--- title: "Top funders of finance research, 2023–2025" description: "From 2023 to 2025, National Natural Science Foundation of China was named as a funder of the most papers in the 50 tracked finance journals (2,814), followed by National Social Science Fund of China (1,027) and National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences (913). In 2025 alone, National Natural Science Foundation of China funded 1,132 of these papers." url: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/finance markdown_url: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/finance.md license: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) share_text: "From 2023 to 2025, National Natural Science Foundation of China was named as a funder of the most papers in the 50 tracked finance journals (2,814), followed by National Social Science Fund of China (1,027) and National… (as of 2026-10-31)" data_url: https://scholar4ai.com/data/rankings.json updated: 2026-10-31T19:11:11+09:00 window: 2026-10-02 to 2026-10-31 source: OpenAlex (CC0) --- # Top funders of finance research, 2023–2025 Research funders ranked by the papers in the 50 tracked finance journals that name them, in each year from 2023 to 2025. Funders are the organisations OpenAlex links to a paper from its funding information (Crossref metadata and the paper's acknowledgements); a paper counts once for each funder it names. Grant numbers are not shown. By category: [Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/finance.md) · [Accounting](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/accounting.md) · [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/economics.md) · [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/health-economics-and-policy.md) · [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/management.md) · [Marketing](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/marketing.md) · [Information Systems](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/information-systems.md) · [Tourism and Hospitality](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/tourism-and-hospitality.md) · [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/higher-education-and-research.md) · [Operations Research](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/operations-research.md) · [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/statistics.md) · [AI](https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/ai.md) ## Key findings - From 2023 to 2025, National Natural Science Foundation of China was named as a funder of the most papers in the 50 tracked finance journals (2,814), followed by National Social Science Fund of China (1,027) and National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences (913). - In 2025 alone, National Natural Science Foundation of China funded 1,132 of these papers. *Funders named on the most papers, 2023–2025* | # | Funder | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2023–2025 | |---:|---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | 1 | [National Natural Science Foundation of China](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/national-natural-science-foundation-of-china.md) | 717 | 965 | 1,132 | 2,814 | | 2 | [National Social Science Fund of China](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/national-social-science-fund-of-china.md) | 174 | 280 | 573 | 1,027 | | 3 | [National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/national-office-for-philosophy-and-social-sciences.md) | 258 | 356 | 299 | 913 | | 4 | [Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/fundamental-research-funds-for-the-central-universities.md) | 143 | 164 | 222 | 529 | | 5 | [Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/ministry-of-education-of-the-people-s-republic-of-china.md) | 99 | 125 | 206 | 430 | | 6 | [Humanities and Social Science Fund of Ministry of Education of China](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/humanities-and-social-science-fund-of-ministry-of-education-of-china.md) | 49 | 96 | 172 | 317 | | 7 | [Japan Society for the Promotion of Science](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/japan-society-for-the-promotion-of-science.md) | 63 | 73 | 67 | 203 | | 8 | [China Postdoctoral Science Foundation](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/china-postdoctoral-science-foundation.md) | 36 | 78 | 72 | 186 | | 9 | [National University's Basic Research Foundation of China](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/national-university-s-basic-research-foundation-of-china.md) | 52 | 69 | 48 | 169 | | 10 | [National Science and Technology Council](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/national-science-and-technology-council.md) | 48 | 67 | 51 | 166 | | 11 | [Major Program of National Fund of Philosophy and Social Science of China](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/major-program-of-national-fund-of-philosophy-and-social-science-of-china.md) | 14 | 45 | 106 | 165 | | 12 | [National Research Foundation of Korea](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/national-research-foundation-of-korea.md) | 44 | 57 | 55 | 156 | | 13 | [European Commission](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/european-commission.md) | 38 | 40 | 61 | 139 | | 14 | [Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/natural-science-foundation-of-hunan-province.md) | 30 | 49 | 60 | 139 | | 15 | [Ministry of Education](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/ministry-of-education.md) | 33 | 44 | 59 | 136 | | 16 | [Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/ministerio-de-ciencia-e-innovacion.md) | 41 | 46 | 44 | 131 | | 17 | [Humanities and Social Sciences Youth Foundation, Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/humanities-and-social-sciences-youth-foundation-ministry-of-education-of-the-peo.md) | 36 | 41 | 49 | 126 | | 18 | [Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/fundacao-para-a-ciencia-e-a-tecnologia.md) | 39 | 42 | 40 | 121 | | 19 | [Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/social-sciences-and-humanities-research-council-of-canada.md) | 25 | 28 | 37 | 90 | | 20 | [Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/ministerio-de-ciencia-innovacion-y-universidades.md) | 33 | 25 | 29 | 87 | | 21 | [Agencia Estatal de Investigación](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/agencia-estatal-de-investigacion.md) | 20 | 32 | 32 | 84 | | 22 | National Social Science Fund Youth Project | 11 | 19 | 54 | 84 | | 23 | Capital University of Economics and Business | 16 | 35 | 31 | 82 | | 24 | Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan | 41 | 30 | 11 | 82 | | 25 | [Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/basic-and-applied-basic-research-foundation-of-guangdong-province.md) | 21 | 25 | 34 | 80 | | 26 | Guangdong Office of Philosophy and Social Science | 13 | 23 | 39 | 75 | | 27 | [Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/natural-science-foundation-of-guangdong-province.md) | 29 | 21 | 24 | 74 | | 28 | [European Regional Development Fund](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/european-regional-development-fund.md) | 24 | 19 | 27 | 70 | | 29 | [Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/natural-science-foundation-of-shandong-province.md) | 17 | 23 | 30 | 70 | | 30 | Zhongnan University of Economics and Law | 27 | 24 | 17 | 68 | | 31 | [Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/natural-sciences-and-engineering-research-council-of-canada.md) | 15 | 22 | 28 | 65 | | 32 | Grantová Agentura České Republiky | 16 | 18 | 23 | 57 | | 33 | [National Key Research and Development Program of China](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/national-key-research-and-development-program-of-china.md) | 15 | 18 | 24 | 57 | | 34 | National Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science | 14 | 10 | 33 | 57 | | 35 | Narodowe Centrum Nauki | 17 | 20 | 19 | 56 | | 36 | [Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/deutsche-forschungsgemeinschaft.md) | 13 | 20 | 22 | 55 | | 37 | Zhejiang Office of Philosophy and Social Science | 7 | 13 | 35 | 55 | | 38 | Beijing Municipal Social Science Foundation | 8 | 16 | 30 | 54 | | 39 | Xiamen University | 10 | 27 | 16 | 53 | | 40 | [National Science Foundation](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/national-science-foundation.md) | 13 | 12 | 27 | 52 | | 41 | Central University of Finance and Economics | 17 | 14 | 20 | 51 | | 42 | [Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/natural-science-foundation-of-zhejiang-province.md) | 19 | 9 | 23 | 51 | | 43 | Philosophy and Social Science Foundation of Hunan Province | 11 | 21 | 18 | 50 | | 44 | Đại học Kinh tế Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh | 23 | 8 | 18 | 49 | | 45 | [Agence Nationale de la Recherche](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/agence-nationale-de-la-recherche.md) | 18 | 21 | 9 | 48 | | 46 | [Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico](https://scholar4ai.com/funders/conselho-nacional-de-desenvolvimento-cientifico-e-tecnologico.md) | 11 | 18 | 19 | 48 | | 47 | Renmin University of China | 15 | 11 | 21 | 47 | | 48 | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics | 11 | 12 | 24 | 47 | | 49 | Major Project of Philosophy and Social Science Research in Colleges and Universities of Jiangsu Province | 10 | 18 | 18 | 46 | | 50 | Chongqing Municipal Education Commission | 4 | 9 | 32 | 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(2026). Top funders of finance research, 2023–2025. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 31, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/finance ```bibtex @misc{scholar4ai-rankings-funders-finance, author = {{Scholar4AI}}, title = {Top funders of finance research, 2023–2025}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/funders/finance}}, urldate = {2026-10-31}, note = {Journal 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/).