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United States Securities and Exchange Commission

In research, United States Securities and Exchange Commission stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,132 of 16,945 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#1,266 of 3,268 worldwide) and Accounting (#373 of 955 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,243
of 28,054 · #23,353 all time
Rank in United States
#2,958
of 4,192
Research works
637
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
35.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is United States Securities and Exchange Commission 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 #4,132 of 16,945 19.9%570
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,266 of 3,268 20.5%264
AccountingSubfield #373 of 955 25.2%156
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,940 of 3,973 21.7%242
FinanceSubfield #371 of 653 22.7%143

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Securities and Exchange Commission 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).

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: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.04× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 3.55× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7.90× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.78× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12.78× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 12.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Securities and Exchange Commission?

Ranked on the composite score, Mengxin Zhao, Ravi Menon and В. И. Иванов lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

  1. 1 Mengxin Zhao United States · #410,286 worldwide 127 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Ravi Menon United States · #1,095,630 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 В. И. Иванов United States · #1,205,288 worldwide 30 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Samuel Allen Alexander United States · #1,578,877 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at United States Securities and Exchange Commission

Which keywords describe research at United States Securities and Exchange Commission?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Entrepreneurship, Social Capital, Regulation, Risk Management, Monetary Policy, Finance and Innovation.

▲ 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. Corporate Governance8▲ 16×8 topics
  2. Entrepreneurship5▲ 21×4 topics
  3. Social Capital4▲ 12×5 topics
  4. Regulation4▲ 11×4 topics
  5. Innovation4▲ 5.4×7 topics
  6. Risk Management4▲ 11×6 topics
  7. Monetary Policy3▲ 21×6 topics
  8. Finance3▲ 25×2 topics
  9. Economic Development3▲ 5.9×11 topics
  10. Financial Constraints3▲ 45×2 topics
  11. Investment Decisions3▲ 39×2 topics
  12. Economic Growth3▲ 5.4×8 topics
  13. Investor Protection3▲ 56×1 topic
  14. Ownership Structure3▲ 56×1 topic
  15. Asset Pricing3▲ 49×2 topics
  16. Liquidity3▲ 56×3 topics
  17. Market Efficiency3▲ 61×2 topics
  18. Investor Sentiment3▲ 88×1 topic
  19. Stock Returns3▲ 88×1 topic
  20. Consumer Behavior3▲ 6.0×5 topics
  21. Internet of Things2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  22. Privacy2▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Security2▲ 5.7×2 topics
  24. Financial Performance2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  25. Crowdfunding2▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Energy Transition2▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Financial Stability2▲ 16×4 topics
  28. Fintech2▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Investment2▲ 31×2 topics
  31. Venture Capital2▲ 119×2 topics
  32. Blockchain2▲ 12×1 topic
  33. Economic Impacts2▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Policy Instruments2▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Private Equity2▲ 118×1 topic
  36. Smart Contracts2▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Start-Up Firms2▲ 118×1 topic
  38. Algorithmic Information Theory2▲ 168×1 topic
  39. Banking2▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Computability2▲ 168×1 topic

Which research topics does United States Securities and Exchange Commission publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Finance and Governance, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance and Climate Change Policy and Economics.

Corporate Finance and Go…3Corporate Finance and Governance: 3 fractional worksFinancial Markets and In…3Financial Markets and Investment Strategies: 3 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 2 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksPrivate Equity and Venture Capital: 2 fractional worksComputability, Logic, AI Algorithms: 2 fractional worksBanking stability, regul…2Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 2 fractional worksInsurance and Financial Risk Management: 2 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 1 fractional works
AccountingFinanceManagement Information SystemsEconomics and Econometrics2 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 3 works
  2. 2 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 3 works
  3. 3 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Private Equity and Venture Capital Accounting 2 works
  7. 7 Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  8. 8 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 2 works
  9. 9 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 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 available51.8%not open48.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Securities and Exchange Commission's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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