Question 1

What is World Bank Group known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, World Bank Group stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,578 of 9,585 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#355 of 1,798 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,965 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics (Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 10.6× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does World Bank Group rank in research?

Accepted Answer

World Bank Group ranks #2,580 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,641 all time), and #444 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at World Bank Group?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, David John McKenzie, Stephen Knack and Klaus Deininger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is World Bank Group.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from World Bank Group?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from World Bank Group is "Early childhood development coming of age: science through the life course" (Maureen M. Black, Susan P. Walker, Lia C. H. Fernald et al., 2016), with 3,075 citations. Next come "Estimating Wealth Effects without Expenditure Data-or Tears: An Application to Educational Enrollments in States of India" (3,025) and "Determinants of Commercial Bank Interest Margins and Profitability: Some International Evidence" (1,884).

Question 5

Which research topics does World Bank Group publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at World Bank Group?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does World Bank Group work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 58% of research at World Bank Group is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (23%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is World Bank Group's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.