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Swiss National Bank

In research, Swiss National Bank stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,509 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Finance, Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics (Finance is 75.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,666
of 22,385 · #19,967 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#172
of 186
Research works
603
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
20.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Swiss National Bank

What is Swiss National Bank known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #8,509 of 9,585 13.4%72 #5571

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Swiss National 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Swiss National Bank work in?

In 2022-now, 85% of research at Swiss National Bank is in Social Sciences, 12% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Economics, Econometrics and Finance (63%), Business, Management and Accounting (12%), Social Sciences (7%). It does 3.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 79 fractional works · 84.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 59 fractional works · 63.5% of its workFinance: 21 fractional works · 23.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 21 fractional works · 22.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 17 fractional works · 18.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 12.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 12.4% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 5.6% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSwiss NationalBank93fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences0%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences85%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5963.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1112.2%
    3. Social Sciences77.4%
    4. Decision Sciences11.2%
    5. Psychology00.2%
    1. Computer Science55.6%
    2. Mathematics22.7%
    3. Engineering22.5%
    4. Energy10.8%
    5. Environmental Science10.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Health Professions22.2%
    2. Medicine10.7%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Swiss National Bank specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Finance takes 75.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. FinanceSubfield · 21.4 works76×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 59.1 works30×
  3. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 20.8 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.

Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.28× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.78× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 29.65× its world share, 59 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 29.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance29.65×59 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting3.78×11 works
  3. Mathematics2.28×2 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.29×1 works
  5. Energy0.86×1 works
  6. Health Professions0.82×2 works
  7. Computer Science0.72×5 works
  8. Social Sciences0.58×7 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.24×0 works
  10. Engineering0.17×2 works
  11. Environmental Science0.13×1 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.08×0 works
  13. Psychology0.08×0 works
  14. Medicine0.04×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Swiss National Bank?

Ranked on the quality score, Philip U. Sauré, Sébastien Wälti and William L. Moran lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swiss National Bank.

  1. 1 Philip U. Sauré Switzerland · #959,216 worldwide 856 citations · 179 works
  2. 2 Sébastien Wälti Switzerland · #1,273,309 worldwide 558 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 William L. Moran Switzerland · #1,453,492 worldwide 762 citations · 77 works
  4. 4 Walter Wasserfallen Switzerland · #1,458,743 worldwide 1k citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Richard Senner Switzerland · #1,459,836 worldwide 82 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Bertrand Rime Switzerland · #1,470,608 worldwide 1.4k citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Petra Gerlach‐Kristen Switzerland · #1,483,049 worldwide 1k citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Terhi Jokipii Switzerland · #1,564,749 worldwide 1k citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Katrin Assenmacher Switzerland · #1,614,452 worldwide 1.4k citations · 67 works
  10. 10 Stefanie Behncke Switzerland · #1,665,303 worldwide 664 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Swiss National Bank

What are the most cited papers from Swiss National Bank?

The most cited paper from Swiss National Bank is "The KOF Globalisation Index – revisited" (Savina Gygli, Florian Haelg, Niklas Potrafke et al., 2019), with 2,027 citations. Next come "The Role of Technology in Mortgage Lending" (1,146) and "Trade Credit and the Bank Lending Channel" (636).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The KOF Globalisation Index – revisited Savina Gygli, Florian Haelg, Niklas Potrafke et al. · The Review of International Organizations Open access 28 Jan 2019 2,027
2 The Role of Technology in Mortgage Lending Andreas Fuster, Matthew C. Plosser, Philipp Schnabl et al. · Review of Financial Studies Open access 17 Feb 2019 1,146
3 Trade Credit and the Bank Lending Channel Jeffrey H. Nilsen · Journal of money credit and banking Open access 2002 636
4 Capital requirements and bank behaviour: Empirical evidence for Switzerland Bertrand Rime · Journal of Banking & Finance Open access Apr 2001 576
5 Perioperative Myocardial Injury After Noncardiac Surgery Christian Puelacher et al. · Circulation Open access 4 Dec 2017 523
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Swiss National Bank?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Monetary Policy, Economic Growth, Structural Change, Liquidity, Fiscal Policy, Regulation, Finance and Banking.

▲ 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-now 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. Monetary Policy27▲ 124×8 topics
  2. Economic Growth23▲ 31×14 topics
  3. Structural Change14▲ 241×2 topics
  4. Liquidity14▲ 197×3 topics
  5. Fiscal Policy13▲ 68×6 topics
  6. Regulation11▲ 22×5 topics
  7. Finance9▲ 53×3 topics
  8. Banking9▲ 223×1 topic
  9. Credit9▲ 223×1 topic
  10. Business Cycles8▲ 239×1 topic
  11. Financial Development8▲ 60×1 topic
  12. Inequality7▲ 32×5 topics
  13. Financial Crisis7▲ 64×4 topics
  14. Aggregate Demand6▲ 243×1 topic
  15. Financial Stability6▲ 34×5 topics
  16. Income Distribution6▲ 205×1 topic
  17. Economic Development6▲ 7.7×10 topics
  18. Capital Flows6▲ 168×2 topics
  19. Asset Pricing5▲ 64×2 topics
  20. Labor Market5▲ 18×7 topics
  21. Exchange Rate Regimes4▲ 165×1 topic
  22. Financial Integration4▲ 160×1 topic
  23. Corporate Governance4▲ 5.8×8 topics
  24. Asset Allocation4▲ 92×2 topics
  25. Financialization4▲ 41×2 topics
  26. Competitive Economy3▲ 152×1 topic
  27. Housing Supply3▲ 91×1 topic
  28. Income Inequality3▲ 22×7 topics
  29. Monetary Equilibrium3▲ 152×1 topic
  30. Mortgage Credit Expansion3▲ 91×1 topic
  31. Stock Market3▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Economic Policy Uncertainty3▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Oil Price Shocks3▲ 47×1 topic
  34. Political Economy3▲ 11×7 topics
  35. Investment Strategies2▲ 186×1 topic
  36. Sovereign Wealth Funds2▲ 253×1 topic
  37. Technological Change2▲ 66×2 topics
  38. Blockchain2▲ 11×1 topic
  39. International Trade2▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Smart Contracts2▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Swiss National Bank publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Economic Theory and Policy and Global Financial Crisis and Policies.

Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 9 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 8 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 6 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 4 fractional worksEconomic theories and models: 3 fractional worksHousing Market and Econo…3Housing Market and Economics: 3 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 3 fractional worksState Capitalism and Financial Governance: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 2 fractional works
FinanceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEconomics and EconometricsStrategy and Management1 others

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

  1. 1 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 9 works
  2. 2 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 8 works
  3. 3 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 6 works
  4. 4 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 4 works
  5. 5 Economic theories and models Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  6. 6 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  7. 7 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  8. 8 State Capitalism and Financial Governance Strategy and Management 2 works
  9. 9 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  10. 10 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 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 available53.5%not open46.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.5%domestic only70.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Swiss National Bank's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Swiss National Bank as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00038% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Swiss National Bank0.00031% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Swiss National Bank over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%Swiss National Bank14.2% in 2024all institutions10.0% in 2024200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.9% in 2011.

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