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Banco Central de Chile

In research, Banco Central de Chile stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,369 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Economics and Econometrics and Social Sciences — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 32.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,417
of 28,054 · #28,020 all time
Rank in ??
#536
of 692
Research works
436
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
22.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Banco Central de Chile 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 #8,369 of 10,521 26.0%61 #6059

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Banco Central de Chile 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 Banco Central de Chile specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 32.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 47.9 works33×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 21.0 works19×
  3. Social SciencesDomain · 61.4 works3.6×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.92× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 32.76× its world share, 48 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 32.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Banco Central de Chile?

Ranked on the composite score, Rodrigo Alfaro, Leonardo Hernández and Claudio Soto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Banco Central de Chile.

  1. 1 Rodrigo Alfaro ?? · #398,147 worldwide 99 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Leonardo Hernández ?? · #779,984 worldwide 38 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Claudio Soto ?? · #793,629 worldwide 48 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Alejandro Jara ?? · #912,533 worldwide 30 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Luis Ceballos ?? · #1,480,473 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Carlos Madeira ?? · #1,515,627 worldwide 5 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Carlos A. Medel ?? · #1,569,283 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Banco Central de Chile

Which keywords describe research at Banco Central de Chile?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Monetary Policy, Economic Growth, Structural Change, Fiscal Policy, Panel Data Analysis, Financial Development, Business Cycles and Interest Rates.

▲ 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. Monetary Policy19▲ 113×6 topics
  2. Economic Growth18▲ 30×10 topics
  3. Structural Change12▲ 256×2 topics
  4. Fiscal Policy11▲ 75×5 topics
  5. Panel Data Analysis8▲ 75×3 topics
  6. Financial Development8▲ 76×2 topics
  7. Business Cycles8▲ 292×1 topic
  8. Interest Rates8▲ 292×1 topic
  9. Income Inequality6▲ 57×4 topics
  10. Consumer Behavior5▲ 11×5 topics
  11. Capital Flows5▲ 191×1 topic
  12. Financial Integration5▲ 228×1 topic
  13. Economic Development5▲ 8.6×7 topics
  14. Financialization5▲ 67×2 topics
  15. Inequality5▲ 30×4 topics
  16. Stock Market4▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Globalization4▲ 3.2×8 topics
  18. Financial Crisis4▲ 55×2 topics
  19. Liquidity4▲ 80×3 topics
  20. Aggregate Demand4▲ 206×1 topic
  21. Income Distribution4▲ 179×1 topic
  22. Investment Decisions4▲ 48×2 topics
  23. Asset Allocation4▲ 129×2 topics
  24. Global Economy4▲ 43×2 topics
  25. Economic Policy Uncertainty4▲ 88×1 topic
  26. Oil Price Shocks4▲ 88×1 topic
  27. Financial Literacy4▲ 65×1 topic
  28. Retirement Planning4▲ 169×1 topic
  29. Labor Market4▲ 18×5 topics
  30. Innovation4▲ 5.0×3 topics
  31. Asset Pricing3▲ 52×2 topics
  32. Global Warming3▲ 11×3 topics
  33. International Trade3▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Housing Supply3▲ 109×1 topic
  35. Mortgage Credit Expansion3▲ 109×1 topic
  36. Technological Change3▲ 96×2 topics
  37. Regional Development2▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Regulation2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  39. Energy Transition2▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Unemployment2▲ 40×2 topics

Which research topics does Banco Central de Chile publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Global Financial Crisis and Policies, Economic Theory and Policy and Market Dynamics and Volatility.

Monetary Policy and Econ…8Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 8 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 5 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy4Economic Theory and Policy: 4 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Vola…4Market Dynamics and Volatility: 4 fractional worksFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 4 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 3 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics2Global trade and economics: 2 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 2 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 2 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional works
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceFinanceEconomics and EconometricsAccounting

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

  1. 1 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 8 works
  2. 2 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 5 works
  3. 3 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 works
  4. 4 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  5. 5 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 4 works
  6. 6 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  7. 7 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  8. 8 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 2 works
  9. 9 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 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 available51.1%not open48.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Banco Central de Chile's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower 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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