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European Investment Bank

In research, European Investment Bank stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,233 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Business, Management and Accounting — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 15.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,595
of 28,054 · #25,855 all time
Rank in Luxembourg
#11
of 14
Research works
568
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.2k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is European Investment 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,233 of 10,521 17.0%87 #6452

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where European Investment 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).

What does European Investment Bank specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 15.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 36.7 works16×
  2. Business, Management and AccountingField · 22.9 works6.5×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.52× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.74× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15.77× its world share, 37 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 15.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at European Investment Bank?

Ranked on the composite score, Harald Gruber, Duncan Smith and Olivier Debande lead among researchers whose main affiliation is European Investment Bank.

  1. 1 Harald Gruber Luxembourg · #240,127 worldwide 173 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Duncan Smith Luxembourg · #297,355 worldwide 98 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Olivier Debande Luxembourg · #348,250 worldwide 80 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Hubert Strauß Luxembourg · #415,077 worldwide 73 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Roger F. Murray Luxembourg · #745,172 worldwide 25 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Javier Cercas Luxembourg · #799,564 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at European Investment Bank

Which keywords describe research at European Investment Bank?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Monetary Policy, Regulation, Corporate Governance, Finance, Liquidity, Financial Crisis and Innovation.

▲ 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 Growth13▲ 14×17 topics
  2. Monetary Policy11▲ 43×6 topics
  3. Regulation8▲ 14×7 topics
  4. Corporate Governance8▲ 9.9×12 topics
  5. Finance6▲ 30×4 topics
  6. Innovation6▲ 5.4×15 topics
  7. Liquidity6▲ 68×3 topics
  8. Financial Crisis6▲ 45×7 topics
  9. Human Rights6▲ 4.9×13 topics
  10. Sustainable Development5▲ 3.1×15 topics
  11. Financial Stability5▲ 22×7 topics
  12. Investment5▲ 44×4 topics
  13. Fiscal Policy5▲ 20×5 topics
  14. Banking5▲ 96×1 topic
  15. Credit5▲ 96×1 topic
  16. Entrepreneurship4▲ 11×4 topics
  17. European Union4▲ 18×7 topics
  18. Economic Development4▲ 4.7×10 topics
  19. Governance4▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Corruption4▲ 23×4 topics
  21. International Law4▲ 11×7 topics
  22. Supply Chain Management4▲ 3.8×5 topics
  23. Global Governance4▲ 15×7 topics
  24. Global Economy4▲ 24×4 topics
  25. Investment Decisions4▲ 26×3 topics
  26. Panel Data Analysis4▲ 21×3 topics
  27. Political Economy4▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Sovereignty4▲ 35×4 topics
  29. Stock Market4▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Digital Transformation3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  31. Financial Performance3▲ 5.4×8 topics
  32. Social Capital3▲ 5.8×3 topics
  33. Taxation3▲ 34×3 topics
  34. Regional Development3▲ 7.6×6 topics
  35. Democracy3▲ 7.4×3 topics
  36. Institutions3▲ 33×3 topics
  37. Financial Development3▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Financial Constraints3▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Structural Change3▲ 35×2 topics
  40. Mergers and Acquisitions2▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does European Investment Bank publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance and Private Equity and Venture Capital.

Banking stability, regul…5Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 5 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…2Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 2 fractional worksPrivate Equity and Venture Capital: 2 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 2 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional worksCorruption and Economic …2Corruption and Economic Development: 2 fractional worksGlobal Financial Regulation and Crises: 2 fractional worksSustainable Finance and Green Bonds: 2 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…2Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 2 fractional works
FinanceInformation SystemsManagement Information SystemsAccounting2 others

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

  1. 1 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 5 works
  2. 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  3. 3 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Private Equity and Venture Capital Accounting 2 works
  5. 5 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  7. 7 Corruption and Economic Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Global Financial Regulation and Crises Finance 2 works
  9. 9 Sustainable Finance and Green Bonds Finance 2 works
  10. 10 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 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 available46.4%not open53.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.2%domestic only56.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has European Investment Bank's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% 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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