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Sadok El Ghoul

Sadok El Ghoul

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 50 972 907 49 44 239 16185
Economics and Finance 50 1358 1209 35 30 242 16192

Sadok El Ghoul publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sadok El Ghoul between 2003 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sadok El Ghoul published across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025, averaging 10.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2020. 44 of the 251 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2003 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2020. 2003: 1 publication 2004: 0 publications 2005: 0 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 4 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 13 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 14 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 30 publications 2021: 24 publications 2022: 22 publications 2023: 27 publications 2024: 29 publications 2025: 15 publications
2003 2025

251 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sadok El Ghoul: publications per year, 2003 to 2025
Year Publications
2003 1
2004 0
2005 0
2006 0
2007 1
2008 1
2009 1
2010 4
2011 7
2012 5
2013 13
2014 11
2015 10
2016 16
2017 14
2018 7
2019 13
2020 30
2021 24
2022 22
2023 27
2024 29
2025 15
Total 251
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Sadok El Ghoul publications per year - data summary

  • Sadok El Ghoul, a Business and Management scholar from University of Alberta, has 251 publications recorded across 23 years, from 2003 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2003 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2020, with 30 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2003, 2007, 2008 and 2009, with 1 publication each.
  • 3 of the 23 years in the span carry no publications at all (2004, 2005 and 2006).
  • The rate of publication averages 10.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 12.6 per year counting only the 20 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 117 publications, 47% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2003-2010: 8 publications (1.0 per year); 2011-2018: 83 publications (10.4 per year); 2019-2025: 160 publications (22.9 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Sadok El Ghoul 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 Sadok El Ghoul 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, 235–239 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: 239 publications — 84th percentile

84% 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
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 28 239
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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Sadok El Ghoul publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,017 Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 35–39 to 436+ publications.
  • Sadok El Ghoul, a Business and Management scholar from University of Alberta, records 239 publications - the 84th percentile of the discipline.
  • 84% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Sadok El Ghoul, and about 16% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 135–139 publications range, and Sadok El Ghoul ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 95–99 publications, holding 122 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 52% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 135–139 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 436 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Sadok El Ghoul 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 Sadok El Ghoul 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, 50 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: 50 D-Index — 68th percentile

68% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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
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 50
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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Sadok El Ghoul D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,017 Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 60 ranges running from 30 to 89+ D-Index.
  • Sadok El Ghoul, a Business and Management scholar from University of Alberta, records 50 D-Index - the 68th percentile of the discipline.
  • 68% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Sadok El Ghoul, and about 32% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Sadok El Ghoul ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 171 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 44 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Overview

Sadok El Ghoul is affiliated with the University of Alberta in Canada and has a substantial record of research contributions primarily in Business, Management and Accounting, and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Their work is focused on various subfields including Accounting, Finance, Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management, and Marketing.

Their research covers a number of interrelated topics, notably Corporate Finance and Governance, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Banking stability, regulation, efficiency, Corporate Taxation and Avoidance, and Market Dynamics and Volatility.

Frequent co-authors of Sadok El Ghoul include:

  • Omrane Guedhami
  • Wolfgang Drobetz
  • Najah Attig
  • Ruiyuan Chen
  • Henning Schröder

The scientist has published extensively in several notable venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Corporate Finance
  • Journal of International Business Studies
  • Finance research letters
  • Journal of Banking & Finance

Among recent papers, notable publications include:

  • Does CSR matter in times of crisis? Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, Journal of Corporate Finance
  • Dividends and economic policy uncertainty: International evidence, 2020, Journal of Corporate Finance
  • Bank systemic risk around COVID-19: A cross-country analysis, 2021, Journal of Banking & Finance
  • Greenwashing and product market competition, 2021, Finance research letters
  • Board Reforms and Dividend Policy: International Evidence, 2020, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Best Publications

  • Does Corporate Social Responsibility Affect the Cost of Capital

    Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Chuck C.Y. Kwok;Dev R. Mishra

  • Corporate Social Responsibility and Credit Ratings

    Najah Attig;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Jungwon Suh

  • Country-level institutions, firm value, and the role of corporate social responsibility initiatives

    Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Yongtae Kim

  • Corporate Environmental Responsibility and the Cost of Capital: International Evidence

    Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Hakkon Kim;Kwangwoo Park

  • Does CSR matter in times of crisis? Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic

    Kee-Hong Bae;Sadok El Ghoul;Zhaoran Jason Gong;Omrane Guedhami

  • Do state and foreign ownership affect investment efficiency? Evidence from privatizations

    Ruiyuan Chen;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Omrane Guedhami;He Wang

  • National culture and corporate debt maturity

    Xiaolan Zheng;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Chuck C.Y. Kwok

  • Firm Internationalization and Corporate Social Responsibility

    Najah Attig;Narjess Boubakri;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami

  • Policy uncertainty, investment, and the cost of capital

    Wolfgang Drobetz;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Malte Janzen

  • Family control and corporate social responsibility

    Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;He Wang;Chuck C.Y. Kwok

  • Internationalization and Bank Risk

    Allen N. Berger;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Raluca A. Roman

  • Trade credit provision and national culture

    Sadok El Ghoul;Xiaolan Zheng

  • Creditor rights and capital structure: Evidence from international data

    Seong-Soon Cho;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Omrane Guedhami;Jungwon Suh

  • DO MULTIPLE LARGE SHAREHOLDERS PLAY A CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ROLE? EVIDENCE FROM EAST ASIA

    Najah Attig;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami

  • Does corporate social responsibility affect mutual fund performance and flows

    Sadok El Ghoul;Aymen Karoui

  • Does Religion Matter to Equity Pricing

    Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Omrane Guedhami;Yang Ni;Jeffrey Pittman

  • Cross-listing and corporate social responsibility

    Narjess Boubakri;Sadok El Ghoul;He Wang;Omrane Guedhami

  • Collectivism and corruption in bank lending

    Xiaolan Zheng;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Chuck C Y Kwok

  • Does Information Asymmetry Matter to Equity Pricing? Evidence from Firms’ Geographic Location*

    Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Yang Ni;Jeffrey Pittman

  • Dividends and economic policy uncertainty: International evidence

    Najah Attig;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Xiaolan Zheng

  • Bank Systemic Risk around COVID-19: A Cross-Country Analysis.

    Yuejiao Duan;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Haoran Li

  • International Diversification and Corporate Social Responsibility

    Najah Attig;Narjess Boubakri;Narjess Boubakri;Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami

  • Family Control and Corporate Social Responsibility

    Sadok El Ghoul;Omrane Guedhami;Chuck C.Y. Kwok;He Wang

  • CSR in Times of Crisis: Evidence from the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Kee-Hong Bae;Sadok El Ghoul;Jason Gong;Omrane Guedhami

Frequent Co-Authors

Omrane Guedhami
Omrane Guedhami University of South Carolina
Narjess Boubakri
Narjess Boubakri American University of Sharjah
Chuck C.Y. Kwok
Chuck C.Y. Kwok University of South Carolina
Allen N. Berger
Allen N. Berger University of South Carolina
Jeffrey Pittman
Jeffrey Pittman Memorial University of Newfoundland
Wolfgang Drobetz
Wolfgang Drobetz Universität Hamburg
Kee-Hong Bae
Kee-Hong Bae York University
Yongtae Kim
Yongtae Kim Santa Clara University
Paul Brockman
Paul Brockman Lehigh University
Mohamed El Hedi Arouri
Mohamed El Hedi Arouri Université Côte d'Azur

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