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Top 5% Top Level Institutions (Last 10 Years Publications), as of September 2025

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RankInstitutionScoreAuthors
1Federal Reserve System

(United States)

1.11884.99
2University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois (United States)

3.4184.05
3Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)

3.77190.95
4London School of Economics (LSE)

London, United Kingdom

5.57267.32
5World Bank Group

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

6.68606.21
6International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

6.79522.73
7Stanford University

Stanford, California (United States)

6.83129.03
8National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)

7.96130.35
9University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, California (United States)

9.27140.78
10Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)

9.68109.28
11European Central Bank

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

10.96258.8
12Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut (United States)

13.81104.54
13Columbia University

New York City, New York (United States)

16.53144.41
14Paris School of Economics

Paris, France

17.14186.29
15University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)

19.05145.85
16Banca d'Italia

Roma, Italy

19.93379.92
17Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

Basel, Switzerland

20.3100.27
18Oxford University

Oxford, United Kingdom

21.71238.46
19Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi

Milano, Italy

22.62157.72
20New York University (NYU)

New York City, New York (United States)

24.63124.99
20Government of the United States

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

24.63476.02
22Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey (United States)

25.0757.82
23Barcelona School of Economics (BSE)

Barcelona, Spain

25.37169.94
24University College London (UCL)

London, United Kingdom

26.04135.03
25Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois (United States)

26.4696.27
26Cornell University

Ithaca, New York (United States)

30.41112.16
27Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Bonn, Germany

33.04158.89
28Monash University

Melbourne, Australia

33.59160.6
29University of Toronto

Toronto, Canada

34.91136.06
30European Commission

Sevilla, Spain

35.08355.76
31Sciences Po

Paris, France

36.0194.56
32Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts (United States)

36.36110.31
32University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA)

Los Angeles, California (United States)

36.3691.6
34Universität Zürich

Zürich, Switzerland

37.33168.37
35University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan (United States)

37.49101.88
36University of Cambridge

Cambridge, United Kingdom

40.78142.44
37University of Texas-Austin

Austin, Texas (United States)

41.0779.56
38University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California (United States)

41.69129.72
39Australian National University

Canberra, Australia

43.59189.03
40Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)

Toulouse, France

45.37161.22
41Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna

Bologna, Italy

45.48207.9
42University of California-San Diego (UCSD)

La Jolla, California (United States)

46.3765.5
43Banco de la Republica de Colombia

Bogotá, Colombia

46.56112.77
44Purdue University

West Lafayette, Indiana (United States)

48.78111.74
45ifo Institut - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung an der Universität München e.V.

München, Germany

48.92115.6
46Bank of England

London, United Kingdom

48.94211.33
47Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économiques (OCDE)

Paris, France

50.1241.97
48Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique (CREST)

Palaiseau, France

50.1394.09
49Banque de France

Paris, France

53.04185.66
50Banco de España

Madrid, Spain

53.48152.35
51International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

54.44194.63
52"Sapienza" Università di Roma

Roma, Italy

56.84224.93
53Duke University

Durham, North Carolina (United States)

57.9578.53
54Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

London, United Kingdom

59.0758.31
55Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire (United States)

60.4553.46
56DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung)

Berlin, Germany

60.87106.6
57University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Urbana-Champaign, Illinois (United States)

61.7124.83
58University of Notre Dame

South Bend, Indiana (United States)

62.6775.82
59University of Warwick

Coventry, United Kingdom

65.15118.65
60University of California-Davis

Davis, California (United States)

65.5182.78
61Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island (United States)

67.2362.36
62Beijing Institute of Technology

Beijing, China

67.2943.43
63Bank of Canada

Ottawa, Canada

69182.3
64University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, Wisconsin (United States)

69.8995.99
65National University of Singapore (NUS)

Singapore, Singapore

71.2396.46
66Københavns Universitet

København, Denmark

73.31110.82
67KU Leuven

Leuven, Belgium

74.42130.18
68Università degli Studi di Torino

Torino, Italy

74.68114.1
69Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland (United States)

74.7765.38
70Deutsche Bundesbank

Frankfurt, Germany

75.54172.06
71University of British Columbia

Vancouver, Canada

75.6989.11
72Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Groningen, Netherlands

76.6100.24
73London Business School (LBS)

London, United Kingdom

81.2229.23
74University of Maryland

College Park, Maryland (United States)

81.3192.68
75Queen Mary University of London

London, United Kingdom

82.5987.73
76Stockholms Universitet

Stockholm, Sweden

82.86103.43
77Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

Rotterdam, Netherlands

83.71156.03
78Norges Handelshøyskole (NHH)

Bergen, Norway

86.02120.84
79Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn

Bonn, Germany

86.9178.06
80Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

88.9125.31
81University of Sydney

Sydney, Australia

91.59118.68
82Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio (United States)

93.2393.15
83Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan (United States)

94.77116.95
84University of Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia

95.01118.81
85Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

München, Germany

96.0485.14
86Texas A&M University

College Station, Texas (United States)

98.09137.13
87Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

98.8475.56
88University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia (United States)

100.3973.5
89Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Milano, Italy

102.2790.3
90Universitetet i Oslo

Oslo, Norway

105.6577.75
91Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

Madrid, Spain

105.95108.76
92Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW)

Mannheim, Germany

109.38157.51
93Universiteit van Tilburg

Tilburg, Netherlands

109.73136.34
94Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts (United States)

109.8195.03
95Univerzita Karlova v Praze

Praha, Czech Republic

109.84117.61
96Imperial College

London, United Kingdom

111.3951.72
97Aarhus Universitet

Aarhus, Denmark

111.52104.32
98University of Nottingham

Nottingham, United Kingdom

112106.07
99Xiamen University

Fujian, China

113.5350.26
100University of Essex

Colchester, United Kingdom

114.06107.24
101University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia (United States)

114.1672.07
102UNSW Sydney

Sydney, Australia

116.0181.93
103Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ)

Zürich, Switzerland

116.9188.49
104University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States)

117.3373.89
105Österreichisches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (WIFO)

Wien, Austria

117.4954.82
106Universitat de Barcelona

Barcelona, Spain

117.98136.68
107Uniwersytet Warszawski

Warszawa, Poland

119189.26
108Universität Mannheim

Mannheim, Germany

119.1578.8
109Centro de Estudios Monetarios y Financieros (CEMFI)

Madrid, Spain

119.1826.07
110Université Catholique de Louvain

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

119.56118.32
111Universiteit Gent

Gent, Belgium

120.68140.53
112University of California-Irvine

Irvine, California (United States)

122.259.79
113Tsinghua University

Beijing, China

123.0661.5
114University of Manchester

Manchester, United Kingdom

123.55105.49
115Aix-Marseille Université

Aix-en-Provence/Marseille, France

126.35115.14
116Trinity College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

127.0953.73
117WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

Wien, Austria

127.3297.17
118Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia (United States)

128.0131.58
119Peking University

Beijing, China

128.5585.66
120Lunds Universitet

Lund, Sweden

129.36135.48
121Universidade de Lisboa

Lisboa, Portugal

129.48143.82
122Inter-American Development Bank

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

130.21170.64
123Maastricht University

Maastricht, Netherlands

131.84141.76
124Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia (United States)

131.9378.6
125Washington University in St. Louis

St. Louis, Missouri (United States)

132.3659.58
126Universiteit Utrecht

Utrecht, Netherlands

134.6275.92
127Université Libre de Bruxelles

Bruxelles, Belgium

136.69147.76
128HEC Paris (École des Hautes Études Commerciales)

Jouy-en-Josas, France

138.7441.84
129Universiteit van Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands

139.3397.48
130Montpellier Business School

Montpellier, France

139.5710.11
131Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States)

140.5452.02
132Goethe Universität Frankfurt am Main

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

143.3375.56
133National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE)

Moscow, Russia

147.97472.43
134Université Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne)

Paris, France

148.18159.78
135University of Hong Kong

Pokfulam, Hong Kong

148.7232.49
136University of Pretoria

Pretoria, South Africa

148.7634.76
137Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata"

Roma, Italy

148.78107.39
138University of Queensland

Brisbane, Australia

149.15109.24
139Stockholm School of Economics

Stockholm, Sweden

151.3551.67
140King's College London

London, United Kingdom

152.6269.69
141University of Western Ontario

London, Canada

154.9557.88
142Université de Lausanne

Lausanne, Switzerland

157.4654.26
143Lebanese American University

Beirut/Byblos, Lebanon

157.7123.08
144University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States)

159.8539.67
145Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN)

Stockholm, Sweden

160.6974.91
146Universität zu Köln

Köln, Germany

161.1661.57
147Hoover Institution on War Revolution & Peace

Stanford, California (United States)

163.1414.37
148Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli (LUISS)

Roma, Italy

163.2751.12
149CESifo

München, Germany

163.9244.5
150Arizona State University

Tempe, Arizona (United States)

164.5559.32
151Schweizerische Nationalbank (SNB)

Bern/Zürich, Switzerland

164.76140.53
152Universität St. Gallen

Sankt Gallen, Switzerland

166.7799.3
153Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee (United States)

166.7851.56
154Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX)

Paris, France

167.36128.69
155University of York

York, United Kingdom

167.43109.68
156University of Rochester

Rochester, New York (United States)

167.9538.58
157Istituto Einaudi per l'Economia e la Finanza (EIEF)

Roma, Italy

168.2223.53
158Università degli Studi di Milano

Milano, Italy

168.7766.91
159Southwestern University of Finance and Economics (SWUFE)

Chengdu, China

169.6559.95
160University College Dublin

Dublin, Ireland

169.6771.94
161Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Göttingen, Germany

170.9668.91
162Kiel Institut für Weltwirtschaft - Leibniz Zentrum zur Erforschung globaler ökonomischer Herausforderungen (IfW)

Kiel, Germany

171.263.07
163University of Birmingham

Birmingham, United Kingdom

171.6973
164University of California-Santa Cruz (UCSC)

Santa Cruz, California (United States)

171.9645.85
165University of Sussex

Brighton, United Kingdom

173.86103.62
166University of Southampton

Southampton, United Kingdom

176.3949.9
167Università degli Studi di Padova

Padova, Italy

176.5466
168BI Handelshøyskolen

Oslo, Norway

178.4853.86
169Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB)

Athens, Greece

18096.81
170Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts (United States)

180.3640.78
171de Nederlandsche Bank

Amsterdam, Netherlands

182.177.39
172Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna

Pisa, Italy

182.4540.1
173Université d'Ottawa

Ottawa, Canada

187.1768.86
174Renmin University of China

Beijing, China

188.8395.46
175University of Glasgow

Glasgow, United Kingdom

190.4568.46
176Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)

191.9933.35
177Deakin University

Melbourne, Australia

192.5574.88
178Academia Romana

Bucureşti, Romania

192.72159.86
179University of Western Australia

Perth, Australia

196.9350.34
180Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

Bogotá, Colombia

197.9495.75
181Fudan University

Shanghai, China

198.3655.22
182George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

198.7191.98
183Centro Studi di Economia e Finanza (CSEF)

Napoli, Italy

198.854.71
184McGill University

Montréal, Canada

199.1244.75
185University of California-Santa Barbara (UCSB)

Santa Barbara, California (United States)

199.1633.17
186Rutgers University-New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey (United States)

200.0950.92
187Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics (IIE)

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

200.3338.24
188Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB)

Nürnberg, Germany

204.5961.53
188Queen's University

Kingston, Canada

204.5966.16
190University of Technology Sydney

Sydney, Australia

204.8690.58
191Università Ca' Foscari Venezia

Venezia, Italy

206.25142.32
192Johannes-Kepler-Universität Linz

Linz, Austria

211.5567.19
193University of Tokyo

Tokyo, Japan

211.6762.63
194Academia de Studii Economice din Bucureşti

Bucureşti, Romania

211.86315.53
195Universität Bern

Bern, Switzerland

212.6245.34
196University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut (United States)

213.3593.2
197European University Institute

Firenze, Italy

214.2843.75
198Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)

Moscow, Russia

215.03181.11
199Université de Bordeaux

Bordeaux, France

216.46105.46
200Universidad de Zaragoza

Zaragoza, Spain

219.0588.99
201Keio University

Tokyo, Japan

222.365.78
202University of Alberta

Edmonton, Canada

223.1584.13
203Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV)

São Paulo, Brazil

223.2162.62
204Lille Économie et Management (LEM)

Lille, France

225.22109.21
205Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Lisboa, Portugal

225.4687.65
206African Governance and Development Institute (AGDI)

Yaoundé, Cameroun

225.535.02
207University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

225.6519.68
208The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Genève, Switzerland

226.4153.44
209Uppsala Universitet

Uppsala, Sweden

226.6262.97
210University of Reading

Reading, United Kingdom

226.8669.22
211University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah (United States)

227.543.97
212University of Exeter

Exeter, United Kingdom

228.759.72
213University of Bristol

Bristol, United Kingdom

229.6959.19
214Universität Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany

229.8185.84
215Università degli Studi di Firenze

Firenze, Italy

230.0893.06
216University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky (United States)

231.1966.02
217Pennsylvania State University

State College, Pennsylvania (United States)

232.0763.55
218Indiana University

Bloomington, Indiana (United States)

233.7371.47
219HEC Montréal (École des Hautes Études Commerciales)

Montréal, Canada

234.0341.89
220Simon Fraser University

Burnaby, Canada

235.6654.93
221University of Waikato

Hamilton, New Zealand

237.5443.41
222Resources for the Future (RFF)

Washington, District of Columbia (United States)

238.5749.58
223City University of Macao

Macau, Macao

239.383
224Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca

Milano, Italy

240.4270.8
225University of Colorado

Boulder, Colorado (United States)

241.3242.28
226Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy

Moscow, Russia

244.8893.51
227University of Surrey

Guildford, United Kingdom

245.7247.23
228University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona (United States)

246.7250.1
229Università degli Studi Roma Tre

Roma, Italy

246.8169.74
230Université de Genève

Genève, Switzerland

249.4938.15
231University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee (United States)

250.2354.11
232New York University Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

250.2452.6
233Università Politecnica delle Marche

Ancona, Italy

251.2874.55
234Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)

Dublin, Ireland

255.8567.73
235University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts (United States)

257.5938.89
236Universität Wien

Wien, Austria

258.1761.05
237Szkoła Główna Handlowa w Warszawie

Warszawa, Poland

258.74114.26
238Swiss Finance Institute

Genève/Zürich, Switzerland

259.4412.61
239City University of New York (CUNY)

New York City, New York (United States)

261.3984.03
240Carleton University

Ottawa, Canada

261.662.48
241Université d'Orléans

Orléans, France

263.3257.65
242Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE)

Beijing, China

263.3391.77
243European Commission

Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium

263.54125.71

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