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International Monetary Fund

In research, International Monetary Fund stands highest in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#1 of 80 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#58 of 1,775 worldwide) and Economics and Econometrics (#109 of 1,272 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Finance, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Finance is 55.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,704
of 28,054 · #2,602 all time
Rank in United States
#523
of 4,192
Research works
15k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
408k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
37.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is International Monetary Fund 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
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield #1 of 80 33.8%114 #2
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #58 of 1,775 37.3%501 #11
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #109 of 1,272 45.5%249 #19
Social SciencesDomain #957 of 10,521 37.5%709 #310
FinanceSubfield #15 of 135 25.4%139 #3
Physical SciencesDomain #4,029 of 12,888 35.7%90 #6286
Social SciencesField #2,157 of 6,365 37.8%113 #838
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,129 of 2,578 38.3%84 #404

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Monetary Fund 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. General Economics, Econometrics and Finance#2 #1
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#11 #58
  3. Economics and Econometrics#19 #109
  4. Social Sciences#310 #957
  5. Finance#3 #15
  6. Physical Sciences#6,286 #4,029
  7. Social Sciences#838 #2,157
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#404 #1,129
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 International Monetary Fund specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Finance takes 55.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. FinanceSubfield · 139.1 works56×
  2. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 113.7 works55×
  3. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 501.3 works28×
  4. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 248.6 works19×
  5. AccountingSubfield · 43.0 works8.6×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.60× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.18× its world share, 84 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 28.45× its world share, 501 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 114 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 28.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Monetary Fund?

Ranked on the composite score, Arvind Subramanian, Stanley Fischer and Paolo Mauro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Monetary Fund.

  1. 1 Arvind Subramanian United States · #6,092 worldwide 839 citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Stanley Fischer United States · #9,439 worldwide 1.1k citations · 144 works
  3. 3 Paolo Mauro United States · #15,447 worldwide 509 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Enrica Detragiache United States · #18,323 worldwide 508 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Stijn Claessens United States · #21,043 worldwide 773 citations · 59 works
  6. 6 Ashoka Mody United States · #22,433 worldwide 712 citations · 99 works
  7. 7 Andrew Berg United States · #23,065 worldwide 679 citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Giovanni Dell’Ariccia United States · #24,756 worldwide 576 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Ralph Chami United States · #31,971 worldwide 396 citations · 47 works
  10. 10 Guillermo A. Calvo United States · #32,485 worldwide 777 citations · 105 works
All ranked researchers at International Monetary Fund

Which keywords describe research at International Monetary Fund?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, Economic Development, Structural Change, Capital Flows, Exchange Rate Regimes and Financial Integration.

▲ 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 Growth212▲ 30×23 topics
  2. Monetary Policy151▲ 76×11 topics
  3. Fiscal Policy138▲ 77×6 topics
  4. Economic Development82▲ 12×22 topics
  5. Structural Change77▲ 136×2 topics
  6. Capital Flows76▲ 245×2 topics
  7. Exchange Rate Regimes67▲ 268×1 topic
  8. Financial Integration67▲ 261×1 topic
  9. Globalization65▲ 4.0×43 topics
  10. Panel Data Analysis62▲ 47×3 topics
  11. Financial Development62▲ 48×2 topics
  12. Liquidity58▲ 92×3 topics
  13. Regulation56▲ 13×9 topics
  14. Business Cycles52▲ 158×1 topic
  15. Interest Rates52▲ 158×1 topic
  16. Finance50▲ 31×4 topics
  17. Political Economy49▲ 23×13 topics
  18. Inequality47▲ 25×8 topics
  19. Governance46▲ 17×7 topics
  20. Income Tax44▲ 65×2 topics
  21. Innovation42▲ 4.9×14 topics
  22. Labor Market40▲ 17×12 topics
  23. Banking40▲ 111×1 topic
  24. Credit40▲ 111×1 topic
  25. Regional Development39▲ 13×6 topics
  26. Stock Market38▲ 19×3 topics
  27. Taxation37▲ 52×5 topics
  28. Financial Stability36▲ 22×6 topics
  29. Transport Infrastructure36▲ 51×2 topics
  30. Infrastructure36▲ 35×1 topic
  31. Public Investment36▲ 73×1 topic
  32. Institutional Quality35▲ 39×3 topics
  33. International Trade32▲ 27×5 topics
  34. Financial Crisis31▲ 33×10 topics
  35. Poverty Reduction30▲ 27×4 topics
  36. Institutions28▲ 43×4 topics
  37. Financialization27▲ 33×2 topics
  38. Political Budget Cycles26▲ 218×1 topic
  39. Public Debt26▲ 218×1 topic
  40. R&D26▲ 39×3 topics

Which research topics does International Monetary Fund publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Financial Crisis and Policies, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Banking stability, regulation, efficiency and Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth.

Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 67 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 52 fractional worksBanking stability, regul…40Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 40 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…36Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 36 fractional worksFiscal Policies and Political Economy: 26 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 25 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics24Global trade and economics: 24 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 23 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 20 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 18 fractional works
FinanceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEconomics and EconometricsInformation Systems

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

  1. 1 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 67 works
  2. 2 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 52 works
  3. 3 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 40 works
  4. 4 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 36 works
  5. 5 Fiscal Policies and Political Economy Economics and Econometrics 26 works
  6. 6 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 25 works
  7. 7 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 24 works
  8. 8 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 23 works
  9. 9 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 20 works
  10. 10 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 18 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 available63.5%not open36.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Monetary Fund's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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