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Institute for Fiscal Studies

In research, Institute for Fiscal Studies stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,004 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,581 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics and Econometrics is 10.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,664
of 28,054 · #7,226 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#565
of 1,094
Research works
2.5k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
71k
28.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Institute for Fiscal Studies 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 #4,004 of 10,521 30.2%141 #1070
Social SciencesField #3,581 of 6,365 31.7%71 #1563

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Fiscal Studies 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 Institute for Fiscal Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 10.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 30.6 works10×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 36.9 works9.3×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.11× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.46× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9.27× its world share, 37 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.51× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.01× its world share, 71 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Fiscal Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Stephen Bond, Rachel Griffith and Eric French lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Fiscal Studies.

  1. 1 Stephen Bond United Kingdom · #36,287 worldwide 4.5k citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Rachel Griffith United Kingdom · #59,351 worldwide 285 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Eric French United Kingdom · #62,302 worldwide 291 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Richard Disney United Kingdom · #97,096 worldwide 294 citations · 62 works
  5. 5 Martin O’Connell United Kingdom · #98,138 worldwide 324 citations · 59 works
  6. 6 James Banks United Kingdom · #122,470 worldwide 223 citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Steven Β. Webb United Kingdom · #234,825 worldwide 132 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Barbara Sianesi United Kingdom · #270,423 worldwide 465 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Mónica Costa Dias United Kingdom · #278,989 worldwide 170 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 J.B.M. Vranken United Kingdom · #307,429 worldwide 8 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Fiscal Studies

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Fiscal Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Globalization, Labor Market, Fiscal Policy, Income Inequality, Gender Inequality, Economic Development and Income Tax.

▲ 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 Growth20▲ 12×16 topics
  2. Globalization19▲ 5.3×25 topics
  3. Labor Market16▲ 29×6 topics
  4. Fiscal Policy15▲ 38×6 topics
  5. Income Inequality15▲ 58×4 topics
  6. Gender Inequality14▲ 54×5 topics
  7. Economic Development13▲ 8.8×13 topics
  8. Income Tax13▲ 87×2 topics
  9. Mental Health11▲ 4.1×14 topics
  10. Social Policy11▲ 60×2 topics
  11. Health Outcomes10▲ 20×4 topics
  12. Political Economy10▲ 20×9 topics
  13. Education10▲ 3.0×15 topics
  14. Financial Reporting9▲ 42×5 topics
  15. Tax Avoidance9▲ 112×2 topics
  16. Unemployment9▲ 54×2 topics
  17. Taxation8▲ 51×3 topics
  18. Labor Force Participation8▲ 95×2 topics
  19. Regional Development8▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Consumer Behavior7▲ 6.0×5 topics
  21. Corruption7▲ 24×4 topics
  22. Infrastructure7▲ 30×1 topic
  23. Public Investment7▲ 62×1 topic
  24. Social Determinants of Health7▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Incentives7▲ 52×3 topics
  26. Social Responsibility6▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Household Decision Making6▲ 154×1 topic
  28. Welfare Reform6▲ 154×1 topic
  29. Economic Crisis6▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Job Insecurity6▲ 52×1 topic
  31. Precarious Employment6▲ 52×1 topic
  32. Institutional Quality6▲ 30×3 topics
  33. Behavioral Economics6▲ 59×2 topics
  34. Financial Literacy6▲ 37×2 topics
  35. Asset Allocation6▲ 70×2 topics
  36. Corporate Tax6▲ 100×1 topic
  37. Investment Decisions6▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Multinational Firms6▲ 51×1 topic
  39. Household Finance6▲ 92×1 topic
  40. Retirement Planning6▲ 92×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute for Fiscal Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics, Employment and Welfare Studies and Corporate Taxation and Avoidance.

Fiscal Policy and Econom…7Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 7 fractional worksGender, Labor, and Famil…6Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics: 6 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…6Employment and Welfare Studies: 6 fractional worksCorporate Taxation and A…6Corporate Taxation and Avoidance: 6 fractional worksFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 6 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 5 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform…4Social Policy and Reform Studies: 4 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 4 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 4 fractional worksTaxation and Legal Issues: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGender StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsAccounting2 others

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

  1. 1 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  2. 2 Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics Gender Studies 6 works
  3. 3 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 6 works
  4. 4 Corporate Taxation and Avoidance Accounting 6 works
  5. 5 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 6 works
  6. 6 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  7. 7 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 4 works
  9. 9 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 4 works
  10. 10 Taxation and Legal Issues Accounting 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 available29.6%not open70.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Fiscal Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017.

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