Top Central Banks, as of August 2026

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Entity	Full ranking		Last 10 years		10 best authors		Last 10 years, 10 best authors		Top 5% authors		More
Authors	Short	Details	Short	Details							More
Institutions	Short	Details	Short	Details	Short	Details	Short	Details	All years	Last 10	More
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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)	1.05	551	511.16
2	Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	2.58	211	205.30
3	European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany	2.62	289	262.93
4	Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York City, New York (United States)	4.27	103	99.92
5	Banca d'Italia, Roma, Italy	5.48	381	369.97
6	Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Basel, Switzerland	5.85	105	97.42
-	Federal Reserve Bank of New York → Research and Statistics Group, New York City, New York (United States)	6.73	68	60.55
7	Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States)	7.22	41	31.58
8	Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (United States)	9.73	56	54.27
9	Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco, California (United States)	9.77	41	38.90
10	Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri (United States)	9.93	59	50.86
11	Banco de España, Madrid, Spain	10.34	156	150.28
-	Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis → Research Division, St. Louis, Missouri (United States)	11.56	50	42.16
12	Banque de France, Paris, France	11.83	206	183.35
13	Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Dallas, Texas (United States)	12.20	47	44.67
14	Bank of England, London, United Kingdom	13.13	215	196.87
-	International Monetary Fund (IMF) → Research Department, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	13.21	54	50.39
-	Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis → Research Department, Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States)	14.27	21	15.44
-	Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco → Economic Research, San Francisco, California (United States)	15.12	33	28.96
15	Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt, Germany	15.43	179	169.11
16	Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)	16.54	48	44.54
17	Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts (United States)	16.56	77	74.80
18	Bank of Canada, Ottawa, Canada	16.99	174	164.95
19	Banco de la Republica de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia	18.43	129	126.26
20	Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia (United States)	18.46	31	30.13
21	Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio (United States)	18.75	102	97.75
22	Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	18.92	30	29.56
-	Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas → Economic Research Department, Dallas, Texas (United States)	21.55	35	31.39
-	Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia → Research Department, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)	22.44	30	28.12
-	Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland → Economic Research, Cleveland, Ohio (United States)	23.60	59	47.05
23	de Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam, Netherlands	23.94	83	76.99
-	Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta → Economic Research Department, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	24.17	23	20.54
24	Schweizerische Nationalbank (SNB), Bern/Zürich, Switzerland	24.39	145	138.47
-	Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond → Economic Research Division, Richmond, Virginia (United States)	24.84	19	17.53
25	Sveriges Riksbank, Stockholm, Sweden	25.08	37	34.55
-	Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago → Economic Research Department, Chicago, Illinois (United States)	25.08	35	33.28
-	Federal Reserve Bank of Boston → Economic Research, Boston, Massachusetts (United States)	26.05	47	43.47
26	Bank of Korea, Seoul, South Korea	26.88	32	30.32
27	Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri (United States)	27.66	55	54.07
28	Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Wien, Austria	27.70	41	35.32
29	Banco de Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal	27.79	51	45.75
30	Nationale Bank van België/Banque national de Belqique (BNB), Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium	27.81	42	38.68
31	Suomen Pankki, Helsinki, Finland	29.13	40	36.28
32	Bank of Greece, Athens, Greece	31.07	59	50.32
-	Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City → Economic Research, Kansas City, Missouri (United States)	33.20	27	24.53
33	Banco Central de Chile, Santiago, Chile	34.76	58	54.05
34	Norges Bank, Oslo, Norway	35.30	26	20.83
35	Central Bank of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland	35.39	54	47.12
36	Bank of Japan, Tokyo, Japan	36.12	32	26.56
37	Türkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankası, Ankara, Turkey	37.07	110	103.83
38	Česká Národní Banka, Praha, Czech Republic	37.31	90	76.50
-	Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis → Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States)	37.82	4	2.55
39	Banco de México, México, Mexico	39.03	50	48.15
40	Banco Central do Brasil, Brasília, Brazil	39.20	68	61.09
-	Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) → Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies Section, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	39.52	12	10.70
41	Danmarks Nationalbank, København, Denmark	41.05	14	13.99
42	Reserve Bank of Australia, Sydney, Australia	42.68	36	34.90

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)	1.27	551	10
2	European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany	1.96	289	10
3	Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	3.11	211	10
4	Banca d'Italia, Roma, Italy	4.71	381	10
5	Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Basel, Switzerland	4.76	105	10
6	Federal Reserve Bank of New York, New York City, New York (United States)	5.67	103	10
7	Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States)	7.81	41	10
8	Banque de France, Paris, France	9.06	206	10
9	Bank of England, London, United Kingdom	9.25	215	10
-	Federal Reserve Bank of New York → Research and Statistics Group, New York City, New York (United States)	9.34	68	10
10	Banco de España, Madrid, Spain	9.55	156	10
11	Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco, California (United States)	10.09	41	10
12	Bank of Canada, Ottawa, Canada	12.70	174	10
13	Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri (United States)	12.79	59	10
14	Deutsche Bundesbank, Frankfurt, Germany	12.91	179	10
15	Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Dallas, Texas (United States)	13.00	47	10
-	Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis → Research Division, St. Louis, Missouri (United States)	14.80	50	10
16	Banco de la Republica de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia	15.90	129	10
-	Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco → Economic Research, San Francisco, California (United States)	16.22	33	10
17	Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)	16.87	48	10
18	Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio (United States)	16.89	102	10
-	International Monetary Fund (IMF) → Research Department, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	17.82	54	10
19	Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia (United States)	18.85	31	10
-	Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis → Research Department, Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States)	19.20	21	10
-	Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas → Economic Research Department, Dallas, Texas (United States)	19.50	35	10
-	Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia → Research Department, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (United States)	20.75	30	10
20	Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (United States)	21.06	56	10
21	Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts (United States)	21.07	77	10
22	Schweizerische Nationalbank (SNB), Bern/Zürich, Switzerland	21.16	145	10
-	Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis → Opportunity and Inclusive Growth Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States)	21.53	4	2.55
23	de Nederlandsche Bank, Amsterdam, Netherlands	21.74	83	10
24	Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	23.34	30	10
25	Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri (United States)	24.32	55	10
-	Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland → Economic Research, Cleveland, Ohio (United States)	24.40	59	10
26	Suomen Pankki, Helsinki, Finland	26.57	40	10
-	Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond → Economic Research Division, Richmond, Virginia (United States)	26.90	19	10
-	Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta → Economic Research Department, Atlanta, Georgia (United States)	27.47	23	10
-	Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago → Economic Research Department, Chicago, Illinois (United States)	28.75	35	10
-	Federal Reserve Bank of Boston → Economic Research, Boston, Massachusetts (United States)	28.80	47	10
27	Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Wien, Austria	28.96	41	10
28	Central Bank of Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria	29.25	34	10
29	Nationale Bank van België/Banque national de Belqique (BNB), Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgium	29.34	42	10
30	Banco Central de Chile, Santiago, Chile	31.44	58	10
31	Central Bank of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland	31.53	54	10
32	Banco de Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal	32.87	51	10
33	Bank of Greece, Athens, Greece	33.23	59	10
-	Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City → Economic Research, Kansas City, Missouri (United States)	34.17	27	10
34	Sveriges Riksbank, Stockholm, Sweden	34.62	37	10
35	Bank of Korea, Seoul, South Korea	35.09	32	10
36	Banco de México, México, Mexico	36.82	50	10
37	Danmarks Nationalbank, København, Denmark	37.13	14	10
38	Bank for International Settlements → Representative Office for the Americas, México, Mexico	37.88	6	4.23
39	Česká Národní Banka, Praha, Czech Republic	38.10	90	10
40	Norges Bank, Oslo, Norway	38.13	26	10
41	Bank of Japan, Tokyo, Japan	39.60	32	10
-	Federal Reserve Board (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) → Macroeconomic and Quantitative Studies Section, Washington, District of Columbia (United States)	40.80	12	10
42	Banco Central do Brasil, Brasília, Brazil	40.95	68	10

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Author registration, institution database, and ranking computations by Christian Zimmermann.
RePEc has been initiated by Thomas Krichel.

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