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Inter-American Development Bank

In research, Inter-American Development Bank stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,165 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,875 of 6,365 worldwide) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#1,216 of 1,775 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 13.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,147
of 28,054 · #9,437 all time
Rank in United States
#1,973
of 4,192
Research works
1.9k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
50k
25.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Inter-American Development Bank 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 #4,165 of 10,521 33.6%171 #1572
Social SciencesField #3,875 of 6,365 41.6%70 #2018
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,216 of 1,775 29.4%70 #319

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Inter-American Development Bank 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,572 #4,165
  2. Social Sciences#2,018 #3,875
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#319 #1,216
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Inter-American Development Bank specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 13.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 70.0 works14×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 46.2 works12×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.02× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 2.14× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.41× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 13.71× its world share, 70 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 70 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 13.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Inter-American Development Bank?

Ranked on the composite score, Frank Meißner, Carmen Pagés and Norbert Schady lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Inter-American Development Bank.

  1. 1 Frank Meißner United States · #9,408 worldwide 403 citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Carmen Pagés United States · #38,700 worldwide 470 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Norbert Schady United States · #66,651 worldwide 357 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Philip Keefer United States · #86,304 worldwide 332 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Ernesto Stein United States · #103,949 worldwide 213 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Gustavo Crespi United States · #156,678 worldwide 276 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Eduardo A. Cavallo United States · #163,095 worldwide 157 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Matí­as Busso United States · #173,238 worldwide 174 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 R.G. Echeverría United States · #185,305 worldwide 96 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Maurício Mesquita Moreira United States · #189,744 worldwide 100 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Inter-American Development Bank

Which keywords describe research at Inter-American Development Bank?

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

▲ 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 Growth30▲ 15×22 topics
  2. Fiscal Policy23▲ 44×5 topics
  3. Economic Development20▲ 10×12 topics
  4. Globalization19▲ 4.0×28 topics
  5. Labor Market16▲ 22×10 topics
  6. Gender Inequality15▲ 45×5 topics
  7. Income Tax14▲ 72×2 topics
  8. Corruption12▲ 31×4 topics
  9. Innovation10▲ 4.2×10 topics
  10. Regional Development10▲ 12×5 topics
  11. COVID-1910▲ 3.1×10 topics
  12. Transport Infrastructure10▲ 47×2 topics
  13. Political Economy9▲ 15×8 topics
  14. Taxation9▲ 45×2 topics
  15. Infrastructure9▲ 30×1 topic
  16. Public Investment9▲ 64×1 topic
  17. Monetary Policy9▲ 15×7 topics
  18. Academic Achievement8▲ 20×7 topics
  19. Poverty Reduction8▲ 26×3 topics
  20. Institutional Quality8▲ 31×3 topics
  21. Informal Economy8▲ 62×1 topic
  22. Tax Evasion8▲ 65×1 topic
  23. Technology7▲ 5.5×3 topics
  24. International Trade7▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Market Size7▲ 38×2 topics
  26. Trade Liberalization7▲ 56×2 topics
  27. Firm-Level Data6▲ 60×1 topic
  28. Productivity6▲ 49×1 topic
  29. Regulation6▲ 5.0×8 topics
  30. Income Inequality6▲ 19×6 topics
  31. Child Development6▲ 6.1×5 topics
  32. Conditional Cash Transfers6▲ 69×1 topic
  33. School Subsidies6▲ 69×1 topic
  34. Labor Force Participation6▲ 53×2 topics
  35. Student Achievement6▲ 28×3 topics
  36. Institutions6▲ 29×5 topics
  37. Panel Data Analysis5▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Social Policy5▲ 24×3 topics
  39. Financial Development5▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Household Decision Making5▲ 94×1 topic

Which research topics does Inter-American Development Bank publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Taxation and Compliance Studies, Global trade and economics and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 9 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 8 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics6Global trade and economics: 6 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …6Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 6 fractional worksGender, Labor, and Family Dynamics: 5 fractional worksSchool Choice and Performance: 4 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …4Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 4 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 3 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSafety ResearchGender Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  2. 2 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  3. 3 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 6 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 6 works
  5. 5 Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics Gender Studies 5 works
  6. 6 School Choice and Performance Education 4 works
  7. 7 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 4 works
  8. 8 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 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 available59.3%not open40.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.3%domestic only68.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Inter-American Development Bank's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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