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Bank of Canada

In research, Bank of Canada stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,021 of 10,521 worldwide) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#679 of 1,775 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 62.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,408
of 28,054 · #12,452 all time
Rank in Canada
#228
of 403
Research works
1.5k
▲ 140% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
18.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Bank of Canada 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 #4,021 of 10,521 24.0%167 #2412
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #679 of 1,775 23.9%120 #367

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Finance takes 62.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. FinanceSubfield · 37.2 works62×
  2. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 30.4 works61×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 120.4 works28×
  4. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 52.8 works17×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.16× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.13× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.77× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 28.43× its world share, 120 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 28.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bank of Canada?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert Amano, Césaire Meh and Charles Freedman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bank of Canada.

  1. 1 Robert Amano Canada · #511,160 worldwide 141 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Césaire Meh Canada · #546,765 worldwide 129 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Charles Freedman Canada · #643,065 worldwide 59 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Stephen S Poloz Canada · #658,961 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Bruno Feunou Canada · #772,792 worldwide 39 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Ying Liu Canada · #964,471 worldwide 76 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Jason Allen Canada · #1,160,717 worldwide 40 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Kim P. Huynh Canada · #1,235,283 worldwide 60 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Antonio Diez de los Rı́os Canada · #1,301,314 worldwide 32 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 David Longworth Canada · #1,312,718 worldwide 30 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Bank of Canada

Which keywords describe research at Bank of Canada?

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

▲ 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 Policy51▲ 107×9 topics
  2. Economic Growth40▲ 24×12 topics
  3. Fiscal Policy27▲ 63×6 topics
  4. Structural Change25▲ 182×2 topics
  5. Liquidity20▲ 135×3 topics
  6. Financial Development20▲ 66×2 topics
  7. Panel Data Analysis20▲ 64×2 topics
  8. Business Cycles20▲ 247×1 topic
  9. Interest Rates20▲ 247×1 topic
  10. Regulation14▲ 13×6 topics
  11. Asset Pricing14▲ 81×2 topics
  12. Stock Market13▲ 27×2 topics
  13. Consumer Behavior13▲ 10×6 topics
  14. Finance12▲ 31×4 topics
  15. Banking11▲ 131×1 topic
  16. Credit11▲ 131×1 topic
  17. Financialization11▲ 54×2 topics
  18. Financial Crisis9▲ 42×6 topics
  19. Economic Policy Uncertainty9▲ 72×1 topic
  20. Oil Price Shocks9▲ 72×1 topic
  21. Capital Flows9▲ 119×2 topics
  22. Financial Stability9▲ 22×4 topics
  23. Economic Development9▲ 5.3×12 topics
  24. Exchange Rate Regimes8▲ 140×1 topic
  25. Financial Integration8▲ 136×1 topic
  26. Corporate Governance8▲ 5.5×10 topics
  27. Risk Management7▲ 7.8×8 topics
  28. Competitive Economy7▲ 165×1 topic
  29. Monetary Equilibrium7▲ 165×1 topic
  30. Market Efficiency7▲ 52×2 topics
  31. Labor Market7▲ 12×11 topics
  32. Income Inequality7▲ 24×6 topics
  33. Investment Decisions7▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Investor Sentiment7▲ 75×1 topic
  35. Stock Returns7▲ 75×1 topic
  36. International Trade7▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Inequality6▲ 14×4 topics
  38. R&D6▲ 40×3 topics
  39. Financial Markets6▲ 23×3 topics
  40. Price Discrimination6▲ 79×2 topics

Which research topics does Bank of Canada publish most on?

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

Monetary Policy and Econ…20Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 20 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 11 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Vola…9Market Dynamics and Volatility: 9 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …8Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 8 fractional worksEconomic theories and models: 7 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 7 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy5Economic Theory and Policy: 5 fractional worksFinancial Risk and Volatility Modeling: 4 fractional worksDigital Platforms and Economics: 4 fractional worksFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 4 fractional works
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceFinanceEconomics and EconometricsStrategy and Management1 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 20 works
  2. 2 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 11 works
  3. 3 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  4. 4 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 8 works
  5. 5 Economic theories and models Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  6. 6 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 7 works
  7. 7 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 5 works
  8. 8 Financial Risk and Volatility Modeling Finance 4 works
  9. 9 Digital Platforms and Economics Strategy and Management 4 works
  10. 10 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 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 available71.6%not open28.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.7%domestic only78.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bank of Canada's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 140% 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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