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 Lixin Colin Xu sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 156 publications — 44th percentile
44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.
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 Lixin Colin Xu sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 41 D-Index — 44th percentile
44% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.
Lixin Colin Xu is affiliated with the World Bank in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in social sciences, business, management, accounting, economics, and econometrics. Their work spans multiple subfields, including economics and econometrics, accounting, sociology and political science, political science and international relations, and strategy and management.
The scientist's research covers several main topics, with a focus on corruption and economic development, corporate finance and governance, China's socioeconomic reforms and governance, demographic trends and gender preferences, international business and foreign direct investment (FDI), microfinance and financial inclusion, and poverty, education, and child welfare.
Among their recent papers are:
The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues such as Zhangkai Huang, Zuobao Wei, Yu Liu, Meng Miao, and Mike W. Peng.
Lixin Colin Xu publishes regularly in venues including the SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Corporate Finance, The Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of International Business Studies, and Journal of Banking & Finance.
Book publications include four titles published by World Bank, Washington, DC eBooks, such as:
Robert Cull;Lixin Colin Xu;Lixin Colin Xu
Hongbin Cai;Hanming Fang;Lixin Colin Xu
Robert Cull;Lixin Colin Xu;Tian Zhu
George R. G. Clarke;Lixin Colin Xu;Heng-fu Zou
Robert Cull;Lixin Colin Xu
Hongyi Li;Lixin Colin Xu;Heng-fu Zou
Robert Cull;Wei Li;Bo Sun;Lixin Colin Xu
George Clarke;Lixin Colin Xu;Heng Fu Zou
Sebastian Galiani;Stephen Knack;Lixin Colin Xu;Ben Zou
Wei Li;Lixin Colin Xu
George R.G. Clarke;Lixin Colin Xu;Lixin Colin Xu
Lixin Colin Xu;Tian Zhu;Yi-min Lin
Robert Cull;Lixin Colin Xu
Zhangkai Huang;Lixing Li;Guangrong Ma;Lixin Colin Xu
Taye Mengistae;Lixin Colin Xu
Chong-En Bai;Chong-En Bai;Lixin Colin Xu;Lixin Colin Xu
Mary Shirley;Lixin Colin Xu
Ann E. Harrison;Justin Yifu Lin;L. Colin Xu
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Joseph P.H. Fan;Randall Morck;Lixin Colin Xu;Bernard Yeung;Bernard Yeung
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Mary M. Shirley;Lixin Colin Xu
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