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Swiss National Bank

In research, Swiss National Bank stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,281 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 30.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,906
of 28,054 · #25,819 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#166
of 220
Research works
603
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
20.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Swiss National 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 #7,281 of 10,521 20.4%72 #5236

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Swiss National Bank specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 30.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 55.0 works30×
← 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.

Computer Science: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.32× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.88× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 30.01× its world share, 55 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 30.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Swiss National Bank?

Ranked on the composite score, Andreas M. Fischer, Dirk Niepelt and Katrin Assenmacher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swiss National Bank.

  1. 1 Andreas M. Fischer Switzerland · #655,614 worldwide 107 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Dirk Niepelt Switzerland · #736,454 worldwide 21 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Katrin Assenmacher Switzerland · #1,252,814 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Thomas Jordan Switzerland · #1,345,895 worldwide 18 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Sarah M. Lein Switzerland · #1,455,060 worldwide 49 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Elizabeth D. Steiner Switzerland · #1,492,562 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Thomas Nitschka Switzerland · #1,575,359 worldwide 6 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Swiss National Bank

Which keywords describe research at Swiss National Bank?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Monetary Policy25▲ 123×8 topics
  2. Economic Growth22▲ 31×14 topics
  3. Structural Change14▲ 232×2 topics
  4. Liquidity13▲ 200×3 topics
  5. Fiscal Policy12▲ 63×6 topics
  6. Regulation11▲ 23×5 topics
  7. Finance9▲ 52×3 topics
  8. Banking8▲ 222×1 topic
  9. Credit8▲ 222×1 topic
  10. Business Cycles8▲ 234×1 topic
  11. Financial Development8▲ 60×1 topic
  12. Inequality6▲ 32×4 topics
  13. Financial Crisis6▲ 64×4 topics
  14. Financial Stability6▲ 34×5 topics
  15. Aggregate Demand6▲ 230×1 topic
  16. Income Distribution6▲ 199×1 topic
  17. Asset Pricing5▲ 66×2 topics
  18. Capital Flows5▲ 154×2 topics
  19. Economic Development5▲ 6.6×8 topics
  20. Labor Market4▲ 16×7 topics
  21. Asset Allocation4▲ 99×2 topics
  22. Exchange Rate Regimes4▲ 146×1 topic
  23. Financial Integration4▲ 142×1 topic
  24. Corporate Governance3▲ 5.2×8 topics
  25. Financialization3▲ 38×2 topics
  26. Competitive Economy3▲ 154×1 topic
  27. Housing Supply3▲ 92×1 topic
  28. Monetary Equilibrium3▲ 154×1 topic
  29. Mortgage Credit Expansion3▲ 92×1 topic
  30. Stock Market3▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Economic Policy Uncertainty3▲ 49×1 topic
  32. Oil Price Shocks3▲ 49×1 topic
  33. Income Inequality3▲ 21×7 topics
  34. Investment Strategies2▲ 201×1 topic
  35. Sovereign Wealth Funds2▲ 253×1 topic
  36. Political Economy2▲ 11×7 topics
  37. Technological Change2▲ 70×2 topics
  38. Blockchain2▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Smart Contracts2▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Unemployment2▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Swiss National Bank publish most on?

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

Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 8 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 worksLabor market dynamics and wage inequality: 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 8 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 Labor market dynamics and wage inequality Economics and Econometrics 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Swiss National Bank's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher 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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