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Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

In research, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,678 of 16,945 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#542 of 3,268 worldwide) and Economics and Econometrics (#824 of 2,466 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 26.3× its share of world research.

World rank, all time
#17,249
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,739
of 8,685
Research works
611
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
36.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 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 #2,678 of 16,945 27.2%559
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #542 of 3,268 26.8%348
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #824 of 2,466 27.9%183

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 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 Federal Reserve Bank of Boston specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 26.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 28.9 works26×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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.

Computer Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.80× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 26.30× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 26.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal Reserve Bank of Boston?

Ranked on the composite score, Jeffrey C. Fuhrer, Paul Willen and Mary A. Burke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

  1. 1 Jeffrey C. Fuhrer United States · #42,038 worldwide 682 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Paul Willen United States · #119,388 worldwide 154 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Mary A. Burke United States · #154,799 worldwide 113 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Joe Peek United States · #177,657 worldwide 133 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Robert K. Triest United States · #178,089 worldwide 162 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Eric S. Rosengren United States · #316,343 worldwide 130 citations · 81 works
  7. 7 Christopher L. Foote United States · #333,786 worldwide 90 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Scott Schuh United States · #520,330 worldwide 84 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Joanna Stavins United States · #583,375 worldwide 112 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Lynn E. Browne United States · #687,259 worldwide 25 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Which keywords describe research at Federal Reserve Bank of Boston?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Monetary Policy, Economic Growth, Fiscal Policy, Liquidity, Regulation, Consumer Behavior, Capital Flows and Structural Change.

▲ 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 Policy11▲ 87×5 topics
  2. Economic Growth8▲ 19×12 topics
  3. Fiscal Policy6▲ 55×6 topics
  4. Liquidity6▲ 155×3 topics
  5. Regulation6▲ 21×5 topics
  6. Consumer Behavior5▲ 15×4 topics
  7. Capital Flows5▲ 242×2 topics
  8. Finance4▲ 45×2 topics
  9. Structural Change4▲ 129×2 topics
  10. Banking4▲ 184×1 topic
  11. Credit4▲ 184×1 topic
  12. Exchange Rate Regimes4▲ 262×1 topic
  13. Financial Integration4▲ 255×1 topic
  14. Income Inequality4▲ 52×4 topics
  15. Panel Data Analysis4▲ 45×3 topics
  16. Stock Market4▲ 30×2 topics
  17. Financial Development4▲ 44×2 topics
  18. Business Cycles3▲ 160×1 topic
  19. Interest Rates3▲ 160×1 topic
  20. COVID-193▲ 4.2×4 topics
  21. Asset Allocation3▲ 125×2 topics
  22. Financial Markets3▲ 43×3 topics
  23. Corporate Governance3▲ 7.2×5 topics
  24. Economic Development3▲ 6.5×7 topics
  25. Investment Decisions3▲ 43×2 topics
  26. Financial Literacy3▲ 60×1 topic
  27. Labor Market3▲ 17×4 topics
  28. Pandemic3▲ 4.7×3 topics
  29. Retirement Planning3▲ 155×1 topic
  30. Financialization2▲ 45×2 topics
  31. Age Discrimination2▲ 145×2 topics
  32. Food Supply Chain2▲ 33×1 topic
  33. business impact2▲ 41×1 topic
  34. Asset Pricing2▲ 44×2 topics
  35. Housing Supply2▲ 101×1 topic
  36. Mortgage Credit Expansion2▲ 101×1 topic
  37. Global Economy2▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Inequality2▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Labor Force Participation2▲ 70×2 topics
  40. Economic Policy Uncertainty2▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does Federal Reserve Bank of Boston publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, Global Financial Crisis and Policies, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact and Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis.

  1. 1 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 4 works
  2. 2 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 4 works
  3. 3 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  4. 4 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 3 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  9. 9 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 1 works
  10. 10 Credit Risk and Financial Regulations Finance 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 available67.0%not open33.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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