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Institute for Financial Research

In research, Institute for Financial Research stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,574 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,129
of 34,923
Rank in Sweden
#140
of 259
Research works
292
▲ 54% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.9k
27.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
43%
world 18%
Institute for Financial Research

What is Institute for Financial Research 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 #12,574 of 14,833 11.2%189

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Financial Research 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Institute for Financial Research work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Institute for Financial Research is in Social Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Business, Management and Accounting (28%), Social Sciences (22%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (16%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 40 fractional works · 72.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 15 fractional works · 27.7% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 10.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 21.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9 fractional works · 15.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 18.1% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 9.2% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitute forFinancial…55fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences72%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Business, Management and Accounting1527.7%
    2. Social Sciences1221.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance915.9%
    4. Decision Sciences23.4%
    5. Psychology12.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities11.5%
    1. Computer Science59.2%
    2. Engineering24.3%
    3. Environmental Science12.3%
    4. Mathematics11.0%
    5. Energy10.9%
    6. Chemistry00.3%
    1. Medicine34.7%
    2. Health Professions12.6%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8.58× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.54× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.41× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting8.58×15 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance7.41×9 works
  3. Decision Sciences3.54×2 works
  4. Social Sciences1.70×12 works
  5. Computer Science1.19×5 works
  6. Energy1.03×0 works
  7. Health Professions0.96×1 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.86×0 works
  9. Mathematics0.82×0 works
  10. Psychology0.65×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.53×1 works
  12. Environmental Science0.47×1 works
  13. Nursing0.41×0 works
  14. Engineering0.29×2 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×1 works
  16. Medicine0.24×3 works
  17. Chemistry0.19×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.15×0 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.14×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Institute for Financial Research?

The most cited paper from Institute for Financial Research is "A Theory of Friendly Boards" (Renée B. Adams, Daniel Henrique da Mota Ferreira, 2007), with 2,428 citations. Next come "Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity" (1,037) and "Do financing constraints matter for R&D?" (830).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Theory of Friendly Boards Renée B. Adams, Daniel Henrique da Mota Ferreira · The Journal of Finance Open access 11 Jan 2007 2,428
2 Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Steven Neil Kaplan, Per Johan Strömberg · The Journal of Economic Perspectives Open access 2009 1,037
3 Do financing constraints matter for R&D? James Robert Brown, Gustav Martinsson, Bruce Clayton Petersen · European Economic Review 17 Aug 2012 830
4 Agency Costs of Controlling Minority Shareholders Henrik Cronqvist, Mattias Nilsson · Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis Dec 2003 694
5 Private Equity and Long‐Run Investment: The Case of Innovation Josh Lerner, Morten Sørensen, Per Johan Strömberg · The Journal of Finance 21 Mar 2011 653
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Financial Research?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Economic Development, Risk Management, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, Firm Performance, Digital Transformation and Knowledge Management.

▲ 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-now 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. Sustainability5▲ 3.6×19 topics
  2. Corporate Governance4▲ 11×13 topics
  3. Economic Development4▲ 10×14 topics
  4. Risk Management4▲ 15×10 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management4▲ 7.3×7 topics
  6. Globalization4▲ 3.2×12 topics
  7. Sustainable Development3▲ 3.6×11 topics
  8. Firm Performance3▲ 30×2 topics
  9. Digital Transformation3▲ 9.4×5 topics
  10. Economic Growth3▲ 6.1×13 topics
  11. Big Data2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  12. Knowledge Management2▲ 8.1×9 topics
  13. Financial Performance2▲ 7.9×6 topics
  14. Consumer Behavior2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  15. Financial Crisis2▲ 32×6 topics
  16. Financial Stability2▲ 19×5 topics
  17. Regional Development2▲ 11×7 topics
  18. Capital Structure2▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Innovation2▲ 3.3×10 topics
  20. Monetary Policy2▲ 15×6 topics
  21. Human Rights2▲ 3.3×7 topics
  22. Environmental Management2▲ 7.6×5 topics
  23. Analytics2▲ 34×1 topic
  24. Business Intelligence2▲ 34×1 topic
  25. Entrepreneurship2▲ 7.5×6 topics
  26. Financial Constraints2▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Human Capital2▲ 19×5 topics
  28. Shareholder Value2▲ 26×3 topics
  29. Social Capital2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  30. Labor Market2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  31. Corporate Social Responsibility1▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Customer Satisfaction1▲ 8.1×4 topics
  33. Financial Security1▲ 24×3 topics
  34. Stock Market1▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Organizational Performance1▲ 8.9×4 topics
  36. Sustainable Development Goals1▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Corporate Finance1▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Global Governance1▲ 9.5×4 topics
  39. Investor Protection1▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Ownership Structure1▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute for Financial Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Big Data and Business Intelligence, Corporate Finance and Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting and Central European and Russian historical studies.

Big Data and Business In…2Big Data and Business Intelligence: 2 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…1Corporate Finance and Governance: 1 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 1 fractional worksCentral European and Russian historical studies: 1 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 1 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 1 fractional worksSustainable Finance and Green Bonds: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…1Environmental Sustainability in Business: 1 fractional worksEconomic Issues in Ukraine: 1 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 1 fractional works
Management Information SystemsAccountingStrategy and ManagementPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 2 works
  2. 2 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 1 works
  3. 3 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 1 works
  4. 4 Central European and Russian historical studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Finance and Green Bonds Finance 1 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 1 works
  9. 9 Economic Issues in Ukraine General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  10. 10 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 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 available46.0%not open54.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.6%domestic only57.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Financial Research's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 54% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Institute for Financial Research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Institute for Financial Research0.00034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institute for Financial Research over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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