IZA - Institute of Labor Economics

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Short name

IZA

Country, city

Germany, Bonn

029s44460

Organization website

Publications

11 139

Citations

133 852

h-index

132

Top-3 journals

SSRN Electronic Journal (7462 publications)

Journal of Population Economics (127 publications)

Review of Economics of the Household (68 publications)

Top-3 organizations

Ifo Institute for Economic Research (885 publications)

German Institute for Economic Research (447 publications)

University College London (275 publications)

Top-3 foreign organizations

University College London (275 publications)

University of Melbourne (272 publications)

University of Chicago (215 publications)

Top-2 researchers by h-index

Askitas Nikolaos

40 publications, 727 citations

h-index: 11

Thornton John

7 publications, 49 citations

h-index: 4

Most cited in 5 years

Found

Publication title

Publisher

Journal

Field of science

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Found

Since 1978

Total publications

11139

Total citations

133852

Citations per publication

12.02

Average publications per year

232.06

Average authors per publication

2.61

h-index

132

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, 1916, 17.2% Economics and Econometrics 1916 publications, 17.2%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management	Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, 361, 3.24% Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 361 publications, 3.24%
Pharmacology (medical)	Pharmacology (medical), 354, 3.18% Pharmacology (medical) 354 publications, 3.18%
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)	Social Sciences (miscellaneous), 292, 2.62% Social Sciences (miscellaneous) 292 publications, 2.62%
Demography	Demography, 259, 2.33% Demography 259 publications, 2.33%
Development	Development, 233, 2.09% Development 233 publications, 2.09%
Finance	Finance, 216, 1.94% Finance 216 publications, 1.94%
Sociology and Political Science	Sociology and Political Science, 212, 1.9% Sociology and Political Science 212 publications, 1.9%
Strategy and Management	Strategy and Management, 195, 1.75% Strategy and Management 195 publications, 1.75%
Geography, Planning and Development	Geography, Planning and Development, 194, 1.74% Geography, Planning and Development 194 publications, 1.74%
Management of Technology and Innovation	Management of Technology and Innovation, 184, 1.65% Management of Technology and Innovation 184 publications, 1.65%
General Business, Management and Accounting	General Business, Management and Accounting, 179, 1.61% General Business, Management and Accounting 179 publications, 1.61%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance	General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 167, 1.5% General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 167 publications, 1.5%
Industrial relations	Industrial relations, 162, 1.45% Industrial relations 162 publications, 1.45%
General Environmental Science	General Environmental Science, 150, 1.35% General Environmental Science 150 publications, 1.35%
Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)	Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous), 150, 1.35% Economics, Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous) 150 publications, 1.35%
Statistics and Probability	Statistics and Probability, 143, 1.28% Statistics and Probability 143 publications, 1.28%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences	General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 137, 1.23% General Earth and Planetary Sciences 137 publications, 1.23%
Health Policy	Health Policy, 117, 1.05% Health Policy 117 publications, 1.05%
Accounting	Accounting, 117, 1.05% Accounting 117 publications, 1.05%
Education	Education, 110, 0.99% Education 110 publications, 0.99%
General Social Sciences	General Social Sciences, 72, 0.65% General Social Sciences 72 publications, 0.65%
Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty	Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, 70, 0.63% Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 70 publications, 0.63%
Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)	Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous), 69, 0.62% Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) 69 publications, 0.62%
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, 0.54% Multidisciplinary 60 publications, 0.54%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 59, 0.53% Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 59 publications, 0.53%
Business and International Management	Business and International Management, 53, 0.48% Business and International Management 53 publications, 0.48%
General Medicine	General Medicine, 51, 0.46% General Medicine 51 publications, 0.46%
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Journals

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SSRN Electronic Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal, 7462, 66.99% SSRN Electronic Journal 7462 publications, 66.99%
Journal of Population Economics	Journal of Population Economics, 127, 1.14% Journal of Population Economics 127 publications, 1.14%
Review of Economics of the Household	Review of Economics of the Household, 68, 0.61% Review of Economics of the Household 68 publications, 0.61%
Applied Economics	Applied Economics, 62, 0.56% Applied Economics 62 publications, 0.56%
Empirical Economics	Empirical Economics, 61, 0.55% Empirical Economics 61 publications, 0.55%
Labour Economics	Labour Economics, 58, 0.52% Labour Economics 58 publications, 0.52%
Journal of Labor Economics	Journal of Labor Economics, 56, 0.5% Journal of Labor Economics 56 publications, 0.5%
Applied Economics Letters	Applied Economics Letters, 55, 0.49% Applied Economics Letters 55 publications, 0.49%
Health Economics (United Kingdom)	Health Economics (United Kingdom), 54, 0.48% Health Economics (United Kingdom) 54 publications, 0.48%
International Journal of Manpower	International Journal of Manpower, 49, 0.44% International Journal of Manpower 49 publications, 0.44%
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization	Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 49, 0.44% Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 49 publications, 0.44%
Small Business Economics	Small Business Economics, 46, 0.41% Small Business Economics 46 publications, 0.41%
International Tax and Public Finance	International Tax and Public Finance, 41, 0.37% International Tax and Public Finance 41 publications, 0.37%
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%
B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy	B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 38, 0.34% B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy 38 publications, 0.34%
Economic Inquiry	Economic Inquiry, 37, 0.33% Economic Inquiry 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%
Management Science	Management Science, 35, 0.31% Management Science 35 publications, 0.31%
Journal of Development Studies	Journal of Development Studies, 33, 0.3% Journal of Development Studies 33 publications, 0.3%
Industrial Relations	Industrial Relations, 33, 0.3% Industrial Relations 33 publications, 0.3%
Journal of Economic Inequality	Journal of Economic Inequality, 32, 0.29% Journal of Economic Inequality 32 publications, 0.29%
Public Choice	Public Choice, 32, 0.29% Public Choice 32 publications, 0.29%
German Economic Review	German Economic Review, 31, 0.28% German Economic Review 31 publications, 0.28%
De Economist	De Economist, 30, 0.27% De Economist 30 publications, 0.27%
Demography	Demography, 29, 0.26% Demography 29 publications, 0.26%
Economics Letters	Economics Letters, 29, 0.26% Economics Letters 29 publications, 0.26%
Journal of Political Economy	Journal of Political Economy, 27, 0.24% Journal of Political Economy 27 publications, 0.24%
Oxford Economic Papers	Oxford Economic Papers, 27, 0.24% Oxford Economic Papers 27 publications, 0.24%
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Publishers

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Social Science Electronic Publishing	Social Science Electronic Publishing, 7238, 64.98% Social Science Electronic Publishing 7238 publications, 64.98%
Springer Nature	Springer Nature, 1171, 10.51% Springer Nature 1171 publications, 10.51%
Wiley	Wiley, 750, 6.73% Wiley 750 publications, 6.73%
Elsevier	Elsevier, 672, 6.03% Elsevier 672 publications, 6.03%
Taylor & Francis	Taylor & Francis, 362, 3.25% Taylor & Francis 362 publications, 3.25%
Oxford University Press	Oxford University Press, 185, 1.66% Oxford University Press 185 publications, 1.66%
University of Chicago Press	University of Chicago Press, 137, 1.23% University of Chicago Press 137 publications, 1.23%
Walter de Gruyter	Walter de Gruyter, 110, 0.99% Walter de Gruyter 110 publications, 0.99%
SAGE	SAGE, 93, 0.83% SAGE 93 publications, 0.83%
Emerald	Emerald, 60, 0.54% Emerald 60 publications, 0.54%
Cambridge University Press	Cambridge University Press, 45, 0.4% Cambridge University Press 45 publications, 0.4%
American Economic Association	American Economic Association, 43, 0.39% American Economic Association 43 publications, 0.39%
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)	Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), 38, 0.34% Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) 38 publications, 0.34%
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), 20, 0.18% Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 20 publications, 0.18%
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%
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%
MIT Press	MIT Press, 12, 0.11% MIT Press 12 publications, 0.11%
Annual Reviews	Annual Reviews, 12, 0.11% Annual Reviews 12 publications, 0.11%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)	Public Library of Science (PLoS), 11, 0.1% Public Library of Science (PLoS) 11 publications, 0.1%
BMJ	BMJ, 8, 0.07% BMJ 8 publications, 0.07%
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%
Duke University Press	Duke University Press, 4, 0.04% Duke University Press 4 publications, 0.04%
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With other organizations

	100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900
Ifo Institute for Economic Research	Ifo Institute for Economic Research, 885, 7.95% Ifo Institute for Economic Research 885 publications, 7.95%
German Institute for Economic Research	German Institute for Economic Research, 447, 4.01% German Institute for Economic Research 447 publications, 4.01%
University College London	University College London, 275, 2.47% University College London 275 publications, 2.47%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 272, 2.44% University of Melbourne 272 publications, 2.44%
Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn	Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn, 238, 2.14% Rhenish Friedrich Wilhelm University of Bonn 238 publications, 2.14%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 215, 1.93% University of Chicago 215 publications, 1.93%
Tinbergen Institute	Tinbergen Institute, 213, 1.91% Tinbergen Institute 213 publications, 1.91%
Maastricht University	Maastricht University, 204, 1.83% Maastricht University 204 publications, 1.83%
Centre for Economic Policy Research	Centre for Economic Policy Research, 169, 1.52% Centre for Economic Policy Research 169 publications, 1.52%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 168, 1.51% University of California, Berkeley 168 publications, 1.51%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 167, 1.5% University of Zurich 167 publications, 1.5%
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich	Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 165, 1.48% Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 165 publications, 1.48%
Aarhus University	Aarhus University, 164, 1.47% Aarhus University 164 publications, 1.47%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 161, 1.45% Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 161 publications, 1.45%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 156, 1.4% University of Sydney 156 publications, 1.4%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 154, 1.38% Harvard University 154 publications, 1.38%
RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research	RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, 153, 1.37% RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research 153 publications, 1.37%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 151, 1.36% Cornell University 151 publications, 1.36%
Tilburg University	Tilburg University, 145, 1.3% Tilburg University 145 publications, 1.3%
University of Mannheim	University of Mannheim, 144, 1.29% University of Mannheim 144 publications, 1.29%
University of Duisburg-Essen	University of Duisburg-Essen, 142, 1.27% University of Duisburg-Essen 142 publications, 1.27%
Université Catholique de Louvain	Université Catholique de Louvain, 131, 1.18% Université Catholique de Louvain 131 publications, 1.18%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 131, 1.18% Princeton University 131 publications, 1.18%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 126, 1.13% Stockholm University 126 publications, 1.13%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 120, 1.08% University of Bologna 120 publications, 1.08%
University of Cologne	University of Cologne, 118, 1.06% University of Cologne 118 publications, 1.06%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 118, 1.06% University of Michigan 118 publications, 1.06%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 113, 1.01% University of Texas at Austin 113 publications, 1.01%
University of Erlangen–Nuremberg	University of Erlangen–Nuremberg, 113, 1.01% University of Erlangen–Nuremberg 113 publications, 1.01%
Norwegian School of Economics	Norwegian School of Economics, 113, 1.01% Norwegian School of Economics 113 publications, 1.01%
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With foreign organizations

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University College London	University College London, 275, 2.47% University College London 275 publications, 2.47%
University of Melbourne	University of Melbourne, 272, 2.44% University of Melbourne 272 publications, 2.44%
University of Chicago	University of Chicago, 215, 1.93% University of Chicago 215 publications, 1.93%
Tinbergen Institute	Tinbergen Institute, 213, 1.91% Tinbergen Institute 213 publications, 1.91%
Maastricht University	Maastricht University, 204, 1.83% Maastricht University 204 publications, 1.83%
Centre for Economic Policy Research	Centre for Economic Policy Research, 169, 1.52% Centre for Economic Policy Research 169 publications, 1.52%
University of California, Berkeley	University of California, Berkeley, 168, 1.51% University of California, Berkeley 168 publications, 1.51%
University of Zurich	University of Zurich, 167, 1.5% University of Zurich 167 publications, 1.5%
Aarhus University	Aarhus University, 164, 1.47% Aarhus University 164 publications, 1.47%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 161, 1.45% Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 161 publications, 1.45%
University of Sydney	University of Sydney, 156, 1.4% University of Sydney 156 publications, 1.4%
Harvard University	Harvard University, 154, 1.38% Harvard University 154 publications, 1.38%
Cornell University	Cornell University, 151, 1.36% Cornell University 151 publications, 1.36%
Tilburg University	Tilburg University, 145, 1.3% Tilburg University 145 publications, 1.3%
Université Catholique de Louvain	Université Catholique de Louvain, 131, 1.18% Université Catholique de Louvain 131 publications, 1.18%
Princeton University	Princeton University, 131, 1.18% Princeton University 131 publications, 1.18%
Stockholm University	Stockholm University, 126, 1.13% Stockholm University 126 publications, 1.13%
University of Bologna	University of Bologna, 120, 1.08% University of Bologna 120 publications, 1.08%
University of Michigan	University of Michigan, 118, 1.06% University of Michigan 118 publications, 1.06%
University of Texas at Austin	University of Texas at Austin, 113, 1.01% University of Texas at Austin 113 publications, 1.01%
Norwegian School of Economics	Norwegian School of Economics, 113, 1.01% Norwegian School of Economics 113 publications, 1.01%
Bocconi University	Bocconi University, 109, 0.98% Bocconi University 109 publications, 0.98%
Stanford University	Stanford University, 109, 0.98% Stanford University 109 publications, 0.98%
University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania, 109, 0.98% University of Pennsylvania 109 publications, 0.98%
Paris School of Economics	Paris School of Economics, 108, 0.97% Paris School of Economics 108 publications, 0.97%
University of Oxford	University of Oxford, 107, 0.96% University of Oxford 107 publications, 0.96%
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 107, 0.96% Massachusetts Institute of Technology 107 publications, 0.96%
Erasmus University Rotterdam	Erasmus University Rotterdam, 105, 0.94% Erasmus University Rotterdam 105 publications, 0.94%
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore	Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 103, 0.92% Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore 103 publications, 0.92%
Australian National University	Australian National University, 100, 0.9% Australian National University 100 publications, 0.9%
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With other countries

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USA	USA, 3495, 31.38% USA 3495 publications, 31.38%
Italy	Italy, 1848, 16.59% Italy 1848 publications, 16.59%
United Kingdom	United Kingdom, 1672, 15.01% United Kingdom 1672 publications, 15.01%
Netherlands	Netherlands, 832, 7.47% Netherlands 832 publications, 7.47%
Australia	Australia, 694, 6.23% Australia 694 publications, 6.23%
Switzerland	Switzerland, 451, 4.05% Switzerland 451 publications, 4.05%
Canada	Canada, 424, 3.81% Canada 424 publications, 3.81%
France	France, 418, 3.75% France 418 publications, 3.75%
Spain	Spain, 395, 3.55% Spain 395 publications, 3.55%
Sweden	Sweden, 388, 3.48% Sweden 388 publications, 3.48%
Belgium	Belgium, 368, 3.3% Belgium 368 publications, 3.3%
Denmark	Denmark, 274, 2.46% Denmark 274 publications, 2.46%
China	China, 217, 1.95% China 217 publications, 1.95%
Austria	Austria, 188, 1.69% Austria 188 publications, 1.69%
Israel	Israel, 163, 1.46% Israel 163 publications, 1.46%
Norway	Norway, 148, 1.33% Norway 148 publications, 1.33%
Ireland	Ireland, 129, 1.16% Ireland 129 publications, 1.16%
Finland	Finland, 111, 1% Finland 111 publications, 1%
Portugal	Portugal, 110, 0.99% Portugal 110 publications, 0.99%
Montenegro	Montenegro, 103, 0.92% Montenegro 103 publications, 0.92%
India	India, 96, 0.86% India 96 publications, 0.86%
Luxembourg	Luxembourg, 96, 0.86% Luxembourg 96 publications, 0.86%
Turkey	Turkey, 85, 0.76% Turkey 85 publications, 0.76%
Poland	Poland, 67, 0.6% Poland 67 publications, 0.6%
Republic of Korea	Republic of Korea, 64, 0.57% Republic of Korea 64 publications, 0.57%
Czech Republic	Czech Republic, 61, 0.55% Czech Republic 61 publications, 0.55%
Japan	Japan, 61, 0.55% Japan 61 publications, 0.55%
New Zealand	New Zealand, 59, 0.53% New Zealand 59 publications, 0.53%
UAE	UAE, 52, 0.47% UAE 52 publications, 0.47%
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