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Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs

In research, Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,090 of 16,945 worldwide) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#1,435 of 3,268 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#28,150
of 42,892
Rank in Belgium
#186
of 267
Research works
396
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.7k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #6,090 of 16,945 25.4%343
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,435 of 3,268 36.3%155

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs 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).

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: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemical Engineering: 2.56× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.15× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.85× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 17.44× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.23× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 17.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs?

Ranked on the composite score, Olivier Bouba‐Olga, Jacques Léonard and Philippe Norel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs.

  1. 1 Olivier Bouba‐Olga Belgium · #447,230 worldwide 18 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Jacques Léonard Belgium · #639,755 worldwide 13 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Philippe Norel Belgium · #726,249 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Bořek Vašíček Belgium · #759,645 worldwide 56 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Bruno Séjourné Belgium · #1,131,717 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Kay Parplies Belgium · #1,132,099 worldwide 2 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Mary Loughran Belgium · #1,159,735 worldwide 2 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs

Which keywords describe research at Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Human Rights, Democracy, Structural Change, Constitutionalism and Judicial Review.

▲ 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 Growth5▲ 22×10 topics
  2. Monetary Policy5▲ 67×6 topics
  3. Fiscal Policy4▲ 61×6 topics
  4. Human Rights3▲ 11×7 topics
  5. Democracy3▲ 30×5 topics
  6. Structural Change2▲ 122×2 topics
  7. Constitutionalism2▲ 75×2 topics
  8. Financial Development2▲ 45×2 topics
  9. Judicial Review2▲ 77×3 topics
  10. Panel Data Analysis2▲ 43×2 topics
  11. Economic Development2▲ 8.1×9 topics
  12. ECHR2▲ 154×1 topic
  13. European Legal Systems2▲ 154×1 topic
  14. Regional Growth2▲ 96×2 topics
  15. Business Cycles2▲ 148×1 topic
  16. Interest Rates2▲ 148×1 topic
  17. Globalization2▲ 2.7×8 topics
  18. Territorial Capital2▲ 169×2 topics
  19. Financial Reporting1▲ 42×3 topics
  20. Institutional Quality1▲ 47×2 topics
  21. Regional Disparities1▲ 98×2 topics
  22. Taxation1▲ 59×4 topics
  23. European Union Cohesion Policy1▲ 250×1 topic
  24. Smart Specialization1▲ 131×1 topic
  25. Tax Avoidance1▲ 115×2 topics
  26. Inequality1▲ 19×4 topics
  27. Institutions1▲ 53×4 topics
  28. Mergers and Acquisitions1▲ 48×2 topics
  29. Stock Market1▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Climate Change1▲ 1.45×7 topics
  31. Income Tax1▲ 49×2 topics
  32. Regional Development1▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Sovereignty1▲ 42×2 topics
  34. Capital Flows1▲ 96×2 topics
  35. Drug Trafficking1▲ 62×2 topics
  36. Infrastructure1▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Law Enforcement1▲ 63×2 topics
  38. Liquidity1▲ 49×2 topics
  39. Public Investment1▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European and International Law Studies, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Regional Development and Policy and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth.

European and International Law Studies: 2 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 2 fractional worksRegional Development and…1Regional Development and Policy: 1 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…1Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 1 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 1 fractional worksTaxation and Legal Issues: 1 fractional worksBanking stability, regul…1Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 1 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …1Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 1 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 1 fractional worksCorporate Governance and…1Corporate Governance and Law: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEconomics and EconometricsAccounting2 others

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

  1. 1 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  3. 3 Regional Development and Policy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Taxation and Legal Issues Accounting 1 works
  7. 7 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 1 works
  8. 8 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 1 works
  9. 9 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  10. 10 Corporate Governance and Law Strategy and Management 1 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 available39.2%not open60.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.5%domestic only66.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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