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title: "World Bank: research profile, papers and co-authors"
description: "Research profile of World Bank: 1,100 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and finance; h-index 583."
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share_text: "Research profile of World Bank: 1,100 papers in 480 tracked journals since 2017, mostly economics and finance; h-index 583. (as of 2026-11-03)"
data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json
updated: 2026-11-03T18:03:37+09:00
window: 2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03
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---

# World Bank

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

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

## Key findings

- World Bank was involved in 12 papers in the last 30 days (2026-10-05 to 2026-11-03), ranking #98 of 3,809 institutions.
- Most of them appeared in Journal of Economics Race and Policy (2), International Journal of Educational Development (1) and World Development (1).
- Countries: United States (12), United Kingdom (3) and France (2).
- From 2023 to 2025, World Bank ranks #5 in economics.
- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at World Bank took part in 1,100 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in economics (920), finance (82) and health economics and policy (40).
- 137 of them were published in 2025, against 96 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were World Bank Group (74), International Monetary Fund (19) and IZA - Institute of Labor Economics (16).
- The journals publishing most of them were Journal of Development Economics (91), World Development (54) and Journal of Public Economics (23).
- The most-cited of them is “Can artificial intelligence transform higher education?” (International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2020), with 489 citations.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, World Bank has 34,321 works with 2,608,874 citations (h-index 583).
- The tracked journals hold 1,006 of its 10,431 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (9.6%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Global trade and economics (3,447), Income, Poverty, and Inequality (2,785) and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (2,396).
- OpenAlex lists it under World Bank Group.

## In the rankings

Top institutions, 2023–2025: [#5 in economics](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/institutions-by-year/economics.md)

## 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) | 82 | 97 | 65 | 82 | 90 | 83 | 109 | 112 | 121 | 79 |
| [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/finance.md) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/operations-research.md) | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/information-systems.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/accounting.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/marketing.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| All categories | 96 | 114 | 80 | 103 | 114 | 104 | 126 | 132 | 137 | 94 |

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

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [Journal of Development Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-development-economics.md) | 91 |
| 2 | [World Development](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/world-development.md) | 54 |
| 3 | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | 23 |
| 4 | [Food Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/food-policy.md) | 17 |
| 5 | [Journal of International Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-international-economics.md) | 16 |
| 6 | [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-behavior-organization.md) | 13 |
| 7 | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 12 |
| 8 | [Land Use Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/land-use-policy.md) | 12 |
| 9 | [Economics of Education Review](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economics-of-education-review.md) | 11 |
| 10 | [Journal of Environmental Economics and Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-environmental-economics-and-management.md) | 9 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | World Bank Group | 74 |
| 2 | [International Monetary Fund](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/international-monetary-fund.md) | 19 |
| 3 | [IZA - Institute of Labor Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/iza-institute-of-labor-economics.md) | 16 |
| 4 | [University of Oxford](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-oxford.md) | 14 |
| 5 | [Centre for Economic Policy Research](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/centre-for-economic-policy-research.md) | 12 |
| 6 | [University College London](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-college-london.md) | 12 |
| 7 | International Food Policy Research Institute | 11 |
| 8 | Inter-American Development Bank | 10 |
| 9 | [London School of Economics and Political Science](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/london-school-of-economics-and-political-science.md) | 9 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | United States | 489 |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 73 |
| 3 | France | 43 |
| 4 | Germany | 36 |
| 5 | Italy | 28 |
| 6 | Canada | 18 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 18 |
| 8 | China | 15 |
| 9 | South Africa | 15 |
| 10 | Spain | 14 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [developing countries](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/developing-countries.md) | 45 |
| 2 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 42 |
| 3 | [sub-Saharan Africa](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/sub-saharan-africa.md) | 21 |
| 4 | [economic growth](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/economic-growth.md) | 16 |
| 5 | [human capital](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/human-capital.md) | 14 |
| 6 | [India](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/india.md) | 13 |
| 7 | household welfare | 11 |
| 8 | poverty | 11 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 10 |
| 10 | [firm performance](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/firm-performance.md) | 10 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 489 | 6.4 | [Can artificial intelligence transform higher education?](https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-020-00218-x) | [International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-educational-technology-in-higher-education.md) | 2020-06-15 | Tony Bates, Cristóbal Cobo, Olga Mariño et al. |
| 2 | 467 | 5.9 | [From Poverty to Disaster and Back: a Review of the Literature](https://doi.org/10.1007/s41885-020-00060-5) | [Economics of Disasters and Climate Change](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economics-of-disasters-and-climate-change.md) | 2020-04-01 | Stéphane Hallegatte A, Adrien Vogt‐Schilb, Julie Rozenberg et al. |
| 3 | 466 | 6.5 | [Gender inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic: Income, expenditure, savings, and job loss](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105296) | [World Development](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/world-development.md) | 2020-11-10 | Hai-Anh Hoang Dang, Cuong Viet Nguyen |
| 4 | 388 | 4.9 | [Economic growth, convergence, and world food demand and supply](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.104954) | [World Development](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/world-development.md) | 2020-04-08 | Emiko Fukase, Will J. Martin |
| 5 | 384 | 6.2 | [Banking sector performance during the COVID-19 crisis](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2021.106305) | [Journal of Banking & Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-banking-finance.md) | 2021-08-29 | Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt, Álvaro Pedraza, Claudia Ruiz‐Ortega |
| 6 | 365 | 5.7 | [Energy poverty, health and education outcomes: Evidence from the developing world](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105447) | [Energy Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/energy-economics.md) | 2021-07-09 | Rajabrata Banerjee, Vinod Mishra, Admasu Asfaw Maruta |
| 7 | 323 | 4.4 | [Government support to airlines in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jairtraman.2020.101931) | [Journal of Air Transport Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-air-transport-management.md) | 2020-09-14 | Megersa Abate, Panayotis Christidis, Alloysius Joko Purwanto |
| 8 | 322 | 3.2 | [Corporate governance of banks and financial stability](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfineco.2018.06.011) | [Journal of Financial Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-financial-economics.md) | 2018-06-30 | Deniz Anginer, Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt, Harry Huizinga et al. |
| 9 | 273 | 2.5 | [A New Profile of the Global Poor](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.08.002) | [World Development](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/world-development.md) | 2017-10-11 | Andrés Castañeda, Dung Doan, David Newhouse et al. |
| 10 | 266 | 2.6 | [Mines: The local wealth and health effects of mineral mining in developing countries](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2018.05.005) | [Journal of Development Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-development-economics.md) | 2018-06-15 | Jan von der Goltz, Prabhat Barnwal |

## In OpenAlex

*World Bank in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Other |
| Location | Washington, United States |
| Also known as | Banque Mondiale |
| Part of | [World Bank Group](https://openalex.org/I55633929) |
| Units listed in OpenAlex | 1 |
| Also a research funder | [World Bank](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/world-bank-group.md) |
| Works in OpenAlex | 34,321 |
| Citations | 2,608,874 |
| h-index | 583 |
| i10-index | 26,809 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 3.65 |
| Website | [www.worldbank.org](http://www.worldbank.org/) |
| ROR | [ror.org/00ae7jd04](https://ror.org/00ae7jd04) |
| Wikidata | [www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7164](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7164) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I1334329717](https://openalex.org/I1334329717) |

*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) | 998 | 70,417 | 94 | 9.4% |
| 2025 | 1,017 | 90,938 | 137 | 13.5% |
| 2024 | 1,076 | 99,625 | 132 | 12.3% |
| 2023 | 1,088 | 102,781 | 126 | 11.6% |
| 2022 | 1,219 | 103,894 | 104 | 8.5% |
| 2021 | 1,342 | 110,106 | 114 | 8.5% |
| 2020 | 1,209 | 101,682 | 103 | 8.5% |
| 2019 | 1,169 | 89,575 | 80 | 6.8% |
| 2018 | 1,171 | 84,699 | 114 | 9.7% |
| 2017 | 1,140 | 79,031 | 96 | 8.4% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Global trade and economics | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 3,447 |
| 2 | Income, Poverty, and Inequality | Social Sciences | 2,785 |
| 3 | Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare | Social Sciences | 2,396 |
| 4 | Monetary Policy and Economic Impact | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2,260 |
| 5 | Global Financial Crisis and Policies | Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 2,189 |

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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-31 | [The impact of the transition and European Union membership on the returns to schooling in Europe](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2026.103690) | [International Journal of Educational Development](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-educational-development.md) | Harry Anthony Patrinos, Angelica Rivera-Olvera | World Bank; University of Arkansas at Fayetteville |
| 2026-10-27 | [Human rights economics](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2026.107606) | [World Development](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/world-development.md) | José Cuesta, Leja Ejury, Paola Fajardo‐Heyward et al. | World Bank; SOAS University of London; University of Chicago |
| 2026-10-27 | [Local public goods as a double-edged sword: familiar positive spillovers versus regional concern over relative provision](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10797-026-10004-6) | [International Tax and Public Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-tax-and-public-finance.md) | Zhiyong An | World Bank |
| 2026-10-19 | [How prevalent are credit-constrained firms in the formal private sector? Evidence using global surveys](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfs.2026.101606) | [Journal of Financial Stability](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-financial-stability.md) | Asif Mohammed Islam, Jorge Rodriguez Meza | World Bank; World Bank Group |
| 2026-10-16 | [Agricultural Transformation and the Vulnerability to the Resource Curse in Developing Countries](https://doi.org/10.1057/s41294-026-00292-6) | [Comparative Economic Studies](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/comparative-economic-studies.md) | Sèna Kimm Gnangnon | World Bank |
| 2026-10-16 | [Detecting tariff evasion: Evidence from matched container data](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdeveco.2026.103952) | [Journal of Development Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-development-economics.md) | Clément Anne, Cyril Romain Chalendard, Ana Margarida Fernandes et al. | World Bank; World Bank Group; Utrecht University; … |
| 2026-10-15 | [Correction to: Analyzing Female Employment Trends in South Asia](https://doi.org/10.1007/s41996-026-00205-w) | [Journal of Economics Race and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economics-race-and-policy.md) | Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Matías Morales, Fatima Najeeb | World Bank; Tulane University; Universidad Andrés Bello; … |
| 2026-10-12 | [Corrigendum to “Clarifying overlapping land rights in semi-formal systems: The case of Mailo Tenant Lands in Uganda” \[Land Use Policy 170 (2026) 108139\]](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2026.108351) | [Land Use Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/land-use-policy.md) | Heather Huntington, Kate Marple-Cantrell, Daniel Ayalew Ali et al. | University of Pennsylvania; World Bank |
| 2026-10-10 | [Labor demand for digital skills in post-2022 Ukraine: Evidence from online job vacancy data](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econmod.2026.107843) | [Economic Modelling](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/economic-modelling.md) | Yurii V. Kleban, Britta Rude | National University Ostroh Academy; World Bank |
| 2026-10-09 | [Revealing tax evasion: Experimental evidence from a representative survey of Indonesian firms](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2026.107795) | [Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economic-behavior-organization.md) | Christopher Hoy, Filip Jolevski, Anthony Obeyesekere | World Bank; The University of Melbourne; George Mason University |
| 2026-10-08 | [Analyzing Female Employment Trends in South Asia](https://doi.org/10.1007/s41996-026-00193-x) | [Journal of Economics Race and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-economics-race-and-policy.md) | Gladys Lopez-Acevedo, Matías Morales, Fatima Najeeb | World Bank; Tulane University; Universidad Andrés Bello; … |
| 2026-10-07 | [Aim high or play safe? Commitment, prosocial incentives, and goal setting](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11166-026-09513-w) | [Journal of Risk and Uncertainty](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-risk-and-uncertainty.md) | Yu Cao, C. Mónica Capra, Yuxin Su | World Bank; Claremont Graduate University; University of Arizona; … |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). World Bank. Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/world-bank

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  title = {World Bank},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/world-bank}},
  urldate = {2026-11-03},
  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/).