Top Institutions and Economists in the Field of Innovation, as of March 2026

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For Innovation, these are 985 institutions and 1349 authors.

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Top Institutions

Rank	Institution	Score	Authors	Author Shares
1	London School of Economics (LSE), London, United Kingdom	1	25	4.51
2	National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	2.00	50	4.18
-	London School of Economics (LSE) → Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London, United Kingdom	3	13	2.29
3	University of California-Berkeley → Department of Economics, Berkeley, California (United States)	3.64	3	0.76
4	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) → Economics Department, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	4.44	3	0.22
5	Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research, Wellington, New Zealand	5.93	3	0.73
6	Harvard University → Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	6.73	4	0.87
7	KU Leuven → Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen, Leuven, Belgium	7.01	19	7.08
8	New York University (NYU) → Stern School of Business, New York City, New York (United States)	7.19	5	1.16
9	United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research Institute of Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Maastricht, Netherlands	8.02	23	6.54
-	New York University (NYU) → Stern School of Business → Economics Department, New York City, New York (United States)	8.39	4	1.14
10	Harvard University → Department of Economics, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	9.30	4	0.50
11	Paris School of Economics, Paris, France	9.99	8	1.61
12	Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore → Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche, Milano/Piacenza, Italy	11.32	19	9.23
-	KU Leuven → Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen → Onderzoekseenheid Bedrijfseconomie, Strategie en Innovatie, Leuven, Belgium	12.19	10	5.59
13	Tel Aviv University → Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv, Israel	13.22	3	0.94
-	Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore → Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche → Dipartimento di Politica Economica, Milano, Italy	15.39	15	7.49
14	Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), Toulouse, France	16.33	9	1.08
15	Indiana University → School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington, Indiana (United States)	16.77	1	0.43
16	Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milano, Italy	17.23	15	4.13
17	Stanford University → Department of Economics, Stanford, California (United States)	17.73	4	0.80
18	Georgia Institute of Technology → Scheller College of Business, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	18.06	4	2.26
19	Université Libre de Bruxelles → Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Bruxelles, Belgium	18.77	10	4.21
20	Duke University → Fuqua School of Business, Durham, North Carolina (United States)	19.60	4	3.31
21	Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim, Germany	20.03	26	11.20
22	Max-Planck-Gesellschaft → Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb, München, Germany	20.34	3	0.81
23	University of Toronto → Rotman School of Management, Toronto, Canada	20.91	5	2.04
24	Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna → Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Pisa, Italy	23.38	18	4.11
25	Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London, United Kingdom	23.39	37	0.65
26	Dartmouth College → Economics Department, Hanover, New Hampshire (United States)	26.08	3	1.48
27	Northwestern University → Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Evanston, Illinois (United States)	26.10	4	1.95
-	University of North Carolina-Greensboro → Bryan School of Business and Economics → Economics Department, Greensboro, North Carolina (United States)	27.10	3	1.72
27	University of North Carolina-Greensboro → Bryan School of Business and Economics, Greensboro, North Carolina (United States)	27.10	3	1.72
29	University of Pennsylvania → Wharton School of Business, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)	27.73	2	1.20
30	Maastricht University → School of Business and Economics, Maastricht, Netherlands	29.56	12	2.60
-	Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) → Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse, France	31.59	1	0.08
-	University of Pennsylvania → Wharton School of Business → Management Department, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)	31.86	1	0.58
31	University of Chicago → Department of Economics, Chicago, Illinois (United States)	32.42	1	0.59
32	Boston University → Questrom School of Business, Boston, Massachusetts (United States)	32.85	3	1.41
33	Brown University → Economics Department, Providence, Rhode Island (United States)	33.87	3	0.27
34	Arizona State University → School of Public Affairs, Phoenix, Arizona (United States)	33.91	1	0.54
35	Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN), Stockholm, Sweden	34.54	14	3.50
-	Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi → Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies (KITeS/CESPRI), Milano, Italy	34.60	4	2.19
-	Université Libre de Bruxelles → Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management → European Centre for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics (ECARES), Bruxelles, Belgium	34.62	4	1.16
36	Universitetet i Oslo → Senter for teknologi, innovasjon og kultur (TIK), Oslo, Norway	35.24	4	2.73
37	Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économiques (OCDE), Paris, France	35.33	12	4.20
38	Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena → Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Jena, Germany	35.38	9	4.29
39	University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Anderson Graduate School of Management, Los Angeles, California (United States)	36.54	2	0.96
40	Copenhagen Business School, København, Denmark	38.53	13	5.87
41	Universität Zürich → Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakutält, Zürich, Switzerland	38.98	15	7.18
42	Imperial College → Business School, London, United Kingdom	39.78	6	1.36
43	Pennsylvania State University → Department of Economics, State College, Pennsylvania (United States)	40.30	1	0.44
44	Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ) → Department of Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC), Zürich, Switzerland	41.46	11	4.02
45	Université Côte d'Azur → École Universitaire de Recherche d'Économie et de Management (ELMI), Nice, France	45.29	16	5.91
-	Université Côte d'Azur → École Universitaire de Recherche d'Économie et de Management (ELMI) → Groupe de REcherche en Droit, Économie, Gestion (GREDEG), Nice, France	45.29	16	5.91
46	Washington University in St. Louis → Department of Economics, St. Louis, Missouri (United States)	45.41	4	0.50
47	Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna → Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Bologna, Italy	45.92	8	2.71
48	Stanford University → Graduate School of Business, Stanford, California (United States)	47.13	1	0.17
49	Yale University → Economics Department, New Haven, Connecticut (United States)	47.27	2	0.34
50	Université de Bordeaux → Bordeaux Sciences Économiques (BSE), Bordeaux, France	47.91	11	5.91
51	New York University (NYU) → Department of Economics, New York City, New York (United States)	48.41	1	0.16
-	Universität Zürich → Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakutält → Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Zürich, Switzerland	49.55	6	2.90
-	Boston University → Questrom School of Business → Department of Strategy and Innovation, Boston, Massachusetts (United States)	49.97	1	0.60
-	London School of Economics (LSE) → Department of Geography and Environment, London, United Kingdom	50.56	5	1.01
52	George Mason University → Schar School of Policy and Government, Arlington, Virginia (United States)	50.93	3	0.53
-	Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économiques (OCDE) → Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry (DSTI), Paris, France	52.92	7	2.96
53	Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem → Corvinus Institute for Advanced Studies, Budapest, Hungary	54.61	1	0.77
54	Government of the United States → Department of Commerce, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	55.85	8	2.06
-	Government of the United States → Department of Commerce → Census Bureau, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	55.85	8	2.06
55	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg	56.16	43	2.67
-	Government of the United States → Department of Commerce → Census Bureau → Center for Economic Studies, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	56.86	8	2.06
-	London School of Economics (LSE) → Department of Management, London, United Kingdom	57.91	1	0.26
-	Northwestern University → Kellogg Graduate School of Management → Department of Finance, Evanston, Illinois (United States)	59.63	3	1.19
56	University of Manchester → Alliance Manchester Business School, Manchester, United Kingdom	59.76	6	3.28
57	Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH) → Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies, Stockholm, Sweden	60.36	8	2.03
58	Universiteit Utrecht → Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen → Disciplinegroep Economische Geografie, Utrecht, Netherlands	60.57	1	0.33
59	European Commission → Joint Research Centre, Sevilla, Spain	61.40	45	25.33
60	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München → Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, München, Germany	61.65	7	1.16
61	Hebrew University of Jerusalem → Department of Economics, Jerusalem, Israel	62.07	1	0.55
62	Universiteit Utrecht → Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen → Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Utrecht, Netherlands	62.33	1	0.62
-	Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ) → Department of Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC) → KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Zürich, Switzerland	62.44	5	2.80
63	Università degli Studi di Torino → Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica "Cognetti de Martiis", Torino, Italy	62.56	9	3.54
64	University of Chicago → Booth School of Business, Chicago, Illinois (United States)	63.11	1	0.07
65	Lunds Universitet → Centre for Innovation Research (CIRCLE), Lund, Sweden	63.40	12	4.80
66	Barcelona School of Economics (BSE), Barcelona, Spain	63.62	9	2.02
67	Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) → Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	64.07	4	1.77
68	Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), London, United Kingdom	64.09	6	1.27
69	Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)	64.61	4	1.02
70	University of Maryland → Department of Economics, College Park, Maryland (United States)	66.41	1	0.08
-	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) → IZA@LISER Network, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg	67.00	40	0.80
-	Maastricht University → School of Business and Economics → Vakgroep Kwantitatieve Economie, Maastricht, Netherlands	67.56	2	0.69
71	Universitat de Barcelona → School of Economics, Barcelona, Spain	69.24	6	3.35
72	Universitetet i Stavanger → Handelshøgskolen, Stavanger, Norway	70.66	4	1.97
73	Columbia University → Mailman School of Public Health → Department of Health Policy and Management, New York City, New York (United States)	72.22	1	0.79
74	Carnegie Mellon University → H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States)	72.83	1	0.55
75	University College London (UCL) → Department of Economics, London, United Kingdom	73.48	1	0.05
76	Northwestern University → Department of Economics, Evanston, Illinois (United States)	73.77	4	0.57
77	HEC Paris (École des Hautes Études Commerciales), Jouy-en-Josas, France	76.84	3	1.52
-	Maastricht University → School of Business and Economics → Vakgroep Organisatie en Strategie, Maastricht, Netherlands	78.04	4	1.26
78	Sustainability Environmental Economics and Dynamics Studies (SEEDS), Ferrara, Italy	78.39	15	2.46
79	Universität St. Gallen → School of Economics and Political Science, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland	79.45	4	1.56
-	Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi → Dipartimento di Economia "Ettore Bocconi", Milano, Italy	81.14	4	1.07
80	Princeton University → Department of Economics, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)	82.11	2	0.09
81	Aalborg Universitet → Institut for Økonomi og Ledelse, Aalborg, Denmark	83.08	2	1.57
-	Aalborg Universitet → Institut for Økonomi og Ledelse → IKE Gruppen, Aalborg, Denmark	83.08	2	1.57
82	Universität Augsburg → Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Augsburg, Germany	84.64	2	0.73
-	Universitat de Barcelona → School of Economics → Institut de Recerca en Economia Aplicada (IREA), Barcelona, Spain	84.66	5	2.55
-	Universitat de Barcelona → School of Economics → Institut de Recerca en Economia Aplicada (IREA) → Grup d'Anàlisi Quantitativa Regional, Barcelona, Spain	84.66	5	2.55
83	Columbia University → Graduate School of Business, New York City, New York (United States)	85.16	2	0.16
84	Università degli Studi Roma Tre → Scuola de Economia e Studi Aziendali, Roma, Italy	85.63	5	2.26
-	Columbia University → Graduate School of Business → Finance and Economics Department, New York City, New York (United States)	86.17	2	0.16
-	Universität St. Gallen → School of Economics and Political Science → Forschungsgemeinschaft für Nationalökonomie, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland	86.27	3	1.45
85	World Bank Group, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	86.61	7	1.45
-	Università degli Studi Roma Tre → Scuola de Economia e Studi Aziendali → Dipartimento di Economia, Roma, Italy	86.64	5	2.26
86	Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique (CREST), Palaiseau, France	86.94	4	0.61
87	Hoover Institution on War Revolution & Peace, Stanford, California (United States)	87.48	1	0.04
88	Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée (BETA), Nancy/Strasbourg, France	89.18	9	3.24
89	American University → Department of Economics, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	89.47	1	1
90	University of Manchester → School of Social Sciences → Department of Economics, Manchester, United Kingdom	89.82	1	0.14
91	Mines Paris → Centre d'Économie Industrielle (CERNA), Paris, France	91.28	4	1.16
92	Georgia State University → Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	91.97	2	1.12
-	Georgia State University → Andrew Young School of Policy Studies → Department of Economics, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	91.97	2	1.12
93	Université de Lille → Faculté des sciences économiques, sociales et des territoires, Lille, France	93.62	2	1.37
94	Harvard University → Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	95.70	8	0.91
-	London School of Economics (LSE) → Economics Department, London, United Kingdom	96.24	5	0.32
95	University of Reading → Henley Business School, Reading, United Kingdom	96.92	2	0.67
96	Banca d'Italia, Roma, Italy	97.27	8	2.42
97	Boston University → Department of Economics, Boston, Massachusetts (United States)	98.41	3	0.62
-	Université Libre de Bruxelles → Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management → TIMES2, Bruxelles, Belgium	98.57	7	2.05
-	World Bank Group → Economics Research, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	99.18	4	0.42
98	Oxford University → Saïd Business School, Oxford, United Kingdom	100.28	2	0.60

Top Authors

Rank	Author	Score
1	Philippe Aghion London School of Economics (LSE) → Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London, United Kingdom Paris School of Economics, Paris, France	2.43
2	Bronwyn H Hall University of California-Berkeley → Department of Economics, Berkeley, California (United States)	2.67
3	Daron Acemoglu Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) → Economics Department, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	2.80
4	Paul Michael Romer New York University (NYU) → Stern School of Business → Economics Department, New York City, New York (United States)	4.23
5	Adam Jaffe Motu: Economic & Public Policy Research, Wellington, New Zealand	6.20
6	Josh Lerner Harvard University → Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	6.25
7	John van Reenen London School of Economics (LSE) → Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London, United Kingdom	8.58
8	Richard R. Nelson †	8.60
9	Albert N. Link University of North Carolina-Greensboro → Bryan School of Business and Economics → Economics Department, Greensboro, North Carolina (United States)	10.94
10	David B. Audretsch Indiana University → School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington, Indiana (United States)	12.40
11	Ufuk Akcigit University of Chicago → Department of Economics, Chicago, Illinois (United States)	14.46
12	Manuel Trajtenberg Tel Aviv University → Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv, Israel	15.96
13	William Kerr Harvard University → Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	16.54
14	Zoltan 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)	17.09
15	Reinhilde Veugelers KU Leuven → Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen → Onderzoekseenheid Bedrijfseconomie, Strategie en Innovatie, Leuven, Belgium	19.82
16	Loet Leydesdorff †	22.87
17	Jean Tirole Toulouse School of Economics (TSE) → Institut d'Économie Industrielle (IDEI), Toulouse, France	23.62
18	Sidney Graham Winter Jr. University of Pennsylvania → Wharton School of Business → Management Department, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)	24.71
19	Nicholas Bloom Stanford University → Department of Economics, Stanford, California (United States)	25.59
20	Marc J. Melitz Harvard University → Department of Economics, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	26.07
21	Ashish Arora Duke University → Fuqua School of Business, Durham, North Carolina (United States)	27.76
22	Donald S. Siegel Arizona State University → School of Public Affairs, Phoenix, Arizona (United States)	28.30
23	Cristiano 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	28.50
24	Dietmar Harhoff Max-Planck-Gesellschaft → Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb, München, Germany	28.54
25	Ron Boschma Universiteit Utrecht → Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen → Disciplinegroep Economische Geografie, Utrecht, Netherlands	29.11
26	Michael Darby University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Anderson Graduate School of Management, Los Angeles, California (United States)	29.20
27	Mathias Dewatripont Université Libre de Bruxelles → Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management → European Centre for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics (ECARES), Bruxelles, Belgium	29.36
28	Peter Howitt Brown University → Economics Department, Providence, Rhode Island (United States)	29.97
29	Charles I. Jones Stanford University → Graduate School of Business, Stanford, California (United States)	30.37
30	Dirk Czarnitzki	30.70
31	Robert J. Gordon Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), London, United Kingdom Northwestern University → Department of Economics, Evanston, Illinois (United States) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	31.36
32	David Levine	33.62
33	Paul A. David †	34.30
34	Bruno van Pottelsberghe de la Potterie Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem → Corvinus Institute for Advanced Studies, Budapest, Hungary	35.45
35	Pete Klenow Stanford University → Department of Economics, Stanford, California (United States)	35.77
36	Jan Ernst Fagerberg Universitetet i Oslo → Senter for teknologi, innovasjon og kultur (TIK), Oslo, Norway	36.29
37	Joseph Stiglitz	36.79
38	Benjamin F. Jones Northwestern University → Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Evanston, Illinois (United States)	36.83
39	Jacques Mairesse	37.94
40	Iain M. Cockburn Boston University → Questrom School of Business → Department of Strategy and Innovation, Boston, Massachusetts (United States)	38.25
41	Boyan Jovanovic New York University (NYU) → Department of Economics, New York City, New York (United States)	39.25
42	Mark J. Roberts Pennsylvania State University → Department of Economics, State College, Pennsylvania (United States)	39.44
43	Dale T. Mortensen †	39.88
44	Mike Wright †	41.41
45	Pierre Mohnen United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research Institute of Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Maastricht, Netherlands	41.77
46	Marco Vivarelli Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore → Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche → Dipartimento di Politica Economica, Milano, Italy	42.77
47	Rachel Griffith University of Manchester → School of Social Sciences → Department of Economics, Manchester, United Kingdom	43.25
48	Peter Nijkamp Tinbergen Instituut, Amsterdam, Netherlands	45.05
49	Koen Frenken Universiteit Utrecht → Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen → Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Utrecht, Netherlands	45.76
50	Dimitris Papanikolaou Northwestern University → Kellogg Graduate School of Management → Department of Finance, Evanston, Illinois (United States)	46.18
51	Roland Benabou	50.88
52	Jean Olson Lanjouw †	52.48
53	Bart Verspagen United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research Institute of Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Maastricht, Netherlands	52.62
54	Joshua Gans University of Toronto → Rotman School of Management, Toronto, Canada	52.78
55	Giovanni Dosi Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna → Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Pisa, Italy	53.80
56	James Adams Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute → Department of Economics, Troy, New York (United States) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	54.60
57	David Hemous Universität Zürich → Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakutält → Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Zürich, Switzerland	56.25
58	John Haltiwanger University of Maryland → Department of Economics, College Park, Maryland (United States)	56.86
59	Elhanan Helpman Harvard University → Department of Economics, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	57.01
60	Mark E. Doms	58.62
61	Andrés Rodríguez-Pose (Andres Rodriguez-Pose) London School of Economics (LSE) → Department of Geography and Environment, London, United Kingdom	59.14
62	Enrico Moretti University of California-Berkeley → Department of Economics, Berkeley, California (United States)	59.24
63	Raj Chetty Harvard University → Department of Economics, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	61.12
64	Jerry Thursby Georgia Institute of Technology → Scheller College of Business, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	61.68
65	David Autor Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) → Economics Department, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	62.10
66	John Troy Scott Dartmouth College → Economics Department, Hanover, New Hampshire (United States)	63.42
67	Saul Lach Hebrew University of Jerusalem → Department of Economics, Jerusalem, Israel	63.49
68	Francesco Lissoni Université de Bordeaux → Bordeaux Sciences Économiques (BSE), Bordeaux, France	64.51
69	Marie Currie Thursby Georgia Institute of Technology → Scheller College of Business, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	65.30
70	Michael Fritsch Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena → Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Jena, Germany	68.64
71	Fabrizio Zilibotti Yale University → Economics Department, New Haven, Connecticut (United States)	69.59
72	Bruno Cassiman KU Leuven → Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen → Onderzoekseenheid Bedrijfseconomie, Strategie en Innovatie, Leuven, Belgium	70.23
73	Franz C. Palm Maastricht University → School of Business and Economics → Vakgroep Kwantitatieve Economie, Maastricht, Netherlands	71.01
74	Franco Malerba Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi → Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies (KITeS/CESPRI), Milano, Italy	71.23
75	Joel Mokyr Northwestern University → Department of Economics, Evanston, Illinois (United States) Tel Aviv University → Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv, Israel	73.69
76	Avi Goldfarb University of Toronto → Rotman School of Management, Toronto, Canada	73.74
77	Gene Grossman	74.04
78	Tomas Philipson University of Southern California → Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, Los Angeles, California (United States)	74.35
79	Luigi Zingales University of Chicago → Booth School of Business, Chicago, Illinois (United States)	75.74
80	Bengt-Åke Lundvall (Bengt-Ake Lundvall) Aalborg Universitet → Institut for Økonomi og Ledelse → IKE Gruppen, Aalborg, Denmark	76.03
81	Bhaven N. Sampat Columbia University → Mailman School of Public Health → Department of Health Policy and Management, New York City, New York (United States)	76.62
82	Heidi L. Williams Dartmouth College → Economics Department, Hanover, New Hampshire (United States)	77.31
83	Lee G. Branstetter Carnegie Mellon University → H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States)	78.06
84	Richard Blundell (Richard W. Blundell) University College London (UCL) → Department of Economics, London, United Kingdom	78.79
85	Ajay K. Agrawal University of Toronto → Rotman School of Management, Toronto, Canada National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	79.58
86	Michele Boldrin Washington University in St. Louis → Department of Economics, St. Louis, Missouri (United States)	80.44
87	Antoine Dechezleprêtre (Antoine Dechezlepretre) Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économiques (OCDE) → Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry (DSTI), Paris, France	81.34
88	Guido Cozzi Universität St. Gallen → School of Economics and Political Science → Forschungsgemeinschaft für Nationalökonomie, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland	83.51
89	Rene Belderbos KU Leuven → Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen → Onderzoekseenheid Bedrijfseconomie, Strategie en Innovatie, Leuven, Belgium	83.73
90	Olav Sorenson University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Anderson Graduate School of Management, Los Angeles, California (United States)	83.83
91	Christian Rammer Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim, Germany	84.80
92	Walter G. Park American University → Department of Economics, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	86.67
93	Angus C. Chu University of Macau → Department of Economics, Macau, Macao	87.19
94	Suzanne Scotchmer †	87.93
95	Luc L. Soete United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research Institute of Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Maastricht, Netherlands	89.07
96	James Bessen	91.22
97	Magnus Henrekson Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN), Stockholm, Sweden	96.76
98	Kenneth Sokoloff †	98.63
99	Uwe Cantner Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena → Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Jena, Germany	102.31
100	Francesco Quatraro Università degli Studi di Torino → Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica "Cognetti de Martiis", Torino, Italy	103.71
101	Luigi Orsenigo †	105.04
102	Jonathan E. Haskel Imperial College → Business School, London, United Kingdom	105.22
103	Gaétan de Rassenfosse (Gaetan de Rassenfosse) École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) → Collège du Management de la Technologie, Lausanne, Switzerland	106.96
104	Pascual Restrepo Yale University → Economics Department, New Haven, Connecticut (United States)	107.60
105	Petra Moser New York University (NYU) → Stern School of Business → Economics Department, New York City, New York (United States)	109.89
106	Sandro Montresor Università degli Studi di Trento → Dipartimento di Economia e Management, Trento, Italy	111.01
107	Ross Levine Hoover Institution on War Revolution & Peace, Stanford, California (United States)	111.64
108	Frank Lichtenberg Columbia University → Graduate School of Business → Finance and Economics Department, New York City, New York (United States)	111.84
109	Bettina Peters Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim, Germany	114.12
110	Douglas J. Cumming Stevens Institute of Technology → School of Business, Hoboken, New Jersey (United States)	115.90
111	Martin Woerter Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ) → Department of Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC) → KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Zürich, Switzerland	122.21
112	Fulvio Castellacci Universitetet i Oslo → Senter for teknologi, innovasjon og kultur (TIK), Oslo, Norway	122.26
113	Vincenzo Denicolo' Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna → Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Bologna, Italy	122.76
114	Kamal Saggi Vanderbilt University → Department of Economics, Nashville, Tennessee (United States)	122.89
115	Alex Coad Waseda University → Faculty of Commerce → Graduate School of Business and Finance, Tokyo, Japan	124.76
116	Matthew Rhodes-Kropf Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) → Sloan School of Management, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	125.70
117	Thomas Hellmann Oxford University → Saïd Business School, Oxford, United Kingdom	127.30
118	Douglas Hanley University of Pittsburgh → Department of Economics, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States)	128.73
119	Faïz Gallouj (Faiz Gallouj) Université de Lille → Faculté des sciences économiques, sociales et des territoires → Centre Lillois d'Études et de Recherches Économiques et Sociologiques (CLERSE), Lille, France	128.82
120	Javier Miranda Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH), Halle, Germany	130.26
121	Mariacristina Piva Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore → Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche → Dipartimento di Politica Economica, Milano, Italy	130.32
122	Riccardo Crescenzi London School of Economics (LSE) → Department of Geography and Environment, London, United Kingdom	130.92
123	Nancy Theresa Gallini University of British Columbia → Vancouver School of Economics, Vancouver, Canada	131.48
124	Ramana Nanda Imperial College → Business School, London, United Kingdom	132.55
125	Boris Lokshin Maastricht University → School of Business and Economics → Vakgroep Organisatie en Strategie, Maastricht, Netherlands	132.95
126	Diego Comin Dartmouth College → Economics Department, Hanover, New Hampshire (United States)	133.07
127	Stefanie Stantcheva Harvard University → Department of Economics, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	133.42
128	Pontus Brodde Braunerhjelm Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH) → Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies, Stockholm, Sweden	135.81
129	Mark Rogers †	135.82
130	Pierre-Alexandre Balland Harvard University → Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States) Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium	136.88
131	Stephen Roper University of Warwick → Warwick Business School, Coventry, United Kingdom	137.24
132	Hanna Hottenrott Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim, Germany	137.87
133	Bart Clarysse Vlerick Business School, Gent, Belgium	140.88
134	Lynne Zucker National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	142.02

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