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Business and Management

D-Index
36
Citations
7355
World Ranking
2053
National Ranking
16

Economics and Finance

D-Index
36
Citations
7355
World Ranking
2772
National Ranking
21

Roy Mersland publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Business and Management in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Roy Mersland sits on this spectrum.

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35 publications 436+

This scientist: 131 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more.

Roy Mersland D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Roy Mersland sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 156 scientists 31 D-Index: 159 scientists 32 D-Index: 171 scientists 33 D-Index: 161 scientists 34 D-Index: 135 scientists 35 D-Index: 124 scientists 36 D-Index: 114 scientists 37 D-Index: 111 scientists 38 D-Index: 103 scientists 39 D-Index: 89 scientists 40 D-Index: 81 scientists 41 D-Index: 97 scientists 42 D-Index: 80 scientists 43 D-Index: 69 scientists 44 D-Index: 68 scientists 45 D-Index: 63 scientists 46 D-Index: 54 scientists 47 D-Index: 69 scientists 48 D-Index: 50 scientists 49 D-Index: 58 scientists 50 D-Index: 54 scientists 51 D-Index: 62 scientists 52 D-Index: 54 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 49 scientists 55 D-Index: 35 scientists 56 D-Index: 40 scientists 57 D-Index: 44 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 29 scientists 60 D-Index: 48 scientists 61 D-Index: 32 scientists 62 D-Index: 30 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 22 scientists 65 D-Index: 19 scientists 66 D-Index: 20 scientists 67 D-Index: 18 scientists 68 D-Index: 17 scientists 69 D-Index: 21 scientists 70 D-Index: 20 scientists 71 D-Index: 19 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 10 scientists 74 D-Index: 16 scientists 75 D-Index: 24 scientists 76 D-Index: 13 scientists 77 D-Index: 19 scientists 78 D-Index: 8 scientists 79 D-Index: 6 scientists 80 D-Index: 4 scientists 81 D-Index: 12 scientists 82 D-Index: 7 scientists 83 D-Index: 7 scientists 84 D-Index: 6 scientists 85 D-Index: 10 scientists 86 D-Index: 4 scientists 87 D-Index: 11 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 36 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more.

Overview

Roy Mersland is affiliated with the University of Agder in Norway. Their research spans multiple fields with a primary focus in Business, Management and Accounting as well as Economics, Econometrics and Finance.

The main subfields of study for this researcher include Economics and Econometrics, Accounting, Management Information Systems, Management of Technology and Innovation, and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management.

Roy Mersland's scholarly interests concentrate on several topics within finance and entrepreneurship. The predominant themes include:

  • Microfinance and Financial Inclusion
  • FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
  • Islamic Finance and Banking Studies
  • Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
  • Family Business Performance and Succession
  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • Innovation and Socioeconomic Development

The researcher has contributed extensively to various publication venues. The most frequent outlets for their work are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Journal of Development Studies
  • Journal of Business Ethics
  • Journal of Business Research
  • Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

Among the recent papers, key publications include:

  • "Measuring Social Performance in Social Enterprises: A Global Study of Microfinance Institutions" (2020), Journal of Business Ethics
  • "The research frontier on internationalization of social enterprises" (2020), Journal of World Business
  • "Excessive focus on risk? Non-performing loans and efficiency of microfinance institutions" (2021), International Journal of Finance & Economics
  • "Female Leaders and Financial Inclusion: Evidence from Microfinance Institutions" (2023), Review of Corporate Finance
  • "Employee tenure and staff performance: The case of a social enterprise" (2021), Journal of Business Research

Roy Mersland regularly collaborates with several co-authors, with multiple joint publications. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Bert D'Espallier (10 joint works)
  • Leif Atle Beisland (7 joint works)
  • Trond Randøy (4 joint works)
  • Naome Otiti (4 joint works)
  • Kwame Ohene Djan (3 joint works)

Best Publications

  • Performance and governance in microfinance institutions

    Roy Mersland;R. Øystein Strøm

  • Microfinance Mission Drift

    Roy Mersland;R. Øystein Strøm

  • Women and Repayment in Microfinance: A Global Analysis

    Bert D'Espallier;Isabelle Guérin;Roy Mersland

  • Female leadership, performance, and governance in microfinance institutions.

    Reidar Øystein Strøm;Bert D’Espallier;Roy Mersland

  • Performance and trade-offs in microfinance organisations--does ownership matter?

    Roy Mersland;Reidar Øystein Strøm

  • The cost of ownership in microfinance organizations

    Roy Mersland

  • Scale economies and input price elasticities in microfinance institutions

    Valentina Hartarska;Xuan Shen;Roy Mersland

  • The impact of international influence on microbanks’ performance: A global survey

    Roy Mersland;Trond Randøy;Reidar Øystein Strøm

  • Which Governance Mechanisms Promote Efficiency in Reaching Poor Clients? Evidence from Rated Microfinance Institutions

    Valentina Hartarska;Roy Mersland

  • From NGOs to banks: Does institutional transformation alter the business model of microfinance institutions?

    Bert B. D'Espallier;Jann Goedecke;Jann Goedecke;Marek Hudon;Roy Mersland

  • Do Powerful CEOs Determine Microfinance Performance

    Rients Galema;Robert Lensink;Roy Mersland

  • Focus on Women in Microfinance Institutions

    Bert D'Espallier;Isabelle Guérin;Roy Mersland

  • Audit Quality and Corporate Governance: Evidence from the Microfinance Industry

    Leif Atle Beisland;Roy Mersland;R. Øystein Strøm

  • The Commercialization of the Microfinance Industry: Is There a ‘Personal Mission Drift’ Among Credit Officers?

    Leif Atle Beisland;Bert D’Espallier;Roy Mersland

  • The impact of entrepreneur-CEOs in microfinance institutions: : A global survey

    Trond Randøy;R. Øystein Strøm;Roy Mersland

  • The effects of religion on development efforts : evidence from the microfinance industry and a research agenda

    Roy Mersland;Bert D'Espallier;Magne Supphellen

  • The governance of non-profit micro finance institutions: lessons from history

    Roy Mersland

  • Corporate Governance Challenges in Microfinance

    Marc Labie;Roy Mersland

  • Discrimination by Microcredit Officers: Theory and Evidence on Disability in Uganda ⊗

    Marc Labie;Pierre-Guillaume Méon;Roy Mersland;Ariane Szafarz

  • International Debt Financing and Performance of Microfinance Institutions

    Roy Mersland;Ludovic Urgeghe

  • Performance and Trade-offs in Microfinance Organizations - Does Ownership Matter?

    Roy Mersland;R. Øystein Strøm

Frequent Co-Authors

Trond Randøy
Trond Randøy University of Agder
Robert Lensink
Robert Lensink University of Groningen
Ariane Szafarz
Ariane Szafarz Université Libre de Bruxelles
Marek Hudon
Marek Hudon Université Libre de Bruxelles
Niels Hermes
Niels Hermes University of Groningen
Ilan Alon
Ilan Alon Ariel University
Oded Shenkar
Oded Shenkar The Ohio State University

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