How to Identify Major Researchers in Finance?

 

1️⃣ Use Academic Databases & Citation Metrics

🔹 Google Scholar (scholar.google.com)

  • Search for terms like "Corporate Finance," "Investment Analysis," "Behavioral Finance," "FinTech," etc.
  • Sort results by citation count to find the most cited researchers.
  • Example: Eugene Fama (Efficient Market Hypothesis), Richard Thaler (Behavioral Finance).

🔹 Scopus & Web of Science

  • Check "Highly Cited Researchers" in Finance.
  • Use h-index & citation count to filter the top researchers.

🔹 SSRN (Social Science Research Network)

  • Find trending research & top authors in finance.
  • Check the "Top Downloaded Papers" section.

2️⃣ Explore University & Institutional Rankings

🔹 Top Finance Research Universities (Global & India)

  • MIT Sloan, Harvard Business School, London Business School
  • IIMs (Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta), ISB Hyderabad, XLRI, IITs

🔹 Look at Finance Department Faculty Pages

  • Example: Visit IIM Ahmedabad’s finance faculty page to see their publications.

📌 Tip: Follow their Google Scholar or ResearchGate profiles.

3️⃣ Track Publications in Top Finance Journals

🔹 Top Journals in Finance (Highly Cited Research)

  • Journal of Finance
  • Review of Financial Studies
  • Journal of Financial Economics
  • Financial Management
  • Journal of Banking & Finance

📌 How to Search?

  • Go to Springer, Wiley, Elsevier, JSTOR, Emerald and search for "Top authors" in finance.

4️⃣ Use AI & Bibliometric Tools

🔹 ChatGPT + Web Search – To check the latest trending finance researchers.
🔹 Dimensions AI / OpenAlex – Free citation analysis tools.
🔹 VOSviewer / Biblioshiny (R) – To visualize the most cited authors in finance.

5️⃣ Follow Finance Research Conferences & Awards

🔹 Major Finance Conferences

  • American Finance Association (AFA)
  • European Finance Association (EFA)
  • India Finance Conference (IFC – hosted by IIMs)
  • Financial Management Association (FMA)

🔹 Look for Best Paper Awards

  • Check who has won "Best Paper" at India Finance Conference or RBI-sponsored finance research awards.

📌 Tip: Connect with researchers on LinkedIn, ResearchGate, or Twitter (X).

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