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2026

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Economics and Finance

D-Index
72
Citations
20037
World Ranking
424
National Ranking
9

Robert W. Faff 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 W. Faff sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 485 publications — 96th percentile

96% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Robert W. Faff 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 W. Faff 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
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This scientist: 72 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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 Australia Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Australia Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Australia Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Australia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Robert W. Faff is affiliated with the University of Queensland in Australia. Their research primarily spans the fields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Business, Management and Accounting, with a total of 93 and 65 publications respectively in these fields.

Their subfields of study include Accounting, Economics and Econometrics, Finance, Information Systems and Management, and Strategy and Management. Specifically, they have contributed extensively to Accounting with 51 publications, Economics and Econometrics (43 publications), and Finance (41 publications).

Key topics addressed in their research involve Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Corporate Finance and Governance, Diverse academic research themes, Market Dynamics and Volatility, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Banking stability, regulation and efficiency, as well as Monetary Policy and Economic Impact.

  • Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • Diverse academic research themes
  • Market Dynamics and Volatility
  • Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance
  • Banking stability, regulation, efficiency
  • Monetary Policy and Economic Impact

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Rand Kwong Yew Low (8 collaborations)
  • Barry Oliver (8 collaborations)
  • Muhammad A. Cheema (7 collaborations)
  • Afshin Haghighi (6 collaborations)
  • Hossein Rad (5 collaborations)

Robert W. Faff's frequent publication venues reflect their engagement with journals focused on finance, accounting, and related disciplines:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal (70 publications)
  • Accounting and Finance (7 publications)
  • International Review of Financial Analysis (5 publications)
  • Journal of Banking & Finance (4 publications)
  • Abacus (3 publications)

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Robert W. Faff include:

  • "The 2008 global financial crisis and COVID-19 pandemic: How safe are the safe haven assets?" (2022) published in International Review of Financial Analysis
  • "The 2008 Global Financial Crisis and COVID-19 Pandemic: How Safe are the Safe Haven Assets?" (2020) published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Institutional investor horizon and bank risk-taking" (2020) published in Journal of Corporate Finance
  • "Who's Greenwashing Via the Media and What are the Consequences? Evidence From China" (2022) published in Abacus
  • "Social trust and the speed of corporate leverage adjustment: evidence from around the globe" (2020) published in Accounting and Finance

Best Publications

  • Does oil move equity prices? A global view

    Mohan Singh Nandha;Robert Faff

  • Corporate Sustainability Performance and Idiosyncratic Risk: A Global Perspective

    Darren D. Lee;Robert W. Faff

  • An empirical investigation of personal financial risk tolerance

    Terrence A. Hallahan;Robert W. Faff;Michael D. McKenzie

  • An evaluation of volatility forecasting techniques

    Timothy J. Brailsford;Robert W. Faff

  • Does board structure in banks really affect their performance

    Shams Pathan;Robert Faff

  • Do Precious Metals Shine? An Investment Perspective

    David Hillier;Paul Draper;Robert Faff

  • OIL PRICE RISK AND THE AUSTRALIAN STOCK MARKET

    Robert W. Faff;Timothy J. Brailsford

  • The national market impact of sovereign rating changes

    Robert Darren Brooks;Robert Faff;David Hillier;Joseph Hillier

  • Revisiting the Vexing Question: Does Superior Corporate Social Performance Lead to Improved Financial Performance?

    Darren David Lee;Robert Faff;Kim Langfield-Smith

  • Does simple pairs trading still work

    Binh Do;Robert Faff

  • CEO overconfidence and corporate debt maturity

    Ronghong Huang;Kelvin Jui Keng Tan;Robert W. Faff

  • Time‐Varying Beta Risk of Australian Industry Portfolios: A Comparison of Modelling Techniques

    Robert D. Brooks;Robert W. Faff;Michael D. McKenzie

  • Do corporate policies follow a life-cycle?

    Robert Faff;Wing Chun Kwok;Edward J. Podolski;George Wong

  • Asset pricing and the illiquidity premium

    Howard Wei-Hong Chan;Robert W Faff

  • Variations in sovereign credit quality assessments across rating agencies

    Paula Hill;Robert Darren Brooks;Robert Faff

  • On The Determinants of Derivative Usage by Australian Companies

    Hoa Nguyen;Robert William Faff

  • Impact of board size and board diversity on firm value: Australian evidence

    Hoa Nguyen;Robert Faff

  • An exploratory investigation of the relation between risk tolerance scores and demographic characteristics

    Terrence Hallahan;Robert William Faff;Michael McKenzie

  • Time Varying Beta Risk: An Analysis of Alternative Modelling Techniques

    Robert W. Faff;David Hillier;Joseph Hillier

  • The profitability of pairs trading strategies: distance, cointegration and copula methods

    Hossein Rad;Rand Kwong Yew Low;Robert Faff

  • The National Market Impact of Sovereign Rating Changes

    Robert W. Faff;Robert D. Brooks;Joe Hillier;David Hillier

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Darren Brooks
Robert Darren Brooks Monash University
Avanidhar Subrahmanyam
Avanidhar Subrahmanyam University of California, Los Angeles
Thomas J. Smith
Thomas J. Smith Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Yongcheol Shin
Yongcheol Shin University of York
Mohamed Ariff
Mohamed Ariff Sunway University
Ken T. Trotman
Ken T. Trotman University of New South Wales
Keith M. Godfrey
Keith M. Godfrey University of Southampton
Sumit Lodhia
Sumit Lodhia University of South Australia

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