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Bank of Spain

In research, Bank of Spain stands highest in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#625 of 1,775 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,815 of 10,521 worldwide) and Economics and Econometrics (#727 of 1,272 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 52.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,960
of 28,054 · #10,845 all time
Rank in Spain
#362
of 658
Research works
1.9k
▲ 67% vs 2013–17
Citations
52k
27.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Bank of Spain 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 #625 of 1,775 14.6%282 #267
Social SciencesDomain #3,815 of 10,521 14.7%474 #1742
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #727 of 1,272 20.1%135 #409
Social SciencesField #4,360 of 6,365 19.2%101 #5294
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,182 of 2,578 10.8%77 #2189
FinanceSubfield #129 of 135 8.4%89 #200

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bank of Spain 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#267 #625
  2. Social Sciences#1,742 #3,815
  3. Economics and Econometrics#409 #727
  4. Social Sciences#5,294 #4,360
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#2,189 #2,182
  6. Finance#200 #129
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 Spain specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Finance takes 52.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. FinanceSubfield · 88.6 works53×
  2. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 57.5 works41×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 281.5 works24×
  4. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 135.4 works15×
  5. AccountingSubfield · 46.1 works14×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.26× its world share, 17 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 8 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.26× its world share, 76 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 23.60× its world share, 282 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 100 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 23.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bank of Spain?

Ranked on the composite score, Gabriel Pérez‐Quirós, Juan F. Jimeno and Ignacio Hernando lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bank of Spain.

  1. 1 Gabriel Pérez‐Quirós Spain · #23,930 worldwide 668 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Juan F. Jimeno Spain · #73,933 worldwide 363 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Ignacio Hernando Spain · #84,863 worldwide 264 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 José Viñals Spain · #114,397 worldwide 95 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Javier Juste Mencía Spain · #189,100 worldwide 84 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Mario Izquierdo Spain · #201,991 worldwide 68 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Enrique Moral‐Benito Spain · #212,177 worldwide 231 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Agustı́n Maravall Spain · #257,996 worldwide 142 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Sergio Puente Spain · #322,937 worldwide 100 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Olympia Bover Spain · #331,062 worldwide 75 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Bank of Spain

Which keywords describe research at Bank of Spain?

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

▲ 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 Policy101▲ 75×9 topics
  2. Economic Growth88▲ 19×19 topics
  3. Fiscal Policy66▲ 55×7 topics
  4. Liquidity46▲ 109×3 topics
  5. Globalization44▲ 4.0×26 topics
  6. Regulation44▲ 15×7 topics
  7. Finance40▲ 37×4 topics
  8. Structural Change39▲ 101×2 topics
  9. Banking36▲ 147×1 topic
  10. Credit36▲ 147×1 topic
  11. Climate Change35▲ 2.3×28 topics
  12. Panel Data Analysis34▲ 38×3 topics
  13. Financial Development33▲ 38×2 topics
  14. Economic Development33▲ 7.2×15 topics
  15. Labor Market31▲ 19×12 topics
  16. Capital Flows29▲ 141×2 topics
  17. Business Cycles28▲ 126×1 topic
  18. Interest Rates28▲ 126×1 topic
  19. Consumer Behavior27▲ 7.6×6 topics
  20. Innovation25▲ 4.3×14 topics
  21. Income Inequality25▲ 31×7 topics
  22. Stock Market24▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Exchange Rate Regimes23▲ 135×1 topic
  24. Financial Integration23▲ 132×1 topic
  25. Financialization22▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Global Economy21▲ 27×3 topics
  27. International Trade21▲ 25×4 topics
  28. Corporate Governance20▲ 4.9×14 topics
  29. Asset Allocation20▲ 80×2 topics
  30. Investment Decisions19▲ 27×2 topics
  31. Economic Crisis19▲ 28×3 topics
  32. Urban Development19▲ 9.2×5 topics
  33. Financial Crisis18▲ 29×9 topics
  34. Welfare State18▲ 38×4 topics
  35. Behavioral Economics18▲ 60×2 topics
  36. Economic Policy Uncertainty18▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Oil Price Shocks18▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Financial Literacy17▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Retirement Planning17▲ 92×1 topic
  40. Income Tax16▲ 36×2 topics

Which research topics does Bank of Spain publish most on?

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

Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 36 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 28 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …23Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 23 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Vola…18Market Dynamics and Volatility: 18 fractional worksFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 17 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 14 fractional worksClimate Change Policy an…13Climate Change Policy and Economics: 13 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 12 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 12 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 11 fractional works
FinanceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEconomics and EconometricsAccounting

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

  1. 1 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 36 works
  2. 2 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 28 works
  3. 3 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 23 works
  4. 4 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 18 works
  5. 5 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 17 works
  6. 6 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 14 works
  7. 7 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 13 works
  8. 8 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 12 works
  9. 9 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 12 works
  10. 10 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 11 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 available75.8%not open24.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.4%domestic only75.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bank of Spain's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 67% 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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