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Central Bank of Brazil

In research, Central Bank of Brazil stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,842 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 20.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,039
of 28,054 · #28,805 all time
Rank in Brazil
#482
of 714
Research works
648
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.7k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Central Bank of Brazil 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 #6,842 of 10,521 16.0%78 #7405

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 20.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 44.5 works21×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.55× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.53× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.88× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 20.82× its world share, 44 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 20.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Central Bank of Brazil?

Ranked on the composite score, José Júlio Senna, José Valentim Machado Vicente and José Renato Haas Ornelas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central Bank of Brazil.

  1. 1 José Júlio Senna Brazil · #765,579 worldwide 3 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 José Valentim Machado Vicente Brazil · #1,426,170 worldwide 31 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 José Renato Haas Ornelas Brazil · #1,602,368 worldwide 17 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Central Bank of Brazil

Which keywords describe research at Central Bank of Brazil?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Monetary Policy, Economic Growth, Structural Change, Regulation, Fiscal Policy, Inequality, Financial Crisis 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 Policy21▲ 85×7 topics
  2. Economic Growth18▲ 22×13 topics
  3. Structural Change12▲ 171×2 topics
  4. Regulation9▲ 16×8 topics
  5. Fiscal Policy8▲ 40×5 topics
  6. Inequality8▲ 36×3 topics
  7. Financial Crisis8▲ 71×4 topics
  8. Liquidity7▲ 96×3 topics
  9. Finance7▲ 37×3 topics
  10. Aggregate Demand7▲ 248×1 topic
  11. Income Distribution7▲ 215×1 topic
  12. Corporate Governance7▲ 9.5×10 topics
  13. Banking6▲ 139×1 topic
  14. Credit6▲ 139×1 topic
  15. Economic Development6▲ 7.0×9 topics
  16. Innovation5▲ 4.9×12 topics
  17. Financial Development5▲ 32×2 topics
  18. Panel Data Analysis5▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Business Cycles5▲ 115×1 topic
  20. Interest Rates5▲ 115×1 topic
  21. Public Policy4▲ 8.7×8 topics
  22. Financialization4▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Income Inequality3▲ 24×4 topics
  24. Social Capital3▲ 6.4×2 topics
  25. Democracy3▲ 8.7×4 topics
  26. Stock Market3▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Regional Development3▲ 8.3×3 topics
  28. Taxation3▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Infrastructure3▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Market Dynamics3▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Risk Management3▲ 6.0×8 topics
  32. Financial Constraints3▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Government Expenditure3▲ 46×1 topic
  34. Institutional Theory3▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Neoliberalism3▲ 7.5×3 topics
  36. Public Investment3▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Shareholder Value3▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Capital Flows2▲ 66×1 topic
  39. Financial Integration2▲ 79×1 topic
  40. Political Economy2▲ 9.4×5 topics

Which research topics does Central Bank of Brazil publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic Theory and Policy, Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth.

Economic Theory and Policy7Economic Theory and Policy: 7 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 6 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 5 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 3 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 2 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 2 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional worksUniversity-Industry-Government Innovation Models: 2 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 2 fractional worksManagement and Organizational Studies: 2 fractional works
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceFinanceEconomics and EconometricsAccounting2 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 7 works
  2. 2 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 6 works
  3. 3 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 5 works
  4. 4 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  5. 5 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 2 works
  6. 6 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  8. 8 University-Industry-Government Innovation Models Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  9. 9 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 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 available65.3%not open34.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central Bank of Brazil's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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