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title: "International Monetary Fund: research profile and papers"
description: "Research profile of International Monetary Fund: 940 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and finance; h-index 398."
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# International Monetary Fund

- 1 paper in the last 7 days
- country: United States
- web domain: imf.org

Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/institutions.md

## Key findings

- International Monetary Fund was involved in 6 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03), ranking #284 of 3,809 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in International Tax and Public Finance (1), Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions and Money (1) and Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (1).
- Countries: United States (6), Germany (2) and United Kingdom (1).
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at International Monetary Fund took part in 940 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (682), finance (240) and health economics and policy (9).
- 93 of them were published in 2025, against 97 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Centre for Economic Policy Research (19), World Bank (19) and University of Palermo (15).
- The journals publishing most of them were Journal of International Economics (37), Journal of International Money and Finance (36) and IMF Economic Review (23).
- The most-cited of them is “Systemic Banking Crises Database II” (IMF Economic Review, 2020), with 1,129 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, International Monetary Fund has 24,545 works with 1,276,720 citations (h-index 398).
- The tracked journals hold 873 of its 6,395 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (13.7%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Monetary Policy and Economic Impact (10,628), Global Financial Crisis and Policies (9,802) and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (4,206).

## 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) | 70 | 63 | 53 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 88 | 92 | 70 | 45 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/ai.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All categories | 97 | 88 | 77 | 89 | 94 | 101 | 115 | 119 | 93 | 67 |

## Where the papers come from and its co-authors

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Journal of International Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-economics.md) | 37 |
| 2 | [Journal of International Money and Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-money-and-finance.md) | 36 |
| 3 | [IMF Economic Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/imf-economic-review.md) | 23 |
| 4 | [European Economic Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-economic-review.md) | 15 |
| 5 | [Economics Letters](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economics-letters.md) | 15 |
| 6 | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 13 |
| 7 | [Journal of Development Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-development-economics.md) | 9 |
| 8 | [Journal of Monetary Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-monetary-economics.md) | 9 |
| 9 | [Journal of Banking & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-banking-finance.md) | 9 |
| 10 | [Journal of Macroeconomics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-macroeconomics.md) | 8 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Centre for Economic Policy Research](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/centre-for-economic-policy-research.md) | 19 |
| 2 | [World Bank](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/world-bank.md) | 19 |
| 3 | University of Palermo | 15 |
| 4 | Georgetown University | 14 |
| 5 | Center for Economic and Policy Research | 11 |
| 6 | [Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/centre-national-de-la-recherche-scientifique.md) | 10 |
| 7 | [Harvard University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/harvard-university.md) | 9 |
| 8 | European Central Bank | 8 |
| 9 | Federal Reserve Board of Governors | 8 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | United States | 394 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 54 |
| 3 | France | 31 |
| 4 | Italy | 24 |
| 5 | Germany | 19 |
| 6 | Canada | 18 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 17 |
| 8 | China | 13 |
| 9 | Japan | 13 |
| 10 | Belgium | 12 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 35 |
| 2 | [emerging markets](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/emerging-markets.md) | 34 |
| 3 | [developing countries](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/developing-countries.md) | 25 |
| 4 | [developed countries](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/developed-countries.md) | 21 |
| 5 | [monetary policy](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/monetary-policy.md) | 20 |
| 6 | [public debt](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/public-debt.md) | 19 |
| 7 | [economic growth](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/economic-growth.md) | 18 |
| 8 | [income inequality](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/income-inequality.md) | 17 |
| 9 | [inflation](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/inflation.md) | 17 |
| 10 | [2008 financial crisis](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/2008-financial-crisis.md) | 12 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,129 | 13.9 | [Systemic Banking Crises Database II](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41308-020-00107-3) | [IMF Economic Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/imf-economic-review.md) | 2020-01-30 | Luc A. Laeven, Fabian V. Valencia |
| 2 | 553 | 5.3 | [The External Wealth of Nations Revisited: International Financial Integration in the Aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41308-017-0048-y) | [IMF Economic Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/imf-economic-review.md) | 2018-02-17 | Philip R. Lane, Gian Maria Milesi‐Ferretti |
| 3 | 454 | 7.5 | [Long-term macroeconomic effects of climate change: A cross-country analysis](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105624) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 2021-10-18 | Matthew E. Kahn, Kamiar Mohaddes A, Ryan N. C. Ng et al. |
| 4 | 450 | 4.5 | [Redistribution, inequality, and growth: new evidence](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10887-017-9150-2) | [Journal of Economic Growth](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-growth.md) | 2018-06-26 | Andrew Berg, Jonathan David Ostry, Charalambos Tsangarides et al. |
| 5 | 425 | 4.5 | [Designing Central Bank Digital Currencies](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmoneco.2021.05.002) | [Journal of Monetary Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-monetary-economics.md) | 2019-01-01 | Itai Agur, Anil Ari, Giovanni Dell’Ariccia |
| 6 | 341 | 3.2 | [Oil prices and inflation dynamics: Evidence from advanced and developing economies](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2017.12.004) | [Journal of International Money and Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-money-and-finance.md) | 2018-01-06 | Sangyup Choi, Davide Furceri, Prakash Loungani et al. |
| 7 | 340 | 3.4 | [Should we fear the robot revolution? (The correct answer is yes)](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmoneco.2018.05.014) | [Journal of Monetary Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-monetary-economics.md) | 2018-06-01 | Andrew Berg, Edward F. Buffie, Luis‐Felipe Zanna |
| 8 | 339 | 4.5 | [The Economic Effects of COVID-19 Containment Measures](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11079-021-09638-2) | [Open Economies Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/open-economies-review.md) | 2020-08-01 | Pragyan Deb, Davide Furceri, Jonathan David Ostry et al. |
| 9 | 296 | 2.6 | [Economic uncertainty and the influence of monetary policy](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2017.05.003) | [Journal of International Money and Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-money-and-finance.md) | 2017-05-18 | Knut Are Aastveit, Gisle James Natvik, Sergio Sola |
| 10 | 292 | 2.7 | [The effects of monetary policy shocks on inequality](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jimonfin.2017.11.004) | [Journal of International Money and Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-money-and-finance.md) | 2017-11-26 | Davide Furceri, Prakash Loungani, Aleksandra Zdzienicka |

## In OpenAlex

*International Monetary Fund in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Other |
| Location | Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
| Also known as | IMF, Fondo Monetario Internacional, Fonds monétaire international |
| Works in OpenAlex | 24,545 |
| Citations | 1,276,720 |
| h-index | 398 |
| i10-index | 17,434 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 4.81 |
| Website | [www.imf.org/external/index.htm](http://www.imf.org/external/index.htm) |
| ROR | [ror.org/05m4rmw09](https://ror.org/05m4rmw09) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I1310145890](https://openalex.org/I1310145890) |

*Works and citations per year in OpenAlex, and its papers in the tracked journals*

| Year | Works in OpenAlex | Citations received | In the tracked journals | Share |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2026 (so far) | 376 | 25,413 | 67 | 17.8% |
| 2025 | 503 | 35,932 | 93 | 18.5% |
| 2024 | 567 | 42,958 | 119 | 21.0% |
| 2023 | 642 | 45,692 | 115 | 17.9% |
| 2022 | 462 | 43,921 | 101 | 21.9% |
| 2021 | 700 | 48,184 | 94 | 13.4% |
| 2020 | 865 | 47,178 | 89 | 10.3% |
| 2019 | 853 | 39,787 | 77 | 9.0% |
| 2018 | 869 | 39,582 | 88 | 10.1% |
| 2017 | 934 | 37,024 | 97 | 10.4% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Monetary Policy and Economic Impact | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 10,628 |
| 2 | Global Financial Crisis and Policies | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 9,802 |
| 3 | Banking stability, regulation, efficiency | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 4,206 |
| 4 | Economic Theory and Policy | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 3,609 |
| 5 | Fiscal Policies and Political Economy | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 3,205 |

From OpenAlex's own record of the institution (CC0), read again monthly. Works and citations count everything OpenAlex indexes, not only the tracked journals; topics are OpenAlex's classification of those works.

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-28 | [Introduction to the special issue on public sector capacities: selected papers from the 2025 IIPF congress](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10797-026-10005-5) | [International Tax and Public Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-tax-and-public-finance.md) | François Gérard, Shafik Hebous | University College London; International Monetary Fund |
| 2026-10-26 | [Derivative margin calls: A new driver of MMF flows](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2026.102411) | [Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions and Money](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-financial-markets-institutions-and-money.md) | Linda Rousová, Dilyara Salakhova, Germán Villegas-Bauer | European Central Bank; Banque de France; Institut d'Economie Scientifique Et de Gestion; … |
| 2026-10-19 | [Time-varying impacts of government spending on CO2 emissions](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2026.107800) | [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-behavior-organization.md) | Stefano Di Bucchianico, Mario Di Serio, Matteo Fragetta et al. | University of Salerno; International Monetary Fund; Ifo Institute for Economic Research |
| 2026-10-17 | [Convergence from above: When global catch-up reflects falling back](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2026.105504) | [European Economic Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/european-economic-review.md) | Patrick Amir Imam | International Monetary Fund |
| 2026-10-07 | [Growth-indexed bonds and debt distribution: Too little, too costly?](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2026.107835) | [Journal of Banking & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-banking-finance.md) | Julien Acalin | International Monetary Fund |
| 2026-10-06 | [Emerging markets, household heterogeneity, and exchange rate policy](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2026.104340) | [Journal of International Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-economics.md) | Gabriela Cugat | International Monetary Fund |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). International Monetary Fund. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/international-monetary-fund

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  urldate = {2026-11-03},
  note = {Journal and Conference Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
}
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