IZA - Institute of Labor Economics

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Short name

IZA

Country, city

Germany, Bonn

029s44460

Organization website

Publications

11 261

Citations

141 074

h-index

136

Top-3 journals

SSRN Electronic Journal (7424 publications)

Journal of Population Economics (129 publications)

Review of Economics of the Household (71 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Ifo Institute for Economic Research (886 publications)

German Institute for Economic Research (449 publications)

University College London (284 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University College London (284 publications)

University of Melbourne (277 publications)

University of Chicago (218 publications)

Top-2 researchers by h-index

Askitas Nikolaos

40 publications, 746 citations, 3 reviews

h-index: 11

Thornton John

8 publications, 57 citations, 8 reviews

h-index: 5

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Countries

Found

Since 1978

Total publications

11261

Total citations

141074

Citations per publication

12.53

Average publications per year

229.82

Average authors per publication

2.61

h-index

136

Metrics description

h-index

A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.0507655102

Top-30

Fields of science

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Economics and Econometrics	Economics and Econometrics, 1928, 17.12% Economics and Econometrics 1928 publications, 17.12%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 362, 3.21% Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 362 publications, 3.21%
Pharmacology (medical)	Pharmacology (medical), 354, 3.14% Pharmacology (medical) 354 publications, 3.14%
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)	Social Sciences (miscellaneous), 292, 2.59% Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 292 publications, 2.59%
Demography	Demography, 259, 2.3% Demography 259 publications, 2.3%
Development	Development, 233, 2.07% Development 233 publications, 2.07%
Finance	Finance, 218, 1.94% Finance 218 publications, 1.94%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 214, 1.9% Sociology and Political Science 214 publications, 1.9%
Strategy and Management	Strategy and Management, 195, 1.73% Strategy and Management 195 publications, 1.73%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 194, 1.72% Geography, Planning and Development 194 publications, 1.72%
Management of Technology and Innovation	Management of Technology and Innovation, 184, 1.63% Management of Technology and Innovation 184 publications, 1.63%
General Business, Management and Accounting	General Business, Management and Accounting, 179, 1.59% General Business, Management and Accounting 179 publications, 1.59%
Industrial relations	Industrial relations, 170, 1.51% Industrial relations 170 publications, 1.51%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance	General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 167, 1.48% General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 167 publications, 1.48%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 150, 1.33% General Environmental Science 150 publications, 1.33%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)	Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous), 150, 1.33% Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) 150 publications, 1.33%
Statistics and Probability	Statistics and Probability, 143, 1.27% Statistics and Probability 143 publications, 1.27%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 137, 1.22% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 137 publications, 1.22%
Accounting	Accounting, 118, 1.05% Accounting 118 publications, 1.05%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 117, 1.04% Health Policy 117 publications, 1.04%
Education	Education, 110, 0.98% Education 110 publications, 0.98%
General Social Sciences	General Social Sciences, 72, 0.64% General Social Sciences 72 publications, 0.64%
Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty	Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, 70, 0.62% Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 70 publications, 0.62%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 69, 0.61% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 69 publications, 0.61%
Political Science and International Relations	Political Science and International Relations, 66, 0.59% Political Science and International Relations 66 publications, 0.59%
Mathematics (miscellaneous)	Mathematics (miscellaneous), 64, 0.57% Mathematics (miscellaneous) 64 publications, 0.57%
Multidisciplinary	Multidisciplinary, 60, 0.53% Multidisciplinary 60 publications, 0.53%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 59, 0.52% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 59 publications, 0.52%
Business and International Management	Business and International Management, 53, 0.47% Business and International Management 53 publications, 0.47%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 51, 0.45% General Medicine 51 publications, 0.45%
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Journals

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SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 7424, 65.93% SSRN Electronic Journal 7424 publications, 65.93%
Journal of Population Economics	Journal of Population Economics, 129, 1.15% Journal of Population Economics 129 publications, 1.15%
Review of Economics of the Household	Review of Economics of the Household, 71, 0.63% Review of Economics of the Household 71 publications, 0.63%
Labour Economics	Labour Economics, 64, 0.57% Labour Economics 64 publications, 0.57%
Journal of Labor Economics	Journal of Labor Economics, 63, 0.56% Journal of Labor Economics 63 publications, 0.56%
Applied Economics	Applied Economics, 62, 0.55% Applied Economics 62 publications, 0.55%
Empirical Economics	Empirical Economics, 62, 0.55% Empirical Economics 62 publications, 0.55%
Health Economics (United Kingdom)	Health Economics (United Kingdom), 57, 0.51% Health Economics (United Kingdom) 57 publications, 0.51%
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization	Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 57, 0.51% Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 57 publications, 0.51%
Applied Economics Letters	Applied Economics Letters, 56, 0.5% Applied Economics Letters 56 publications, 0.5%
International Journal of Manpower	International Journal of Manpower, 50, 0.44% International Journal of Manpower 50 publications, 0.44%
Small Business Economics	Small Business Economics, 47, 0.42% Small Business Economics 47 publications, 0.42%
International Tax and Public Finance	International Tax and Public Finance, 42, 0.37% International Tax and Public Finance 42 publications, 0.37%
B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy	B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 39, 0.35% B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy 39 publications, 0.35%
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics	Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 39, 0.35% Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 39 publications, 0.35%
Economic Inquiry	Economic Inquiry, 38, 0.34% Economic Inquiry 38 publications, 0.34%
Management Science	Management Science, 37, 0.33% Management Science 37 publications, 0.33%
Journal of Applied Econometrics	Journal of Applied Econometrics, 37, 0.33% Journal of Applied Econometrics 37 publications, 0.33%
Journal for Labour Market Research	Journal for Labour Market Research, 35, 0.31% Journal for Labour Market Research 35 publications, 0.31%
Education Economics	Education Economics, 35, 0.31% Education Economics 35 publications, 0.31%
Journal of Development Studies	Journal of Development Studies, 33, 0.29% Journal of Development Studies 33 publications, 0.29%
Industrial Relations	Industrial Relations, 33, 0.29% Industrial Relations 33 publications, 0.29%
Journal of Economic Inequality	Journal of Economic Inequality, 32, 0.28% Journal of Economic Inequality 32 publications, 0.28%
European Economic Review	European Economic Review, 32, 0.28% European Economic Review 32 publications, 0.28%
Public Choice	Public Choice, 32, 0.28% Public Choice 32 publications, 0.28%
German Economic Review	German Economic Review, 31, 0.28% German Economic Review 31 publications, 0.28%
Economics Letters	Economics Letters, 31, 0.28% Economics Letters 31 publications, 0.28%
De Economist	De Economist, 30, 0.27% De Economist 30 publications, 0.27%
Journal of Political Economy	Journal of Political Economy, 29, 0.26% Journal of Political Economy 29 publications, 0.26%
Demography	Demography, 29, 0.26% Demography 29 publications, 0.26%
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Publishers

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Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 7238, 64.27% Social Science Electronic Publishing 7238 publications, 64.27%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1194, 10.6% Springer Nature 1194 publications, 10.6%
Wiley	Wiley, 766, 6.8% Wiley 766 publications, 6.8%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 703, 6.24% Elsevier 703 publications, 6.24%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 368, 3.27% Taylor & Francis 368 publications, 3.27%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 191, 1.7% Oxford University Press 191 publications, 1.7%
University of Chicago Press	University of Chicago Press, 154, 1.37% University of Chicago Press 154 publications, 1.37%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 111, 0.99% Walter de Gruyter 111 publications, 0.99%
SAGE	SAGE, 96, 0.85% SAGE 96 publications, 0.85%
Emerald	Emerald, 64, 0.57% Emerald 64 publications, 0.57%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 47, 0.42% Cambridge University Press 47 publications, 0.42%
American Economic Association	American Economic Association, 43, 0.38% American Economic Association 43 publications, 0.38%
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)	Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), 40, 0.36% Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) 40 publications, 0.36%
MDPI	MDPI, 31, 0.28% MDPI 31 publications, 0.28%
Cornell University Press	Cornell University Press, 25, 0.22% Cornell University Press 25 publications, 0.22%
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 21, 0.19% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 21 publications, 0.19%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 13, 0.12% American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 13 publications, 0.12%
MIT Press	MIT Press, 13, 0.12% MIT Press 13 publications, 0.12%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 13, 0.12% Annual Reviews 13 publications, 0.12%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)	University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress), 13, 0.12% University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) 13 publications, 0.12%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 11, 0.1% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 11 publications, 0.1%
BMJ	BMJ, 10, 0.09% BMJ 10 publications, 0.09%
National Tax Association	National Tax Association, 7, 0.06% National Tax Association 7 publications, 0.06%
World Scientific	World Scientific, 6, 0.05% World Scientific 6 publications, 0.05%
Frontiers Media S.A.	Frontiers Media S.A., 6, 0.05% Frontiers Media S.A. 6 publications, 0.05%
American Medical Association (AMA)	American Medical Association (AMA), 6, 0.05% American Medical Association (AMA) 6 publications, 0.05%
American Educational Research Association	American Educational Research Association, 6, 0.05% American Educational Research Association 6 publications, 0.05%
Stata Press	Stata Press, 5, 0.04% Stata Press 5 publications, 0.04%
Inderscience Publishers	Inderscience Publishers, 5, 0.04% Inderscience Publishers 5 publications, 0.04%
The Econometric Society	The Econometric Society, 5, 0.04% The Econometric Society 5 publications, 0.04%
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With other organizations

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Ifo Institute for Economic Research	Ifo Institute for Economic Research, 886, 7.87% Ifo Institute for Economic Research 886 publications, 7.87%
German Institute for Economic Research	German Institute for Economic Research, 449, 3.99% German Institute for Economic Research 449 publications, 3.99%
University College London	University College London, 284, 2.52% University College London 284 publications, 2.52%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 277, 2.46% University of Melbourne 277 publications, 2.46%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn	Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn, 240, 2.13% Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn 240 publications, 2.13%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 218, 1.94% University of Chicago 218 publications, 1.94%
Tinbergen Institute	Tinbergen Institute, 215, 1.91% Tinbergen Institute 215 publications, 1.91%
Maastricht University	Maastricht University, 207, 1.84% Maastricht University 207 publications, 1.84%
Centre for Economic Policy Research	Centre for Economic Policy Research, 177, 1.57% Centre for Economic Policy Research 177 publications, 1.57%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 169, 1.5% University of California, Berkeley 169 publications, 1.5%
Aarhus University	Aarhus University, 168, 1.49% Aarhus University 168 publications, 1.49%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 167, 1.48% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 167 publications, 1.48%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 166, 1.47% University of Zurich 166 publications, 1.47%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 163, 1.45% Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 163 publications, 1.45%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 162, 1.44% University of Sydney 162 publications, 1.44%
RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research	RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, 156, 1.39% RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research 156 publications, 1.39%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 154, 1.37% Harvard University 154 publications, 1.37%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 152, 1.35% Cornell University 152 publications, 1.35%
Tilburg University	Tilburg University, 145, 1.29% Tilburg University 145 publications, 1.29%
University of Mannheim	University of Mannheim, 144, 1.28% University of Mannheim 144 publications, 1.28%
University of Duisburg-Essen	University of Duisburg-Essen, 143, 1.27% University of Duisburg-Essen 143 publications, 1.27%
Université Catholique de Louvain	Université Catholique de Louvain, 132, 1.17% Université Catholique de Louvain 132 publications, 1.17%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 131, 1.16% Princeton University 131 publications, 1.16%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 126, 1.12% Stockholm University 126 publications, 1.12%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 125, 1.11% University of Bologna 125 publications, 1.11%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 119, 1.06% University of Michigan 119 publications, 1.06%
University of Cologne	University of Cologne, 118, 1.05% University of Cologne 118 publications, 1.05%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 113, 1% University of Texas at Austin 113 publications, 1%
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg	University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, 112, 0.99% University of Erlangen–Nuremberg 112 publications, 0.99%
Norwegian School of Economics	Norwegian School of Economics, 112, 0.99% Norwegian School of Economics 112 publications, 0.99%
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With foreign organizations

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University College London	University College London, 284, 2.52% University College London 284 publications, 2.52%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 277, 2.46% University of Melbourne 277 publications, 2.46%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 218, 1.94% University of Chicago 218 publications, 1.94%
Tinbergen Institute	Tinbergen Institute, 215, 1.91% Tinbergen Institute 215 publications, 1.91%
Maastricht University	Maastricht University, 207, 1.84% Maastricht University 207 publications, 1.84%
Centre for Economic Policy Research	Centre for Economic Policy Research, 177, 1.57% Centre for Economic Policy Research 177 publications, 1.57%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 169, 1.5% University of California, Berkeley 169 publications, 1.5%
Aarhus University	Aarhus University, 168, 1.49% Aarhus University 168 publications, 1.49%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 166, 1.47% University of Zurich 166 publications, 1.47%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 163, 1.45% Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 163 publications, 1.45%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 162, 1.44% University of Sydney 162 publications, 1.44%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 154, 1.37% Harvard University 154 publications, 1.37%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 152, 1.35% Cornell University 152 publications, 1.35%
Tilburg University	Tilburg University, 145, 1.29% Tilburg University 145 publications, 1.29%
Université Catholique de Louvain	Université Catholique de Louvain, 132, 1.17% Université Catholique de Louvain 132 publications, 1.17%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 131, 1.16% Princeton University 131 publications, 1.16%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 126, 1.12% Stockholm University 126 publications, 1.12%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 125, 1.11% University of Bologna 125 publications, 1.11%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 119, 1.06% University of Michigan 119 publications, 1.06%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 113, 1% University of Texas at Austin 113 publications, 1%
Norwegian School of Economics	Norwegian School of Economics, 112, 0.99% Norwegian School of Economics 112 publications, 0.99%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 111, 0.99% Stanford University 111 publications, 0.99%
Bocconi University	Bocconi University, 110, 0.98% Bocconi University 110 publications, 0.98%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 109, 0.97% University of Oxford 109 publications, 0.97%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 109, 0.97% University of Pennsylvania 109 publications, 0.97%
Erasmus University Rotterdam	Erasmus University Rotterdam, 107, 0.95% Erasmus University Rotterdam 107 publications, 0.95%
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore	Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 106, 0.94% Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 106 publications, 0.94%
Paris School of Economics	Paris School of Economics, 106, 0.94% Paris School of Economics 106 publications, 0.94%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 105, 0.93% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 105 publications, 0.93%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 101, 0.9% Australian National University 101 publications, 0.9%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 3508, 31.15% USA 3508 publications, 31.15%
Italy	Italy, 1853, 16.46% Italy 1853 publications, 16.46%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1681, 14.93% United Kingdom 1681 publications, 14.93%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 836, 7.42% Netherlands 836 publications, 7.42%
Australia	Australia, 697, 6.19% Australia 697 publications, 6.19%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 451, 4% Switzerland 451 publications, 4%
Canada	Canada, 424, 3.77% Canada 424 publications, 3.77%
France	France, 418, 3.71% France 418 publications, 3.71%
Spain	Spain, 396, 3.52% Spain 396 publications, 3.52%
Sweden	Sweden, 388, 3.45% Sweden 388 publications, 3.45%
Belgium	Belgium, 369, 3.28% Belgium 369 publications, 3.28%
Denmark	Denmark, 274, 2.43% Denmark 274 publications, 2.43%
China	China, 217, 1.93% China 217 publications, 1.93%
Austria	Austria, 189, 1.68% Austria 189 publications, 1.68%
Israel	Israel, 163, 1.45% Israel 163 publications, 1.45%
Norway	Norway, 148, 1.31% Norway 148 publications, 1.31%
Ireland	Ireland, 130, 1.15% Ireland 130 publications, 1.15%
Finland	Finland, 112, 0.99% Finland 112 publications, 0.99%
Portugal	Portugal, 110, 0.98% Portugal 110 publications, 0.98%
Montenegro	Montenegro, 103, 0.91% Montenegro 103 publications, 0.91%
India	India, 97, 0.86% India 97 publications, 0.86%
Luxembourg	Luxembourg, 96, 0.85% Luxembourg 96 publications, 0.85%
Turkey	Turkey, 85, 0.75% Turkey 85 publications, 0.75%
Poland	Poland, 68, 0.6% Poland 68 publications, 0.6%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 64, 0.57% Republic of Korea 64 publications, 0.57%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 61, 0.54% Czech Republic 61 publications, 0.54%
Japan	Japan, 61, 0.54% Japan 61 publications, 0.54%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 59, 0.52% New Zealand 59 publications, 0.52%
UAE	UAE, 52, 0.46% UAE 52 publications, 0.46%
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