2026 Robert W. Faff: 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	72	424	378	9	9	485	20037

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

889
Citations
Corporate Sustainability Performance and Idiosyncratic Risk: A Global Perspective

Darren D. Lee;Robert W. Faff

754
Citations
An empirical investigation of personal financial risk tolerance

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

748
Citations
An evaluation of volatility forecasting techniques

Timothy J. Brailsford;Robert W. Faff

675
Citations
Does board structure in banks really affect their performance

Shams Pathan;Robert Faff

659
Citations
Do Precious Metals Shine? An Investment Perspective

David Hillier;Paul Draper;Robert Faff

640
Citations
OIL PRICE RISK AND THE AUSTRALIAN STOCK MARKET

Robert W. Faff;Timothy J. Brailsford

578
Citations
The national market impact of sovereign rating changes

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

449
Citations
Revisiting the Vexing Question: Does Superior Corporate Social Performance Lead to Improved Financial Performance?

Darren David Lee;Robert Faff;Kim Langfield-Smith

306
Citations
Does simple pairs trading still work

Binh Do;Robert Faff

285
Citations
CEO overconfidence and corporate debt maturity

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

281
Citations
Time‐Varying Beta Risk of Australian Industry Portfolios: A Comparison of Modelling Techniques

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

276
Citations
Do corporate policies follow a life-cycle?

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

261
Citations
Asset pricing and the illiquidity premium

Howard Wei-Hong Chan;Robert W Faff

260
Citations
Variations in sovereign credit quality assessments across rating agencies

Paula Hill;Robert Darren Brooks;Robert Faff

255
Citations
On The Determinants of Derivative Usage by Australian Companies

Hoa Nguyen;Robert William Faff

254
Citations
Impact of board size and board diversity on firm value: Australian evidence

Hoa Nguyen;Robert Faff

245
Citations
An exploratory investigation of the relation between risk tolerance scores and demographic characteristics

Terrence Hallahan;Robert William Faff;Michael McKenzie

226
Citations
Time Varying Beta Risk: An Analysis of Alternative Modelling Techniques

Robert W. Faff;David Hillier;Joseph Hillier

225
Citations
The profitability of pairs trading strategies: distance, cointegration and copula methods

Hossein Rad;Rand Kwong Yew Low;Robert Faff

215
Citations
The National Market Impact of Sovereign Rating Changes

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

65
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Darren Brooks Monash University

Avanidhar Subrahmanyam University of California, Los Angeles

Yongcheol Shin University of York

Ken T. Trotman University of New South Wales

External Links

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