A new study by Science Watch evaluating institutions based on papers published and cited in the field of economics and business rated the University of California, San Diego as the 5 th highest impact research institution in the nation from 1995-2005.

The rankings were reported in the Nov./Dec. issue of Science Watch, the bimonthly newsletter of Thomson Scientific. The top ten institutions ranked by citation impact are: University of Chicago (1); Harvard University (2); National Bureau of Economic Research (3); MIT (4); UC San Diego (5); University of Pennsylvania (6); Carnegie Mellon University (7); Stanford University (8); Princeton University (9); and Northwestern University (10). The rankings also included total citations and most cited authors.

The UCSD Department of Economics, which includes two 2003 Nobel Laureates, has been highly ranked in several previous studies, including the 2005 US News & World Report survey, which rated the department as the tenth best economics program in the nation. UCSD is also home to the Rady School of Management, established in 2001, which enrolled its first full-time MBA students this fall. The Rady School MBA programs are designed to educate the next generation of leadership for innovation-driven organizations, focused in the science and technology sectors. In addition, UCSD’s Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies includes some of the top scholars in the nation on economic and financial issues related to Asia and Latin America .

For more information on the Science Watch study and to view other rankings please visit: http://www.sciencewatch.com

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