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Top Central Banks, as of June 2026
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All publications, all authors
| Rank | Institution | Score | Authors | Author Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington, District of Columbia (United States) | 1.09 | 549 | 508.88 |
| 2 | Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), Washington, District of Columbia (United States) | 2.51 | 211 | 205.39 |
| 3 | European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany | 2.68 | 288 | 261.92 |
| 4 | Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York City, New York (United States) | 4.33 | 103 | 99.92 |
| 5 | Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Basel, Switzerland | 5.35 | 106 | 98.42 |
| 6 | Banca d'Italia, Roma, Italy | 5.63 | 379 | 368.42 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of New York → Research and Statistics Group, New York City, New York (United States) | 6.81 | 68 | 60.55 |
| 7 | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States) | 7.53 | 41 | 31.58 |
| 8 | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri (United States) | 9.74 | 60 | 51.86 |
| 9 | Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco, California (United States) | 9.74 | 41 | 38.90 |
| 10 | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (United States) | 9.81 | 56 | 54.27 |
| 11 | Banco de España, Madrid, Spain | 10.31 | 155 | 149.78 |
| 12 | Banque de France, Paris, France | 11.32 | 206 | 182.25 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis → Research Division, St. Louis, Missouri (United States) | 11.34 | 51 | 43.16 |
| 13 | Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Dallas, Texas (United States) | 12.26 | 46 | 44.59 |
| 14 | Bank of England, London, United Kingdom | 12.89 | 215 | 197.37 |
| - | International Monetary Fund (IMF) → Research Department, Washington, District of Columbia (United States) | 12.90 | 54 | 50.39 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis → Research Department, Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States) | 14.30 | 21 | 15.44 |
| 15 | Banco de la Republica de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia | 14.86 | 128 | 125.21 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco → Economic Research, San Francisco, California (United States) | 15.09 | 33 | 28.96 |
| 16 | Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt, Germany | 15.49 | 179 | 169.11 |
| 17 | Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio (United States) | 16.06 | 104 | 99.65 |
| 18 | Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts (United States) | 16.57 | 78 | 74.81 |
| 19 | Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States) | 16.60 | 48 | 44.54 |
| 20 | Bank of Canada, Ottawa, Canada | 16.90 | 174 | 165.05 |
| 21 | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia (United States) | 17.95 | 31 | 31.03 |
| 22 | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia (United States) | 18.76 | 31 | 30.56 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas → Economic Research Department, Dallas, Texas (United States) | 21.64 | 35 | 30.89 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia → Research Department, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States) | 22.47 | 30 | 28.12 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland → Economic Research, Cleveland, Ohio (United States) | 23.26 | 60 | 48.05 |
| 23 | de Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 23.63 | 82 | 75.99 |
| 24 | Schweizerische Nationalbank (SNB), Bern/Zürich, Switzerland | 23.82 | 144 | 137.52 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta → Economic Research Department, Atlanta, Georgia (United States) | 23.83 | 23 | 20.54 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond → Economic Research Division, Richmond, Virginia (United States) | 24.14 | 19 | 17.53 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago → Economic Research Department, Chicago, Illinois (United States) | 24.65 | 35 | 33.28 |
| 25 | Sveriges Riksbank, Stockholm, Sweden | 24.81 | 37 | 34.55 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of Boston → Economic Research, Boston, Massachusetts (United States) | 25.52 | 47 | 43.47 |
| 26 | Nationale Bank van België/Banque national de Belqique (BNB), Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium | 26.66 | 42 | 38.68 |
| 27 | Banco de Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal | 26.87 | 51 | 45.75 |
| 28 | Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri (United States) | 26.92 | 55 | 54.07 |
| 29 | Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Wien, Austria | 27.60 | 41 | 35.14 |
| 30 | Suomen Pankki, Helsinki, Finland | 27.90 | 39 | 35.28 |
| 31 | Bank of Greece, Athens, Greece | 29.70 | 59 | 50.57 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City → Economic Research, Kansas City, Missouri (United States) | 32.37 | 27 | 24.53 |
| 32 | Banco Central de Chile, Santiago, Chile | 33.64 | 58 | 54.05 |
| 33 | Norges Bank, Oslo, Norway | 34.16 | 26 | 20.83 |
| 34 | Bank of Japan, Tokyo, Japan | 34.65 | 31 | 25.56 |
| 35 | Central Bank of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland | 34.96 | 53 | 45.62 |
| 36 | Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası, Ankara, Turkey | 35.34 | 110 | 103.83 |
| 37 | Česká Národní Banka, Praha, Czech Republic | 35.79 | 90 | 76.50 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis → Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States) | 36.28 | 4 | 2.55 |
| 38 | Banco de México, México, Mexico | 38.03 | 50 | 48.15 |
| - | Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) → Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies Section, Washington, District of Columbia (United States) | 38.13 | 12 | 10.70 |
| 39 | Banco Central do Brasil, Brasília, Brazil | 38.18 | 67 | 60.09 |
| 40 | Danmarks Nationalbank, København, Denmark | 39.86 | 14 | 13.99 |
| 41 | Banco Central de Reserva del Perú, Lima, Peru | 41.22 | 69 | 62.25 |
| 42 | Reserve Bank of Australia, Sydney, Australia | 41.36 | 34 | 32.90 |
10 best authors in each, 10 last publication years
| Rank | Institution | Score | Authors | Author Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Monetary Fund (IMF), Washington, District of Columbia (United States) | 1.38 | 549 | 10 |
| 2 | European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany | 1.91 | 288 | 10 |
| 3 | Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), Washington, District of Columbia (United States) | 3.08 | 211 | 10 |
| 4 | Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Basel, Switzerland | 4.56 | 106 | 10 |
| 5 | Banca d'Italia, Roma, Italy | 4.76 | 379 | 10 |
| 6 | Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York City, New York (United States) | 5.52 | 103 | 10 |
| 7 | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States) | 8.03 | 41 | 10 |
| 8 | Banque de France, Paris, France | 8.91 | 206 | 10 |
| 9 | Bank of England, London, United Kingdom | 9.13 | 215 | 10 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of New York → Research and Statistics Group, New York City, New York (United States) | 9.46 | 68 | 10 |
| 10 | Banco de España, Madrid, Spain | 9.90 | 155 | 10 |
| 11 | Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco, California (United States) | 10.12 | 41 | 10 |
| 12 | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri (United States) | 11.89 | 60 | 10 |
| 13 | Bank of Canada, Ottawa, Canada | 12.22 | 174 | 10 |
| 14 | Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt, Germany | 12.82 | 179 | 10 |
| 15 | Banco de la Republica de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia | 13.01 | 128 | 10 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis → Research Division, St. Louis, Missouri (United States) | 13.44 | 51 | 10 |
| 16 | Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Dallas, Texas (United States) | 13.47 | 46 | 10 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco → Economic Research, San Francisco, California (United States) | 16.32 | 33 | 10 |
| 17 | Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio (United States) | 16.76 | 104 | 10 |
| 18 | Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States) | 16.79 | 48 | 10 |
| - | International Monetary Fund (IMF) → Research Department, Washington, District of Columbia (United States) | 17.72 | 54 | 10 |
| 19 | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia (United States) | 18.24 | 31 | 10 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis → Research Department, Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States) | 18.70 | 21 | 10 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas → Economic Research Department, Dallas, Texas (United States) | 19.82 | 35 | 10 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis → Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States) | 21.00 | 4 | 2.55 |
| 20 | Schweizerische Nationalbank (SNB), Bern/Zürich, Switzerland | 21.06 | 144 | 10 |
| 21 | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (United States) | 21.23 | 56 | 10 |
| 22 | Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts (United States) | 21.34 | 78 | 10 |
| 23 | de Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 21.72 | 82 | 10 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia → Research Department, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States) | 21.72 | 30 | 10 |
| 24 | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia (United States) | 23.06 | 31 | 10 |
| 25 | Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri (United States) | 24.05 | 55 | 10 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland → Economic Research, Cleveland, Ohio (United States) | 24.40 | 60 | 10 |
| 26 | Suomen Pankki, Helsinki, Finland | 26.14 | 39 | 10 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond → Economic Research Division, Richmond, Virginia (United States) | 26.74 | 19 | 10 |
| 27 | Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria | 27.22 | 34 | 10 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta → Economic Research Department, Atlanta, Georgia (United States) | 27.38 | 23 | 10 |
| 28 | Nationale Bank van België/Banque national de Belqique (BNB), Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium | 28.79 | 42 | 10 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago → Economic Research Department, Chicago, Illinois (United States) | 28.81 | 35 | 10 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of Boston → Economic Research, Boston, Massachusetts (United States) | 28.86 | 47 | 10 |
| 29 | Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Wien, Austria | 29.45 | 41 | 10 |
| 30 | Banco Central de Chile, Santiago, Chile | 30.34 | 58 | 10 |
| 31 | Central Bank of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland | 31.13 | 53 | 10 |
| 32 | Bank of Greece, Athens, Greece | 31.68 | 59 | 10 |
| 33 | Banco de Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal | 31.86 | 51 | 10 |
| 34 | Sveriges Riksbank, Stockholm, Sweden | 33.65 | 37 | 10 |
| - | Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City → Economic Research, Kansas City, Missouri (United States) | 33.80 | 27 | 10 |
| 35 | Danmarks Nationalbank, København, Denmark | 35.66 | 14 | 10 |
| 36 | Banco de México, México, Mexico | 35.93 | 50 | 10 |
| 37 | Bank for International Settlements → Representative Office for the Americas, México, Mexico | 36.89 | 6 | 4.23 |
| 38 | Norges Bank, Oslo, Norway | 37.28 | 26 | 10 |
| 39 | Česká Národní Banka, Praha, Czech Republic | 37.67 | 90 | 10 |
| 40 | Bank of Japan, Tokyo, Japan | 38.13 | 31 | 10 |
| 41 | Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası, Ankara, Turkey | 39.22 | 110 | 10 |
| - | Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) → Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies Section, Washington, District of Columbia (United States) | 39.35 | 12 | 10 |
| 42 | Banco Central do Brasil, Brasília, Brazil | 39.52 | 67 | 10 |
- Citations from CitEc project by José Manuel Barrueco Cruz, University of Valencia, Spain. Hardware provided by Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas (IVIE), Valencia, Spain.
- Abstract views and downloads statistics from LogEc project by Sune Karlsson, Örebro University, Sweden.
- Author registration, institution database, and ranking computations by Christian Zimmermann.
- RePEc has been initiated by Thomas Krichel.