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Deutsche Bundesbank

In research, Deutsche Bundesbank stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,220 of 10,521 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#590 of 1,775 worldwide) and Economics and Econometrics (#733 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 91.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,324
of 28,054 · #14,402 all time
Rank in Germany
#452
of 1,178
Research works
1.9k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Deutsche Bundesbank 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 #3,220 of 10,521 20.7%228 #2440
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #590 of 1,775 20.7%169 #366
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #733 of 1,272 25.9%66 #598
FinanceSubfield #126 of 135 14.0%74 #130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Deutsche Bundesbank 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#2,440 #3,220
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#366 #590
  3. Economics and Econometrics#598 #733
  4. Finance#130 #126
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 Deutsche Bundesbank specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Finance takes 91.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. FinanceSubfield · 73.8 works92×
  2. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 28.6 works43×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 168.6 works30×
  4. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 66.2 works16×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.21× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.49× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.83× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 29.65× its world share, 169 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 29.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Deutsche Bundesbank?

Ranked on the composite score, Claudia M. Buch, Patrick Schulte and Heinz Herrmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Deutsche Bundesbank.

  1. 1 Claudia M. Buch · #108,980 worldwide 444 citations · 100 works
  2. 2 Patrick Schulte · #141,023 worldwide 286 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Heinz Herrmann · #144,795 worldwide 163 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Νorbert Horn · #304,263 worldwide 36 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Dirk Tasche · #434,323 worldwide 100 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Christoph Memmel · #495,592 worldwide 101 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Philipp Meinen · #502,194 worldwide 41 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Tobias Schmidt · #530,899 worldwide 97 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Michael Richter · #559,862 worldwide 14 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Sandra Eickmeier · #659,081 worldwide 99 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Deutsche Bundesbank

Which keywords describe research at Deutsche Bundesbank?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Monetary Policy, Economic Growth, Fiscal Policy, Liquidity, Capital Flows, Regulation, Finance 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 Policy63▲ 97×9 topics
  2. Economic Growth48▲ 21×16 topics
  3. Fiscal Policy40▲ 70×7 topics
  4. Liquidity37▲ 180×3 topics
  5. Capital Flows29▲ 289×2 topics
  6. Regulation28▲ 20×6 topics
  7. Finance25▲ 49×4 topics
  8. Banking24▲ 210×1 topic
  9. Credit24▲ 210×1 topic
  10. Structural Change23▲ 126×2 topics
  11. Financial Development22▲ 53×2 topics
  12. Panel Data Analysis22▲ 51×2 topics
  13. Exchange Rate Regimes21▲ 261×1 topic
  14. Financial Integration21▲ 254×1 topic
  15. Business Cycles19▲ 176×1 topic
  16. Interest Rates19▲ 176×1 topic
  17. Economic Development13▲ 6.1×16 topics
  18. Asset Pricing12▲ 51×2 topics
  19. Labor Market12▲ 15×8 topics
  20. Financial Crisis10▲ 35×8 topics
  21. Financial Stability10▲ 20×6 topics
  22. Stock Market10▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Greenhouse Gas Emissions9▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Global Economy9▲ 24×3 topics
  25. Risk Management9▲ 6.8×7 topics
  26. Austerity Measures9▲ 46×2 topics
  27. Global Warming9▲ 7.9×5 topics
  28. Financialization8▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Regional Development8▲ 8.7×6 topics
  30. Energy Transition8▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Environmental Policy8▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Economic Policy Uncertainty8▲ 45×1 topic
  33. Oil Price Shocks8▲ 45×1 topic
  34. ECB's Rescue Facility8▲ 410×1 topic
  35. International Trade8▲ 19×5 topics
  36. Policy Instruments8▲ 45×2 topics
  37. TARGET2 Balances8▲ 410×1 topic
  38. Income Inequality7▲ 20×6 topics
  39. Carbon Pricing7▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Economic Impacts7▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Deutsche Bundesbank publish most on?

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

Banking stability, regul…24Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 24 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 21 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 19 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 8 fractional worksEuropean Monetary and Fiscal Policies: 8 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 7 fractional worksCredit Risk and Financial Regulations: 6 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 6 fractional worksEconomic theories and models: 6 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 6 fractional works
FinanceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEconomics and Econometrics

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

  1. 1 Banking stability, regulation, efficiencyFinance 24 works
  2. 2 Global Financial Crisis and PoliciesFinance 21 works
  3. 3 Monetary Policy and Economic ImpactGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance 19 works
  4. 4 Market Dynamics and VolatilityEconomics and Econometrics 8 works
  5. 5 European Monetary and Fiscal PoliciesFinance 8 works
  6. 6 Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics and Econometrics 7 works
  7. 7 Credit Risk and Financial RegulationsFinance 6 works
  8. 8 Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesFinance 6 works
  9. 9 Economic theories and modelsEconomics and Econometrics 6 works
  10. 10 Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthEconomics and Econometrics 6 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 available69.0%not open31.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Deutsche Bundesbank's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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