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American Finance Association

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Research works
29
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.8k
200.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
American Finance Association

Not ranked overall: American Finance Association is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does American Finance Association work in?

In all years, 83% of research at American Finance Association is in Social Sciences, 9% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Economics, Econometrics and Finance (40%), Business, Management and Accounting (24%), Social Sciences (14%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 24 fractional works · 82.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 39.9% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 20.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 16.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 24.0% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 18.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 14.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 9.1% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAmerican FinanceAssociation29fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences83%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1239.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting724.0%
    3. Social Sciences414.0%
    4. Psychology13.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities01.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.8%
    1. Medicine27.7%
    2. Health Professions01.3%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Engineering14.0%
    2. Computer Science12.1%
    3. Environmental Science01.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Neuroscience00.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceHealth Professions: 2.83× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.53× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 22.82× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.92× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 22.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.82×2 works
  2. Psychology3.92×0 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting3.53×0 works
  4. Health Professions2.83×0 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.29×0 works
  6. Social Sciences1.28×1 works
  7. Neuroscience0.17×0 works
  8. Medicine0.14×0 works

What are the most cited papers from American Finance Association?

The most cited paper from American Finance Association is "Depression Babies: Do Macroeconomic Experiences Affect Risk Taking?*" (Ulrike Malmendier, Stefan Nagel, 2011), with 2,588 citations. Next come "Corporate Governance and Acquirer Returns" (1,879) and "Asset Growth and the Cross‐Section of Stock Returns" (1,607).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Depression Babies: Do Macroeconomic Experiences Affect Risk Taking?* Ulrike Malmendier, Stefan Nagel · The Quarterly Journal of Economics Open access Feb 2011 2,588
2 Corporate Governance and Acquirer Returns Ronald W. Masulis, Cong Wang, Fei Xie · The Journal of Finance Open access Aug 2007 1,879
3 Asset Growth and the Cross‐Section of Stock Returns Michael J. Cooper, Huseyin Gulen, Michael J. Schill · The Journal of Finance 19 Jul 2008 1,607
4 Liquidity and Market Structure Sanford J. Grossman, Merton H. Miller · The Journal of Finance Jul 1988 1,581
5 The World Price of Covariance Risk Campbell R. Harvey · The Journal of Finance Open access Mar 1991 1,079
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at American Finance Association?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Asset Pricing, Monetary Policy, Investor Protection, Ownership Structure, Liquidity, Economic Growth and Regulation.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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 23 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Corporate Governance6▲ 36×6 topics
  2. Asset Pricing4▲ 104×2 topics
  3. Monetary Policy4▲ 49×5 topics
  4. Investor Protection4▲ 152×1 topic
  5. Ownership Structure4▲ 152×1 topic
  6. Economic Growth4▲ 16×9 topics
  7. Liquidity4▲ 115×3 topics
  8. Regulation4▲ 20×5 topics
  9. Market Efficiency3▲ 125×1 topic
  10. Stock Returns3▲ 179×1 topic
  11. Banking2▲ 148×1 topic
  12. Credit2▲ 148×1 topic
  13. Finance2▲ 53×2 topics
  14. Financial Stability2▲ 42×3 topics
  15. Academic Achievement1▲ 32×3 topics
  16. Competitive Economy1▲ 102×1 topic
  17. Monetary Equilibrium1▲ 102×1 topic
  18. Financial Reporting1▲ 32×2 topics
  19. Computer Vision1▲ 25×1 topic
  20. Fire Detection1▲ 154×1 topic
  21. Fiscal Policy1▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Homeschooling1▲ 276×1 topic
  23. Parental Involvement1▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does American Finance Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare, Global Financial Crisis and Policies and Income, Poverty, and Inequality.

Fiscal Policy and Econom…0Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 0 fractional worksAdolescent and Pediatric…0Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare: 0 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 0 fractional worksIncome, Poverty, and Inequality: 0 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 0 fractional worksChild Welfare and Adoption: 0 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 0 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…0Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 0 fractional worksState Capitalism and Financial Governance: 0 fractional worksInsurance and Financial Risk Management: 0 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsSpeech and HearingFinanceSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  2. 2 Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Speech and Hearing 0 works
  3. 3 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 0 works
  4. 4 Income, Poverty, and Inequality Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  5. 5 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0 works
  6. 6 Child Welfare and Adoption Safety Research 0 works
  7. 7 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 0 works
  8. 8 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 State Capitalism and Financial Governance Strategy and Management 0 works
  10. 10 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 0 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 available47.1%not open52.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.8%domestic only75.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has American Finance Association's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is American Finance Association as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000026% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%American Finance Association0.0000078% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of American Finance Association over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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