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European Central Bank

In research, European Central Bank stands highest in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#125 of 1,775 worldwide), General Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#7 of 80 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,826 of 10,521 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 109.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,096
of 28,054 · #5,735 all time
Rank in Germany
#328
of 1,178
Research works
3.9k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
117k
30.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is European Central Bank 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
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #125 of 1,775 17.9%485 #37
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield #7 of 80 22.7%97 #14
Social SciencesDomain #1,826 of 10,521 17.0%614 #744
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #271 of 1,272 22.4%169 #111
FinanceSubfield #32 of 135 12.4%219 #17
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,011 of 2,578 14.8%77 #1649

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where European Central Bank 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. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#37 #125
  2. General Economics, Econometrics and Finance#14 #7
  3. Social Sciences#744 #1,826
  4. Economics and Econometrics#111 #271
  5. Finance#17 #32
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#1,649 #2,011
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 European Central Bank specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Finance takes 109.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. FinanceSubfield · 219.5 works109×
  2. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 96.5 works58×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 485.3 works34×
  4. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 169.3 works16×
  5. AccountingSubfield · 36.3 works8.9×
  6. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 30.4 works5.2×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.32× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.56× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.59× its world share, 77 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 34.03× its world share, 485 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 34.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at European Central Bank?

Ranked on the composite score, Luc Laeven, Frank Smets and Michael Ehrmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is European Central Bank.

  1. 1 Luc Laeven Germany · #4,213 worldwide 1.5k citations · 92 works
  2. 2 Frank Smets Germany · #15,547 worldwide 856 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Michael Ehrmann Germany · #33,108 worldwide 647 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Ludger Schuknecht Germany · #33,897 worldwide 326 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Domenico Giannone Germany · #52,630 worldwide 377 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Roland Straub Germany · #53,712 worldwide 287 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Arnaud Mehl Germany · #65,164 worldwide 304 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Ignazio Angeloni Germany · #88,457 worldwide 148 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Annalisa Ferrando Germany · #99,372 worldwide 257 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Fabio Fornari Germany · #113,880 worldwide 281 citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at European Central Bank

Which keywords describe research at European Central Bank?

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, Structural Change and Finance.

▲ 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 Policy204▲ 127×9 topics
  2. Economic Growth148▲ 26×17 topics
  3. Fiscal Policy119▲ 83×8 topics
  4. Liquidity102▲ 201×3 topics
  5. Capital Flows96▲ 385×2 topics
  6. Regulation89▲ 25×8 topics
  7. Structural Change83▲ 181×2 topics
  8. Finance78▲ 60×4 topics
  9. Banking72▲ 249×1 topic
  10. Credit72▲ 249×1 topic
  11. Exchange Rate Regimes68▲ 337×1 topic
  12. Financial Integration68▲ 327×1 topic
  13. Panel Data Analysis63▲ 59×3 topics
  14. Financial Development62▲ 60×2 topics
  15. Business Cycles56▲ 213×1 topic
  16. Interest Rates56▲ 213×1 topic
  17. Financial Crisis43▲ 57×12 topics
  18. Economic Development36▲ 6.5×18 topics
  19. Financial Stability33▲ 25×6 topics
  20. Financialization30▲ 45×2 topics
  21. Austerity Measures30▲ 64×2 topics
  22. Stock Market30▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Inequality30▲ 19×5 topics
  24. Corporate Governance28▲ 5.8×13 topics
  25. ECB's Rescue Facility28▲ 597×1 topic
  26. TARGET2 Balances28▲ 597×1 topic
  27. Global Economy27▲ 29×5 topics
  28. Industrialization26▲ 68×2 topics
  29. Aggregate Demand26▲ 137×1 topic
  30. Income Distribution26▲ 119×1 topic
  31. Economic Policy Uncertainty25▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Oil Price Shocks25▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Labor Market24▲ 12×13 topics
  34. Risk Management24▲ 7.5×10 topics
  35. Asset Pricing24▲ 41×2 topics
  36. Financial Performance22▲ 5.8×6 topics
  37. Income Inequality21▲ 22×6 topics
  38. Political Economy21▲ 12×10 topics
  39. Investment Decisions19▲ 23×3 topics
  40. International Trade18▲ 18×6 topics

Which research topics does European Central Bank publish most on?

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

Banking stability, regul…72Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 72 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 68 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 56 fractional worksEuropean Monetary and Fiscal Policies: 28 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 26 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Vola…25Market Dynamics and Volatility: 25 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 17 fractional worksEconomic theories and models: 16 fractional worksInsurance and Financial Risk Management: 15 fractional worksFiscal Policies and Political Economy: 14 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, efficiency Finance 72 works
  2. 2 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 68 works
  3. 3 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 56 works
  4. 4 European Monetary and Fiscal Policies Finance 28 works
  5. 5 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 26 works
  6. 6 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 25 works
  7. 7 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 17 works
  8. 8 Economic theories and models Economics and Econometrics 16 works
  9. 9 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 15 works
  10. 10 Fiscal Policies and Political Economy Economics and Econometrics 14 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 available72.6%not open27.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.1%domestic only54.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has European Central Bank's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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