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Bank of Finland

In research, Bank of Finland stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,441 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Social Sciences — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 27.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,178
of 28,054 · #19,865 all time
Rank in Finland
#68
of 80
Research works
1.1k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Bank of Finland 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 #8,441 of 10,521 21.0%70 #3647

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 27.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 46.0 works27×
  2. Social SciencesDomain · 69.8 works3.5×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.89× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.85× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 27.24× its world share, 46 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 27.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bank of Finland?

Ranked on the composite score, Ejaz Ghani, Karlo Kauko and Pekka Sutela lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bank of Finland.

  1. 1 Ejaz Ghani Finland · #286,980 worldwide 131 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Karlo Kauko Finland · #305,977 worldwide 85 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Pekka Sutela Finland · #470,491 worldwide 17 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Zuzana Fungáčová Finland · #516,344 worldwide 96 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Mikael Bask Finland · #603,039 worldwide 94 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Harry Leinonen Finland · #658,722 worldwide 28 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Tuomas Takalo Finland · #805,079 worldwide 67 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Heli Simola Finland · #851,306 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Iikka Korhonen Finland · #855,654 worldwide 86 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Juha Tarkka Finland · #870,565 worldwide 36 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Bank of Finland

Which keywords describe research at Bank of Finland?

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, Panel Data Analysis, Financial Development 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 Policy20▲ 105×7 topics
  2. Economic Growth17▲ 25×13 topics
  3. Fiscal Policy12▲ 69×6 topics
  4. Structural Change10▲ 192×2 topics
  5. Liquidity10▲ 168×3 topics
  6. Panel Data Analysis9▲ 68×3 topics
  7. Financial Development8▲ 67×2 topics
  8. Business Cycles8▲ 242×1 topic
  9. Interest Rates8▲ 242×1 topic
  10. Corporate Governance7▲ 12×9 topics
  11. Capital Flows7▲ 226×2 topics
  12. Finance6▲ 39×2 topics
  13. Regulation6▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Exchange Rate Regimes6▲ 238×1 topic
  15. Financial Integration6▲ 231×1 topic
  16. Banking5▲ 151×1 topic
  17. Credit5▲ 151×1 topic
  18. Asset Pricing5▲ 71×2 topics
  19. Firm Performance4▲ 30×3 topics
  20. Economic Development4▲ 6.7×7 topics
  21. Globalization4▲ 2.7×10 topics
  22. Political Economy4▲ 20×6 topics
  23. Financial Constraints4▲ 46×2 topics
  24. Financial Stability4▲ 24×4 topics
  25. Investor Protection4▲ 59×1 topic
  26. Ownership Structure4▲ 59×1 topic
  27. Financial Crisis3▲ 38×4 topics
  28. Innovation3▲ 4.0×8 topics
  29. Inequality3▲ 18×4 topics
  30. Global Economy3▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Aggregate Demand3▲ 123×1 topic
  32. Financialization3▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Income Distribution3▲ 107×1 topic
  34. Stock Market3▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Economic Policy Uncertainty3▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Oil Price Shocks3▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Competitive Economy3▲ 148×1 topic
  38. Monetary Equilibrium3▲ 148×1 topic
  39. Labor Market2▲ 11×6 topics
  40. International Trade2▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Bank of Finland publish most on?

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

Monetary Policy and Econ…8Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 8 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 6 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 5 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 4 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 3 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 3 fractional worksEconomic theories and models: 3 fractional worksCredit Risk and Financial Regulations: 2 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 2 fractional worksRussia and Soviet political economy: 2 fractional works
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceFinanceAccountingEconomics and Econometrics1 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 8 works
  2. 2 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 6 works
  3. 3 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 5 works
  4. 4 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 4 works
  5. 5 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  6. 6 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  7. 7 Economic theories and models Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  8. 8 Credit Risk and Financial Regulations Finance 2 works
  9. 9 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 2 works
  10. 10 Russia and Soviet political economy Political Science and International Relations 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 available64.7%not open35.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.5%domestic only66.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bank of Finland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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