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D-Index
62
Citations
17742
World Ranking
744
National Ranking
23

Robert Lensink publications per year

1989: 1 publications 1990: 1 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 13 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 1 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 15 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 7 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 19 publications 2001: 22 publications 2002: 9 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 14 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 16 publications 2009: 7 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 5 publications 2019: 12 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 15 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 10 publications
1989 2025

370 publications in total across all disciplines

Robert Lensink 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 Robert Lensink sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 306 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert Lensink 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 Robert Lensink sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Robert Lensink is affiliated with the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Business, Management and Accounting as well as Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Within these domains, the scientist has specialized in subfields including Economics and Econometrics, Accounting, Safety Research, Management Information Systems, and Soil Science.

The main topics covered in their work include Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare, Financial Literacy, Pension, and Retirement Analysis, FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance, Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics, along with Taxation and Compliance Studies.

Robert Lensink has contributed frequently to several publication venues. The most notable among these are:

  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • World Development
  • Review of Development Economics
  • Campbell Systematic Reviews

Some of their recent papers are:

  • "The double bottom line of microfinance: A global comparison between conventional and Islamic microfinance," 2020, World Development
  • "Empowerment and intimate partner violence: Domestic abuse when household income is uncertain," 2020, Review of Development Economics
  • "PROTOCOL: Effects of interventions to improve access to financial services for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises in low- and middle-income countries: An evidence and gap map," 2023, Campbell Systematic Reviews
  • "Provisioning over the business cycle: Some insights from the microfinance industry," 2021, International Review of Financial Analysis
  • "Effects of Index Insurance on Demand and Supply of Credit: Evidence from Ethiopia," 2020, American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their academic work. Frequent coauthors include Annika Mueller, Francesco Cecchi, Nina Hansen, Claire Stein, and Syedah Ahmad.

Best Publications

  • Foreign direct investment, financial development and economic growth

    Niels Hermes;Robert Lensink

  • Violent conflict and behavior: A field experiment in Burundi

    M.J. Voors;E.E.M. Nillesen;E.H. Bulte;B.W. 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

  • Bank efficiency and foreign ownership: do good institutions matter?

    Robert Lensink;Aljar Meesters;Ilko Naaborg

  • Aid instability as a measure of uncertainty and the positive impact of aid on growth

    Robert Lensink;Oliver Morrissey

  • Are there negative returns to aid

    Robert Lensink;Howard White

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

    Robert Lensink;Robert Lensink;Niels Hermes

  • Foreign direct investment: Flows, volatility and the impact on growth

    Robert Lensink;Oliver Morrissey

  • 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

  • Aid, policies, and growth: Reply

    Craig Burnside;David Dollar

  • 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

  • Ownership and technical efficiency of microfinance institutions: Empirical evidence from Latin America

    Roselia Servin;Robert Lensink;Robert Lensink;Marrit van den Berg

  • A three-dimensional model of women's empowerment : Implications in the field of microfinance and future directions

    Marloes A. Huis;Nina Hansen;Sabine Otten;Robert Lensink

  • Infant and child mortality in developing countries: Analysing the data for robust determinants

    Lucia Hanmer;Robert Lensink;Howard White

  • Capital flight and the uncertainty of government policies

    Niels Hermes;Robert Lensink

  • Do Powerful CEOs Determine Microfinance Performance

    Rients Galema;Robert Lensink;Roy Mersland

  • Does uncertainty affect economic growth? An empirical analysis

    Robert Lensink;Hong Bo;Elmer Sterken

Frequent Co-Authors

Niels Hermes
Niels Hermes University of Groningen
Erwin H. Bulte
Erwin H. Bulte Wageningen University & Research
Victor Murinde
Victor Murinde School of Oriental and African Studies
Oliver Morrissey
Oliver Morrissey University of Nottingham
Sabine Otten
Sabine Otten University of Groningen
Howard White
Howard White Campbell Collaboration
Jakob de Haan
Jakob de Haan University of Groningen
Roy Mersland
Roy Mersland University of Agder
Harry Garretsen
Harry Garretsen University of Groningen
Arnoud W. A. Boot
Arnoud W. A. Boot University of Amsterdam

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