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Bank for International Settlements

In research, Bank for International Settlements stands highest in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#334 of 1,775 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,559 of 10,521 worldwide) and Finance (#58 of 135 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Finance, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Finance is 100.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,538
of 28,054 · #9,932 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#74
of 220
Research works
1.6k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
34.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Bank for International Settlements 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
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #334 of 1,775 27.2%139 #118
Social SciencesDomain #2,559 of 10,521 25.8%189 #1336
FinanceSubfield #58 of 135 27.0%63 #26

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bank for International Settlements 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#118 #334
  2. Social Sciences#1,336 #2,559
  3. Finance#26 #58
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Bank for International Settlements specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Finance takes 100.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. FinanceSubfield · 63.0 works101×
  2. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 32.0 works61×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 139.1 works31×
  4. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 44.1 works13×
  5. Business, Management and AccountingField · 33.3 works5.0×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.59× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.98× its world share, 33 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.77× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 31.32× its world share, 139 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 31.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bank for International Settlements?

Ranked on the composite score, Hyun Song Shin, Claudio Borio and Leonardo Gambacorta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bank for International Settlements.

  1. 1 Hyun Song Shin Switzerland · #3,383 worldwide 1.6k citations · 108 works
  2. 2 Claudio Borio Switzerland · #13,827 worldwide 677 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Leonardo Gambacorta Switzerland · #26,671 worldwide 625 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Stijn Claessens Switzerland · #26,753 worldwide 406 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Frank Packer Switzerland · #59,291 worldwide 313 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Mathias Drehmann Switzerland · #68,445 worldwide 325 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Jon Frost Switzerland · #81,275 worldwide 280 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Andrew Filardo Switzerland · #96,724 worldwide 307 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Guonan Ma Switzerland · #180,775 worldwide 138 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Ingo Fender Switzerland · #194,489 worldwide 84 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Bank for International Settlements

Which keywords describe research at Bank for International Settlements?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Monetary Policy, Economic Growth, Liquidity, Regulation, Structural Change, Finance, Banking and Credit.

▲ 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 Policy64▲ 127×9 topics
  2. Economic Growth45▲ 26×11 topics
  3. Liquidity32▲ 202×3 topics
  4. Regulation32▲ 29×6 topics
  5. Structural Change28▲ 197×2 topics
  6. Finance28▲ 69×4 topics
  7. Banking26▲ 283×1 topic
  8. Credit26▲ 283×1 topic
  9. Capital Flows25▲ 328×2 topics
  10. Fiscal Policy25▲ 56×6 topics
  11. Exchange Rate Regimes24▲ 382×1 topic
  12. Financial Integration24▲ 371×1 topic
  13. Financial Development19▲ 59×2 topics
  14. Panel Data Analysis19▲ 57×2 topics
  15. Business Cycles17▲ 200×1 topic
  16. Interest Rates17▲ 200×1 topic
  17. Financial Crisis14▲ 61×7 topics
  18. Inequality13▲ 28×4 topics
  19. Corporate Governance12▲ 8.1×10 topics
  20. Aggregate Demand12▲ 192×1 topic
  21. Income Distribution12▲ 167×1 topic
  22. Financial Stability11▲ 27×4 topics
  23. Economic Development10▲ 6.1×14 topics
  24. Stock Market10▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Social Capital10▲ 8.9×4 topics
  26. Investment Decisions10▲ 37×2 topics
  27. Asset Allocation9▲ 97×2 topics
  28. Financialization9▲ 41×2 topics
  29. Consumer Behavior8▲ 6.0×5 topics
  30. Entrepreneurship8▲ 9.7×2 topics
  31. Asset Pricing8▲ 43×2 topics
  32. Risk Management8▲ 7.6×8 topics
  33. Corporate Finance7▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Financial Performance7▲ 5.8×6 topics
  35. Economic Policy Uncertainty7▲ 51×1 topic
  36. Oil Price Shocks7▲ 51×1 topic
  37. Crowdfunding6▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Fintech6▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Financial Constraints6▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Firm Performance6▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Bank for International Settlements publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, Global Financial Crisis and Policies, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact and Economic Theory and Policy.

Banking stability, regul…26Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 26 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …24Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 24 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 17 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy12Economic Theory and Policy: 12 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Vola…7Market Dynamics and Volatility: 7 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…6FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 6 fractional worksState Capitalism and Financial Governance: 6 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 5 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 5 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 5 fractional works
FinanceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEconomics and EconometricsManagement Information Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 26 works
  2. 2 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 24 works
  3. 3 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 17 works
  4. 4 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 12 works
  5. 5 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  6. 6 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 6 works
  7. 7 State Capitalism and Financial Governance Strategy and Management 6 works
  8. 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 5 works
  9. 9 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 5 works
  10. 10 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 5 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 available72.5%not open27.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.3%domestic only59.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bank for International Settlements's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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