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Mahendhiran Nair

Mahendhiran Nair

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
33
Citations
3763
World Ranking
3318
National Ranking
16

Mahendhiran Nair 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 Mahendhiran Nair sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 80 publications — 6th percentile

6% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Mahendhiran Nair 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 Mahendhiran Nair 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: 33 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Mahendhiran Nair is affiliated with Sunway University in Malaysia and has contributed extensively to research within the field of Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Their work spans a range of topics including economic growth, fiscal policy, energy and environment, and aspects of public health such as vaccine coverage and COVID-19 epidemiological studies.

They have published multiple papers in notable academic journals, including:

  • The dynamics among entrepreneurship, innovation, and economic growth in the Eurozone countries (2020) - Journal of Policy Modeling
  • Urbanization, transportation infrastructure, ICT, and economic growth: A temporal causal analysis (2021) - Cities
  • Uncovering interlinks among ICT connectivity and penetration, trade openness, foreign direct investment, and economic growth: The case of the G-20 countries (2021) - Telematics and Informatics
  • Endogenous dynamics between R&D, ICT and economic growth: Empirical evidence from the OECD countries (2020) - Technology in Society
  • Is higher economic growth possible through better institutional quality and a lower carbon footprint? Evidence from developing countries (2020) - Renewable Energy

Their research covers main topics such as:

  • Energy, Environment, Economic Growth
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth
  • Economic Growth and Productivity
  • Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • COVID-19 Epidemiological Studies
  • Innovation Policy and R&D

Mahendhiran Nair's work in subfields provides further insight into the range of their scholarly activity, including:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Health
  • Information Systems
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Media Technology

Frequent co-authors contributing alongside Nair include:

  • Rudra P. Pradhan
  • Mak B. Arvin
  • Santha Vaithilingam
  • Jason Wei Jian Ng
  • Li-Ann Hwang

In terms of publication venues, Mahendhiran Nair has published multiple papers in journals such as:

  • PLoS ONE
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Journal of Policy Modeling
  • Cities
  • Telematics and Informatics

The diversity of topics, co-authors, and publication venues reflects a multidisciplinary approach in the study of economic growth, the role of innovation and technology, as well as public health implications.

Best Publications

  • Innovation, financial development and economic growth in Eurozone countries

    Rudra P. Pradhan;Mak B. Arvin;John H. Hall;Mahendhiran Nair

  • Sustainable economic development in India: The dynamics between financial inclusion, ICT development, and economic growth

    Rudra P. Pradhan;Mak B. Arvin;Mahendhiran S. Nair;John H. Hall

  • The Dynamics Among Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Growth in the Eurozone Countries

    Rudra P. Pradhan;Mak B. Arvin;Mahendhiran Nair;Sara E. Bennett

  • Urbanization, transportation infrastructure, ICT, and economic growth: A temporal causal analysis

    Rudra P. Pradhan;Mak B. Arvin;Mahendhiran Nair

  • Keynes and Wagner on government expenditures and economic development: the case of a developing economy

    Muthi Samudram;Mahendhiran Nair;Santha Vaithilingam

  • A cointegration analysis of Malaysian import demand function: reassessment from the bounds test

    Tuck Cheong Tang;Mahendhiran Nair

  • Are there links between institutional quality, government expenditure, tax revenue and economic growth? Evidence from low-income and lower middle-income countries

    Mak B. Arvin;Rudra P. Pradhan;Mahendhiran S. Nair

  • Uncovering interlinks among ICT connectivity and penetration, trade openness, foreign direct investment, and economic growth: The case of the G-20 countries

    Mak B. Arvin;Rudra Prakash Pradhan;Mahendhiran Nair

  • Endogenous dynamics between R&D, ICT and economic growth: Empirical evidence from the OECD countries

    Mahendhiran Nair;Rudra P. Pradhan;Mak B. Arvin

  • Short-term and long-term dynamics of venture capital and economic growth in a digital economy: A study of European countries

    Rudra P. Pradhan;Mak B. Arvin;Mahendhiran Nair;Sara E. Bennett

  • Insurance penetration and economic growth nexus: Cross-country evidence from ASEAN

    Rudra P. Pradhan;B. Mak Arvin;Neville R. Norman;Neville R. Norman;Mahendhiran Nair

  • The Impact of FDI and Financial Sector Development on Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence from Asia and Oceania

    Yen Li Chee;Mahendhiran Nair

  • Factors affecting money laundering: lesson for developing countries

    Santha Vaithilingam;Mahendhiran Nair

  • Sustainable economic growth in the European Union: The role of ICT, venture capital, and innovation

    Rudra P. Pradhan;Mak B. Arvin;Mahendhiran Nair;Sara E. Bennett

  • The endogenous money hypothesis: empirical evidence from Malaysia (1985-2000)

    Bala Shanmugam;Mahendhiran Nair;Wee Li Ong

  • Is higher economic growth possible through better institutional quality and a lower carbon footprint? Evidence from developing countries

    Mahendhiran Nair;Mak B. Arvin;Rudra P. Pradhan;Sahar Bahmani

  • Endogenous dynamics between innovation, financial markets, venture capital and economic growth: Evidence from Europe

    Rudra P. Pradhan;Mak B. Arvin;Mahendhiran Nair;Sara E. Bennett

  • The effects of customer service management on business performance in Malaysian banking industry: an empirical analysis

    Khong Kok Wei;Mahendhiran Nair

  • A creative learning ecosystem, quality of education and innovative capacity: a perspective from higher education

    Glenda Marian Crosling;Mahendhiran Nair;Santha Vaithilingam

  • The Twin Deficits Problem in Sri Lanka An Econometric Analysis

    Ali Salman Saleh;Mahendhiran Nair;Tikiri Agalewatte

Frequent Co-Authors

Rudra P. Pradhan
Rudra P. Pradhan Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Mak B. Arvin
Mak B. Arvin Trent University
Pervaiz K. Ahmed
Pervaiz K. Ahmed Sunway University

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