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Bangladesh Bank

In research, Bangladesh Bank stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,372 of 10,521 worldwide) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#1,168 of 1,775 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics — Accounting is 19.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,773
of 28,054 · #26,684 all time
Rank in Bangladesh
#88
of 135
Research works
574
▲ 207% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Bangladesh Bank 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 #5,372 of 10,521 21.4%157 #9234
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,168 of 1,775 25.1%69 #2291

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bangladesh Bank 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 Bangladesh Bank specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 19.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 30.5 works20×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 68.9 works13×
  3. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 45.9 works11×
  4. Business, Management and AccountingField · 56.2 works6.9×
← 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: 1.99× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.25× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.89× its world share, 56 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.79× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12.71× its world share, 69 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 12.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Bangladesh Bank?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Management, Finance, Corporate Governance, Financial Stability, Islamic Banking, Ethical Identity, Shariah Supervision and Economic Growth.

▲ 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. Risk Management33▲ 27×8 topics
  2. Finance29▲ 58×2 topics
  3. Corporate Governance28▲ 15×8 topics
  4. Financial Stability26▲ 52×4 topics
  5. Islamic Banking24▲ 23×3 topics
  6. Ethical Identity23▲ 73×1 topic
  7. Shariah Supervision23▲ 73×1 topic
  8. Economic Growth23▲ 11×15 topics
  9. Economic Development22▲ 11×10 topics
  10. Social Capital21▲ 16×9 topics
  11. Globalization15▲ 3.0×15 topics
  12. Poverty Reduction15▲ 44×4 topics
  13. Monetary Policy13▲ 21×5 topics
  14. Empowerment13▲ 53×1 topic
  15. Microfinance13▲ 102×1 topic
  16. Sustainability13▲ 2.1×25 topics
  17. Consumer Behavior12▲ 7.2×6 topics
  18. Social Networks10▲ 15×8 topics
  19. Digital Transformation10▲ 7.3×4 topics
  20. Fiscal Policy10▲ 18×4 topics
  21. Stock Market10▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Food Security9▲ 6.7×8 topics
  23. Investment Decisions9▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Regulation9▲ 6.4×5 topics
  25. Technology9▲ 6.5×4 topics
  26. Entrepreneurship8▲ 8.6×5 topics
  27. Governance8▲ 9.9×5 topics
  28. Agriculture8▲ 7.8×5 topics
  29. Food Supply Chain7▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Financial Markets7▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Fintech7▲ 37×2 topics
  32. business impact7▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Crowdfunding7▲ 39×1 topic
  34. Peer-to-Peer Lending7▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Inequality7▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Financial Development7▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Panel Data Analysis7▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Institutional Quality7▲ 25×3 topics
  39. International Trade6▲ 18×3 topics
  40. ICT6▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Bangladesh Bank publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts and FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance.

Islamic Finance and Bank…23Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 23 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…13Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 13 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts7COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 7 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 7 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 6 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 6 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 6 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 5 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 5 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 4 fractional works
AccountingEconomics and EconometricsManagement Information SystemsInformation Systems2 others

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

  1. 1 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 23 works
  2. 2 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 13 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  4. 4 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 7 works
  5. 5 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 6 works
  6. 6 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  7. 7 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 6 works
  8. 8 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 5 works
  9. 9 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 5 works
  10. 10 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 4 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 available74.8%not open25.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.2%domestic only74.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bangladesh Bank's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 207% higher than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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