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Economic Policy Institute

In research, Economic Policy Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,588 of 10,521 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#815 of 1,775 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,739 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 15.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,201
of 28,054 · #12,674 all time
Rank in United States
#1,658
of 4,192
Research works
1.4k
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
23.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Economic Policy Institute 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 #3,588 of 10,521 20.0%164 #2194
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #815 of 1,775 26.4%71 #563
Social SciencesField #4,739 of 6,365 15.5%62 #2959

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Economic Policy Institute 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#2,194 #3,588
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#563 #815
  3. Social Sciences#2,959 #4,739
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 Economic Policy Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 15.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 70.7 works15×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 42.5 works13×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.97× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.44× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.53× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15.46× its world share, 71 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 62 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 15.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Economic Policy Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Clyde V. Prestowitz, Gregory L. Rosston and Konstantin Yanovskiy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Economic Policy Institute.

  1. 1 Clyde V. Prestowitz United States · #173,519 worldwide 135 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Gregory L. Rosston United States · #225,379 worldwide 127 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Konstantin Yanovskiy United States · #696,682 worldwide 7 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Savvakis C. Savvides United States · #1,075,915 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Jared Bernstein United States · #1,322,426 worldwide 14 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Economic Policy Institute

Which keywords describe research at Economic Policy Institute?

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

▲ 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 Growth28▲ 15×23 topics
  2. Globalization26▲ 6.3×41 topics
  3. Economic Development18▲ 10×18 topics
  4. Sustainable Development15▲ 4.4×27 topics
  5. Labor Market12▲ 18×13 topics
  6. Sustainability10▲ 2.0×30 topics
  7. Fiscal Policy10▲ 22×7 topics
  8. Monetary Policy10▲ 20×7 topics
  9. COVID-1910▲ 3.5×17 topics
  10. Climate Change10▲ 1.80×27 topics
  11. Neoliberalism10▲ 13×7 topics
  12. Innovation10▲ 4.4×19 topics
  13. Consumer Behavior10▲ 7.0×5 topics
  14. Behavioral Economics9▲ 74×2 topics
  15. Inequality9▲ 18×9 topics
  16. Political Economy8▲ 14×9 topics
  17. Regional Development8▲ 10×9 topics
  18. Digital Transformation7▲ 6.5×5 topics
  19. Income Inequality7▲ 24×5 topics
  20. Unemployment7▲ 38×3 topics
  21. Income Tax6▲ 37×2 topics
  22. Structural Change6▲ 44×2 topics
  23. Technology6▲ 5.2×5 topics
  24. Social Capital6▲ 5.1×10 topics
  25. Asset Allocation6▲ 60×2 topics
  26. Financial Security6▲ 24×3 topics
  27. Industrial Policy6▲ 24×4 topics
  28. Infrastructure6▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Taxation6▲ 30×3 topics
  30. Financial Crisis6▲ 23×4 topics
  31. Property Rights5▲ 38×2 topics
  32. Stock Market5▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Transport Infrastructure5▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Development5▲ 7.0×8 topics
  35. Health Outcomes5▲ 8.8×3 topics
  36. Investment Decisions5▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Government Expenditure5▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Public Investment5▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Human Capital5▲ 14×6 topics
  40. International Trade5▲ 16×4 topics

Which research topics does Economic Policy Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Economic Theory and Institutions, Economic Theory and Policy and Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis.

Fiscal Policy and Econom…5Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 5 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Inst…4Economic Theory and Institutions: 4 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 4 fractional worksFinancial Literacy, Pens…4Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts4COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 4 fractional worksLabor market dynamics and wage inequality: 4 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 4 fractional worksEconomic Issues in Ukraine3Economic Issues in Ukraine: 3 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 3 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceAccountingGeneral Health Professions1 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 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  3. 3 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 works
  4. 4 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 4 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  6. 6 Labor market dynamics and wage inequality Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  7. 7 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 works
  8. 8 Economic Issues in Ukraine General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  9. 9 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  10. 10 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 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 available53.3%not open46.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.7%domestic only59.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Economic Policy Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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