discrimination." (3,664).