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African Development Bank Group

In research, African Development Bank Group stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,862 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 18.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,441
of 28,054 · #21,487 all time
Rank in Côte d'Ivoire
#15
of 20
Research works
508
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is African Development Bank Group known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,862 of 10,521 36.1%71 #5900

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where African Development Bank Group sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does African Development Bank Group specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 18.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 39.3 works18×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 22.3 works14×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 2.25× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.36× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 18.14× its world share, 39 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 18.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at African Development Bank Group?

Ranked on the composite score, John C. Anyanwu, Hakim Ben Hammouda and Kobena T. Hanson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is African Development Bank Group.

  1. 1 John C. Anyanwu Côte d'Ivoire · #332,583 worldwide 135 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Hakim Ben Hammouda Côte d'Ivoire · #681,869 worldwide 7 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Kobena T. Hanson Côte d'Ivoire · #1,301,166 worldwide 18 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Hanan Morsy Côte d'Ivoire · #1,409,280 worldwide 39 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Audrey Verdier‐Chouchane Côte d'Ivoire · #1,525,052 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at African Development Bank Group

Which keywords describe research at African Development Bank Group?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Economic Development, Globalization, Fiscal Policy, Institutional Quality, Governance, Innovation and Inequality.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Economic Growth16▲ 19×17 topics
  2. Economic Development16▲ 19×13 topics
  3. Globalization14▲ 7.2×16 topics
  4. Fiscal Policy10▲ 47×4 topics
  5. Institutional Quality10▲ 88×2 topics
  6. Governance9▲ 28×5 topics
  7. Innovation8▲ 7.8×7 topics
  8. Inequality8▲ 32×3 topics
  9. Corporate Governance7▲ 9.8×10 topics
  10. Education7▲ 4.2×4 topics
  11. ICT7▲ 53×2 topics
  12. International Trade7▲ 48×3 topics
  13. Sustainability7▲ 2.8×21 topics
  14. Inclusive Development7▲ 160×2 topics
  15. Knowledge Economy7▲ 62×1 topic
  16. financial access7▲ 170×1 topic
  17. Productivity6▲ 114×1 topic
  18. Trade Liberalization6▲ 130×1 topic
  19. Labor Market6▲ 20×5 topics
  20. Corruption6▲ 35×4 topics
  21. Income Tax6▲ 68×2 topics
  22. Regional Development6▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Taxation5▲ 62×2 topics
  24. Infrastructure5▲ 42×1 topic
  25. Political Economy5▲ 20×9 topics
  26. Public Investment5▲ 88×1 topic
  27. Social Networks5▲ 19×3 topics
  28. Poverty Reduction5▲ 38×3 topics
  29. Risk Management5▲ 10×5 topics
  30. Institutions5▲ 61×4 topics
  31. Monetary Policy5▲ 20×7 topics
  32. Human Capital5▲ 29×3 topics
  33. Social Capital4▲ 8.2×8 topics
  34. Finance4▲ 21×3 topics
  35. Stock Market4▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Financial Stability4▲ 17×4 topics
  37. Financial Constraints3▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Smallholder Farmers3▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Immigration3▲ 27×3 topics
  40. Panel Data Analysis3▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does African Development Bank Group publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic Growth and Development, Global trade and economics, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts.

Economic Growth and Development: 7 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 6 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 3 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 3 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 2 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 2 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 2 fractional worksNatural Resources and Economic Development: 2 fractional works
Information SystemsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political Science2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 7 works
  2. 2 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 6 works
  3. 3 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  5. 5 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  6. 6 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 2 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 2 works
  9. 9 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Natural Resources and Economic Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available48.3%not open51.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.6%domestic only57.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has African Development Bank Group's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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