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Asli Demirguc-Kunt

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Best Female Scientists

D-Index
141
Citations
135234
World Ranking
226
National Ranking
141

Economics and Finance

D-Index
151
Citations
145991
World Ranking
7
National Ranking
5

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.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 555 publications — 98th percentile

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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.

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This scientist: 151 D-Index — 100th percentile

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

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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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