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People's Bank of China

In research, People's Bank of China stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,394 of 10,521 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 15.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,006
of 28,054 · #29,761 all time
Rank in China
#2,794
of 3,058
Research works
1.4k
▼ 65% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.1k
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is People's Bank of China 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 #6,394 of 10,521 29.1%101 #9098

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where People's Bank of China 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 People's Bank of China specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 15.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 48.4 works16×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 30.3 works13×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.72× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7.11× its world share, 33 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 7.76× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15.77× its world share, 48 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 15.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at People's Bank of China?

Ranked on the composite score, Xu Ke, Du Xin and Xiaoxia Huang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is People's Bank of China.

  1. 1 Xu Ke China · #195,122 worldwide 0 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Du Xin China · #520,841 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Xiaoxia Huang China · #1,085,379 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Wenting Zhang China · #1,491,745 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at People's Bank of China

Which keywords describe research at People's Bank of China?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Social Capital, Entrepreneurship, Investment Decisions, Monetary Policy, Crowdfunding, Fintech and Corporate Governance.

▲ 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 Growth19▲ 16×15 topics
  2. Social Capital19▲ 25×12 topics
  3. Entrepreneurship17▲ 30×5 topics
  4. Investment Decisions13▲ 75×2 topics
  5. Monetary Policy12▲ 36×6 topics
  6. Crowdfunding11▲ 109×1 topic
  7. Fintech11▲ 103×1 topic
  8. Corporate Governance11▲ 10×11 topics
  9. Financial Development11▲ 48×2 topics
  10. Panel Data Analysis11▲ 46×2 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management10▲ 7.8×8 topics
  12. Renewable Energy10▲ 4.9×8 topics
  13. Economic Development9▲ 7.5×12 topics
  14. Urbanization9▲ 15×4 topics
  15. CO2 Emissions8▲ 30×3 topics
  16. Energy Consumption8▲ 24×1 topic
  17. Environmental Regulation8▲ 37×1 topic
  18. Risk Management8▲ 11×9 topics
  19. Internet of Things8▲ 6.0×3 topics
  20. Regulation7▲ 9.2×5 topics
  21. Innovation7▲ 4.7×10 topics
  22. Healthcare6▲ 4.0×3 topics
  23. Smart Contracts6▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Security6▲ 6.7×5 topics
  25. Privacy6▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Finance6▲ 22×4 topics
  27. Blockchain6▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Decentralization6▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Big Data6▲ 4.5×3 topics
  30. Investment6▲ 40×3 topics
  31. Fiscal Policy5▲ 17×5 topics
  32. Liquidity5▲ 47×3 topics
  33. Poverty Reduction5▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Empowerment5▲ 38×1 topic
  35. Microfinance5▲ 72×1 topic
  36. Financialization5▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Start-Up Firms5▲ 136×1 topic
  38. Venture Capital5▲ 130×1 topic
  39. Banking4▲ 70×1 topic
  40. Credit4▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does People's Bank of China publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance, Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion.

FinTech, Crowdfunding, D…11FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 11 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 8 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…6Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 6 fractional worksMicrofinance and Financi…5Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 5 fractional worksPrivate Equity and Venture Capital: 5 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 4 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Vola…4Market Dynamics and Volatility: 4 fractional worksBig Data Technologies and Applications: 4 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 3 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 3 fractional works
Management Information SystemsEconomics and EconometricsInformation SystemsAccounting3 others

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

  1. 1 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 11 works
  2. 2 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 6 works
  4. 4 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  5. 5 Private Equity and Venture Capital Accounting 5 works
  6. 6 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 4 works
  7. 7 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  8. 8 Big Data Technologies and Applications Information Systems and Management 4 works
  9. 9 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 3 works
  10. 10 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 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 available12.9%not open87.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.6%domestic only95.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has People's Bank of China's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 65% 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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