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Top Institutions and Economists in the Field of Project, Program and Portfolio Management, as of August 2026

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Top Institutions

Rank Institution Score Authors Author
Shares
1Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), Toulouse, France150.67
2KU Leuven → Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen, Leuven, Belgium2.6540.34
-University of North Carolina-Greensboro → Bryan School of Business and Economics → Economics Department, Greensboro, North Carolina (United States)2.7020.57
2University of North Carolina-Greensboro → Bryan School of Business and Economics, Greensboro, North Carolina (United States)2.7020.57
4Universidad de Chile → Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Santiago, Chile3.5310.28
-KU Leuven → Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen → Onderzoekseenheid Bedrijfseconomie, Strategie en Innovatie, Leuven, Belgium5.6720.20
5Harvard University → Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)5.9920.08
6World Bank Group, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)6.1961.46
7Harvard University → Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)7.0630.24
-Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg → Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften → Alfred-Weber-Institut für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Heidelberg, Germany7.3110.13
7Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg → Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, Heidelberg, Germany7.3110.13
9Barcelona School of Economics (BSE), Barcelona, Spain8.1740.59
10Université Libre de Bruxelles → Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Bruxelles, Belgium10.2430.49
-Universidad de Chile → Facultad de Economía y Negocios → Departamento de Economía, Santiago, Chile10.9010.14
11Universidad de Chile → Centro de Economía Aplicada, Santiago, Chile10.9910.43
12Oxford University → Saïd Business School, Oxford, United Kingdom11.7210.74
13Imperial College → Business School, London, United Kingdom11.7520.14
-Université Libre de Bruxelles → Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management → European Centre for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics (ECARES), Bruxelles, Belgium11.7820.37
-Barcelona School of Economics (BSE) → Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona → Departament d'Economia i Història Econòmica → Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica, Barcelona, Spain11.9020.34
-Barcelona School of Economics (BSE) → Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona → Departament d'Economia i Història Econòmica, Barcelona, Spain11.9020.34
-World Bank Group → Economics Research, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)13.1420.55
14Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim, Germany16.5440.55
15Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena → Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Jena, Germany16.7220.41
16International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, District of Columbia (United States)16.7820.21
17Institutet för Näringslivsforskning (IFN), Stockholm, Sweden17.4530.47
18London School of Economics (LSE), London, United Kingdom17.8350.58
19Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata" → Facoltà di Economia, Roma, Italy17.8920.43
20Ohio State University → Department of Economics, Columbus, Ohio (United States)19.6310.11
21New York University (NYU) → Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York City, New York (United States)19.8210.14
22Queen's University → Economics Department, Kingston, Canada20.0531.50
-New York University (NYU) → Wagner Graduate School of Public Service → Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, New York City, New York (United States)20.8410.14
23University of California-Berkeley → Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, Berkeley, California (United States)21.5510.06
24New York University (NYU) → Stern School of Business, New York City, New York (United States)24.4720.35

Top Authors

Rank Author Score
1Eduardo M.r.a. Engel
Universidad de Chile → Facultad de Economía y Negocios → Departamento de Economía, Santiago, Chile
Universidad de Chile → Facultad de Economía y Negocios, Santiago, Chile
3.11
2Albert N. Link
University of North Carolina-Greensboro → Bryan School of Business and Economics → Economics Department, Greensboro, North Carolina (United States)
3.34
3Reinhilde Veugelers
KU Leuven → Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen → Onderzoekseenheid Bedrijfseconomie, Strategie en Innovatie, Leuven, Belgium
4.22
4Christian Gollier
Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), Toulouse, France
4.91
5Axel Dreher
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg → Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften → Alfred-Weber-Institut für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Heidelberg, Germany
5.69
6William Kerr
Harvard University → Harvard Business School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
6.23
7Jean Charles Rochet
Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), Toulouse, France
6.78
8Lant Pritchett
Harvard University → Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
6.93
9Bent Flyvbjerg
Oxford University → Saïd Business School, Oxford, United Kingdom
7.20
10John Troy Scott9.46
11Ronald David Fischer
Universidad de Chile → Centro de Economía Aplicada, Santiago, Chile
9.73
12Glenn Paul Jenkins
Queen's University → Economics Department, Kingston, Canada
10.96
13Michael Woolcock
World Bank Group → Economics Research, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)
13.27
14Patrick Rey
Toulouse School of Economics (TSE), Toulouse, France
15.35
15Viral V. Acharya
New York University (NYU) → Stern School of Business → Finance Department, New York City, New York (United States)
London Business School (LBS), London, United Kingdom
16.14
16Antonio Estache
Université Libre de Bruxelles → Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management → European Centre for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics (ECARES), Bruxelles, Belgium
16.69
17Ramana Nanda
Imperial College → Business School, London, United Kingdom
16.87
18Atsushi Iimi
World Bank Group, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)
19.00
19Elisabetta Iossa
Università degli Studi di Roma "Tor Vergata" → Facoltà di Economia → Dipartimento di Economia e Finanza, Roma, Italy
21.04
20Hanna Hottenrott
Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim, Germany
21.10
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