Economics research Tilburg University ranking among the best in the world
PRESS RELEASE 15 June 2016 - In the recently published: 'Tilburg University Top 100 of Economics Schools Research Ranking', Tilburg University emerges as the Dutch university publishing most frequently in the most prestigious scientific journals. In the world university rankings, Tilburg University ranks in 20th place.
This 'EconTop ranking' of research institutes is based on the number of publications in the most important journals in economic sciences in the period from 2011-2015. In the rankings, American research institutes take the lead, with Harvard in first place. Of the European institutions, only three take precedence in the ranking over Tilburg University. These are the London School of Economics and Political Science (in 8th place), Oxford University (9th) and University College London (17th). In the Netherlands, Tilburg University is followed by the University of Amsterdam (29th), and Erasmus University Rotterdam and Maastricht University (sharing 32nd place).
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