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Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

In research, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,670 of 10,521 worldwide) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#1,256 of 1,775 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Finance, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics — Finance is 75.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,229
of 28,054 · #25,847 all time
Rank in United States
#3,476
of 4,192
Research works
958
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 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 #6,670 of 10,521 28.1%93 #4852
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,256 of 1,775 25.6%67 #739

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Finance takes 75.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. FinanceSubfield · 23.3 works75×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 66.8 works30×
  3. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 32.5 works20×
  4. Social SciencesDomain · 93.0 works3.6×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.24× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 30.38× its world share, 67 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 30.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas A. Lubik, Andreas Hornstein and John R. Walter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.

  1. 1 Thomas A. Lubik United States · #56,007 worldwide 425 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Andreas Hornstein United States · #478,681 worldwide 209 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 John R. Walter United States · #579,854 worldwide 37 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Alexander L. Wolman United States · #634,237 worldwide 127 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Jeffrey M. Lacker United States · #660,662 worldwide 43 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Huberto M. Ennis United States · #721,039 worldwide 63 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 B. U. Ratchford United States · #810,690 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Yash P. Mehra United States · #830,536 worldwide 104 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Thomas M. Humphrey United States · #839,972 worldwide 63 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Kartik Athreya United States · #985,529 worldwide 46 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Which keywords describe research at Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond?

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

▲ 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 Policy22▲ 89×8 topics
  2. Economic Growth19▲ 22×12 topics
  3. Liquidity12▲ 159×3 topics
  4. Regulation11▲ 20×5 topics
  5. Fiscal Policy10▲ 47×5 topics
  6. Structural Change9▲ 133×2 topics
  7. Finance9▲ 44×2 topics
  8. Banking8▲ 168×1 topic
  9. Credit8▲ 168×1 topic
  10. Labor Market7▲ 22×8 topics
  11. Capital Flows6▲ 158×2 topics
  12. Risk Management6▲ 12×7 topics
  13. Financial Development6▲ 36×2 topics
  14. Panel Data Analysis6▲ 35×2 topics
  15. Corporate Governance6▲ 7.5×8 topics
  16. Asset Pricing6▲ 61×2 topics
  17. Business Cycles5▲ 131×1 topic
  18. Exchange Rate Regimes5▲ 173×1 topic
  19. Financial Integration5▲ 168×1 topic
  20. Interest Rates5▲ 131×1 topic
  21. Financial Crisis5▲ 46×5 topics
  22. Urban Development5▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Housing Supply4▲ 117×1 topic
  24. Inequality4▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Mortgage Credit Expansion4▲ 117×1 topic
  26. Technological Change4▲ 109×2 topics
  27. Economic Development4▲ 5.1×8 topics
  28. Financial Stability4▲ 20×3 topics
  29. Financialization4▲ 40×2 topics
  30. Income Inequality4▲ 28×6 topics
  31. Aggregate Demand4▲ 136×1 topic
  32. Consumer Behavior4▲ 6.1×3 topics
  33. Income Distribution4▲ 118×1 topic
  34. Market Efficiency4▲ 54×2 topics
  35. Unemployment4▲ 43×2 topics
  36. Stock Market4▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Economic Policy Uncertainty4▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Oil Price Shocks4▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Political Economy4▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Regional Development4▲ 9.5×2 topics

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

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

Banking stability, regul…8Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 8 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Econ…5Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 5 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …5Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 5 fractional worksHousing Market and Econo…4Housing Market and Economics: 4 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 4 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 4 fractional worksLabor market dynamics an…3Labor market dynamics and wage inequality: 3 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 3 fractional worksFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 3 fractional worksCredit Risk and Financial Regulations: 3 fractional works
FinanceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEconomics and EconometricsAccounting

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

  1. 1 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 8 works
  2. 2 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 5 works
  3. 3 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 5 works
  4. 4 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  5. 5 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 works
  6. 6 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  7. 7 Labor market dynamics and wage inequality Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  8. 8 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 3 works
  9. 9 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 3 works
  10. 10 Credit Risk and Financial Regulations Finance 3 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 available67.4%not open32.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.8%domestic only89.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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