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Banco Central del Uruguay

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World rank, all time
#42,164
of 42,892
Rank in Uruguay
#28
of 29
Research works
151
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
680
4.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What does Banco Central del Uruguay specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 2.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesDomain · 29.0 works2.9×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.42× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 20.42× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 20.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Banco Central del Uruguay?

Ranked on the composite score, Jorge Ponce, Fernando Borráz and Gerardo Licandro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Banco Central del Uruguay.

  1. 1 Jorge Ponce Uruguay · #1,087,157 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Fernando Borráz Uruguay · #1,511,472 worldwide 14 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Gerardo Licandro Uruguay · #1,600,046 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Banco Central del Uruguay

Which keywords describe research at Banco Central del Uruguay?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Monetary Policy, Economic Growth, Structural Change, Fiscal Policy, Financial Development, Panel Data Analysis, 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 Policy10▲ 101×6 topics
  2. Economic Growth7▲ 21×6 topics
  3. Structural Change6▲ 206×2 topics
  4. Fiscal Policy5▲ 63×5 topics
  5. Financial Development4▲ 64×2 topics
  6. Panel Data Analysis4▲ 61×2 topics
  7. COVID-194▲ 6.7×3 topics
  8. Business Cycles3▲ 217×1 topic
  9. Interest Rates3▲ 217×1 topic
  10. Stock Market3▲ 36×2 topics
  11. Financial Markets3▲ 59×2 topics
  12. Consumer Behavior3▲ 12×4 topics
  13. Globalization3▲ 3.5×8 topics
  14. Education2▲ 3.7×8 topics
  15. Inequality2▲ 27×3 topics
  16. Financial Crisis2▲ 50×1 topic
  17. Income Distribution2▲ 167×1 topic
  18. Digital Transformation2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  19. Pandemic2▲ 4.7×1 topic
  20. business impact2▲ 52×1 topic
  21. Human Rights2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  22. Latin America2▲ 22×4 topics
  23. International Trade2▲ 27×3 topics
  24. Economic Development2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  25. Economic Policy Uncertainty1▲ 56×1 topic
  26. Labor Market1▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Liquidity1▲ 46×2 topics
  28. Oil Price Shocks1▲ 56×1 topic
  29. Finance1▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Regulation1▲ 6.1×2 topics
  31. Banking1▲ 70×1 topic
  32. Credit1▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Criminal Justice1▲ 13×2 topics
  34. ICT1▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Social Rights1▲ 97×2 topics
  36. Capital Flows1▲ 77×1 topic
  37. Distance Learning1▲ 8.6×1 topic
  38. Financial Integration1▲ 91×1 topic
  39. Immigration1▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Virtual Teaching1▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does Banco Central del Uruguay publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Economic Theory and Policy, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts and Market Dynamics and Volatility.

Monetary Policy and Econ…3Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 3 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts2COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Vola…1Market Dynamics and Volatility: 1 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 1 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 1 fractional worksItaly: Economic History …1Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues: 1 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 1 fractional worksIntellectual Property Law: 1 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 1 fractional works
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEconomics and EconometricsInformation SystemsFinance2 others

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

  1. 1 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  2. 2 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 1 works
  7. 7 Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 1 works
  9. 9 Intellectual Property Law Law 1 works
  10. 10 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 1 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 available61.4%not open38.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.5%domestic only72.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Banco Central del Uruguay's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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