2026 Roy Mersland: Business and Management Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Business and Management	36	2052	1927	16	16	131	7355
Economics and Finance	36	2772	2513	21	20	131	7355

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

1076
Citations
Microfinance Mission Drift

Roy Mersland;R. Øystein Strøm

721
Citations
Women and Repayment in Microfinance: A Global Analysis

Bert D'Espallier;Isabelle Guérin;Roy Mersland

535
Citations
Female leadership, performance, and governance in microfinance institutions.

Reidar Øystein Strøm;Bert D’Espallier;Roy Mersland

417
Citations
Performance and trade-offs in microfinance organisations--does ownership matter?

Roy Mersland;Reidar Øystein Strøm

315
Citations
The cost of ownership in microfinance organizations

Roy Mersland

267
Citations
Scale economies and input price elasticities in microfinance institutions

Valentina Hartarska;Xuan Shen;Roy Mersland

234
Citations
The impact of international influence on microbanks’ performance: A global survey

Roy Mersland;Trond Randøy;Reidar Øystein Strøm

225
Citations
Which Governance Mechanisms Promote Efficiency in Reaching Poor Clients? Evidence from Rated Microfinance Institutions

Valentina Hartarska;Roy Mersland

224
Citations
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

214
Citations
Do Powerful CEOs Determine Microfinance Performance

Rients Galema;Robert Lensink;Roy Mersland

196
Citations
Focus on Women in Microfinance Institutions

Bert D'Espallier;Isabelle Guérin;Roy Mersland

178
Citations
Audit Quality and Corporate Governance: Evidence from the Microfinance Industry

Leif Atle Beisland;Roy Mersland;R. Øystein Strøm

156
Citations
The Commercialization of the Microfinance Industry: Is There a ‘Personal Mission Drift’ Among Credit Officers?

Leif Atle Beisland;Bert D’Espallier;Roy Mersland

125
Citations
The impact of entrepreneur-CEOs in microfinance institutions: : A global survey

Trond Randøy;R. Øystein Strøm;Roy Mersland

121
Citations
The effects of religion on development efforts : evidence from the microfinance industry and a research agenda

Roy Mersland;Bert D'Espallier;Magne Supphellen

119
Citations
The governance of non-profit micro finance institutions: lessons from history

Roy Mersland

110
Citations
Corporate Governance Challenges in Microfinance

Marc Labie;Roy Mersland

108
Citations
Discrimination by Microcredit Officers: Theory and Evidence on Disability in Uganda ⊗

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

100
Citations
International Debt Financing and Performance of Microfinance Institutions

Roy Mersland;Ludovic Urgeghe

92
Citations
Performance and Trade-offs in Microfinance Organizations - Does Ownership Matter?

Roy Mersland;R. Øystein Strøm

82
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Lensink University of Groningen

Niels Hermes University of Groningen

External Links

Personal website of Roy Mersland Google Scholar page

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