2026 Mark J. Roe: Law Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Law	37	132	120	103	92	120	11040

Research.com Recognitions

2023 - Research.com Law in United States Leader Award
2009 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Mark J. Roe is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily lies within the field of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with a focus on various subfields including Finance, Accounting, Strategy and Management, Economics and Econometrics, and Law.

Their scholarly work includes publications in frequent venues such as the SSRN Electronic Journal, the Journal of Law Finance and Accounting, the Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, and AHFE International.

Key topics covered by their research encompass:

Banking stability, regulation, efficiency
Corporate Finance and Governance
Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
Corporate Insolvency and Governance
Corporate Governance and Law
International Arbitration and Investment Law
Credit Risk and Financial Regulations

Recent papers authored by Mark J. Roe include:

"The European Commission's Sustainable Corporate Governance Report: A Critique" (2020), SSRN Electronic Journal
"Corporate Purpose and Corporate Competition" (2021), SSRN Electronic Journal
"Will Loyalty Shares Do Much for Corporate Short-Termism?" (2021), SSRN Electronic Journal
"The Power of the Narrative in Corporate Lawmaking" (2020), SSRN Electronic Journal

Frequent co-authors in their research collaborations include:

Charles C. Y. Wang
Massimiliano Vatiero
Holger Spamann
Jesse M. Fried
Benjamin Charles Iverson

Mark J. Roe has been recognized as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences since 2009.

Best Publications

A Theory of Path Dependence in Corporate Ownership and Governance

Lucian Arye Bebchuk;Mark J. Roe

1635
Citations
Strong Managers, Weak Owners: The Political Roots of American Corporate Finance

Mark J. Roe

1363
Citations
Understanding the Japanese Keiretsu: Overlaps between Corporate Governance and Industrial Organization

Ronald J. Gilson;Mark J. Roe

673
Citations
Political Determinants of Corporate Governance

Mark J. Roe

621
Citations
Political Determinants of Corporate Governance: Political Context, Corporate Impact

Mark J. Roe

590
Citations
Public and private enforcement of securities laws: Resource-based evidence ☆

Howell E. Jackson;Mark J. Roe

567
Citations
Political instability: Effects on financial development, roots in the severity of economic inequality

Mark J. Roe;Jordan I. Siegel

416
Citations
Political and legal restraints on ownership and control of public companies

Mark J Roe

330
Citations
Political Preconditions to Separating Ownership from Corporate Control

Mark J. Roe

308
Citations
Chaos and Evolution in Law and Economics

Mark J. Roe

303
Citations
Strong Managers, Weak Owners

Mark J. Roe

284
Citations
Some Differences in Corporate Structure in Germany, Japan, and the United States

Mark J. Roe

283
Citations
Employees and corporate governance

Margaret M. Blair;Mark J. Roe

268
Citations
LEGAL ORIGINS, POLITICS, AND MODERN STOCK MARKETS

Mark J. Roe

254
Citations
A Political Theory of American Corporate Finance

Mark J. Roe

249
Citations
A Theory of Path Dependence in Corporate Ownership and Governance

Lucian A. Bebchuk;Lucian A. Bebchuk;Mark J. Roe

246
Citations
Convergence and persistence in corporate governance

Jeffrey N. Gordon;Mark J. Roe

191
Citations
Corporate Law’s Limits

Mark J. Roe

175
Citations
Delaware's Competition

Mark J. Roe

148
Citations
The Institutions of Corporate Governance

Mark J. Roe

133
Citations
Bankruptcy and Debt: A New Model for Corporate Reorganization

Mark J. Roe

113
Citations
THE POLITICAL ROOTS OF AMERICAN CORPORATE FINANCE

Mark J. Roe

94
Citations
Political Foundations for Separating Ownership From Corporate Control

Mark J. Roe

51
Citations
Juries and the Political Economy of Legal Origin

Mark J. Roe

28
Citations
Corporate Strategic Reaction to Mass Tort

Mark J. Roe

27
Citations
Political Instability: Its Effects on Financial Development, Its Roots in the Severity of Economic Inequality

Mark J. Roe;Jordan I. Siegel

25
Citations
The Inevitable Instability of American Corporate Governance

Mark J. Roe

24
Citations
Strong Managers, Weak Owners: The Political Roots of American Corporate Finance.

Annette B. Poulsen;Mark J. Roe

18
Citations
German Codetermination and German Securities Markets

Mark J. Roe

17
Citations
The Derivatives Market's Payment Priorities as Financial Crisis Accelerator

Mark J. Roe

15
Citations
Stock Market Short-Termism’s Impact

Mark J. Roe

13
Citations
Understanding Japanese Keiretsu: Overlaps Between Corporate Governance and Industrial Organization

Mark J. Roe

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Ronald J. Gilson Columbia University

Lucian Arye Bebchuk Harvard University

Reinier Kraakman Harvard University

Bernard S. Black Northwestern University

Henry Hansmann Yale University

Margaret M. Blair Vanderbilt University

Randall S. Thomas Vanderbilt University

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