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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

In research, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis stands highest in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#1,138 of 1,775 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,831 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics — General Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 67.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,838
of 28,054 · #10,099 all time
Rank in United States
#3,072
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
23.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 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 #1,138 of 1,775 24.8%77 #246
Social SciencesDomain #6,831 of 10,521 21.8%116 #1836

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 67.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 22.3 works67×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 76.7 works27×
  3. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 39.4 works19×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.62× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 27.28× its world share, 77 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 27.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis?

Ranked on the composite score, B. Ravikumar, Christopher J. Neely and R. Alton Gilbert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

  1. 1 B. Ravikumar United States · #60,108 worldwide 347 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Christopher J. Neely United States · #79,000 worldwide 395 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 R. Alton Gilbert United States · #80,238 worldwide 244 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Michael W. McCracken United States · #84,683 worldwide 229 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Costas Azariadis United States · #119,001 worldwide 168 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Cletus C. Coughlin United States · #151,202 worldwide 174 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Daniel L. Thornton United States · #153,113 worldwide 480 citations · 98 works
  8. 8 Stephen D. Williamson United States · #154,432 worldwide 209 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Howard J. Wall United States · #160,137 worldwide 200 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Yi Wen United States · #231,648 worldwide 201 citations · 75 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Which keywords describe research at Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Monetary Policy, Economic Development, Fiscal Policy, Structural Change, Globalization, Consumer Behavior and Stock Market.

▲ 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 Growth25▲ 22×14 topics
  2. Monetary Policy22▲ 68×7 topics
  3. Economic Development15▲ 14×11 topics
  4. Globalization14▲ 5.6×15 topics
  5. Fiscal Policy13▲ 47×6 topics
  6. Structural Change13▲ 146×2 topics
  7. Consumer Behavior12▲ 14×3 topics
  8. Stock Market12▲ 38×2 topics
  9. Innovation12▲ 8.6×8 topics
  10. COVID-1911▲ 6.0×5 topics
  11. Financial Markets10▲ 57×2 topics
  12. Pandemic10▲ 6.8×4 topics
  13. Food Supply Chain9▲ 58×1 topic
  14. Panel Data Analysis9▲ 43×3 topics
  15. business impact9▲ 71×1 topic
  16. International Trade9▲ 47×3 topics
  17. Capital Flows9▲ 181×2 topics
  18. Exchange Rate Regimes9▲ 220×1 topic
  19. Financial Integration9▲ 213×1 topic
  20. Financial Development8▲ 38×2 topics
  21. Business Cycles8▲ 144×1 topic
  22. Interest Rates8▲ 144×1 topic
  23. Productivity8▲ 103×1 topic
  24. Trade Liberalization8▲ 117×1 topic
  25. Financial Crisis7▲ 50×4 topics
  26. Liquidity6▲ 65×3 topics
  27. Labor Market6▲ 16×8 topics
  28. Inequality6▲ 21×4 topics
  29. Industrialization6▲ 75×2 topics
  30. Aggregate Demand6▲ 148×1 topic
  31. Income Distribution6▲ 129×1 topic
  32. Academic Achievement5▲ 22×3 topics
  33. R&D5▲ 45×3 topics
  34. Global Economy4▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Unemployment4▲ 37×3 topics
  36. Income Inequality4▲ 22×6 topics
  37. Institutions4▲ 40×3 topics
  38. Financialization4▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Human Capital4▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Finance4▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, Global Financial Crisis and Policies, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact and Global trade and economics.

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 9 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 9 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Econ…8Monetary Policy and Economic Impact: 8 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics8Global trade and economics: 8 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy6Economic Theory and Policy: 6 fractional worksBanking stability, regul…4Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 4 fractional worksInnovations in Education…3Innovations in Educational Methods: 3 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Productivity: 3 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 3 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsFinanceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEducation

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  2. 2 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 9 works
  3. 3 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 8 works
  4. 4 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 8 works
  5. 5 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 6 works
  6. 6 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 4 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Educational Methods Education 3 works
  8. 8 Economic Growth and Productivity Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  9. 9 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 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 available67.4%not open32.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.6%domestic only83.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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