2026 Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	70	449	401	7	6	136	158254

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in France Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in France Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in France Leader Award
2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in France Leader Award
2010 - Member of Academia Europaea

Overview

Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes is affiliated with SKEMA Business School in France. Their research spans multiple areas within Economics, Econometrics and Finance, as well as Business, Management and Accounting. The primary fields of study for their work include Economics and Econometrics, Accounting, Finance, Strategy and Management, and Political Science and International Relations.

The scientist's work addresses a broad range of topics, including:

Corporate Finance and Governance
Sustainable Finance and Green Bonds
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Banking stability, regulation, efficiency
Economic Growth and Productivity
Regional Development and Policy
FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance

Notable papers authored or co-authored by Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes include:

"Institutional Investors and ESG Preferences," 2024, Corporate Governance An International Review
"What's in a shade? The market relevance of green bonds' external reviews," 2023, The British Accounting Review
"Challenges for corporate governance at the national and firm levels," 2022, Corporate Governance An International Review
"Fintech and access to finance," 2021, Journal of Corporate Finance
"Do Firms Purposefully Change Capital Structure? Evidence from an Investment-Opportunity Shock to Drug Firms," 2020, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Their frequent co-authors include:

Nicola Gennaioli
Andrei Shleifer
Pedro Bordalo
Maarten van Rooij
Simon G. Schröder

Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes has published extensively in venues such as:

SSRN Electronic Journal
AEA Randomized Controlled Trials
Corporate Governance An International Review
Journal of Corporate Finance
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

The scientist's contributions have been recognized by professional organizations, including election as a Member of Academia Europaea in 2010.

Best Publications

Law and Finance

Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

27261
Citations
Corporate Ownership Around the World

Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-De-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer

17593
Citations
Legal Determinants of External Finance

Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-De-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

14446
Citations
Investor Protection and Corporate Governance

Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

10712
Citations
The quality of government

Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

8977
Citations
The Regulation of Entry

Simeon Djankov;Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer

8424
Citations
Investor Protection and Corporate Valuation

Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-deSilanes;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W Vishny

7074
Citations
Law and Finance

Rafael La Porta;Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny;Robert W. Vishny

5181
Citations
Agency Problems and Dividend Policies Around the World

Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny

4944
Citations
The Law and Economics of Self-Dealing

Simeon Djankov;Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer

4735
Citations
The Economic Consequences of Legal Origins

Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer

4691
Citations
Do Institutions Cause Growth

Edward Ludwig Glaeser;Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer

4348
Citations
Government Ownership of Banks

Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-De-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer

3998
Citations
The Regulation of Labor

J. C. Botero;Simeon Djankov;R. L. Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes

3320
Citations
What Works in Securities Laws

Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer

3048
Citations
Corporate Ownership Around the World

Rafael La Porta;Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Andrei Shleifer

2464
Citations
Legal Determinants of External Finance

Rafael La Porta;Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny;Robert W. Vishny

2258
Citations
The New Comparative Economics

Simeon Djankov;Edward Ludwig Glaeser;Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes

1871
Citations
Investor Protection and Corporate Governance

Rafael La Porta;Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny;Robert W. Vishny

1374
Citations
Human Capital and Regional Development

Nicola Gennaioli;Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes;Andrei Shleifer

1222
Citations
Investor Protection and Corporate Valuation

Rafael La Porta;Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny;Robert W. Vishny

1120
Citations
Agency Problems and Dividend Policies around the World

Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny;Robert W. Vishny

911
Citations
Trust in Large Organizations

Rafael La Porta;Rafael La Porta;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Florencio Lopez de Silanes;Andrei Shleifer;Andrei Shleifer;Robert W. Vishny;Robert W. Vishny

484
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Rafael La Porta Brown University

Andrei Shleifer Harvard University

Alberto Chong Georgia State University

Robert W. Vishny University of Chicago

Simeon Djankov London School of Economics and Political Science

Steven Berry Yale University

Oliver Hart Harvard University

Edward L. Glaeser Harvard University

Eduardo Levy Yeyati Torcuato di Tella University

Maximo Torero Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

External Links

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