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Top Institutions and Economists in the Field of Sports and Economics, as of April 2026

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Top Institutions

Rank Institution Score Authors Author
Shares
1Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam → Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen, Rotterdam, Netherlands1.1720.96
2West Virginia University → College of Business and Economics, Morgantown, West Virginia (United States)2.7421.22
3Universität St. Gallen → School of Economics and Political Science, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland2.7521.13
4Universität Zürich → Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakutält, Zürich, Switzerland3.6095.24
-West Virginia University → College of Business and Economics → Department of Economics, Morgantown, West Virginia (United States)3.7621.22
5Paris School of Economics, Paris, France3.9640.58
6Sogang University → College of Economics, Seoul, South Korea6.2010.75
-Universität Zürich → Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakutält → Institut für Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Zürich, Switzerland6.5142.72
7Appalachian State University → Department of Economics, Boone, North Carolina (United States)7.4020.81
8University of Maryland-Baltimore County → Economics Department, Baltimore, Maryland (United States)8.7210.64
9University of North Carolina-Charlotte → Belk College of Business, Charlotte, North Carolina (United States)10.0010.92
-University of North Carolina-Charlotte → Belk College of Business → Department of Economics, Charlotte, North Carolina (United States)10.0010.92
10College of the Holy Cross → Department of Economics and Accounting, Worcester, Massachusetts (United States)10.0431.86
11University College Dublin → School of Economics, Dublin, Ireland10.0720.50
12University of Reading → Department of Economics, Reading, United Kingdom12.0731.10
13Universität Hamburg → Fachbereich Volkswirtschaftslehre, Hamburg, Germany12.1721.54
14Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milano, Italy12.9330.11
-Universität Hamburg → Fachbereich Volkswirtschaftslehre → Institut für Außenhandel und Wirtschaftsintegration, Hamburg, Germany13.2810.54
-Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi → Dipartimento di Economia "Ettore Bocconi", Milano, Italy14.0020.11
15Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn → Wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Fachbereich, Bonn, Germany16.0421.05
16Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg17.76140.09
-Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) → IZA@LISER Network, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg17.76140.09
-Australian National University → College of Business and Economics → Research School of Economics, Canberra, Australia18.4110.07
16Australian National University → College of Business and Economics, Canberra, Australia18.4110.07
18Wissenschaftliche Hochschule für Unternehmensführung (WHU), Vallendar, Germany18.7421.33
19Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München → Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, München, Germany19.9120.21
20University of Liverpool → Management School, Liverpool, United Kingdom20.2721.08

Top Authors

Rank Author Score
1Stefan Szymanski1.24
2Brad Humphreys
West Virginia University → College of Business and Economics → Department of Economics, Morgantown, West Virginia (United States)
2.71
3Lawrence Kahn3.21
4Michael Lechner
Universität St. Gallen → School of Economics and Political Science, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
4.67
5Jan van Ours
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam → Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
5.56
6Dennis Coates
University of Maryland-Baltimore County → Economics Department, Baltimore, Maryland (United States)
7.59
7Young Hoon Lee
Sogang University → College of Economics, Seoul, South Korea
7.96
8Craig A. Depken, II
University of North Carolina-Charlotte → Belk College of Business → Department of Economics, Charlotte, North Carolina (United States)
9.58
9Wolfgang Maennig
Universität Hamburg → Fachbereich Volkswirtschaftslehre → Institut für Außenhandel und Wirtschaftsintegration, Hamburg, Germany
11.73
10Egon Franck
Universität Zürich → Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakutält → Institut für Betriebswirtschaftslehre, Zürich, Switzerland
12.65
11Stefan Kesenne12.77
12Luc Arrondel
Paris School of Economics, Paris, France
12.82
13Victor Matheson
College of the Holy Cross → Department of Economics and Accounting, Worcester, Massachusetts (United States)
13.32
14J James Reade
University of Reading → Department of Economics, Reading, United Kingdom
13.80
15Karl T. Whelan
University College Dublin → School of Economics, Dublin, Ireland
17.21
16Thomas Dohmen
Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn → Wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Fachbereich, Bonn, Germany
18.39
17Alison Lee Booth
Australian National University → College of Business and Economics → Research School of Economics, Canberra, Australia
19.85
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