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Ministry of Finance

In research, Ministry of Finance stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,321 of 16,945 worldwide) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#2,938 of 3,268 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 14.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,427
of 28,054 · #35,852 all time
Rank in Japan
#821
of 1,070
Research works
360
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
6.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Finance 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 #10,321 of 16,945 11.9%268
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #2,938 of 3,268 15.0%125

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 14.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 20.3 works14×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.78× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.42× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14.21× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 14.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Finance?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Fiscal Policy, Regional Development, Economic Development, Social Responsibility, Income Tax, Financial Performance and Multinational Firms.

▲ 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 Growth12▲ 20×14 topics
  2. Fiscal Policy8▲ 53×6 topics
  3. Regional Development7▲ 29×6 topics
  4. Economic Development5▲ 9.2×9 topics
  5. Social Responsibility5▲ 31×3 topics
  6. Financial Performance5▲ 12×8 topics
  7. Income Tax5▲ 87×2 topics
  8. Financial Reporting4▲ 49×4 topics
  9. Multinational Firms4▲ 97×2 topics
  10. Local Government Finance4▲ 50×2 topics
  11. Incentives4▲ 78×2 topics
  12. Labor Market4▲ 18×4 topics
  13. Tax Avoidance4▲ 128×2 topics
  14. Corporate Governance3▲ 7.0×8 topics
  15. Corporate Tax3▲ 163×1 topic
  16. Transfer Pricing3▲ 163×1 topic
  17. Corruption3▲ 31×4 topics
  18. Infrastructure3▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Fiscal Decentralization3▲ 44×2 topics
  20. Taxation3▲ 57×3 topics
  21. Government Expenditure3▲ 76×1 topic
  22. Public Investment3▲ 76×1 topic
  23. European Union3▲ 18×5 topics
  24. Econometrics3▲ 42×1 topic
  25. Institutional Quality3▲ 37×2 topics
  26. Public Economics3▲ 42×1 topic
  27. Informal Economy2▲ 74×1 topic
  28. Tax Evasion2▲ 77×1 topic
  29. Governance2▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Gender Inequality2▲ 24×3 topics
  31. Social Capital2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  32. Political Economy2▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Consumer Behavior2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  34. Corporate Finance2▲ 23×3 topics
  35. Institutions2▲ 34×4 topics
  36. International Law2▲ 8.7×5 topics
  37. Labor Force Participation2▲ 56×1 topic
  38. Welfare Reform2▲ 115×1 topic
  39. Profitability2▲ 19×3 topics
  40. R&D2▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Ministry of Finance publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Taxation and Avoidance, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies and Taxation and Compliance Studies.

Corporate Taxation and Avoidance: 3 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 3 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Fisc…3Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies: 3 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance …2Taxation and Compliance Studies: 2 fractional worksGender, Labor, and Famil…2Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics: 2 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Prod…1Economic Growth and Productivity: 1 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and…1Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 1 fractional worksRegional Development and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy and Governance: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Public Health: 1 fractional works
AccountingEconomics and EconometricsGender StudiesRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment2 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Taxation and Avoidance Accounting 3 works
  2. 2 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  3. 3 Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  4. 4 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  5. 5 Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics Gender Studies 2 works
  6. 6 Economic Growth and Productivity Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  8. 8 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 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 available51.4%not open48.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Finance's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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