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Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

In research, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco stands highest in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#483 of 1,775 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,362 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Finance and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — General Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 84.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,571
of 28,054 · #8,521 all time
Rank in United States
#2,199
of 4,192
Research works
1k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
45.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco 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 #483 of 1,775 31.3%92 #88
Social SciencesDomain #4,362 of 10,521 28.3%111 #1201

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 84.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 27.3 works85×
  2. FinanceSubfield · 26.1 works67×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 91.7 works33×
  4. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 38.3 works19×
  5. Social SciencesDomain · 111.1 works3.5×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.68× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.38× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 33.40× its world share, 92 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 33.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco?

Ranked on the composite score, Glenn D. Rudebusch, Reuven Glick and John G. Fernald lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

  1. 1 Glenn D. Rudebusch United States · #28,448 worldwide 540 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Reuven Glick United States · #74,802 worldwide 469 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 John G. Fernald United States · #95,988 worldwide 452 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Galina Hale United States · #103,446 worldwide 263 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Simon H. Kwan United States · #109,482 worldwide 185 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Mark M. Spiegel United States · #131,194 worldwide 251 citations · 63 works
  7. 7 Mark Doms United States · #197,765 worldwide 561 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Adam Hale Shapiro United States · #266,822 worldwide 119 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Bart Hobijn United States · #282,041 worldwide 209 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Robert G. Valletta United States · #304,049 worldwide 143 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Which keywords describe research at Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Structural Change, Panel Data Analysis, Financial Development, Business Cycles and Interest Rates.

▲ 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 Growth37▲ 34×12 topics
  2. Monetary Policy36▲ 117×7 topics
  3. Fiscal Policy28▲ 99×6 topics
  4. Structural Change24▲ 274×2 topics
  5. Panel Data Analysis21▲ 100×3 topics
  6. Financial Development20▲ 103×2 topics
  7. Business Cycles20▲ 396×1 topic
  8. Interest Rates20▲ 396×1 topic
  9. Liquidity14▲ 147×3 topics
  10. Economic Development10▲ 9.4×11 topics
  11. Asset Pricing8▲ 72×2 topics
  12. Capital Flows8▲ 165×2 topics
  13. Finance8▲ 31×3 topics
  14. Exchange Rate Regimes8▲ 194×1 topic
  15. Financial Integration8▲ 189×1 topic
  16. Labor Market8▲ 20×6 topics
  17. Regulation7▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Banking7▲ 119×1 topic
  19. Credit7▲ 119×1 topic
  20. Financial Stability6▲ 24×4 topics
  21. Innovation6▲ 4.2×6 topics
  22. Stock Market6▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Urban Development6▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Financial Crisis5▲ 37×4 topics
  25. R&D5▲ 51×2 topics
  26. Consumer Behavior5▲ 6.3×3 topics
  27. Housing Supply5▲ 106×1 topic
  28. Mortgage Credit Expansion5▲ 106×1 topic
  29. Competitive Economy5▲ 175×1 topic
  30. Monetary Equilibrium5▲ 175×1 topic
  31. Unemployment5▲ 44×2 topics
  32. Vulnerability5▲ 17×6 topics
  33. Inequality4▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Technological Change4▲ 83×2 topics
  35. Financial Markets4▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Income Inequality4▲ 22×4 topics
  37. Industrialization4▲ 55×2 topics
  38. International Trade4▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Aggregate Demand4▲ 107×1 topic
  40. Income Distribution4▲ 93×1 topic

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

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

Monetary Policy and Econ…20Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 20 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …8Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 8 fractional worksBanking stability, regul…7Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 7 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 5 fractional worksEconomic theories and models: 5 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy4Economic Theory and Policy: 4 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Productivity: 4 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 3 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 3 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 3 fractional works
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceFinanceEconomics and Econometrics

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

  1. 1 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 20 works
  2. 2 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 8 works
  3. 3 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 7 works
  4. 4 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  5. 5 Economic theories and models Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  6. 6 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 works
  7. 7 Economic Growth and Productivity Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  8. 8 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  9. 9 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 3 works
  10. 10 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 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 available60.6%not open39.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.8%domestic only82.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco'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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