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Brookings Institution

In research, Brookings Institution stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,596 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,972 of 6,365 worldwide) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#837 of 1,775 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Economics and Econometrics and Political Science and International Relations — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 13.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,154
of 28,054 · #4,259 all time
Rank in United States
#1,515
of 4,192
Research works
2.9k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
92k
31.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Brookings Institution 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 #2,596 of 10,521 29.4%190 #751
Social SciencesField #2,972 of 6,365 37.2%80 #839
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #837 of 1,775 23.1%72 #183

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Brookings Institution 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#751 #2,596
  2. Social Sciences#839 #2,972
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#183 #837
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 Brookings Institution specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 13.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 71.9 works14×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 42.8 works11×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 20.6 works5.6×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.86× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.19× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 13.57× its world share, 72 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.92× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.55× 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, 13.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Brookings Institution?

Ranked on the composite score, Barry Bosworth, Elizabeth M. King and Clifford Winston lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Brookings Institution.

  1. 1 Barry Bosworth United States · #4,661 worldwide 1.1k citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Elizabeth M. King United States · #15,557 worldwide 576 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Clifford Winston United States · #27,554 worldwide 380 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 William T. Dickens United States · #31,452 worldwide 728 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Richard K. Betts United States · #40,933 worldwide 176 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Henry J. Aaron United States · #42,564 worldwide 284 citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Gary Burtless United States · #45,090 worldwide 388 citations · 65 works
  8. 8 Robert W. Crandall United States · #70,915 worldwide 252 citations · 66 works
  9. 9 Joshua M. Wiener United States · #86,389 worldwide 122 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Roberta Cohen United States · #88,653 worldwide 108 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Brookings Institution

Which keywords describe research at Brookings Institution?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Political Economy, Mental Health, Economic Development, Health Outcomes and Primary Care.

▲ 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 Growth27▲ 13×16 topics
  2. Monetary Policy16▲ 27×8 topics
  3. Mental Health15▲ 4.1×18 topics
  4. Globalization13▲ 2.7×30 topics
  5. Fiscal Policy12▲ 23×6 topics
  6. Economic Development12▲ 6.0×18 topics
  7. Political Economy11▲ 18×10 topics
  8. Health Outcomes10▲ 14×5 topics
  9. Labor Market9▲ 12×9 topics
  10. Primary Care9▲ 9.7×8 topics
  11. Regulation8▲ 6.4×9 topics
  12. Inequality8▲ 15×8 topics
  13. Structural Change8▲ 46×2 topics
  14. Neoliberalism8▲ 8.7×9 topics
  15. Democracy8▲ 8.6×9 topics
  16. Financial Crisis8▲ 28×5 topics
  17. Governance8▲ 9.3×11 topics
  18. Consumer Behavior7▲ 4.5×7 topics
  19. Academic Achievement7▲ 16×8 topics
  20. Income Tax7▲ 33×2 topics
  21. Gender Inequality6▲ 19×6 topics
  22. Income Inequality6▲ 18×5 topics
  23. Social Support6▲ 4.4×6 topics
  24. Capital Flows6▲ 65×2 topics
  25. Chronic Disease6▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Health Care Utilization6▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Student Achievement6▲ 27×4 topics
  28. Health Care Spending6▲ 54×1 topic
  29. Insurance Markets6▲ 54×1 topic
  30. Aggregate Demand5▲ 75×1 topic
  31. Income Distribution5▲ 65×1 topic
  32. Stock Market5▲ 9.0×2 topics
  33. Labor Force Participation5▲ 45×2 topics
  34. Exchange Rate Regimes5▲ 66×1 topic
  35. Financial Integration5▲ 64×1 topic
  36. Health Equity5▲ 7.3×5 topics
  37. Unemployment5▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Corruption5▲ 12×5 topics
  39. Liquidity5▲ 24×3 topics
  40. Transparency5▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Brookings Institution publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Policy and Management, Economic Theory and Policy, Global Financial Crisis and Policies and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency.

Healthcare Policy and Ma…6Healthcare Policy and Management: 6 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy5Economic Theory and Policy: 5 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 5 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 4 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 4 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 4 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…3Employment and Welfare Studies: 3 fractional worksFiscal Policies and Political Economy: 3 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceFinanceGeneral Health Professions1 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  2. 2 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 5 works
  3. 3 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 5 works
  4. 4 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 4 works
  5. 5 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  7. 7 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 4 works
  8. 8 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  9. 9 Fiscal Policies and Political Economy Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 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 available36.7%not open63.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Brookings Institution's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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