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D-Index
43
Citations
10514
World Ranking
1941
National Ranking
54

Niels Hermes 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 Niels Hermes sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 160 publications — 46th percentile

46% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Niels Hermes 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 Niels Hermes sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 43 D-Index — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Niels Hermes is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research spans prominent areas within business, management, and economics, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to understanding corporate governance, finance, and social responsibility.

Their main fields of study include Business, Management and Accounting, and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with specific subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, Accounting, Strategy and Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, and Management of Technology and Innovation. Hermes' work focuses on topics like Corporate Finance and Governance, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, Family Business Performance and Succession, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Economic and Environmental Valuation, and Housing Market and Economics.

Among their recent papers are the following publications:

  • "Corporate Social Responsibility and NGO Directors on Boards" (2020), published in the Journal of Business Ethics
  • "Sustainable value creation in multinational enterprises: The role of corporate governance actors" (2023), published in the Journal of World Business
  • "Ownership and corporate governance across institutional contexts" (2022), published in Corporate Governance An International Review
  • "Carbon disclosure policy, external financing needs and the cost of capital: Does financial market quality matter?" (2023), published in Business Strategy and the Environment
  • "Corporate social performance of family firms and shareholder protection: An international analysis" (2023), published in the Journal of Family Business Strategy

Frequent co-authors working alongside Hermes include Nikolaos Kavadis, Alessandro Zattoni, Atiqa Rehman, Halit Gönenç, and Robert Lensink. These collaborations indicate engagement with scholars who share interests in governance, sustainability, and corporate strategy.

Hermes' research has appeared in respected publication venues such as:

  • Journal of World Business
  • Journal of Business Ethics
  • Business Strategy and the Environment
  • Journal of Family Business Strategy
  • Corporate Governance An International Review

Overall, Hermes' body of work reflects a consistent focus on how corporate governance structures influence sustainability, firm performance, and social responsibility across diverse institutional contexts. The integration of environmental and social governance issues further highlights the relevance of this research to current trends in business ethics and family business dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Foreign direct investment, financial development and economic growth

    Niels Hermes;Robert Lensink

  • Outreach and Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions

    Niels Hermes;Robert Lensink;Aljar Meesters

  • THE EMPIRICS OF MICROFINANCE: WHAT DO WE KNOW?

    Niels Hermes;Robert Lensink

  • Microfinance: its Impact, Outreach and Sustainability

    Niels Hermes;Robert Lensink;Robert Lensink

  • The short-term effects of foreign bank entry on domestic bank behaviour : Does economic development matter?

    Robert Lensink;Robert Lensink;Niels Hermes

  • Capital flight and political risk

    Robert Lensink;Niels Hermes;Victor Murinde

  • Controversies over the impact of development aid: it works; it doesn't; it can, but that depends …

    Mark McGillivray;Simon Feeny;Niels Hermes;Robert Lensink

  • Competition and the performance of microfinance institutions

    Esubalew Assefa;Niels Hermes;Aljar Meesters

  • Financial liberalization and economic growth: A meta-analysis

    Silke Bumann;Niels Hermes;Robert Lensink;Robert Lensink

  • Peer Monitoring, Social Ties and Moral Hazard in Group Lending Programs: Evidence from Eritrea

    Niels Hermes;Robert Lensink;Habteab T. Mehrteab

  • Capital flight and the uncertainty of government policies

    Niels Hermes;Robert Lensink

  • Capital budgeting practices: A comparative study of the Netherlands and China

    Niels Hermes;Peter Smid;Lu Yao

  • DETERMINANTS OF THE PERFORMANCE OF MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

    Niels Hermes;Marek Hudon

  • Financial system development in transition economies

    Niels Hermes;Robert Lensink

  • Changing the Conditions for Development Aid: A New Paradigm?

    Niels Hermes;Robert Lensink

  • Foreign Bank Presence, Domestic Bank Performance and Financial Development:

    Niels Hermes;Robert Lensink

  • Are Financial and Social Efficiency Mutually Exclusive? A Case Study of Vietnamese Microfinance Institutions

    Maxime Lebovics;Niels Hermes;Niels Hermes;Marek Hudon

  • Financial Development and Economic Growth : Theory and Experiences from Developing Countries

    Niels Hermes;Robert Lensink

  • Corporate boards and ownership structure: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

    Gibson Munisi;Niels Hermes;Trond Randøy

  • Outreach and Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions

    Niels Hermes;Robert Lensink;Robert Lensink;Aljar Meesters

  • Competition and Performance of Microfinance Institutions

    Esubalew Assefa;Niels Hermes;Aljar Meesters

  • Peer monitoring, social ties and moral hazard in group lending programmes: evidence from Eritrea

    Niels Hermes;Robert Lensink;Habteab Mehrteab Teki

  • The rise of 'the rest' : Challenges to the west from late-industrializing economies.

    Niels Hermes

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Lensink
Robert Lensink University of Groningen
Victor Murinde
Victor Murinde School of Oriental and African Studies
Marek Hudon
Marek Hudon Université Libre de Bruxelles
Trond Randøy
Trond Randøy University of Agder
Jakob de Haan
Jakob de Haan University of Groningen
Mark McGillivray
Mark McGillivray Deakin University
Arjen van Witteloostuijn
Arjen van Witteloostuijn Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Ariane Szafarz
Ariane Szafarz Université Libre de Bruxelles
Philip McCann
Philip McCann University of Manchester

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