2026 John M. Griffin: 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	44	1813	1630	1068	936	89	13060

Overview

John M. Griffin is affiliated with The University of Texas at Austin in the United States. Their research spans multiple scientific fields, primarily focusing on Medicine and Mathematics. Within these domains, their work frequently addresses subfields such as Infectious Diseases, Modeling and Simulation, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Food Science.

The main topics of their research concentrate on COVID-19 and related viral infections. These topics include:

COVID-19 epidemiological studies
SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding
COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

Griffin's publication record consists of articles mostly published in scientific journals and preprint platforms specializing in public health and biomedical research. Frequent venues for their work include:

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
EFSA Journal
BMJ Open
Food Risk Assess Europe
BMC Public Health

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Griffin include:

"Incubation period of COVID-19: a rapid systematic review and meta-analysis of observational research," 2020, BMJ Open
"Inferred duration of infectious period of SARS-CoV-2: rapid scoping review and analysis of available evidence for asymptomatic and symptomatic COVID-19 cases," 2020, BMJ Open
"Rapid review of available evidence on the serial interval and generation time of COVID-19," 2020, BMJ Open
"Relative infectiousness of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infected persons compared with symptomatic individuals: a rapid scoping review," 2021, BMJ Open
"Inferred duration of infectious period of SARS-CoV-2: rapid scoping review and analysis of available evidence for asymptomatic and symptomatic COVID-19 cases," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Simon J. More, Conor G. McAloon, Ann Barber, Áine B. Collins, and Kevin Hunt. The frequency of collaborations suggests ongoing partnerships within a focused scientific community.

Best Publications

Momentum Investing and Business Cycle Risk: Evidence from Pole to Pole

John M. Griffin;Xiuqing Ji;J. Spencer Martin

1378
Citations
Book-to-Market Equity, Distress Risk, and Stock Returns

John M. Griffin;Michael L. Lemmon

1259
Citations
Are the Fama and French Factors Global or Country Specific

John M. Griffin

951
Citations
International Competition and Exchange Rate Shocks: A Cross-Country Industry Analysis of Stock Returns

John M Griffin;Rene M Stulz

726
Citations
The Dynamics of Institutional and Individual Trading

John M. Griffin;Jeffrey H. Harris;Selim Topaloglu

725
Citations
Do Market Efficiency Measures Yield Correct Inferences? A Comparison of Developed and Emerging Markets

John M. Griffin;Patrick J. Kelly;Federico Nardari

627
Citations
Another Look at the Role of the Industrial Structure of Markets for International Diversification Strategies

John M Griffin;G Andrew Karolyi

619
Citations
Informational Content of Option Volume Prior to Takeovers

Charles Cao;Zhiwu Chen;John M. Griffin

589
Citations
How Smart Are the Smart Guys? A Unique View from Hedge Fund Stock Holdings

John M. Griffin;Jin Xu

524
Citations
Did Subjectivity Play a Role in CDO Credit Ratings

John M. Griffin;Dragon Yongjun Tang

488
Citations
Is Bitcoin Really Untethered

John M. Griffin;Amin Shams

470
Citations
Do Investors Trade More When Stocks Have Performed Well? Evidence from 46 Countries

John M. Griffin;Federico Nardari;René M. Stulz

435
Citations
Are daily cross-border equity flows pushed or pulled?

John M. Griffin;Federico Nardari;René M. Stulz

394
Citations
Momentum Investing and Business Cycle Risk: Evidence from Pole to Pole

John M. Griffin;J. Spencer Martin;Susan Ji

356
Citations
Who Drove and Burst the Tech Bubble

John M. Griffin;Jeffrey H. Harris;Tao Shu;Selim Topaloglu

313
Citations
How Important Is the Financial Media in Global Markets

John M. Griffin;Nicholas H. Hirschey;Patrick J. Kelly

303
Citations
Rating Shopping or Catering? An Examination of the Response to Competitive Pressure for CDO Credit Ratings

John M. Griffin;Jordan Nickerson;Dragon Yongjun Tang

290
Citations
Global momentum strategies

John M. Griffin;Xiuqing Ji;J. Spencer Martin

218
Citations
Measuring the economic importance of exchange rate exposure

Craig Doidge;John M Griffin;Rohan Williamson

209
Citations
The Dynamics of Institutional and Individual Trading

John M. Griffin;Selim Topaloglu;Jeffrey H. Harris

200
Citations
Who Facilitated Misreporting in Securitized Loans

John M. Griffin;Gonzalo Maturana

193
Citations
Another Look at the Role of the Industrial Structure of Markets for International Diversification Strategies

John M. Griffin;George Andrew Karolyi

188
Citations
Informational Content of Option Volume Prior to Takeovers

Charles Cao;John M. Griffin;Zhiwu Chen;Zhiwu Chen

187
Citations
International Competition and Exchange Rate Shocks: A Cross-Country Industry Analysis of Stock Returns

John M. Griffin;René M. Stulz;René M. Stulz

122
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

René M. Stulz The Ohio State University

Söhnke M. Bartram University of Warwick

Charles Cao Pennsylvania State University

Rohan Williamson Georgetown University

Laura T. Starks The University of Texas at Austin

Michael L. Lemmon BlackRock (United States)

Robert W. Hahn University of Oxford

George Andrew Karolyi Cornell University

Sheridan Titman The University of Texas at Austin

Alex Edmans London Business School

External Links

Personal website of John M. Griffin Google Scholar page

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