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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Economics and Finance D-index 64 Citations 92,221 104 World Ranking 377 National Ranking 265

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Awards & Achievements

2008 - Fellow of the American Finance Association (AFA)

2007 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Finance
  • Financial economics
  • Microeconomics

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Financial economics, Monetary economics, Capital asset pricing model, Econometrics and Dividend. His Financial economics study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Earnings and January effect. Kenneth R. French has included themes like Restricted stock, Stock market bubble, Stock market, Volatility risk and Returns-based style analysis in his Monetary economics study.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Growth stock, Fama–French three-factor model and Equity. His Equity premium puzzle study in the realm of Econometrics interacts with subjects such as Autocorrelation. His studies in Low-volatility anomaly integrate themes in fields like Stock valuation and Momentum investing.

His most cited work include:

  • Common risk factors in the returns on stocks and bonds (16555 citations)
  • The Cross‐Section of Expected Stock Returns (12231 citations)
  • Multifactor Explanations of Asset Pricing Anomalies (4574 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Kenneth R. French mainly focuses on Financial economics, Econometrics, Monetary economics, Profitability index and Capital asset pricing model. His Financial economics study incorporates themes from Dividend, Equity and Growth stock. His work carried out in the field of Econometrics brings together such families of science as Earnings and Portfolio.

His research in Monetary economics intersects with topics in Earnings growth, Stock market and Cost of capital. His Capital asset pricing model research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Fama–French three-factor model and Investment. Kenneth R. French has researched Value premium in several fields, including Equity premium puzzle and Low-volatility anomaly.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Financial economics (77.44%)
  • Econometrics (37.80%)
  • Monetary economics (35.37%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2021)?

  • Econometrics (37.80%)
  • Financial economics (77.44%)
  • Profitability index (31.10%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

Kenneth R. French mainly investigates Econometrics, Financial economics, Profitability index, Monetary economics and Capital asset pricing model. His Econometrics research integrates issues from Spot contract, Hedge fund, Interest rate and Portfolio. Kenneth R. French interconnects Volatility and Value premium in the investigation of issues within Portfolio.

His research in Financial economics is mostly concerned with Expected return. The concepts of his Monetary economics study are interwoven with issues in Retained earnings and Economic rent. As a part of the same scientific family, Kenneth R. French mostly works in the field of Capital asset pricing model, focusing on Investment and, on occasion, Sharpe ratio.

Between 2011 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • Size, Value, and Momentum in International Stock Returns § (930 citations)
  • Dissecting Anomalies with a Five-Factor Model (317 citations)
  • International tests of a five-factor asset pricing model ☆ (218 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Finance
  • Microeconomics
  • Financial economics

Kenneth R. French focuses on Profitability index, Financial economics, Capital asset pricing model, Monetary economics and Asia pacific. His work blends Profitability index and Big Five personality traits studies together. To a larger extent, Kenneth R. French studies Econometrics with the aim of understanding Capital asset pricing model.

The study of Monetary economics is intertwined with the study of Investment in a number of ways. He combines subjects such as Sharpe ratio and Portfolio with his study of Investment. His Asia pacific study spans across into subjects like Size premium, Size value, Local average and Momentum profits.

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Best Publications

Common risk factors in the returns on stocks and bonds

Eugene F. Fama;Kenneth R. French.
Journal of Financial Economics (1993)

21687 Citations

The Cross‐Section of Expected Stock Returns

Eugene F. Fama;Kenneth R. French.
Journal of Finance (1992)

17934 Citations

Multifactor Explanations of Asset Pricing Anomalies

Eugene F. Fama;Kenneth R. French.
Journal of Finance (1996)

8081 Citations

Industry costs of equity

Eugene F. Fama;Kenneth R. French.
Journal of Financial Economics (1997)

7226 Citations

Investor Diversification and International Equity Markets

Kenneth French;James Poterba.
Research Papers in Economics (1991)

7215 Citations

Expected stock returns and volatility

Kenneth R. French;G.William Schwert;Robert F. Stambaugh.
Journal of Financial Economics (1987)

5638 Citations

Size and Book-to-Market Factors in Earnings and Returns

Eugene F. Fama;Kenneth R. French.
Journal of Finance (1995)

5541 Citations

BUSINESS CONDITIONS AND EXPECTED RETURNS ON STOCKS AND BONDS

Eugene F. Fama;Kenneth R. French.
Journal of Financial Economics (1989)

4990 Citations

Permanent and Temporary Components of Stock Prices

Eugene F. Fama;Kenneth R. French.
Journal of Political Economy (1988)

4332 Citations

Disappearing dividends: changing firm characteristics or lower propensity to pay?

Eugene F. Fama;Kenneth R. French.
Journal of Financial Economics (2001)

4121 Citations

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