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Bank of Italy

In research, Bank of Italy stands highest in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#56 of 1,775 worldwide), Economics and Econometrics (#91 of 1,272 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#991 of 10,521 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 51.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,198
of 28,054 · #3,369 all time
Rank in Italy
#93
of 618
Research works
3.6k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
109k
30.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Bank of Italy 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 #56 of 1,775 21.1%483 #23
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #91 of 1,272 23.3%282 #29
Social SciencesDomain #991 of 10,521 19.8%715 #449
FinanceSubfield #27 of 135 17.8%135 #20
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield #21 of 80 18.2%67 #19
Physical SciencesDomain #3,642 of 12,888 18.0%119 #9335
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,306 of 2,578 15.4%117 #729
Social SciencesField #3,381 of 6,365 19.8%92 #1952

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bank of Italy 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#23 #56
  2. Economics and Econometrics#29 #91
  3. Social Sciences#449 #991
  4. Finance#20 #27
  5. General Economics, Econometrics and Finance#19 #21
  6. Physical Sciences#9,335 #3,642
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#729 #1,306
  8. Social Sciences#1,952 #3,381
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 of Italy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Finance takes 51.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. FinanceSubfield · 134.6 works52×
  2. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 66.9 works31×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 483.2 works26×
  4. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 281.7 works21×
  5. AccountingSubfield · 53.5 works10×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 51 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.22× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.02× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.21× its world share, 117 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.92× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 26.19× its world share, 483 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 92 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 26.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bank of Italy?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrea Brandolini, Sauro Mocetti and Daniele Franco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bank of Italy.

  1. 1 Andrea Brandolini Italy · #103,037 worldwide 236 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Sauro Mocetti Italy · #129,607 worldwide 234 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Daniele Franco Italy · #129,674 worldwide 146 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Fabio Panetta Italy · #132,778 worldwide 323 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Silvia Fabiani Italy · #156,883 worldwide 187 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Eliana Viviano Italy · #176,450 worldwide 197 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Guido de Blasio Italy · #185,740 worldwide 233 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 Stefano Neri Italy · #189,120 worldwide 130 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Enrico Sette Italy · #217,292 worldwide 181 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Paolo Emilio Mistrulli Italy · #269,342 worldwide 167 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Bank of Italy

Which keywords describe research at Bank of Italy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Economic Growth, Economic Development, Labor Market, Financial Markets, Immigration and Liquidity.

▲ 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 Policy209▲ 100×8 topics
  2. Fiscal Policy129▲ 70×7 topics
  3. Economic Growth116▲ 16×20 topics
  4. Economic Development101▲ 14×18 topics
  5. Labor Market91▲ 36×9 topics
  6. Financial Markets73▲ 64×2 topics
  7. Immigration66▲ 68×3 topics
  8. Liquidity64▲ 97×3 topics
  9. Regulation63▲ 14×8 topics
  10. Banking Regulation62▲ 734×2 topics
  11. Italy61▲ 277×2 topics
  12. Public Sector Efficiency61▲ 1585×1 topic
  13. Trade and Growth61▲ 1585×1 topic
  14. Structural Change54▲ 92×2 topics
  15. Corporate Governance52▲ 8.2×15 topics
  16. Panel Data Analysis49▲ 36×3 topics
  17. Financial Development48▲ 36×2 topics
  18. Finance47▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Stock Market46▲ 22×3 topics
  20. Banking44▲ 118×1 topic
  21. Credit44▲ 118×1 topic
  22. Innovation43▲ 4.7×14 topics
  23. Real Estate Market40▲ 99×2 topics
  24. Financialization39▲ 45×3 topics
  25. Business Cycles39▲ 113×1 topic
  26. Interest Rates39▲ 113×1 topic
  27. Capital Flows36▲ 112×2 topics
  28. Global Economy35▲ 30×4 topics
  29. Economic Policy Uncertainty33▲ 60×1 topic
  30. Oil Price Shocks33▲ 60×1 topic
  31. Urban Development32▲ 10×5 topics
  32. Consumer Behavior31▲ 5.8×8 topics
  33. Housing Supply29▲ 91×1 topic
  34. Mortgage Credit Expansion29▲ 91×1 topic
  35. Financial Stability28▲ 16×4 topics
  36. Income Inequality28▲ 23×6 topics
  37. Energy Transition27▲ 21×4 topics
  38. Exchange Rate Regimes27▲ 101×1 topic
  39. Financial Integration27▲ 99×1 topic
  40. Financial Crisis26▲ 27×9 topics

Which research topics does Bank of Italy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues, Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact and Market Dynamics and Volatility.

Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues: 61 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 44 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Econ…39Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 39 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Vola…33Market Dynamics and Volatility: 33 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 29 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 27 fractional worksClimate Change Policy an…21Climate Change Policy and Economics: 21 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 18 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 16 fractional worksFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 14 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsFinanceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceAccounting

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

  1. 1 Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues Economics and Econometrics 61 works
  2. 2 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 44 works
  3. 3 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 39 works
  4. 4 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 33 works
  5. 5 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 29 works
  6. 6 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 27 works
  7. 7 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 21 works
  8. 8 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 18 works
  9. 9 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 16 works
  10. 10 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 14 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 available67.8%not open32.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.3%domestic only82.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bank of Italy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% lower 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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