2026 Reena Aggarwal: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	38	2470	2235	1389	1221	95	12514

Overview

Reena Aggarwal is affiliated with Georgetown University in the United States and has a research focus spanning medicine, finance, and healthcare, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to their work.

Their research publication record includes significant contributions to topics such as COVID-19 impact on reproduction, corporate finance and governance, patient safety and medication errors, pregnancy and medication impact, COVID-19 and healthcare impacts, financial markets and investment strategies, and auction theory and applications.

Frequent venues for publication include:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Birth
The Lancet
Anaesthesia
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Notable recent papers by Aggarwal include:

"Improving communication and teamwork during labor: A feasibility, acceptability, and safety study," 2022, Birth
"Comparison of supplemental breast cancer imaging techniques-interim results from the BRAID randomised controlled trial," 2025, The Lancet
"A cross-sectional study of immune seroconversion to SARS-CoV-2 in frontline maternity health professionals," 2020, Anaesthesia
"The design of "TeamBirth": A care process to improve communication and teamwork during labor," 2021, Birth
"Safe-Asset Shortages: Evidence from the European Government Bond Lending Market," 2020, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Frequent co-authors in Aggarwal's research include:

Sohail Bampoe
Dominique Lucas
G. Neall
Penny Sceales
Kim Caulfield

Aggarwal's research in medicine concentrates on obstetrics and gynecology and emergency medical services, while in finance, their work addresses accounting and financial markets.

Best Publications

Does governance travel around the world? Evidence from institutional investors.

Reena Aggarwal;Isil Erel;Miguel A. Ferreira;Pedro Matos

1751
Citations
Portfolio preferences of foreign institutional investors

Reena Aggarwal;Leora Klapper;Peter D. Wysocki

1438
Citations
Volatility in Emerging Stock Markets

Reena Aggarwal;Carla Inclan;Ricardo Leal

1273
Citations
Do remittances promote financial development

Reena Aggarwal;Asli Demirgüç-Kunt;Maria Soledad Martínez Pería

714
Citations
The Aftermarket Performance of Initial Public Offerings in Latin America

Reena Aggarwal;Ricardo Leal;Leonardo Hernandez

690
Citations
Differences in Governance Practices between U.S. and Foreign Firms: Measurement, Causes, and Consequences

Reena Aggarwal;Isil Erel;René Stulz;Rohan Williamson

678
Citations
Institutional Allocation in Initial Public Offerings: Empirical Evidence

Reena Aggarwal;Nagpurnanand R. Prabhala;Manju Puri

662
Citations
Portfolio preferences of foreign institutional investors

Reena Aggarwal;Leora Klapper;Peter D. Wysocki

652
Citations
Stabilization Activities by Underwriters after Initial Public Offerings

Reena Aggarwal

580
Citations
FADS IN THE INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING MARKET

Reena Aggarwal;Pietra Rivoli

542
Citations
Do Workers’ Remittances Promote Financial Development?

Reena Aggarwal;Asli Demirguc-Kunt;Maria Soledad Martinez Peria

528
Citations
Allocation of initial public offerings and flipping activity

Reena Aggarwal

495
Citations
Seasonal and Day‐of‐the‐Week Effects in Four Emerging Stock Markets

Reena Aggarwal;Pietra Rivoli

438
Citations
Does Governance Travel Around the World? Evidence from Institutional Investors

Reena Aggarwal;Isil Erel;Isil Erel;Miguel A. Ferreira;Miguel A. Ferreira;Pedro P. Matos

310
Citations
The Role of Institutional Investors in Voting: Evidence from the Securities Lending Market

Reena Aggarwal;Pedro A. C. Saffi;Jason Sturgess

273
Citations
EXCHANGE RATES AND STOCK PRICES: A STUDY OF THE US CAPITAL MARKETS UNDER FLOATING EXCHANGE RATES

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263
Citations
DEMUTUALIZATION AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OF STOCK EXCHANGES

Reena Aggarwal

240
Citations
Why initial public offerings are underpriced: Evidence from Switzerland

Roger M. Kunz;Reena Aggarwal

214
Citations
Price Discovery in Initial Public Offerings and the Role of the Lead Underwriter

Reena Aggarwal;Pat Conroy

203
Citations
The Equity Performance of Firms Emerging from Bankruptcy

Allan C. Eberhart;Edward I. Altman;Reena Aggarwal

199
Citations
Do Workers' Remittances Promote Financial Development?

Reena Aggarwal;Asli Demirgüç-Kunt;Maria Soledad Martinez Peria

173
Citations
The power of shareholder votes: Evidence from uncontested director elections

Reena Aggarwal;Sandeep Dahiya;Nagpurnanand R. Prabhala

165
Citations
Demutualization and Public Offerings of Financial Exchanges

Reena Aggarwal;Sandeep Dahiya

156
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Rohan Williamson Georgetown University

René M. Stulz The Ohio State University

Leora Klapper World Bank

Miguel A. Ferreira Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Pedro Matos University of Virginia

Luc Laeven European Central Bank

Asli Demirguc-Kunt World Bank

Manju Puri Duke University

Maria Soledad Martinez Peria International Monetary Fund

Laura T. Starks The University of Texas at Austin

External Links

Personal website of Reena Aggarwal Google Scholar page

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