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Institute of Finance Management

In research, Institute of Finance Management stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,928 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting, Business, Management and Accounting and Economics and Econometrics — Accounting is 19.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,698
of 28,054 · #36,240 all time
Rank in Tanzania
#40
of 43
Research works
388
▲ 152% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

What is Institute of Finance Management 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 #7,928 of 10,521 15.1%124 #11073

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Finance Management 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 of Finance Management specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 19.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 20.8 works19×
  2. Business, Management and AccountingField · 47.4 works8.4×
  3. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 21.1 works7.6×
  4. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 26.1 works7.0×
← 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: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.38× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8.39× its world share, 47 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 9.23× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.95× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Finance Management?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Capital, Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Technology Acceptance Model, Economic Development, E-commerce, Online Shopping and User Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Social Capital20▲ 21×7 topics
  2. Corporate Governance19▲ 15×14 topics
  3. Risk Management14▲ 17×8 topics
  4. Technology Acceptance Model12▲ 46×2 topics
  5. E-commerce12▲ 11×3 topics
  6. Economic Development12▲ 8.0×8 topics
  7. Online Shopping11▲ 36×2 topics
  8. User Satisfaction11▲ 33×2 topics
  9. Information Systems11▲ 38×1 topic
  10. Partial Least Squares11▲ 66×1 topic
  11. Finance10▲ 31×2 topics
  12. Sustainability10▲ 2.4×24 topics
  13. Economic Growth10▲ 6.8×13 topics
  14. Poverty Reduction10▲ 44×4 topics
  15. Machine Learning10▲ 1.71×18 topics
  16. Entrepreneurship10▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Supply Chain Management9▲ 5.8×12 topics
  18. Gender Equality9▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Financial Stability9▲ 26×3 topics
  20. Investment Decisions9▲ 41×2 topics
  21. Social Media9▲ 3.5×9 topics
  22. Performance Analysis9▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Empowerment8▲ 51×1 topic
  24. Ethical Identity8▲ 38×1 topic
  25. Islamic Banking8▲ 12×1 topic
  26. Microfinance8▲ 97×1 topic
  27. Financial Performance7▲ 6.8×7 topics
  28. Crowdfunding7▲ 54×1 topic
  29. Fintech7▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Innovation6▲ 3.5×15 topics
  31. Institutional Quality6▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Regulation6▲ 6.2×4 topics
  33. Performance Measurement6▲ 12×5 topics
  34. Fiscal Policy6▲ 15×5 topics
  35. Governance5▲ 8.5×3 topics
  36. ICT5▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Customer Satisfaction5▲ 8.6×6 topics
  38. Firm Performance4▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Financial Constraints4▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Knowledge Economy4▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Finance Management publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion and FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance.

Technology Adoption and …11Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 11 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 8 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financial Inclusion: 8 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 7 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 4 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…4Digital Marketing and Social Media: 4 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 3 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 3 fractional worksInsurance and Financial Risk Management: 2 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 2 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementAccountingEconomics and EconometricsManagement Information Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 11 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 8 works
  3. 3 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  4. 4 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 7 works
  5. 5 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 4 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 3 works
  8. 8 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  9. 9 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 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 available60.3%not open39.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Finance Management's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 152% 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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