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

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Top Institutions

Rank Institution Score Authors Author
Shares
1London School of Economics (LSE), London, United Kingdom1130.99
2Indiana University → School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington, Indiana (United States)2.4010.18
-London School of Economics (LSE) → Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London, United Kingdom2.8870.21
3Kyoto University → Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto, Japan4.1820.52
4United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research Institute of Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Maastricht, Netherlands4.4570.62
5University of California-Berkeley → Department of Economics, Berkeley, California (United States)4.6110.10
6Università degli Studi di Torino → Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica "Cognetti de Martiis", Torino, Italy5.9161.50
-London School of Economics (LSE) → School of Public Policy, London, United Kingdom7.1010.27
7University of Colorado → Department of Economics, Boulder, Colorado (United States)7.2120.13
8Maastricht University → School of Business and Economics, Maastricht, Netherlands7.5950.71
9Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore → Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche, Milano/Piacenza, Italy8.7391.40
10KU Leuven → Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen, Leuven, Belgium8.8440.30
-University of North Carolina-Greensboro → Bryan School of Business and Economics → Economics Department, Greensboro, North Carolina (United States)9.1620.57
10University of North Carolina-Greensboro → Bryan School of Business and Economics, Greensboro, North Carolina (United States)9.1620.57
-Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore → Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche → Dipartimento di Politica Economica, Milano, Italy9.7691.40
12National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)10.91120.21
13Universitetet i Oslo → Senter for teknologi, innovasjon og kultur (TIK), Oslo, Norway12.9821.13
14Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim, Germany12.99102.67
15Università degli Studi di Torino → Collegio Carlo Alberto, Torino, Italy13.3661.23
-London School of Economics (LSE) → Department of Management, London, United Kingdom14.2210.12
15George Mason University → Schar School of Policy and Government, Arlington, Virginia (United States)14.2210.12
-KU Leuven → Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen → Onderzoekseenheid Bedrijfseconomie, Strategie en Innovatie, Leuven, Belgium14.3820.23
17Paris School of Economics, Paris, France15.5120.28
18Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena → Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Jena, Germany16.6261.68
-Maastricht University → School of Business and Economics → Vakgroep Kwantitatieve Economie, Maastricht, Netherlands17.2920.34
19Lunds Universitet → Centre for Innovation Research (CIRCLE), Lund, Sweden17.7791.54
-London School of Economics (LSE) → Department of Geography and Environment, London, United Kingdom18.2540.38
20Harvard University → Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)20.4010.08
21Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ) → Department of Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC), Zürich, Switzerland22.8041.09
22Max-Planck-Gesellschaft → Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb, München, Germany23.2520.12
-Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETHZ) → Department of Management, Technology and Economics (D-MTEC) → KOF Swiss Economic Institute, Zürich, Switzerland23.9631.04
23Universiteit Utrecht → Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen → Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Utrecht, Netherlands24.0910.22
24Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH) → Centre of Excellence for Science and Innovation Studies, Stockholm, Sweden24.5960.65
25Laboratoire d'Économie Appliquée de Grenoble, Grenoble, France24.6710.60
26Imperial College → Business School, London, United Kingdom25.4320.19
27University of Chicago → Department of Economics, Chicago, Illinois (United States)25.9810.10
28Tinbergen Instituut, Amsterdam, Netherlands26.9630.22
29WU Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien, Wien, Austria28.8630.73
30University of Toronto → Rotman School of Management, Toronto, Canada29.0020.14
31University of Manchester → Alliance Manchester Business School, Manchester, United Kingdom29.3430.55
32Universiteit Utrecht → Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen → Disciplinegroep Economische Geografie, Utrecht, Netherlands30.1110.10
33Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économiques (OCDE), Paris, France30.5971.15
34Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna → Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, Bologna, Italy32.6340.47
35Universitetet i Stavanger → Handelshøgskolen, Stavanger, Norway34.7630.41
36Centro Ricerche Nord Sud (CRENoS), Cagliari, Italy35.5950.74
37Stanford University → Department of Economics, Stanford, California (United States)35.9820.02
38Université Côte d'Azur → École Universitaire de Recherche d'Économie et de Management (ELMI), Nice, France38.4141.16

Top Authors

Rank Author Score
1David B. Audretsch
Indiana University → School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington, Indiana (United States)
2.67
2Cristiano 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
3.64
3Bronwyn H Hall
University of California-Berkeley → Department of Economics, Berkeley, California (United States)
3.88
4Philippe Aghion
London School of Economics (LSE) → Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London, United Kingdom
Paris School of Economics, Paris, France
4.74
5Zoltan 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)
4.94
6Masahisa Fujita
Kyoto University → Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto, Japan
5.23
7Luis Garicano
London School of Economics (LSE) → School of Public Policy, London, United Kingdom
5.89
8Mike Wright8.23
9Albert N. Link
University of North Carolina-Greensboro → Bryan School of Business and Economics → Economics Department, Greensboro, North Carolina (United States)
8.57
10James R. Markusen
University of Colorado → Department of Economics, Boulder, Colorado (United States)
11.41
11Reinhilde Veugelers
KU Leuven → Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen → Onderzoekseenheid Bedrijfseconomie, Strategie en Innovatie, Leuven, Belgium
12.35
12Jan Ernst Fagerberg
Universitetet i Oslo → Senter for teknologi, innovasjon og kultur (TIK), Oslo, Norway
13.00
13Jacques Mairesse13.80
14Pierre Mohnen
United Nations University-Maastricht Economic Research Institute of Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Maastricht, Netherlands
14.67
15John van Reenen
London School of Economics (LSE) → Centre for Economic Performance (CEP), London, United Kingdom
14.97
16Peter Nijkamp
Tinbergen Instituut, Amsterdam, Netherlands
16.57
17Ron Boschma
Universiteit Utrecht → Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen → Disciplinegroep Economische Geografie, Utrecht, Netherlands
17.15
18William Kerr
Harvard University → Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
17.69
19Franz C. Palm
Maastricht University → School of Business and Economics → Vakgroep Kwantitatieve Economie, Maastricht, Netherlands
18.37
20Ufuk Akcigit
University of Chicago → Department of Economics, Chicago, Illinois (United States)
18.95
21Pier Paolo Saviotti
Laboratoire d'Économie Appliquée de Grenoble, Grenoble, France
19.91
22Koen Frenken
Universiteit Utrecht → Faculteit Ruimtelijke Wetenschappen → Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Utrecht, Netherlands
21.65
23Francesco Quatraro
Università degli Studi di Torino → Dipartimento di Economia e Statistica "Cognetti de Martiis", Torino, Italy
22.52
24Nicholas Bloom
Stanford University → Department of Economics, Stanford, California (United States)
23.37
25Paul A. David28.13
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)
28.46
27Rachel Griffith
University of Manchester → School of Social Sciences → Department of Economics, Manchester, United Kingdom
29.07
28Wolfgang Keller29.41
29Jonathan E. Haskel
Imperial College → Business School, London, United Kingdom
30.59
30Ajay K. Agrawal
University of Toronto → Rotman School of Management, Toronto, Canada
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
34.29
31Andrés Rodríguez-Pose (Andres Rodriguez-Pose)
London School of Economics (LSE) → Department of Geography and Environment, London, United Kingdom
37.29
32Frank van Oort
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam → Faculteit der Economische Wetenschappen → Capaciteitsgroep Toegepaste Economie, Rotterdam, Netherlands
38.43
33Alessandra Colombelli39.02
34Joshua Gans
University of Toronto → Rotman School of Management, Toronto, Canada
39.72
35Dietmar Harhoff
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft → Max-Planck-Institut für Innovation und Wettbewerb, München, Germany
41.01
36Marco Vivarelli
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore → Dipartimenti e Istituti di Scienze Economiche → Dipartimento di Politica Economica, Milano, Italy
41.33
37Aldo Geuna42.87
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