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Barcelona School of Economics

In research, Barcelona School of Economics stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,881 of 10,521 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#741 of 1,775 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,337 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 11.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,423
of 28,054 · #6,062 all time
Rank in Spain
#204
of 658
Research works
1.3k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
28.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
33.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is Barcelona School of Economics 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 #1,881 of 10,521 35.3%233 #889
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #741 of 1,775 35.8%80 #263
Social SciencesField #3,337 of 6,365 39.5%80 #1833

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Barcelona School of Economics 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. Social Sciences#889 #1,881
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#263 #741
  3. Social Sciences#1,833 #3,337
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 Barcelona School of Economics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 11.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 80.0 works11×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 55.6 works11×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.02× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.46× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.90× its world share, 42 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.74× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11.26× its world share, 80 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 80 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 11.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Barcelona School of Economics?

Ranked on the composite score, Barbara Rossi, Cristina Carrasco Bengoa and Alessandra Di Maio lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Barcelona School of Economics.

  1. 1 Barbara Rossi Spain · #95,575 worldwide 334 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Cristina Carrasco Bengoa Spain · #271,279 worldwide 39 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Alessandra Di Maio Spain · #388,411 worldwide 42 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 José Antonio García-Durán de Lara Spain · #747,089 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Jacint Ros Hombravella Spain · #828,355 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Jacint Jordana Casajuana Spain · #1,044,971 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Hannes Mueller Spain · #1,190,533 worldwide 23 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Sandro Shelegia Spain · #1,464,641 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Alessandro De Chiara Spain · #1,615,038 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Barcelona School of Economics

Which keywords describe research at Barcelona School of Economics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Monetary Policy, Labor Market, Economic Development, Fiscal Policy, Globalization, Innovation and Political Economy.

▲ 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. Economic Growth32▲ 11×19 topics
  2. Globalization20▲ 3.1×50 topics
  3. Sustainability18▲ 2.2×48 topics
  4. Economic Development16▲ 5.9×19 topics
  5. Innovation15▲ 4.3×24 topics
  6. Labor Market14▲ 14×12 topics
  7. Monetary Policy14▲ 18×10 topics
  8. Fiscal Policy14▲ 19×7 topics
  9. Consumer Behavior12▲ 5.7×13 topics
  10. Corporate Governance12▲ 4.8×15 topics
  11. Environmental Impact11▲ 2.0×22 topics
  12. Political Economy11▲ 13×11 topics
  13. Social Media11▲ 2.2×21 topics
  14. Social Capital10▲ 5.5×12 topics
  15. Mechanism Design8▲ 66×2 topics
  16. Game Theory8▲ 15×5 topics
  17. Incentives8▲ 36×3 topics
  18. Income Inequality8▲ 17×7 topics
  19. Regulation8▲ 4.4×9 topics
  20. Risk Management8▲ 4.8×8 topics
  21. Unemployment8▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Income Tax8▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Liquidity7▲ 29×3 topics
  24. Health Outcomes7▲ 7.9×6 topics
  25. Social Networks7▲ 8.0×10 topics
  26. Institutions7▲ 26×4 topics
  27. Gender Inequality7▲ 15×6 topics
  28. Structural Change7▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Human Capital7▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Transport Infrastructure6▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Asset Pricing6▲ 22×3 topics
  32. Inequality6▲ 8.3×9 topics
  33. Financial Stability6▲ 9.1×5 topics
  34. Trust6▲ 6.4×5 topics
  35. Panel Data Analysis6▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Financial Development6▲ 11×2 topics
  37. R&D6▲ 21×3 topics
  38. Taxation5▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Infrastructure5▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Social Policy5▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Barcelona School of Economics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Employment and Welfare Studies, Economic theories and models and Auction Theory and Applications.

Fiscal Policy and Econom…5Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 5 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…4Employment and Welfare Studies: 4 fractional worksEconomic theories and models: 4 fractional worksAuction Theory and Appli…4Auction Theory and Applications: 4 fractional worksGame Theory and Voting S…4Game Theory and Voting Systems: 4 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 4 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 4 fractional worksLabor market dynamics an…3Labor market dynamics and wage inequality: 3 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 3 fractional worksCulture, Economy, and Development Studies: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Health ProfessionsManagement Science and Operations ResearchRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment2 others

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

  1. 1 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  2. 2 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 Economic theories and models Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  4. 4 Auction Theory and Applications Management Science and Operations Research 4 works
  5. 5 Game Theory and Voting Systems Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  6. 6 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  7. 7 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 works
  8. 8 Labor market dynamics and wage inequality Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  9. 9 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  10. 10 Culture, Economy, and Development Studies Demography 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 available66.0%not open34.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.9%domestic only54.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Barcelona School of Economics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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