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Top Institutions and Economists in the Field of Knowledge Management and Knowledge Economy, as of May 2026

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Top Institutions

Rank Institution Score Authors Author
Shares
1London School of Economics (LSE), London, United Kingdom1.00130.97
2Indiana University → School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington, Indiana (United States)2.7510.18
-London School of Economics (LSE) → Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London, United Kingdom3.1070.19
3United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research Institute of Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Maastricht, Netherlands4.2380.63
4University of California-Berkeley → Department of Economics, Berkeley, California (United States)4.8610.10
5Kyoto University → Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto, Japan4.9020.52
6Università degli Studi di Torino → Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica "Cognetti de Martiis", Torino, Italy6.2461.49
7KU Leuven → Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen, Leuven, Belgium7.0150.41
8Maastricht University → School of Business and Economics, Maastricht, Netherlands7.5160.72
-London School of Economics (LSE) → School of Public Policy, London, United Kingdom7.8410.27
9University of Colorado → Department of Economics, Boulder, Colorado (United States)8.0320.13
10Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore → Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche, Milano/Piacenza, Italy8.9291.40
-University of North Carolina-Greensboro → Bryan School of Business and Economics → Economics Department, Greensboro, North Carolina (United States)9.1820.57
10University of North Carolina-Greensboro → Bryan School of Business and Economics, Greensboro, North Carolina (United States)9.1820.57
-KU Leuven → Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen → Onderzoekseenheid Bedrijfseconomie, Strategie en Innovatie, Leuven, Belgium9.6630.34
-Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore → Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche → Dipartimento di Politica Economica, Milano, Italy9.9491.40
12National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)10.81120.21
13Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim, Germany12.43102.67
14Università degli Studi di Torino → Collegio Carlo Alberto, Torino, Italy12.8061.23
15Universitetet i Oslo → Senter for teknologi, innovasjon og kultur (TIK), Oslo, Norway13.4521.13
-London School of Economics (LSE) → Department of Management, London, United Kingdom14.1710.12
15George Mason University → Schar School of Policy and Government, Arlington, Virginia (United States)14.1710.12
17Paris School of Economics, Paris, France15.5020.28
18Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena → Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Jena, Germany16.4861.67
19Lunds Universitet → Centre for Innovation Research (CIRCLE), Lund, Sweden17.1991.54
-Maastricht University → School of Business and Economics → Vakgroep Kwantitatieve Economie, Maastricht, Netherlands17.2820.34
-London School of Economics (LSE) → Department of Geography and Environment, London, United Kingdom17.4940.38
20Harvard University → Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)20.0810.08
21Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ) → Department of Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC), Zürich, Switzerland22.3141.09
-Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ) → Department of Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC) → KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Zürich, Switzerland23.4131.04
22Max-Planck-Gesellschaft → Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb, München, Germany23.5420.12
23Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH) → Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies, Stockholm, Sweden23.8460.65
24Universiteit Utrecht → Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen → Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Utrecht, Netherlands24.1310.22
25Tinbergen Instituut, Amsterdam, Netherlands24.3430.22
26Laboratoire d'Économie Appliquée de Grenoble, Grenoble, France24.8210.60
27Imperial College → Business School, London, United Kingdom26.0020.19
28University of Chicago → Department of Economics, Chicago, Illinois (United States)26.1910.10
29WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Wien, Austria27.2930.73
30University of Toronto → Rotman School of Management, Toronto, Canada27.9220.13
31University of Manchester → Alliance Manchester Business School, Manchester, United Kingdom28.8830.55
32Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économiques (OCDE), Paris, France29.7371.15
33Universiteit Utrecht → Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen → Disciplinegroep Economische Geografie, Utrecht, Netherlands29.9110.10
34Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna → Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Bologna, Italy31.8440.47
35Universitetet i Stavanger → Handelshøgskolen, Stavanger, Norway33.8830.41
36Centro Ricerche Nord Sud (CRENoS), Cagliari, Italy34.7250.74
-Université Côte d'Azur → École Universitaire de Recherche d'Économie et de Management (ELMI) → Groupe de REcherche en Droit, Économie, Gestion (GREDEG), Nice, France35.1141.16
36Université Côte d'Azur → École Universitaire de Recherche d'Économie et de Management (ELMI), Nice, France35.1141.16
38Stanford University → Department of Economics, Stanford, California (United States)36.2720.02

Top Authors

Rank Author Score
1David B. Audretsch
Indiana University → School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington, Indiana (United States)
3.30
2Bronwyn H Hall
University of California-Berkeley → Department of Economics, Berkeley, California (United States)
4.56
3Cristiano Antonelli
Università degli Studi di Torino → Collegio Carlo Alberto, Torino, Italy
Università degli Studi di Torino → Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica "Cognetti de Martiis", Torino, Italy
4.80
4Zoltan J. Acs
London School of Economics (LSE) → Department of Management, London, United Kingdom
George Mason University → Schar School of Policy and Government, Arlington, Virginia (United States)
5.08
5Philippe Aghion
London School of Economics (LSE) → Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London, United Kingdom
Paris School of Economics, Paris, France
5.15
6Masahisa Fujita
Kyoto University → Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto, Japan
5.54
7Luis Garicano
London School of Economics (LSE) → School of Public Policy, London, United Kingdom
6.49
8Mike Wright8.46
9Albert N. Link
University of North Carolina-Greensboro → Bryan School of Business and Economics → Economics Department, Greensboro, North Carolina (United States)
8.98
10James R. Markusen
University of Colorado → Department of Economics, Boulder, Colorado (United States)
11.53
11Reinhilde Veugelers
KU Leuven → Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen → Onderzoekseenheid Bedrijfseconomie, Strategie en Innovatie, Leuven, Belgium
12.08
12Jan Ernst Fagerberg
Universitetet i Oslo → Senter for teknologi, innovasjon og kultur (TIK), Oslo, Norway
12.32
13Jacques Mairesse13.35
14Pierre Mohnen
United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research Institute of Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Maastricht, Netherlands
14.03
15John van Reenen
London School of Economics (LSE) → Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London, United Kingdom
14.03
16Peter Nijkamp
Tinbergen Instituut, Amsterdam, Netherlands
15.98
17Ron Boschma
Universiteit Utrecht → Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen → Disciplinegroep Economische Geografie, Utrecht, Netherlands
16.28
18William Kerr
Harvard University → Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
16.35
19Franz C. Palm
Maastricht University → School of Business and Economics → Vakgroep Kwantitatieve Economie, Maastricht, Netherlands
16.79
20Ufuk Akcigit
University of Chicago → Department of Economics, Chicago, Illinois (United States)
17.97
21Pier Paolo Saviotti
Laboratoire d'Économie Appliquée de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
18.72
22Francesco Quatraro
Università degli Studi di Torino → Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica "Cognetti de Martiis", Torino, Italy
20.51
23Koen Frenken
Universiteit Utrecht → Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen → Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Utrecht, Netherlands
20.87
24Nicholas Bloom
Stanford University → Department of Economics, Stanford, California (United States)
23.49
25Paul A. David27.02
26Annamaria Lusardi
Stanford University → Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford, California (United States)
Stanford University → Graduate School of Business, Stanford, California (United States)
27.64
27Wolfgang Keller28.59
28Rachel Griffith
University of Manchester → School of Social Sciences → Department of Economics, Manchester, United Kingdom
28.87
29Jonathan E. Haskel
Imperial College → Business School, London, United Kingdom
30.03
30Andrés Rodríguez-Pose (Andres Rodriguez-Pose)
London School of Economics (LSE) → Department of Geography and Environment, London, United Kingdom
30.24
31Ajay K. Agrawal
University of Toronto → Rotman School of Management, Toronto, Canada
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
34.01
32Alessandra Colombelli34.19
33Frank van Oort
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam → Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen → Capaciteitsgroep Toegepaste Economie, Rotterdam, Netherlands
35.46
34Joshua Gans
University of Toronto → Rotman School of Management, Toronto, Canada
35.88
35Aldo Geuna40.81
36Martin Woerter
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ) → Department of Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC) → KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Zürich, Switzerland
40.95
37Marco Vivarelli
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore → Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche → Dipartimento di Politica Economica, Milano, Italy
40.98
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