London School of Economics and Political Science

London School of Economics and Political Science

- Economics and Finance Ranking

United Kingdom Established: 1895 Scholars: 40
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Position in the ranking is based on each scientist’s D-index using data compiled from OpenAlex and CrossRef by December 21st 2022.

This ranking lists all the best researchers from the Economics and Finance discipline and affiliated with London School of Economics and Political Science. There are a total of 40 researchers included with 19 of them also being included in the global ranking. The total sum for the D-index values for the best scientists in London School of Economics and Political Science is 2,226 with a mean value for the h-index of 55.65. The total sum of publications for the best scientists in London School of Economics and Political Science is 9,629 with the mean value for publications per scientist of 240.73.

Overview

London School of Economics and Political Science

The London School of Economics and Political Science (popularly the London School of Economics or LSE) is a public research university situated in London, England. It was established in 1895 by the Fabian Society and became a member institution of the federal University of London. LSE is one of the top universities in London and is considered among the best universities worldwide.

London School of Economics and Political Science Key Statistics

The school comprises nine departments and a language center. It offers over 140 M.Sc. programs, 30 B.Sc. programs, 4 B.A. programs, 35 Ph.D. programs, and more. The top courses of LSE include anthropology, criminology, social psychology, sociology, social policy, and international relations.

LSE has 12,050 students, 5,160 of whom are enrolled in undergraduate courses and 6,895 in postgraduate programs. It employs 1,725 academic staff and 2,515 administrative staff.

The major library of LSE provides access to over 4 million print volumes, 60,000 online journals, and 29,000 electronic books. The school houses the Shaw Library and five subject-specific libraries. It also owns Sir John Soane's Museum.

Other London School of Economics and Political Science key statistics include its distinguished alumni members comprising 55 past or present heads of state or government, 18 Nobel laureates, and 11 billionaires.

London School of Economics and Political Science Research

In the U.K. 's 2014 Research Excellence Framework, LSE was ranked third by cumulative grade point average. It had an income of £31.8 million from research grants in 2020.

The university's top three research fields are medicine, economics, and business. Its researchers have published in publications like Social Science Research Network, The Lancet, and Research Papers in Economics. Its researchers had been invited to attend and/or present papers at international conferences such as Neural Information Processing System, Economics and Computation, and the International Conference on Cloud Computing.

The most cited publication from the London School of Economics and Political Science research is Bollen et al.'s book chapter, "Structural equation models," in The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology (Box-Steffensmeier et al. 2008). It has received a total of 35,483 citations to date. The second most cited paper is Arellano and Bond's (1991) “Some tests of specification for panel data: Monte Carlo evidence and an application to employment equations,” published in The Review of Economic Studies. It has received a total of 35,114 citations. The university’s third most cited paper is Lozano et al.'s (2012) “Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010,” published in The Lancet. It has received 14,241 citations so far.

Its research centers include the Centre for the analysis of social exclusion, the Centre for Macroeconomics, the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, the Centre for Economic Performance, LSE Health and Social Care, and the Financial Markets Group.
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National
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D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.
Citations
Publications
12 World 2 National
Philippe Aghion

Philippe Aghion

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 125 Citations 138,879 476
44 World 4 National
Timothy Besley

Timothy Besley

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 105 Citations 66,127 379
67 World 6 National
John Van Reenen

John Van Reenen

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 98 Citations 65,383 419
118 World 11 National
Anthony B. Atkinson

Anthony B. Atkinson

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 87 Citations 64,736 361
127 World 13 National
Eric Neumayer

Eric Neumayer

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 86 Citations 26,451 365
136 World 14 National
Stephen Machin

Stephen Machin

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 85 Citations 33,992 451
144 World 17 National
Andrés Rodríguez-Pose

Andrés Rodríguez-Pose

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 84 Citations 26,766 385
176 World 21 National
Charles Goodhart

Charles Goodhart

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 80 Citations 22,196 506
194 World 23 National
Simeon Djankov

Simeon Djankov

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 77 Citations 64,053 269
281 World 29 National
Nicholas Stern

Nicholas Stern

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 70 Citations 58,769 316
305 World 30 National
Saul Estrin

Saul Estrin

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 69 Citations 21,024 372
306 World 31 National
Stephen P. Jenkins

Stephen P. Jenkins

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 69 Citations 19,910 344
386 World 44 National
Alan Manning

Alan Manning

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 64 Citations 24,620 237
397 World 46 National
Paul De Grauwe

Paul De Grauwe

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 64 Citations 15,147 550
402 World 47 National
Michael Storper

Michael Storper

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 63 Citations 40,747 151
490 World 57 National
J. Vernon Henderson

J. Vernon Henderson

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 60 Citations 29,397 153
491 World 58 National
Paul Dolan

Paul Dolan

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 60 Citations 24,810 172
583 World 71 National
Christopher Pissarides

Christopher Pissarides

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 57 Citations 37,048 250
614 World 72 National
Richard Layard

Richard Layard

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 56 Citations 28,747 254
1014 World 114 National
Frank A. Cowell

Frank A. Cowell

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 46 Citations 11,930 269
1130 World 124 National
David Soskice

David Soskice

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 43 Citations 52,473 119
1272 World 143 National
Andrés Velasco

Andrés Velasco

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 41 Citations 13,932 152
1315 World 145 National
Michael Power

Michael Power

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 40 Citations 22,255 97
1330 World 148 National
Mark Schankerman

Mark Schankerman

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 40 Citations 14,380 117
1480 World 164 National
Dimitri Vayanos

Dimitri Vayanos

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 38 Citations 12,191 96
1491 World 165 National
Henry G. Overman

Henry G. Overman

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 38 Citations 11,095 346
1537 World 177 National
Joan Costa-Font

Joan Costa-Font

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 38 Citations 4,863 259
1552 World 179 National
Robert Hunter Wade

Robert Hunter Wade

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 37 Citations 15,581 155
1557 World 180 National
Maitreesh Ghatak

Maitreesh Ghatak

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 37 Citations 13,231 126
1570 World 181 National
Oriana Bandiera

Oriana Bandiera

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 37 Citations 10,683 133
1588 World 184 National
Jon Danielsson

Jon Danielsson

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 37 Citations 7,926 143
1607 World 189 National
Panos Kanavos

Panos Kanavos

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 37 Citations 6,283 189
1707 World 205 National
Jörn-Steffen Pischke

Jörn-Steffen Pischke

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 35 Citations 56,951 77
1810 World 222 National
Robin Burgess

Robin Burgess

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 34 Citations 16,676 103
1920 World 231 National
Paul Frijters

Paul Frijters

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 33 Citations 15,074 186
1972 World 233 National
Paul Cheshire

Paul Cheshire

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 33 Citations 7,697 162
2076 World 248 National
Wouter J. Den Haan

Wouter J. Den Haan

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 32 Citations 6,089 107
2126 World 255 National
Simon Dietz

Simon Dietz

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 31 Citations 13,954 141
2229 World 267 National
Barbara Petrongolo

Barbara Petrongolo

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 30 Citations 9,690 106
2241 World 270 National
David de Meza

David de Meza

London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
D-index 30 Citations 6,985 136

Our research was coordinated by Imed Bouchrika, PhD, a computer scientist with a well-established record of collaboration on a number of international research projects with different partners from the academic community. His role was to make sure all data remained unbiased, accurate, and up-to-date.

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