Top Public Policy Schools, as of March 2026

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For Public Policy Schools, these are 255 institutions with 1383.72 members.

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Entity	Full ranking		Last 10 years		10 best authors		Last 10 years, 10 best authors		Top 5% authors		More
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All publications, all authors

Rank	Institution	Score	Authors	Author Shares
1	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg	1.48	1031	186.78
2	Harvard University → Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	1.53	92	47.76
-	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) → IZA@LISER Network, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg	2.86	989	146.26
3	Hoover Institution on War Revolution & Peace, Stanford, California (United States)	2.96	21	13.63
4	University of Chicago → Harris School of Public Policy, Chicago, Illinois (United States)	4.72	34	30.03
5	Columbia University → School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), New York City, New York (United States)	4.90	37	24.89
6	DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung), Berlin, Germany	5.11	142	100.41
7	Australian National University → Crawford School of Public Policy, Canberra, Australia	6.12	184	101.60
8	Georgia State University → Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	9.15	64	53.35
9	Cornell University → Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, Ithaca, New York (United States)	9.77	21	15.49
10	Stanford University → Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford, California (United States)	9.88	23	11.10
-	University of California-Berkeley → Walter A. Haas School of Business → Economic Analysis & Policy Group (EAP), Berkeley, California (United States)	10.29	8	5.68
-	Georgia State University → Andrew Young School of Policy Studies → Department of Economics, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	10.37	56	41.58
11	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg, Germany	11.60	76	60.77
12	National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan	11.92	40	33.62
13	Georgetown University → McCourt School of Public Policy, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	12.83	21	15.72
14	Carnegie Mellon University → H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States)	13.24	23	20.20
-	Sciences Po → Sciences économiques → Centre de recherche en Économie (OFCE), Paris, France	13.75	52	30.39
-	Australian National University → Crawford School of Public Policy → Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, Canberra, Australia	15.15	37	25.72
-	Australian National University → Crawford School of Public Policy → Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA), Canberra, Australia	15.44	88	24.42
-	Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) → ESRC Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP), London, United Kingdom	15.75	36	14.28
15	University of Virginia → Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, Charlottesville, Virginia (United States)	15.77	21	17.39
-	Harvard University → Harvard Kennedy School → Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	16.39	7	3.64
-	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) → LISER Resident Research Staff, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg	17.13	48	39.52
16	Northwestern University → Institute for Policy Research (IPR), Evanston, Illinois (United States)	17.45	5	2.74
17	University of Michigan → Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Ann Arbor, Michigan (United States)	17.82	14	9.10
18	University of California-San Diego (UCSD) → School of Global Policy and Strategy, La Jolla, California (United States)	18.22	13	10.29
19	George Mason University → Schar School of Policy and Government, Arlington, Virginia (United States)	18.31	19	15.63
20	Duke University → Sanford School of Public Policy, Durham, North Carolina (United States)	18.86	15	13.97
-	Indiana University → Kelley School of Business → Department of Business Economics and Public Policy, Bloomington, Indiana (United States)	22.07	15	14.27
21	Georgia State University → Andrew Young School of Policy Studies → Department of Economics → International Center for Public Policy, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	22.09	23	15.78
22	University of Wisconsin-Madison → Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, Madison, Wisconsin (United States)	22.60	10	7.48
23	Georgia State University → Andrew Young School of Policy Studies → Department of Economics → Experimental Economics Center, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	23.11	6	4.35
-	DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) → Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung "Sozio-oekonomisches Panel (SOEP)", Berlin, Germany	23.45	23	17.32
24	Victoria University → Centre of Policy Studies and Impact Project (COPS), Melbourne, Australia	23.46	30	27.57
-	Princeton University → Department of Economics → Griswold Center for Economic Policy Studies, Princeton, New Jersey (United States)	23.49	2	0.84
25	University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Luskin School of Public Affairs, Los Angeles, California (United States)	23.98	6	4.57
-	Boston University → Questrom School of Business → Department of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston, Massachusetts (United States)	24.12	9	8.37
-	Harvard University → Harvard Kennedy School → Center for International Development, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	25.38	20	8.59
26	Université Paris-Est → Équipe de Recherche sur l'Utilisation des Données Individuelles en lien avec la Théorie Économique (ERUDITE), Créteil, France	25.82	61	48.70
27	Harvard University → Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	26.81	14	8.29
28	University of Maryland → School of Public Policy, College Park, Maryland (United States)	29.70	9	7.47
29	University of Southern California → Sol Price School of Public Policy, Los Angeles, California (United States)	30.81	19	10.11
30	Osaka University → Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), Osaka, Japan	31.06	20	18.43
-	University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Luskin School of Public Affairs → Public Policy Department, Los Angeles, California (United States)	31.12	1	1
-	London School of Economics (LSE) → School of Public Policy, London, United Kingdom	31.42	3	1.96
-	Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz → Social- und Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät → Institut für Volkswirtschaftslehre, Graz, Austria	31.93	11	10.50
31	Arizona State University → School of Public Affairs, Phoenix, Arizona (United States)	32.48	2	2

10 best authors in each, 10 last publication years

Rank	Institution	Score	Authors	Author Shares
1	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER), Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg	1.34	1031	10
2	Harvard University → Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	1.70	92	10
-	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) → IZA@LISER Network, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg	2.61	989	10
3	DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung), Berlin, Germany	2.97	142	10
4	Hoover Institution on War Revolution & Peace, Stanford, California (United States)	5.06	21	10
5	University of Chicago → Harris School of Public Policy, Chicago, Illinois (United States)	5.12	34	10
6	Australian National University → Crawford School of Public Policy, Canberra, Australia	5.45	184	10
7	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung (IAB), Nürnberg, Germany	7.02	76	10
8	Georgia State University → Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	7.14	64	10
9	Columbia University → School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), New York City, New York (United States)	7.68	37	10
-	Georgia State University → Andrew Young School of Policy Studies → Department of Economics, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	8.39	56	10
-	Sciences Po → Sciences économiques → Centre de recherche en Économie (OFCE), Paris, France	9.23	52	10
10	University of California-San Diego (UCSD) → School of Global Policy and Strategy, La Jolla, California (United States)	10.40	13	10
-	Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) → LISER Resident Research Staff, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg	10.54	48	10
11	National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo, Japan	11.91	40	10
12	Cornell University → Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, Ithaca, New York (United States)	12.40	21	10
13	Carnegie Mellon University → H. John Heinz III School of Public Policy and Management, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (United States)	12.79	23	10
-	Australian National University → Crawford School of Public Policy → Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, Canberra, Australia	13.64	37	10
14	Stanford University → Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR), Stanford, California (United States)	14.49	23	10
15	Georgetown University → McCourt School of Public Policy, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	14.90	21	10
-	DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) → Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung "Sozio-oekonomisches Panel (SOEP)", Berlin, Germany	15.25	23	10
-	Boston University → Questrom School of Business → Department of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston, Massachusetts (United States)	16.16	9	8.37
-	Australian National University → Crawford School of Public Policy → Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis (CAMA), Canberra, Australia	17.18	88	10
16	Northwestern University → Institute for Policy Research (IPR), Evanston, Illinois (United States)	17.63	5	2.74
17	Duke University → Sanford School of Public Policy, Durham, North Carolina (United States)	18.55	15	10
18	University of Virginia → Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, Charlottesville, Virginia (United States)	18.91	21	10
-	University of Pennsylvania → Wharton School of Business → Department of Business Economics and Public Policy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)	20.22	10	7.71
-	Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) → ESRC Centre for the Microeconomic Analysis of Public Policy (CPP), London, United Kingdom	20.52	36	10
-	University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City → School of Public Finance, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam	21.67	4	3
19	University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Luskin School of Public Affairs, Los Angeles, California (United States)	21.79	6	4.57
20	University of Michigan → Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Ann Arbor, Michigan (United States)	22.23	14	9.10
21	George Mason University → Schar School of Policy and Government, Arlington, Virginia (United States)	22.53	19	10
22	Université Paris-Est → Équipe de Recherche sur l'Utilisation des Données Individuelles en lien avec la Théorie Économique (ERUDITE), Créteil, France	22.73	61	10
23	National University of Singapore (NUS) → Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore, Singapore	23.04	10	10
24	University of Toronto → Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Toronto, Canada	23.39	8	5.80
-	Harvard University → Harvard Kennedy School → Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	23.59	7	3.64
25	Victoria University → Centre of Policy Studies and Impact Project (COPS), Melbourne, Australia	23.80	30	10
26	University of Wisconsin-Madison → Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, Madison, Wisconsin (United States)	24.45	10	7.48
27	Instytut Badań Strukturalnych, Warszawa, Poland	25.52	24	10
28	Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium	25.57	17	10
-	University of California-Berkeley → Walter A. Haas School of Business → Economic Analysis & Policy Group (EAP), Berkeley, California (United States)	26.16	8	5.68
-	University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) → Luskin School of Public Affairs → Public Policy Department, Los Angeles, California (United States)	26.60	1	1
29	University of Southern California → Sol Price School of Public Policy, Los Angeles, California (United States)	28.93	19	10
30	University of Tokyo → Graduate School of Public Policy, Tokyo, Japan	30.18	14	9.45
31	Harvard University → Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)	30.79	14	8.29

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Citations from CitEc project by José Manuel Barrueco Cruz, University of Valencia, Spain. Hardware provided by Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas (IVIE), Valencia, Spain.
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Author registration, institution database, and ranking computations by Christian Zimmermann.
RePEc has been initiated by Thomas Krichel.

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