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Narjess Boubakri 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 Narjess Boubakri sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 131 publications — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Narjess Boubakri 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 Narjess Boubakri sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 46 D-Index — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United Arab Emirates Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United Arab Emirates Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United Arab Emirates Leader Award

Overview

Narjess Boubakri is affiliated with the American University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. Their research primarily focuses on business, management, and accounting, with significant contributions to social sciences. The main subfields of their work include accounting, strategy and management, finance, sociology and political science, and gender studies.

The key topics explored in their research involve corporate finance and governance, Islamic finance and banking studies, banking stability, regulation and efficiency, economic growth and development, microfinance and financial inclusion, culture, economy and development studies, and state capitalism and financial governance.

Their recent published papers include the following:

  • Does national culture affect corporate innovation? International evidence (2020), Journal of Corporate Finance
  • Corporate social responsibility in emerging market economies: Determinants, consequences, and future research directions (2020), Emerging Markets Review
  • Post-privatization state ownership and bank risk-taking: Cross-country evidence (2020), Journal of Corporate Finance
  • Ownership concentration in the Gulf Cooperation Council (2020), International Journal of Emerging Markets
  • Bank lending during the COVID-19 pandemic: A comparison of Islamic and conventional banks (2023), Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions and Money

The researcher has published several papers in prominent venues, frequently contributing to:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Corporate Finance
  • Journal of Financial Stability
  • Emerging Markets Review
  • International Journal of Emerging Markets

Collaborations are a notable aspect of their scholarly activity. Frequent co-authors include Omrane Guedhami, Sadok El Ghoul, Ruiyuan Chen, Ali Mirzaei, and Mohsen Saad, demonstrating a collaborative approach across various finance and management topics.

Best Publications

  • The Financial and Operating Performance of Newly Privatized Firms: Evidence from Developing Countries

    Narjess Boubakri;Jean-Claude Cosset

  • Political connections of newly privatized firms

    Narjess Boubakri;Narjess Boubakri;Jean Claude Cosset;Walid Saffar

  • Political connections and the cost of equity capital

    Narjess Boubakri;Omrane Guedhami;Dev R. Mishra;Walid Saffar

  • The role of state and foreign owners in corporate risk-taking: Evidence from privatization

    Narjess Boubakri;Jean Claude Cosset;Walid Saffar

  • Postprivatization Corporate Governance: the Role of Ownership Structure and Investor Protection

    Narjess Boubakri;Jean-Claude Cosset;Omrane Guedhami

  • Firm Internationalization and Corporate Social Responsibility

    Najah Attig;Narjess Boubakri;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami

  • Political institutions, connectedness, and corporate risk-taking

    Narjess Boubakri;Sattar A Mansi;Walid Saffar

  • THE IMPACT OF POLITICAL CONNECTIONS ON FIRMS’ OPERATING PERFORMANCE AND FINANCING DECISIONS

    Narjess Boubakri;Jean Claude Cosset;Walid Saffar

  • Liberalization, corporate governance and the performance of privatized firms in developing countries

    Narjess Boubakri;Jean-Claude Cosset;Omrane Guedhami

  • Privatization and bank performance in developing countries

    Narjess Boubakri;Jean-Claude Cosset;Klaus Fischer;Omrane Guedhami

  • Control/ownership structure, creditor rights protection, and the cost of debt financing: International evidence

    Narjess Boubakri;Narjess Boubakri;Hatem Ghouma

  • Cross-listing and corporate social responsibility

    Narjess Boubakri;Sadok El Ghoul;He Wang;Omrane Guedhami

  • The Political Determinants of the Cost of Equity: Evidence from Newly Privatized Firms

    Hamdi Ben-Nasr;Narjess Boubakri;Jean-Claude Cosset

  • Postprivatization Corporate Governance: The Role of Ownership Structure and Investor Protection

    Narjess Boubakri;Narjess Boubakri;Omrane Guedhami;Jean-Claude Cosset

  • The Global Financial Crisis, Family Control, and Dividend Policy

    Najah Attig;Narjess Boubakri;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami

  • Family control and the implied cost of equity: Evidence before and after the Asian financial crisis

    Narjess Boubakri;Narjess Boubakri;Omrane Guedhami;Omrane Guedhami;Dev Mishra

  • From state to private ownership: Issues from strategic industries.

    Narjess Boubakri;Jean-Claude Cosset;Omrane Guedhami;Omrane Guedhami

  • Cash holdings of politically connected firms

    Narjess Boubakri;Sadok El Ghoul;Walid Saffar

  • Earnings Quality in Privatized Firms: The Role of State and Foreign Owners*

    Hamdi Ben-Nasr;Narjess Boubakri;Jean-Claude Cosset

  • Does national culture affect corporate innovation? International evidence

    Narjess Boubakri;Imed Chkir;Samir Saadi;Hui Zhu

  • The Political Determinants of the Cost of Equity: Evidence from Newly Privatized Firms

    Hamdi Ben Nasr;Narjess Boubakri;Narjess Boubakri;Jean-Claude Cosset

  • The Impact of Political Connections on Firms' Operation Performance and Financing Decisions

    Narjess Boubakri;Narjess Boubakri;Jean-Claude Cosset;Walid Saffar

  • International Diversification and Corporate Social Responsibility

    Najah Attig;Narjess Boubakri;Narjess Boubakri;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami

Frequent Co-Authors

Omrane Guedhami
Omrane Guedhami University of South Carolina
Jean-Claude Cosset
Jean-Claude Cosset HEC Montréal
Walid Saffar
Walid Saffar Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Sadok El Ghoul
Sadok El Ghoul University of Alberta
Chuck C.Y. Kwok
Chuck C.Y. Kwok University of South Carolina
Mohammed Omran
Mohammed Omran Arab Academy for Science and Technology,
Sabri Boubaker
Sabri Boubaker EM Normandie
William L. Megginson
William L. Megginson University of Oklahoma
Allen N. Berger
Allen N. Berger University of South Carolina
Georges Dionne
Georges Dionne HEC Montréal

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