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Roy Mersland

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 36 2053 1928 16 16 131 7355
Economics and Finance 36 2772 2513 21 20 131 7355

Roy Mersland publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Roy Mersland between 2005 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Roy Mersland published across 21 years, from 2005 to 2025, averaging 8.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 38 publications in 2025. 46 of the 174 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2005 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 38. Peak 38 publications in 2025. 2005: 2 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 18 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 38 publications
2005 2025

174 publications in total across all disciplines

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Roy Mersland: publications per year, 2005 to 2025
Year Publications
2005 2
2006 0
2007 6
2008 4
2009 11
2010 7
2011 10
2012 12
2013 13
2014 18
2015 4
2016 5
2017 5
2018 4
2019 10
2020 5
2021 6
2022 3
2023 3
2024 8
2025 38
Total 174
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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.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 35–39 to 436+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 122. Most scientists, 122, have 95–99 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 130–134 publications, is where this scientist sits. 35–39 publications: 2 scientists 40–44 publications: 2 scientists 45–49 publications: 5 scientists 50–54 publications: 20 scientists 55–59 publications: 39 scientists 60–64 publications: 66 scientists 65–69 publications: 52 scientists 70–74 publications: 80 scientists 75–79 publications: 83 scientists 80–84 publications: 116 scientists 85–89 publications: 94 scientists 90–94 publications: 111 scientists 95–99 publications: 122 scientists 100–104 publications: 104 scientists 105–109 publications: 113 scientists 110–114 publications: 96 scientists 115–119 publications: 97 scientists 120–124 publications: 112 scientists 125–129 publications: 93 scientists 130–134 publications: 79 scientists 135–139 publications: 69 scientists 140–144 publications: 80 scientists 145–149 publications: 81 scientists 150–154 publications: 85 scientists 155–159 publications: 50 scientists 160–164 publications: 74 scientists 165–169 publications: 61 scientists 170–174 publications: 40 scientists 175–179 publications: 44 scientists 180–184 publications: 47 scientists 185–189 publications: 59 scientists 190–194 publications: 35 scientists 195–199 publications: 37 scientists 200–204 publications: 49 scientists 205–209 publications: 48 scientists 210–214 publications: 34 scientists 215–219 publications: 31 scientists 220–224 publications: 37 scientists 225–229 publications: 34 scientists 230–234 publications: 25 scientists 235–239 publications: 28 scientists 240–244 publications: 34 scientists 245–249 publications: 28 scientists 250–254 publications: 23 scientists 255–259 publications: 22 scientists 260–264 publications: 11 scientists 265–269 publications: 16 scientists 270–274 publications: 23 scientists 275–279 publications: 12 scientists 280–284 publications: 16 scientists 285–289 publications: 10 scientists 290–294 publications: 12 scientists 295–299 publications: 12 scientists 300–304 publications: 8 scientists 305–309 publications: 13 scientists 310–314 publications: 13 scientists 315–319 publications: 6 scientists 320–324 publications: 10 scientists 325–329 publications: 9 scientists 330–334 publications: 7 scientists 335–339 publications: 10 scientists 340–344 publications: 10 scientists 345–349 publications: 7 scientists 350–354 publications: 4 scientists 355–359 publications: 10 scientists 360–364 publications: 3 scientists 365–369 publications: 7 scientists 370–374 publications: 2 scientists 375–379 publications: 8 scientists 380–384 publications: 4 scientists 385–389 publications: 5 scientists 390–394 publications: 5 scientists 395–399 publications: 2 scientists 400–404 publications: 2 scientists 405–409 publications: 4 scientists 410–414 publications: 3 scientists 415–419 publications: 2 scientists 420–424 publications: 5 scientists 425–429 publications: 3 scientists 430–434 publications: 1 scientist 435 publications: 1 scientist 436+ publications: 100 scientists
35–39 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.

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Number of Business and Management scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
35–39 2
40–44 2
45–49 5
50–54 20
55–59 39
60–64 66
65–69 52
70–74 80
75–79 83
80–84 116
85–89 94
90–94 111
95–99 122
100–104 104
105–109 113
110–114 96
115–119 97
120–124 112
125–129 93
130–134 79 131
135–139 69
140–144 80
145–149 81
150–154 85
155–159 50
160–164 74
165–169 61
170–174 40
175–179 44
180–184 47
185–189 59
190–194 35
195–199 37
200–204 49
205–209 48
210–214 34
215–219 31
220–224 37
225–229 34
230–234 25
235–239 28
240–244 34
245–249 28
250–254 23
255–259 22
260–264 11
265–269 16
270–274 23
275–279 12
280–284 16
285–289 10
290–294 12
295–299 12
300–304 8
305–309 13
310–314 13
315–319 6
320–324 10
325–329 9
330–334 7
335–339 10
340–344 10
345–349 7
350–354 4
355–359 10
360–364 3
365–369 7
370–374 2
375–379 8
380–384 4
385–389 5
390–394 5
395–399 2
400–404 2
405–409 4
410–414 3
415–419 2
420–424 5
425–429 3
430–434 1
435 1
436+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 89+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 171. Most scientists, 171, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 36 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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.

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Number of Business and Management scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 156
31 159
32 171
33 161
34 135
35 124
36 114 36
37 111
38 103
39 89
40 81
41 97
42 80
43 69
44 68
45 63
46 54
47 69
48 50
49 58
50 54
51 62
52 54
53 43
54 49
55 35
56 40
57 44
58 34
59 29
60 48
61 32
62 30
63 22
64 22
65 19
66 20
67 18
68 17
69 21
70 20
71 19
72 14
73 10
74 16
75 24
76 13
77 19
78 8
79 6
80 4
81 12
82 7
83 7
84 6
85 10
86 4
87 11
88 6
89+ 96
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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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