Research output across euro area NCBs

Number of research publications to examine the research activity of national central banks.

Research papers published by euro area NCBs

Publications indexed in the BIS Central Bank Research Hub

All years indexed in the hub (no date filter)

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Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Central Bank Research Hub, https://www.bis.org/publications/central-bank?keywords=&start_date=&end_date= (Organisation facet counts; publications are those included in RePEc)

Data last updated: 2026-10-17

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Rank	Institution	Code	Papers
1	Deutsche Bundesbank	DE	1,001
2	Banco de España	ES	908
3	De Nederlandsche Bank	NL	705
4	Banca d'Italia	IT	547
5	Banque de France	FR	478
6	Banco de Portugal	PT	312
7	National Bank of Belgium	BE	312
8	Bank of Finland	FI	310
9	Central Bank of Ireland	IE	144
10	Banque centrale du Luxembourg	LU	120
11	Bank of Lithuania	LT	98
12	Oesterreichische Nationalbank	AT	72
13	Bank of Latvia	LV	62
14	Eesti Pank	EE	55
15	Bank of Greece	GR	48
16	Národná banka Slovenska	SK	41

Interpretation

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Methodology

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