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Asli Demirguc-Kunt

Asli Demirguc-Kunt

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Economics and Finance
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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Best Female Scientists 141 226 212 141 132 340 135234
Economics and Finance 151 7 6 5 5 555 145991

Asli Demirguc-Kunt publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Asli Demirguc-Kunt between 1960 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Asli Demirguc-Kunt published across 66 years, from 1960 to 2025, averaging 8.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 44 publications in 2012. 3 of the 571 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1960 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 44. Peak 44 publications in 2012. 1960: 1 publication 1961: 0 publications 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 8 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 13 publications 1999: 17 publications 2000: 17 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 23 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 31 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 29 publications 2009: 38 publications 2010: 28 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 44 publications 2013: 36 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 20 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 15 publications 2018: 22 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 7 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 1 publication
1960 2025

571 publications in total across all disciplines

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Asli Demirguc-Kunt: publications per year, 1960 to 2025
Year Publications
1960 1
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 2
1989 3
1990 3
1991 3
1992 5
1993 5
1994 3
1995 3
1996 8
1997 7
1998 13
1999 17
2000 17
2001 15
2002 10
2003 16
2004 23
2005 20
2006 31
2007 9
2008 29
2009 38
2010 28
2011 31
2012 44
2013 36
2014 18
2015 20
2016 13
2017 15
2018 22
2019 11
2020 21
2021 13
2022 8
2023 7
2024 2
2025 1
Total 571
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Asli Demirguc-Kunt publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Asli Demirguc-Kunt sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 42–46 to 521+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 111. Most scientists, 111, have 137–141 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 521+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 42–46 publications: 1 scientist 47–51 publications: 12 scientists 52–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–61 publications: 23 scientists 62–66 publications: 32 scientists 67–71 publications: 36 scientists 72–76 publications: 56 scientists 77–81 publications: 57 scientists 82–86 publications: 70 scientists 87–91 publications: 86 scientists 92–96 publications: 72 scientists 97–101 publications: 106 scientists 102–106 publications: 97 scientists 107–111 publications: 96 scientists 112–116 publications: 101 scientists 117–121 publications: 103 scientists 122–126 publications: 102 scientists 127–131 publications: 108 scientists 132–136 publications: 107 scientists 137–141 publications: 111 scientists 142–146 publications: 94 scientists 147–151 publications: 96 scientists 152–156 publications: 100 scientists 157–161 publications: 74 scientists 162–166 publications: 68 scientists 167–171 publications: 91 scientists 172–176 publications: 76 scientists 177–181 publications: 75 scientists 182–186 publications: 61 scientists 187–191 publications: 66 scientists 192–196 publications: 68 scientists 197–201 publications: 71 scientists 202–206 publications: 60 scientists 207–211 publications: 56 scientists 212–216 publications: 44 scientists 217–221 publications: 51 scientists 222–226 publications: 65 scientists 227–231 publications: 48 scientists 232–236 publications: 59 scientists 237–241 publications: 37 scientists 242–246 publications: 37 scientists 247–251 publications: 41 scientists 252–256 publications: 43 scientists 257–261 publications: 33 scientists 262–266 publications: 34 scientists 267–271 publications: 39 scientists 272–276 publications: 25 scientists 277–281 publications: 29 scientists 282–286 publications: 29 scientists 287–291 publications: 26 scientists 292–296 publications: 31 scientists 297–301 publications: 31 scientists 302–306 publications: 24 scientists 307–311 publications: 28 scientists 312–316 publications: 24 scientists 317–321 publications: 13 scientists 322–326 publications: 14 scientists 327–331 publications: 25 scientists 332–336 publications: 18 scientists 337–341 publications: 16 scientists 342–346 publications: 18 scientists 347–351 publications: 15 scientists 352–356 publications: 17 scientists 357–361 publications: 19 scientists 362–366 publications: 16 scientists 367–371 publications: 17 scientists 372–376 publications: 7 scientists 377–381 publications: 18 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 19 scientists 392–396 publications: 9 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 13 scientists 407–411 publications: 13 scientists 412–416 publications: 5 scientists 417–421 publications: 10 scientists 422–426 publications: 6 scientists 427–431 publications: 12 scientists 432–436 publications: 9 scientists 437–441 publications: 9 scientists 442–446 publications: 10 scientists 447–451 publications: 12 scientists 452–456 publications: 8 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 4 scientists 472–476 publications: 5 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 7 scientists 487–491 publications: 8 scientists 492–496 publications: 5 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 4 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 7 scientists 517–520 publications: 7 scientists 521+ publications: 99 scientists
42–46 publications 521+

This scientist: 555 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
42–46 1
47–51 12
52–56 7
57–61 23
62–66 32
67–71 36
72–76 56
77–81 57
82–86 70
87–91 86
92–96 72
97–101 106
102–106 97
107–111 96
112–116 101
117–121 103
122–126 102
127–131 108
132–136 107
137–141 111
142–146 94
147–151 96
152–156 100
157–161 74
162–166 68
167–171 91
172–176 76
177–181 75
182–186 61
187–191 66
192–196 68
197–201 71
202–206 60
207–211 56
212–216 44
217–221 51
222–226 65
227–231 48
232–236 59
237–241 37
242–246 37
247–251 41
252–256 43
257–261 33
262–266 34
267–271 39
272–276 25
277–281 29
282–286 29
287–291 26
292–296 31
297–301 31
302–306 24
307–311 28
312–316 24
317–321 13
322–326 14
327–331 25
332–336 18
337–341 16
342–346 18
347–351 15
352–356 17
357–361 19
362–366 16
367–371 17
372–376 7
377–381 18
382–386 13
387–391 19
392–396 9
397–401 10
402–406 13
407–411 13
412–416 5
417–421 10
422–426 6
427–431 12
432–436 9
437–441 9
442–446 10
447–451 12
452–456 8
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 4
472–476 5
477–481 6
482–486 7
487–491 8
492–496 5
497–501 4
502–506 4
507–511 5
512–516 7
517–520 7
521+ 99 555
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Asli Demirguc-Kunt D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Asli Demirguc-Kunt sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 72 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 101+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 178. Most scientists, 178, have 33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 101+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 151 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 126
31 147
32 157
33 178
34 171
35 141
36 132
37 129
38 130
39 120
40 117
41 113
42 114
43 97
44 115
45 86
46 78
47 83
48 62
49 74
50 50
51 66
52 69
53 55
54 67
55 61
56 62
57 45
58 34
59 47
60 46
61 36
62 37
63 56
64 50
65 32
66 28
67 30
68 24
69 25
70 22
71 21
72 26
73 24
74 23
75 12
76 14
77 15
78 15
79 17
80 17
81 11
82 10
83 16
84 11
85 5
86 9
87 13
88 9
89 7
90 6
91 4
92 8
93 10
94 11
95 6
96 4
97 4
98 6
99 6
100 8
101+ 100 151
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Female Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award

Overview

Asli Demirguc-Kunt is affiliated with the World Bank in the United States and specializes in the fields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, as well as Business, Management and Accounting. Their research encompasses multiple subfields including Finance, Accounting, Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, and General Health Professions. The main topics of their work cover issues such as banking stability, regulation, efficiency, corporate finance and governance, impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, global financial crisis and policies, firm innovation and growth, Islamic finance and banking studies, and FinTech, crowdfunding, and digital finance.

Demirguc-Kunt has published extensively, with recent papers including:

  • Banking sector performance during the COVID-19 crisis, 2021, Journal of Banking & Finance
  • Banking research in the time of COVID-19, 2021, Journal of Financial Stability
  • Banking Sector Performance During the COVID-19 Crisis, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Bank capital regulation and risk after the Global Financial Crisis, 2021, Journal of Financial Stability
  • The sooner, the better: The economic impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, Economics of Transition and Institutional Change

Their work is frequently published in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Banking & Finance
  • Journal of Financial Stability
  • Journal of Comparative Economics
  • Small Business Economics

Several frequent co-authors collaborate with Demirguc-Kunt, including Michael Lokshin, Iván Torre, Harry Huizinga, Bálint L. Horváth, and Meghana Ayyagari.

In addition to journal publications, Demirguc-Kunt has contributed to numerous books, primarily published by World Bank eBooks, Washington, DC. Notable titles include:

  • Banking Sector Performance during the COVID-19 Crisis, 2020
  • The Sooner, the Better: The Early Economic Impact of Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020
  • Opening-Up Trajectories and Economic Recovery: Lessons after the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020
  • Bank Capital and Risk in Europe and Central Asia Ten Years after the Crisis, 2020
  • Measuring Human Capital in Europe and Central Asia, 2020
  • Global Bank Lending under Climate Policy, 2022
  • Competition and Firm Recovery Post-COVID-19, 2021
  • Banking Research in the Time of COVID-19, 2021
  • Which Firms Benefit from Corporate QE during the COVID-19 Crisis? The Case of the ECB's Pandemic Emergency Purchase Program, 2020
  • Effects of Public Sector Wages on Corruption: Wage Inequality Matters, 2021
  • Determinants of International Buyout Investments, 2020
  • Protect Incomes or Protect Jobs? The Role of Social Policies in Post-Pandemic Recovery, 2022

Other publishers where Demirguc-Kunt has published include Elsevier BV, with titles such as Bank Capital Regulation and Risk after the Global Financial Crisis (2021) and Measuring Human Capital in Middle Income Countries (2022). Additional contributions include The Global Findex Database 2021 (2022) and Government Support and Firm Performance during COVID-19 (2023), both published by World Bank eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Capital Structures in Developing Countries

    Laurence Booth;Varouj A. Aivazian;Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Vojislav Maksimovic

  • Law, finance, and firm growth

    Asli Demirgüç-Kunt;Vojislav Maksimovic

  • Determinants of commercial bank interest margins and profitability : some international evidence

    Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Harry Huizinga

  • Financial and Legal Constraints to Growth: Does Firm Size Matter?

    Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirgüç-Kunt;Vojislav Maksimovic

  • A new database on financial development and structure

    Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Ross Levine

  • Small and medium-size enterprises: Access to finance as a growth constraint

    Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirguc-Kunt

  • A New Database on the Structure and Development of the Financial Sector

    Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Ross Levine

  • Finance, inequality and the poor

    Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirgüç-Kunt;Ross Levine;Ross Levine

  • The Determinants of Banking Crises in Developing and Developed Countries

    Asli Demirgüç-Kunt;Enrica Detragiache

  • Regulations, market structure, institutions, and the cost of financial intermediation

    Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Luc Laeven;Ross Levine

  • Financial institutions and markets across countries and over time - data and analysis

    Thorsten Beck;Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Ross Levine;Ross Levine

  • Islamic vs. conventional banking: business model, efficiency and stability

    Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Ouarda Merrouche

  • Does deposit insurance increase banking system stability? - an empirical investigation

    Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Enrica Detragiache

  • Financial Liberalization and Financial Fragility

    Asli Demirgüç-Kunt;Enrica Detragiache

  • The Global Findex Database 2017: Measuring Financial Inclusion and the Fintech Revolution

    Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Leora Klapper;Dorothe Singer;Saniya Ansar

  • Islamic vs. conventional banking: Business model, efficiency and stability

    Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Ouarda Merrouche

  • Bank concentration, competition, and crises: First results

    Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirgüç-Kunt;Ross Levine

  • Financial liberalization and financial fragility

    Asli Demirguc-Kent;Enrica Detragiache

  • The Global Findex Database 2014 : measuring financial inclusion around the world

    Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Leora Klapper;Dorothe Singer;Peter Van Oudheusden

  • Financing patterns around the world: Are small firms different?

    Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirgüç-Kunt;Vojislav Maksimovic

  • Small and medium enterprises across the globe

    Meghana Ayyagari;Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirguc-Kunt

  • How does foreign entry affect domestic banking markets?

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  • Stock market development and financial intermediaries : stylized facts

    Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Ross Levine

  • Law and finance: why does legal origin matter?

    Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Ross Levine

Frequent Co-Authors

Thorsten Beck
Thorsten Beck European University Institute
Ross Levine
Ross Levine Hoover Institution
Harry Huizinga
Harry Huizinga Tilburg University
Vojislav Maksimovic
Vojislav Maksimovic University of Maryland, College Park
Enrica Detragiache
Enrica Detragiache International Monetary Fund
Leora Klapper
Leora Klapper World Bank
Luc Laeven
Luc Laeven European Central Bank
Maria Soledad Martinez Peria
Maria Soledad Martinez Peria International Monetary Fund
Edward J. Kane
Edward J. Kane Boston College
Robert Cull
Robert Cull World Bank

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