2026 Silvio Vismara: 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	55	742	685	10	10	258	11297
Economics and Finance	54	1139	1010	26	26	258	11146

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Business and Management in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Silvio Vismara is affiliated with the University of Bergamo in Italy and has an extensive publication record in the fields of Business, Management and Accounting as well as Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Their work spans over 187 publications with key contributions covering subfields such as Accounting, Economics and Econometrics, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and Management of Technology and Innovation.

Vismara's research topics primarily focus on areas including FinTech, Crowdfunding, and Digital Finance, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Corporate Finance and Governance, Sharing Economy and Platforms, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, and Firm Innovation and Growth.

Frequent coauthors include Michele Meoli, Paul P. Momtaz, Christian Fisch, David B. Audretsch, and Tom Vanacker.

Key publication venues for their work include:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Small Business Economics
The Journal of Technology Transfer
British Journal of Management
Review of Corporate Finance

Their recent publications demonstrate a focus on entrepreneurial finance and digital aspects of crowdfunding and investment markets. Selected papers include:

The entrepreneurial finance markets of the future: a comparison of crowdfunding and initial coin offerings, 2020, Small Business Economics
Inclusive digital finance: the industry of equity crowdfunding, 2021, The Journal of Technology Transfer
ESG and crowdfunding platforms, 2023, Journal of Business Venturing
Engagement of academics in university technology transfer: Opportunity and necessity academic entrepreneurship, 2020, European Economic Review
Does blockchain technology democratize entrepreneurial finance? An empirical comparison of ICOs, venture capital, and REITs, 2020, Economics of Innovation and New Technology

In addition to articles, Vismara has contributed to book literature, with publications such as "Corporate Governance in IPO Firms" published by Now Publishers in 2020.

Best Publications

New players in entrepreneurial finance and why they are there

Joern H. Block;Joern H. Block;Massimo G. Colombo;Douglas J. Cumming;Silvio Vismara;Silvio Vismara

753
Citations
Equity retention and social network theory in equity crowdfunding

Silvio Vismara

741
Citations
Information Cascades among Investors in Equity Crowdfunding

Silvio Vismara

562
Citations
Governmental venture capital for innovative young firms

Massimo Gaetano Colombo;Douglas J. Cumming;Silvio Vismara

341
Citations
Financial Wealth, Socioemotional Wealth, and IPO Underpricing in Family Firms: A Two-stage Gamble Model

Josip Kotlar;Andrea Signori;Alfredo De Massis;Silvio Vismara

328
Citations
Europe’s Second Markets for Small Companies

Silvio Vismara;Stefano Paleari;Jay R. Ritter

311
Citations
Investors’ choices between cash and voting rights : evidence from dual-class equity crowdfunding

Douglas Cumming;Douglas Cumming;Michele Meoli;Michele Meoli;Silvio Vismara

263
Citations
Sustainability in equity crowdfunding

Silvio Vismara;Silvio Vismara

263
Citations
Does success bring success? The post-offering lives of equity-crowdfunded firms

Andrea Signori;Silvio Vismara

258
Citations
Does equity crowdfunding democratize entrepreneurial finance

Douglas John Cumming;Douglas John Cumming;Michele Meoli;Silvio Vismara;Silvio Vismara

235
Citations
Private equity investment criteria: An experimental conjoint analysis of venture capital, business angels, and family offices

Joern Block;Joern Block;Christian Fisch;Christian Fisch;Silvio Vismara;Silvio Vismara;René Andres

229
Citations
Valuing University‐Based Firms: The Effects of Academic Affiliation on IPO Performance

Damiano Bonardo;Stefano Paleari;Silvio Vismara

212
Citations
The geography of initial coin offerings

Winifred Huang;Michele Meoli;Silvio Vismara;Silvio Vismara

206
Citations
Signaling in science-based IPOs: The combined effect of affiliation with prestigious universities, underwriters, and venture capitalists

Massimo G. Colombo;Michele Meoli;Silvio Vismara

196
Citations
The entrepreneurial finance markets of the future: a comparison of crowdfunding and initial coin offerings

Joern H. Block;Joern H. Block;Joern H. Block;Alexander Peter Groh;Lars Hornuf;Lars Hornuf;Tom Roger Vanacker;Tom Roger Vanacker

182
Citations
The M&A dynamics of European science-based entrepreneurial firms

Damiano Bonardo;Stefano Paleari;Silvio Vismara

166
Citations
Entrepreneurial finance and technology transfer

David B. Audretsch;Erik E. Lehmann;Stefano Paleari;Silvio Vismara

162
Citations
Incumbents’ Attitude Toward Intrafamily Succession An Investigation of Its Antecedents

Alfredo Vittorio De Massis;Alfredo Vittorio De Massis;Philipp Sieger;Jesus Huan Chua;Jesus Huan Chua;Jesus Huan Chua;Silvio Vismara;Silvio Vismara

150
Citations
Motives and profiles of ICO investors

Christian Fisch;Christian Fisch;Christian Masiak;Silvio Vismara;Silvio Vismara;Joern Block;Joern Block

143
Citations
What do crowdfunding platforms do? A comparison between investment-based platforms in Europe

Alice Rossi;Silvio Vismara

141
Citations
The M&A dynamics of European Science Based Entrepreneurial Firms

Damiano Bonardo;Silvio Vismara;Stefano Paleari

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Douglas J. Cumming Stevens Institute of Technology

Christian Fisch University of Luxembourg

Alfredo Vittorio De Massis Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

Massimo G. Colombo Polytechnic University of Milan

Erik E. Lehmann University of Augsburg

Jay R. Ritter University of Florida

David B. Audretsch Indiana University

Josip Kotlar Polytechnic University of Milan

James J. Chrisman Mississippi State University

Thomas J. Chemmanur Boston College

External Links

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