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Johannes Van Biesebroeck

Johannes Van Biesebroeck

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
32
Citations
12047
World Ranking
3349
National Ranking
39

Johannes Van Biesebroeck 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 Johannes Van Biesebroeck sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 87 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Johannes Van Biesebroeck 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 Johannes Van Biesebroeck sits on this spectrum.

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: 32 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Johannes Van Biesebroeck is affiliated with KU Leuven in Belgium and has contributed extensively to research in economics and management. Their work primarily spans the fields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, as well as Business, Management and Accounting, with a focus on specific subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, General Health Professions, Strategy and Management, and Development.

Their research addresses several main topics, including:

  • Global trade and economics
  • Economic Growth and Productivity
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Social and Demographic Issues in Germany
  • Social Policies and Healthcare Reform
  • Global Trade and Competitiveness
  • Firm Innovation and Growth

Johannes Van Biesebroeck has published research in notable venues, frequently contributing to:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • International Journal of Industrial Organization
  • World Economy
  • International Economic Review
  • Industrial and Corporate Change

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Johannes Van Biesebroeck include:

  • "Trade liberalisation and the extensive margin of differentiated goods: Evidence from China," 2022, World Economy
  • "Where Has All the Dynamism Gone? Productivity Growth in China's Manufacturing Sector, 1998-2013," 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Market size and competition: A "hump-shaped" result," 2020, International Journal of Industrial Organization
  • "Cash or Care? Insights from the German Long-Term Care System," 2025, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "ENTRY DECISIONS AND ASYMMETRIC COMPETITION BETWEEN NON-PROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT HOMES IN THE LONG-TERM CARE MARKET," 2021, International Economic Review

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Iris Kesternich
  • Elena Zaurino
  • Liza Archanskaia
  • Gerald Willmann
  • André Romahn

Best Publications

  • Creative Accounting or Creative Destruction? Firm-level Productivity Growth in Chinese Manufacturing

    Loren Brandt;Johannes Van Biesebroeck;Yifan Zhang

  • Exporting raises productivity in sub-Saharan African manufacturing firms

    Johannes Van Biesebroeck

  • Value chains, networks and clusters: reframing the global automotive industry

    Timothy J. Sturgeon;Johannes Van Biesebroeck;Gary Gereffi

  • WTO Accession and Performance of Chinese Manufacturing Firms

    Loren Brandt;Johannes Van Biesebroeck;Luhang Wang;Yifan Zhang

  • ROBUSTNESS OF PRODUCTIVITY ESTIMATES

    Johannes Van Biesebroeck

  • Firm Size Matters: Growth and Productivity Growth in African Manufacturing

    Johannes Van Biesebroeck

  • Globalisation of the automotive industry: main features and trends

    Timothy J. Sturgeon;Olga Memedovic;Johannes Van Biesebroeck;Gary Gereffi

  • Challenges of working with the Chinese NBS firm-level data

    Loren Brandt;Johannes Van Biesebroeck;Johannes Van Biesebroeck;Yifan Zhang

  • Trade Growth under the African Growth and Opportunity Act

    Garth Frazer;Johannes Van Biesebroeck

  • Global value chains in the automotive industry: an enhanced role for developing countries

    Timothy J. Sturgeon;Johannes Van Biesebroeck

  • Exporting Raises Productivity in Sub-Saharan African Manufacturing Plants

    Johannes Van Biesebroeck

  • Effects of the crisis on the automotive industry in developing countries : a global value chain perspective

    Timothy J. Sturgeon;Johannes Van Biesebroeck;Johannes Van Biesebroeck

  • The Sensitivity of Productivity Estimates

    Johannes Van Biesebroeck

  • Revisiting Some Productivity Debates

    Johannes Van Biesebroeck

  • Using export market performance to evaluate regional preferential policies in China

    Annette Schminke;Johannes Van Biesebroeck;Johannes Van Biesebroeck

  • Productivity Dynamics with Technology Choice: An Application to Automobile Assembly

    Johannes Van Biesebroeck

  • Proximity strategies in outsourcing relations: the role of geographical, cultural and relational proximity in the European automotive industry

    Alexander Schmitt;Johannes Van Biesebroeck

  • The impact of export promotion on export market entry

    Annette Broocks;Johannes Van Biesebroeck;Johannes Van Biesebroeck

  • Protection for sale with imperfect rent capturing

    Giovanni Facchini;Johannes Van Biesebroeck;Gerald Willmann

  • Complementarities in Automobile Production

    Johannes Van Biesebroeck

  • Exports and productivity : comparable evidence for 14 countries

    Leonhard Pertl;Stefano Schiavo;Mirabelle Muuls;Mauru Pisu

Frequent Co-Authors

Loren Brandt
Loren Brandt University of Toronto
Jozef Konings
Jozef Konings Nazarbayev University
Gary Gereffi
Gary Gereffi Duke University
Joachim Wagner
Joachim Wagner Leuphana University of Lüneburg
Holger Görg
Holger Görg Kiel University
Richard Kneller
Richard Kneller University of Nottingham
David Greenaway
David Greenaway University of Nottingham
Davide Castellani
Davide Castellani University of Reading
Antonello Zanfei
Antonello Zanfei University of Urbino

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