2026 Asli Demirguc-Kunt: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

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

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

4495
Citations
Law, finance, and firm growth

Asli Demirgüç-Kunt;Vojislav Maksimovic

3926
Citations
Determinants of commercial bank interest margins and profitability : some international evidence

Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Harry Huizinga

3755
Citations
Financial and Legal Constraints to Growth: Does Firm Size Matter?

Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirgüç-Kunt;Vojislav Maksimovic

3611
Citations
A new database on financial development and structure

Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Ross Levine

3497
Citations
Small and medium-size enterprises: Access to finance as a growth constraint

Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirguc-Kunt

3164
Citations
A New Database on the Structure and Development of the Financial Sector

Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Ross Levine

3064
Citations
Finance, inequality and the poor

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

2999
Citations
The Determinants of Banking Crises in Developing and Developed Countries

Asli Demirgüç-Kunt;Enrica Detragiache

2966
Citations
Regulations, market structure, institutions, and the cost of financial intermediation

Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Luc Laeven;Ross Levine

2720
Citations
Financial institutions and markets across countries and over time - data and analysis

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

2346
Citations
Islamic vs. conventional banking: business model, efficiency and stability

Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Ouarda Merrouche

2299
Citations
Does deposit insurance increase banking system stability? - an empirical investigation

Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Enrica Detragiache

2183
Citations
Financial Liberalization and Financial Fragility

Asli Demirgüç-Kunt;Enrica Detragiache

2141
Citations
The Global Findex Database 2017: Measuring Financial Inclusion and the Fintech Revolution

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

2121
Citations
Islamic vs. conventional banking: Business model, efficiency and stability

Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Ouarda Merrouche

2105
Citations
Bank concentration, competition, and crises: First results

Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirgüç-Kunt;Ross Levine

2032
Citations
Financial liberalization and financial fragility

Asli Demirguc-Kent;Enrica Detragiache

1967
Citations
The Global Findex Database 2014 : measuring financial inclusion around the world

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

1841
Citations
Financing patterns around the world: Are small firms different?

Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirgüç-Kunt;Vojislav Maksimovic

1838
Citations
Small and medium enterprises across the globe

Meghana Ayyagari;Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirguc-Kunt

1709
Citations
How does foreign entry affect domestic banking markets?

Unknown

1696
Citations
Stock market development and financial intermediaries : stylized facts

Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Ross Levine

1693
Citations
Law and finance: why does legal origin matter?

Thorsten Beck;Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Ross Levine

1685
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Thorsten Beck European University Institute

Ross Levine Hoover Institution

Harry Huizinga Tilburg University

Vojislav Maksimovic University of Maryland, College Park

Enrica Detragiache International Monetary Fund

Leora Klapper World Bank

Luc Laeven European Central Bank

Maria Soledad Martinez Peria International Monetary Fund

Edward J. Kane Boston College

Robert Cull World Bank

External Links

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