Credit Risk and Financial Regulations
Credit Risk and Financial Regulations is a research topic within Finance. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1952. 20.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the determinants of credit risk in financial markets, focusing on factors such as credit spread changes, default risk, credit default swaps, bond yields, credit ratings, sovereign debt, market spreads, liquidity, and the role of rating agencies in assessing credit risk.
- Credit Spread Changes
- Default Risk
- Credit Default Swaps
- Bond Yields
- Credit Ratings
- Sovereign Debt
- Market Spreads
- Liquidity
- Rating Agencies
- Corporate Bonds
- Research works
- 15k fractional, since 1952
- In the world top 10%
- 3.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 20.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -14% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Credit Risk and Financial Regulations research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (447 and 401 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 447 works
- 2 China 401 works
- 3 United Kingdom 145 works
- 4 Germany 120 works
- 5 Italy 100 works
- 6 India 88 works
- 7 France 74 works
- 8 Türkiye 57 works
- 9 Canada 50 works
- 10 Australia 48 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Credit Risk and Financial Regulations research?
By volume in 2022–2025, European Central Bank publishes the most Credit Risk and Financial Regulations research, followed by Central University of Finance and Economics and Columbia University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 European Central BankGermany 14 works
- 2 Central University of Finance and EconomicsChina 13 works
- 3 Columbia UniversityUnited States 12 works
- 4 Bank of ItalyItaly 12 works
- 5 Renmin University of ChinaChina 11 works
- 6 Tsinghua UniversityChina 10 works
- 7 University of International Business and EconomicsChina 9 works
- 8 Federal Reserve Board of GovernorsUnited States 9 works
- 9 Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChina 8 works
- 10 University of ChicagoUnited States 8 works
Who are the leading researchers in Credit Risk and Financial Regulations?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Credit Risk and Financial Regulations include Campbell R. Harvey, Allen N. Berger and Robert C. Merton.
- 1 Campbell R. Harvey United States 4.2k citations
- 2 Allen N. Berger United States 3.4k citations
- 3 Robert C. Merton United States 2.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Credit Risk and Financial Regulations research done?
The largest centres of Credit Risk and Financial Regulations research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), London (United Kingdom), New York (United States) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Frankfurt am Main, Washington D.C. and Hong Kong.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 100 works
- 2 London United Kingdom 56 works
- 3 New York United States 44 works
- 4 Shanghai China 43 works
- 5 Washington D.C. United States 39 works
- 6 Frankfurt am Main Germany 31 works
- 7 Seoul South Korea 27 works
- 8 Rome Italy 25 works
- 9 Hong Kong China 24 works
- 10 Tokyo Japan 23 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Frankfurt am MainDE · 31.2 works17×
- Washington D.C.US · 38.5 works4.7×
- Hong KongCN · 24.4 works3.4×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Credit Risk and Financial Regulations than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Credit Risk and Financial Regulations?
Among universities, judged by research, Central University of Finance and Economics, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics and University of International Business and Economics score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central University of Finance and EconomicsChina | 66.5 | 24.9% | 52.8× | 13 | +74.7% |
| 2 | Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChina | 64.9 | 34.8% | 26.5× | 8 | +76.9% |
| 3 | University of International Business and EconomicsChina | 62.8 | 25.0% | 44.6× | 9 | +324.8% |
| 4 | Renmin University of ChinaChina | 45.7 | 16.6% | 15.4× | 11 | +27.0% |
| 5 | Columbia UniversityUnited States | 40.6 | 17.7% | 7.0× | 12 | -22.2% |
| 6 | New York UniversityUnited States | 23.1 | 22.6% | 4.8× | 8 | -43.1% |
| 7 | University of ChicagoUnited States | 15.5 | 16.4% | 4.7× | 8 | +1.5% |
| 8 | Tsinghua UniversityChina | 10.0 | 14.1% | 2.2× | 10 | -0.1% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Credit Risk and Financial Regulations research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2012. The fastest-growing topics are Credit Risk and Financial Regulations.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.