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title: "IMF data (IFS, WEO, DOTS): research papers using this data"
description: "From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, 179 archived papers mentioned IMF data (IFS, WEO, DOTS) in their title, abstract or keywords (the search of earlier months' full texts is still under way), most of them in May 2025 (11)."
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share_text: "From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, 179 archived papers mentioned IMF data (IFS, WEO, DOTS) in their title, abstract or keywords (the search of earlier months' full texts is still under way), most of them in May 2025 (11). (as of 2026-11-05)"
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window: 2026-10-07 to 2026-11-05
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# IMF data (IFS, WEO, DOTS)

[Browse dataset profiles](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/directory/page/4.md)

Cross-country series on output, prices, trade, population and development.

- data category: Macroeconomic and development indicators
- 0 papers in the last 7 days
- Names searched for: International Financial Statistics, IMF IFS, World Economic Outlook database, Direction of Trade Statistics, IMF data

Most-used data: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/datasets.md · All Macroeconomic and development indicators datasets: https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/macroeconomic-and-development-indicators.md



## Key findings

- From Nov 2023 to Oct 2026, 179 archived papers mentioned IMF data (IFS, WEO, DOTS) in their title, abstract or keywords (the search of earlier months' full texts is still under way), most of them in May 2025 (11).
- IMF data (IFS, WEO, DOTS) was mentioned in 4 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-07 to 2026-11-05), ranking #79 of the 246 datasets mentioned.
- By journal category: Economics (3) and Management (1).
- Most of them appeared in Ecological Economics (1), Empirical Economics (1) and Journal of Public Economics (1).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), IMF data (IFS, WEO, DOTS) was mentioned in 189 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (105), finance (49) and management (19).
- 55 of them were published in 2025, against 0 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (7), ISEG - Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão (7) and University of Lisbon (7).
- The journals publishing most of them were Journal of International Economics (9), Journal of International Money and Finance (9) and Economic Modelling (6).
- The most-cited of them is “De-globalization, International Trade Protectionism, and the Reconfigurations of Global Value Chains” (Management International Review, 2023), with 94 citations.
- Papers use IMF data (IFS, WEO, DOTS) most often with World Development Indicators (World Bank) (62), Eurostat (23) and Economic Policy Uncertainty index (21); it has 57 partners in the code and data network, in the group around World Development…, Eurostat, International Energy….

## Mentions over 36 months

*Papers mentioning it by publication month, Nov 2023 to Oct 2026 (titles, abstracts and keywords; the full texts of earlier months are still being searched)*

| Trend | Nov 23–Oct 24 | Nov 24–Oct 25 | Nov 25–Oct 26 | 36 months |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
|  | 59 | 56 | 64 | 179 |

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 44 | 29 | 27 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 22 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| All categories | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 62 | 55 | 58 |

## Where the papers come from

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Journal of International Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-economics.md) | 9 |
| 2 | [Journal of International Money and Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-money-and-finance.md) | 9 |
| 3 | [Economic Modelling](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-modelling.md) | 6 |
| 4 | [Empirical Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/empirical-economics.md) | 6 |
| 5 | [Open Economies Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/open-economies-review.md) | 6 |
| 6 | [International Review of Economics & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-review-of-economics-finance.md) | 6 |
| 7 | [International Economics and Economic Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-economics-and-economic-policy.md) | 6 |
| 8 | [Future Business Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/future-business-journal.md) | 6 |
| 9 | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 5 |
| 10 | [Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-dynamics-and-control.md) | 5 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/centre-national-de-la-recherche-scientifique.md) | 7 |
| 2 | ISEG - Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão | 7 |
| 3 | [University of Lisbon](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-lisbon.md) | 7 |
| 4 | [Centre for Economic Policy Research](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/centre-for-economic-policy-research.md) | 6 |
| 5 | Bank of England | 5 |
| 6 | Kiel Institute for the World Economy | 5 |
| 7 | [London School of Economics and Political Science](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/london-school-of-economics-and-political-science.md) | 5 |
| 8 | NOVA School of Business and Economics | 5 |
| 9 | Universidade Nova de Lisboa | 5 |
| 10 | [University of Southampton](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-southampton.md) | 5 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | United Kingdom | 52 |
| 2 | United States | 36 |
| 3 | Germany | 25 |
| 4 | France | 19 |
| 5 | Australia | 12 |
| 6 | Italy | 12 |
| 7 | Spain | 10 |
| 8 | Portugal | 10 |
| 9 | China | 7 |
| 10 | Japan | 7 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [emerging markets](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/emerging-markets.md) | 25 |
| 2 | [inflation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/inflation.md) | 15 |
| 3 | [developing countries](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/developing-countries.md) | 13 |
| 4 | [financial development](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/financial-development.md) | 13 |
| 5 | exchange rates | 12 |
| 6 | [foreign direct investment](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/foreign-direct-investment.md) | 12 |
| 7 | public debt | 12 |
| 8 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 10 |
| 9 | developed countries | 10 |
| 10 | [financial stability](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/financial-stability.md) | 10 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 94 | 2.5 | [De-globalization, International Trade Protectionism, and the Reconfigurations of Global Value Chains](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11575-023-00522-4) | [Management International Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/management-international-review.md) | 2023-10-01 | Nadia Zahoor, Jie Wu, Huda Khan et al. |
| 2 | 68 | 3.6 | [Customer data access and fintech entry: Early evidence from open banking](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2024.103950) | [Journal of Financial Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-financial-economics.md) | 2025-04-07 | Tania Babina, Saleem Bahaj, Greg Buchak et al. |
| 3 | 64 | 2.4 | [Climate change exposure, financial development, and the cost of debt: Evidence from EU countries](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfs.2024.101315) | [Journal of Financial Stability](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-financial-stability.md) | 2024-08-03 | Vu Quang Trinh, Hai Hong Trinh, Teng Li et al. |
| 4 | 60 | 0.8 | [Dynamic Relations Between Public External Debt and Economic Growth in African Countries: A Curse or Blessing?](https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc6030088) | [Journal of Open Innovation Technology Market and Complexity](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-open-innovation-technology-market-and-complexity.md) | 2020-09-01 | Benjamin Ighodalo Ehikioya, Alexander Ehimare OMANKHANLEN, Godswill Osuma et al. |
| 5 | 44 | 1.8 | [Challenging the deglobalization narrative: Global flows have remained resilient through successive shocks](https://doi.org/10.1057/s42214-024-00197-0) | [Journal of International Business Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-business-policy.md) | 2024-10-07 | Steven A. Altman, Caroline R. Bastian, Davis Fattedad |

## Used together with

Papers use IMF data (IFS, WEO, DOTS) most often with World Development Indicators (World Bank) (62), Eurostat (23) and Economic Policy Uncertainty index (21); it has 57 partners in the code and data network, in the group around World Development…, Eurostat, International Energy….

*What papers use IMF data (IFS, WEO, DOTS) together with (at least 3 papers; lift 1 = chance)*

| Used with | Type | Papers using both | Lift |
|---|---|---:|---:|
| [World Development Indicators (World Bank)](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/world-development-indicators-world-bank.md) | Dataset | 62 | 16.7 |
| [Eurostat](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/eurostat.md) | Dataset | 23 | 4.0 |
| [Economic Policy Uncertainty index](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/economic-policy-uncertainty-index.md) | Dataset | 21 | 2.2 |
| [OECD statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/oecd-statistics.md) | Dataset | 16 | 11.6 |
| [VIX](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/vix.md) | Dataset | 16 | 4.2 |
| [China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS)](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/china-health-and-nutrition-survey-chns.md) | Dataset | 15 | 17.0 |
| [Worldwide Governance Indicators](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/worldwide-governance-indicators.md) | Dataset | 15 | 8.5 |
| [Marketization index (Fan Gang)](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/marketization-index-fan-gang.md) | Dataset | 14 | 5.3 |
| [Penn World Table](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/penn-world-table.md) | Dataset | 14 | 18.1 |
| [CEPII BACI](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/cepii-baci.md) | Dataset | 12 | 17.7 |
| [Refinitiv Datastream](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/refinitiv-datastream.md) | Dataset | 12 | 8.1 |
| [Chinn-Ito financial openness index](https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/chinn-ito-financial-openness-index.md) | Dataset | 11 | 51.6 |

The whole network: https://scholar4ai.com/code/network.md

## Papers

*Papers mentioning IMF data (IFS, WEO, DOTS) in the last 30 days, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-22 | [Land-based climate policy, land prices, and the green transition trilemma: Evidence from Bolivia](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2026.109281) | [Ecological Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ecological-economics.md) | Guilherme Magacho, Isabella Rodrigues de Brito, Danilo Spinola | Agence française de développement; Universidade Federal do ABC; Birmingham City University |
| 2026-10-16 | [Resilient or unstable? Real rate regimes in emerging markets](https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-026-02977-4) | [Empirical Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/empirical-economics.md) | Türker BATMAZ, Alper Gormus, Elif Hilal Nazlıoğlu | Balıkesir University; Coastal Carolina University; Pamukkale University |
| 2026-10-16 | [The welfare effects of explicit and implicit subsidies on fossil fuels](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2026.105804) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | Tim Kalmey, Sebastian Rausch, Jan Schneider | Centre for European Economic Research; Heidelberg University; ETH Zurich; … |
| 2026-10-15 | [Does entrepreneurship policy reform institutional conditions? Evidence from India’s Startup India programme](https://doi.org/10.1186/s43093-026-01023-0) | [Future Business Journal](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/future-business-journal.md) | Gourav Aggarwal, Smita Kashiramka | O. P. Jindal Global University; Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). IMF data (IFS, WEO, DOTS). Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/imf-data-ifs-weo-dots

```bibtex
@misc{scholar4ai-datasets-imf-data-ifs-weo-dots,
  author = {{Scholar4AI}},
  title = {IMF data (IFS, WEO, DOTS)},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/datasets/imf-data-ifs-weo-dots}},
  urldate = {2026-11-05},
  note = {Journal and Conference Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
}
```

License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).