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Law
USA
2023

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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Law D-index 35 Citations 18,252 103 World Ranking 75 National Ranking 66

Research.com Recognitions

Awards & Achievements

2023 - Research.com Law in United States Leader Award

1999 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Finance

Ronald J. Gilson mainly investigates Venture capital, Corporate governance, Portfolio, Financial system and Industrial organization. The concepts of his Venture capital study are interwoven with issues in Capital employed and Economic capital. His Corporate governance study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Keiretsu, Scholarship, Investment and Capital market.

The Portfolio study combines topics in areas such as Incentive, Initial public offering, Stock market and Information asymmetry. His Initial public offering research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Financial market and Market for corporate control. His work deals with themes such as Capital accumulation, Cost of capital, Financial capital, Stock exchange and Social venture capital, which intersect with Financial system.

His most cited work include:

  • Venture capital and the structure of capital markets: banks versus stock markets (1096 citations)
  • Venture capital and the structure of capital markets: banks versus stock markets (1096 citations)
  • The Legal Infrastructure of High Technology Industrial Districts: Silicon Valley, Route 128, and Covenants Not to Compete (275 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Ronald J. Gilson focuses on Corporate governance, Shareholder, Law and economics, Law and Finance. His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Voting, Stock market, Equity and Capital market. The study incorporates disciplines such as Financial system and Market economy in addition to Capital market.

His study in Shareholder is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Corporate law, Institutional investor and Accounting. Venture capital is the focus of his Finance research. His Venture capital research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Incentive, Stock exchange and Portfolio.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Corporate governance (62.50%)
  • Shareholder (54.50%)
  • Law and economics (37.00%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2011-2020)?

  • Shareholder (54.50%)
  • Corporate governance (62.50%)
  • Law (34.50%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His main research concerns Shareholder, Corporate governance, Law, Finance and Law and economics. His study in the fields of Agency cost under the domain of Shareholder overlaps with other disciplines such as Ex-ante. His study in the field of Shareholder value also crosses realms of Fixed effects model.

In general Finance study, his work on Private benefits of control often relates to the realm of Skepticism, thereby connecting several areas of interest. Ronald J. Gilson has researched Equity in several fields, including Market economy and Capital market. His Private equity research includes elements of Business failure and Venture capital.

Between 2011 and 2020, his most popular works were:

  • The Agency Costs of Agency Capitalism: Activist Investors and the Revaluation of Governance Rights (68 citations)
  • Constraints on Private Benefits of Control: Ex Ante Control Mechanisms versus Ex Post Transaction Review (24 citations)
  • The Agency Costs of Agency Capitalism: Activist Investors and the Revaluation of Governance Rights (15 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Finance

Ronald J. Gilson mainly focuses on Shareholder, Finance, Corporate governance, Capital market and Financial crisis. When carried out as part of a general Shareholder research project, his work on Agency cost is frequently linked to work in Assets under management, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of study. His work on Private benefits of control as part of general Finance research is frequently linked to Optimism, Social benefits and Value creation, thereby connecting diverse disciplines of science.

Ronald J. Gilson performs multidisciplinary study in Corporate governance and Reference group in his work. His Capital market study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Financial institution, Market price, Financial economics and Financial regulation. His Hedge fund research includes themes of Investment and Market economy.

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