2026 Nigel Driffield: Business and Management Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Business and Management	44	1358	1271	220	198	166	7633
Economics and Finance	44	1872	1685	219	200	167	7651

Research.com Recognitions

Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Nigel Driffield is affiliated with the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of international business, management, and economics, with notable contributions spanning topics such as foreign direct investment (FDI), global trade, corporate finance, and firm innovation.

Their recent scholarly output includes research published in respected journals:

FDI in hot labour markets: The implications of the war for talent (2020), Journal of International Business Policy
FDI motives and the use of tax havens: Evidence from South Korea (2021), Journal of Business Research
The Role of Outward FDI in Creating Korean Global Factories (2022), Management International Review
Internationalization pathways of Chinese private firms: A closer look at firm-specific advantages (2021), Journal of International Management
Returns to Internationalization: Business Group-Affiliated Firms vs Standalone Firms (2023), Management International Review

Their research contributions cover various fields of study including:

Business, Management and Accounting
Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Within these broad fields, Nigel Driffield has developed expertise in multiple subfields, including:

Strategy and Management
Accounting
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Economics and Econometrics
Development

The main topics addressed in their work include:

International Business and FDI
Global trade and economics
Corporate Finance and Governance
Firm Innovation and Growth
International Development and Aid
Regional Development and Policy
Corporate Taxation and Avoidance

Nigel Driffield frequently collaborates with other scholars, with a number of coauthors appearing regularly in their publications. These include:

Irina Surdu
James H. Love
Liang Huimin
Chris Jones
Jae-Yeon Kim

Their research has been disseminated across multiple academic venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being:

Academy of Management Proceedings
Journal of International Business Policy
Management International Review
SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of Business Research

Among their recognitions, Nigel Driffield has been named a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom, reflecting contributions to the social sciences community.

Best Publications

Does ownership structure of emerging-market firms affect their outward FDI? The case of the Indian automotive and pharmaceutical sectors

Sumon Kumar Bhaumik;Nigel Driffield;Sarmistha Pal

424
Citations
Linking FDI motivation and host economy productivity effects: conceptual and empirical analysis

Nigel L. Driffield;James H. Love

408
Citations
The Impact on Domestic Productivity of Inward Investment in the UK

Nigel Driffield

359
Citations
How does ownership structure affect capital structure and firm value?: Recent evidence from East Asia

Nigel Driffield;Vidya Mahambare;Sarmistha Pal

296
Citations
Foreign direct investment, technology sourcing and reverse spillovers

Nigel L. Driffield;James H. Love

279
Citations
Industrial Performance, Agglomeration, and Foreign Manufacturing Investment in the UK

Nigel Driffield;Max Munday

270
Citations
FDI and the labour market: a review of the evidence and policy implications

Nigel Driffield;Karl Taylor

260
Citations
The importance of clusters for spillovers from foreign direct investment and technology sourcing

Lisa De Propris;Nigel Driffield

243
Citations
Foreign Direct Investment, Transactions Linkages, and the Performance of the Domestic Sector

Nigel Driffield;Maxim C. R. Munday;Annette Roberts

201
Citations
Impact of FDI, ODA and Migrant Remittances on Economic Growth in Developing Countries: A Systems Approach

Nigel Driffield;Chris Jones

196
Citations
Exporting and innovation performance: analysis of the Annual Small Business Survey in the UK

Dolores Añón Higón;Nigel Driffield

195
Citations
Wage inequality and the role of multinationals: evidence from UK panel data

Karl Taylor;Nigel Driffield

189
Citations
Regional foreign direct investment and wage spillovers: plant level evidence from the UK electronics industry

Nigel Driffield;Sourafel Girma

184
Citations
When does leverage hurt productivity growth? A firm-level analysis

Fabrizio Coricelli;Nigel L. Driffield;Sarmistha Pal;Isabelle Roland

170
Citations
International business research and risky investments, an analysis of FDI in conflict zones

Nigel L. Driffield;Christopher Jones;Jo Crotty

147
Citations
Analysis of Productivity Differences among Foreign and Domestic Firms: Evidence from Germany

Yama Temouri;Nigel L. Driffield;Dolores Añón Higón

141
Citations
Does FDI Cause Development? The Ambiguity of the Evidence and Why it Matters

Rajneesh Narula;Nigel Driffield

138
Citations
PRODUCTIVITY AND LABOUR DEMAND EFFECTS OF INWARD AND OUTWARD FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT ON UK INDUSTRY

Nigel L. Driffield;James H. Love;Karl Taylor

136
Citations
The multinational enterprise as a source of international knowledge flows: Direct evidence from Italy

Nigel L. Driffield;James H. Love;Stefano Menghinello;Stefano Menghinello

133
Citations
Multinationality-performance relationship:a meta-analysis

Yong Yang;Nigel Driffield

121
Citations
Multinational Firms and the Theory of International Trade.

Nigel Driffield

11
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabrizio Coricelli Paris School of Economics

Sourafel Girma University of Nottingham

Max Munday Cardiff University

David Peel Lancaster University

External Links

Personal website of Nigel Driffield

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