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World Bank Group

In research, World Bank Group stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,123 of 10,521 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#479 of 1,775 worldwide) and Economics and Econometrics (#467 of 1,272 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 11.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,947
of 28,054 · #3,512 all time
Rank in United States
#803
of 4,192
Research works
2.3k
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
112k
48.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
36.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
66%
world 28%

What is World Bank Group 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 #2,123 of 10,521 38.3%232 #801
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #479 of 1,775 41.5%92 #149
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #467 of 1,272 42.3%66 #158
Social SciencesField #2,619 of 6,365 37.6%97 #830
Physical SciencesDomain #6,217 of 12,888 27.1%76 #5812

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where World Bank Group 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#801 #2,123
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#149 #479
  3. Economics and Econometrics#158 #467
  4. Social Sciences#830 #2,619
  5. Physical Sciences#5,812 #6,217
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does World Bank Group specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 92.2 works11×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 66.1 works11×
← 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: 1.27× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.14× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.00× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.31× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.18× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 3.25× its world share, 6 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.31× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11.06× its world share, 92 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 96 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 11.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at World Bank Group?

Ranked on the composite score, David McKenzie, Peter Lanjouw and Adam Wagstaff lead among researchers whose main affiliation is World Bank Group.

  1. 1 David McKenzie United States · #10,692 worldwide 918 citations · 82 works
  2. 2 Peter Lanjouw United States · #19,339 worldwide 474 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Adam Wagstaff United States · #25,767 worldwide 374 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Leora Klapper United States · #28,611 worldwide 541 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Michael Woolcock United States · #30,032 worldwide 393 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Mónica Das Gupta United States · #40,815 worldwide 714 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Deon Filmer United States · #41,812 worldwide 516 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 David Dollar United States · #42,048 worldwide 1k citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Aart Kraay United States · #42,082 worldwide 1.2k citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Branko Milanović United States · #48,977 worldwide 347 citations · 59 works
All ranked researchers at World Bank Group

Which keywords describe research at World Bank Group?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Gender Inequality, Economic Development, Globalization, Fiscal Policy, Poverty Reduction, Income Inequality and Social Networks.

▲ 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 Growth52▲ 16×19 topics
  2. Globalization31▲ 4.0×29 topics
  3. Gender Inequality28▲ 53×6 topics
  4. Economic Development27▲ 8.6×15 topics
  5. Climate Change26▲ 2.5×42 topics
  6. Sustainability20▲ 2.1×37 topics
  7. Fiscal Policy19▲ 23×6 topics
  8. Poverty Reduction18▲ 35×3 topics
  9. Income Inequality17▲ 30×7 topics
  10. Social Networks16▲ 15×5 topics
  11. Income Tax15▲ 47×2 topics
  12. Innovation14▲ 3.4×13 topics
  13. Vulnerability14▲ 16×5 topics
  14. Labor Market14▲ 12×9 topics
  15. Risk Management14▲ 7.3×7 topics
  16. Social Capital13▲ 6.2×10 topics
  17. Food Security13▲ 6.0×11 topics
  18. Agriculture12▲ 7.7×8 topics
  19. Health Outcomes12▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Social Justice12▲ 5.1×7 topics
  21. Human Capital11▲ 19×5 topics
  22. Institutions11▲ 36×4 topics
  23. Monetary Policy11▲ 12×6 topics
  24. Governance11▲ 8.7×8 topics
  25. Regional Development11▲ 8.0×3 topics
  26. Conditional Cash Transfers11▲ 76×1 topic
  27. School Subsidies11▲ 76×1 topic
  28. Taxation11▲ 33×3 topics
  29. Wealth Distribution11▲ 54×3 topics
  30. Capability Approach10▲ 141×1 topic
  31. Infrastructure10▲ 21×3 topics
  32. Poverty Measurement10▲ 141×1 topic
  33. Transport Infrastructure10▲ 31×3 topics
  34. Global Warming10▲ 6.4×8 topics
  35. Government Expenditure10▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Public Investment10▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Health Inequalities10▲ 21×3 topics
  38. Political Economy10▲ 9.5×12 topics
  39. Poverty10▲ 27×4 topics
  40. Maternal Mortality9▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does World Bank Group publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Income, Poverty, and Inequality, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and Agricultural risk and resilience.

Poverty, Education, and …11Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 11 fractional worksIncome, Poverty, and Ine…10Income, Poverty, and Inequality: 10 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…10Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 10 fractional worksAgricultural risk and re…8Agricultural risk and resilience: 8 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Child Health: 8 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 7 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics6Global trade and economics: 6 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 6 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 6 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and…5Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 5 fractional works
Safety ResearchSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsSoil Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 11 works
  2. 2 Income, Poverty, and Inequality Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  3. 3 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 10 works
  4. 4 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 8 works
  5. 5 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 8 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  7. 7 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 6 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 6 works
  9. 9 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 6 works
  10. 10 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 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 available65.9%not open34.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.5%domestic only69.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has World Bank Group's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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