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Bank of Korea

In research, Bank of Korea stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,767 of 10,521 worldwide) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#1,578 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 52.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,081
of 28,054 · #31,526 all time
Rank in South Korea
#315
of 417
Research works
699
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.8k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Bank of Korea 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 #8,767 of 10,521 11.7%125 #11161
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,578 of 1,775 11.9%80 #2046

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Finance takes 52.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. FinanceSubfield · 26.7 works52×
  2. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 20.2 works48×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 80.4 works22×
  4. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 33.5 works13×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.94× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.47× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 22.26× its world share, 80 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× 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, 22.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bank of Korea?

Ranked on the composite score, Hosung Jung, Hyejin Kim and Young Jun Choi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bank of Korea.

  1. 1 Hosung Jung South Korea · #1,191,612 worldwide 32 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Hyejin Kim South Korea · #1,235,723 worldwide 14 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Young Jun Choi South Korea · #1,290,807 worldwide 24 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Geunyoung Kim South Korea · #1,500,544 worldwide 11 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Jieun Lee South Korea · #1,510,513 worldwide 9 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Hyunjoon Lim South Korea · #1,587,031 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Bank of Korea

Which keywords describe research at Bank of Korea?

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

▲ 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 Policy28▲ 69×7 topics
  2. Economic Growth28▲ 19×11 topics
  3. Structural Change17▲ 143×2 topics
  4. Fiscal Policy16▲ 44×5 topics
  5. Capital Flows15▲ 235×2 topics
  6. Financial Development15▲ 56×2 topics
  7. Panel Data Analysis15▲ 54×2 topics
  8. Exchange Rate Regimes14▲ 279×1 topic
  9. Financial Integration14▲ 271×1 topic
  10. Business Cycles13▲ 193×1 topic
  11. Interest Rates13▲ 193×1 topic
  12. Liquidity10▲ 78×3 topics
  13. Economic Development9▲ 6.7×12 topics
  14. Innovation8▲ 4.6×8 topics
  15. Stock Market8▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Globalization8▲ 2.3×9 topics
  17. Political Economy8▲ 17×6 topics
  18. Consumer Behavior7▲ 6.7×5 topics
  19. Regulation7▲ 7.7×7 topics
  20. Financialization6▲ 37×2 topics
  21. Finance6▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Financial Stability5▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Banking5▲ 71×1 topic
  24. Credit5▲ 71×1 topic
  25. Economic Policy Uncertainty5▲ 46×1 topic
  26. Global Economy5▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Oil Price Shocks5▲ 46×1 topic
  28. Asset Pricing5▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Income Inequality5▲ 20×5 topics
  30. International Relations5▲ 12×3 topics
  31. Housing Supply5▲ 77×1 topic
  32. Mortgage Credit Expansion5▲ 77×1 topic
  33. Migration5▲ 8.1×3 topics
  34. R&D4▲ 33×3 topics
  35. Technological Change4▲ 68×2 topics
  36. Financial Crisis4▲ 21×3 topics
  37. Inequality4▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Labor Market4▲ 8.0×6 topics
  39. North Korea4▲ 333×1 topic
  40. Refugees4▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Bank of Korea publish most on?

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

Global Financial Crisis …14Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 14 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Econ…13Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 13 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 5 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 5 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 5 fractional worksKorean Peninsula Histori…4Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies: 4 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 4 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 3 fractional worksEconomic theories and models: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 3 fractional works
FinanceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEconomics and EconometricsSociology and Political Science

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

  1. 1 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 14 works
  2. 2 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 13 works
  3. 3 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 5 works
  4. 4 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  5. 5 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  6. 6 Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 works
  8. 8 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  9. 9 Economic theories and models Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 3 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 available66.2%not open33.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bank of Korea'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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