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Simplice A. Asongu publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Simplice A. Asongu sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 1,406 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Simplice A. Asongu D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Simplice A. Asongu sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 83 D-Index — 94th percentile

94% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Overview

Simplice A. Asongu is affiliated with the African Governance and Development Institute in Cameroon. Their research primarily focuses on economics, econometrics, and finance, with a significant representation in computer science. Asongu's subfields of study include economics and econometrics, information systems, sociology and political science, general economics and econometrics, and media technology.

The scientist's research addresses various topics with a focus on economic growth and development, energy, environment, and fiscal policy. Key areas of interest also include microfinance and financial inclusion, ICT impact and policies, economic growth and productivity, and international development and aid.

Among Asongu's recent papers are:

  • The criticality of growth, urbanization, electricity and fossil fuel consumption to environment sustainability in Africa (2020) published in The Science of The Total Environment
  • Inequality, finance and renewable energy consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa (2020) published in Renewable Energy
  • Inequality and gender economic inclusion: The moderating role of financial access in Sub-Saharan Africa (2020) published in Economic Analysis and Policy

In addition to journal articles, Asongu has contributed to book publications, including "A comparative study of export processing zones in the wake of the Sustainable Development Goals: The cases of Botswana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zimbabwe" (2020) under the Working Paper Series.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Asongu include:

  • Nicholas M. Odhiambo
  • Joseph Nnanna
  • Samba Diop
  • Vanessa S. Tchamyou
  • Joseph I. Uduji

Asongu has published extensively in several academic venues. Among the most frequent publication outlets are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of the Knowledge Economy
  • Politics & Policy
  • World Affairs
  • Sustainable Development

Best Publications

  • Information Sharing and Financial Sector Development in Africa

    Vanessa S. Tchamyou;Simplice A. Asongu

  • Enhancing ICT for environmental sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Simplice A. Asongu;Simplice A. Asongu;Sara Le Roux;Nicholas Biekpe

  • Enhancing ICT for Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Simplice A. Asongu;Simplice A. Asongu;Sara Le Roux

  • The Mobile Phone in the Diffusion of Knowledge for Institutional Quality in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Simplice A. Asongu;Jacinta Chikaodi Nwachukwu

  • Environmental Degradation, ICT and Inclusive Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Simplice A. Asongu;Simplice A. Asongu;Sara Le Roux;Nicholas Biekpe

  • The Role of ICT in Modulating the Effect of Education and Lifelong Learning on Income Inequality and Economic Growth in Africa

    Vanessa S. Tchamyou;Simplice A. Asongu;Nicholas M. Odhiambo

  • The criticality of growth, urbanization, electricity and fossil fuel consumption to environment sustainability in Africa.

    Simplice A. Asongu;Mary Oluwatoyin Agboola;Andrew Adewale Alola;Festus Victor Bekun

  • The role of governance in mobile phones for inclusive human development in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Simplice A. Asongu;Jacinta Chikaodi Nwachukwu

  • Information Asymmetry and Market Power in the African Banking Industry

    Agyenim Boateng;Simplice Asongu;Simplice Asongu;Raphael Akamavi;Vanessa Tchamyou

  • Foreign direct investment, information technology and economic growth dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Simplice A. Asongu;Nicholas M. Odhiambo

  • How enhancing information and communication technology has affected inequality in Africa for sustainable development :An empirical investigation

    Simplice A. Asongu;Nicholas M. Odhiambo

  • Financial globalisation dynamic thresholds for financial development: evidence from Africa

    Simplice A Asongu;Lieven De Moor

  • How has Mobile Phone Penetration Stimulated Financial Development in Africa

    Simplice A. Asongu

  • On the effect of foreign aid on corruption

    Simplice Asongu

  • Foreign Aid and Governance in Africa

    Simplice A. Asongu;Jacinta Chikaodi Nwachukwu

  • Revolution empirics: predicting the Arab Spring

    Simplice A. Asongu;Jacinta Chikaodi Nwachukwu

  • Linkages between financial development, financial instability, financial liberalisation and economic growth in Africa

    M. Enowbi Batuo;Kupukile Mlambo;Simplice Asongu;Simplice Asongu

  • ICT, openness and CO2 emissions in Africa.

    Simplice A. Asongu

  • The impact of mobile phone penetration on African inequality

    Simplice A Asongu

  • Government Quality Determinants of Stock Market Performance in African Countries

    Simplice A. Asongu

  • The Impact of Formal Institutions on Knowledge Economy

    Antonio Rodríguez Andrés;Simplice A. Asongu;Voxi Amavilah

  • Testing the relationships between energy consumption, CO2 emissions, and economic growth in 24 African countries: a panel ARDL approach

    Simplice Asongu;Ghassen El Montasser;Hassen Toumi

  • Foreign Aid and Inclusive Development: Updated Evidence from Africa, 2005–2012*

    Simplice A. Asongu;Jacinta Chikaodi Nwachukwu

  • The Impact of Terrorism on Governance in African Countries

    Simplice Asongu;Jacinta Chikaodi Nwachukwu

  • Fighting corruption in Africa: do existing corruption-control levels matter?

    Simplice A. Asongu

  • Knowledge Economy Gaps, Policy Syndromes, and Catch-Up Strategies: Fresh South Korean Lessons to Africa

    Simplice A. Asongu

  • Financial development dynamic thresholds of financial globalization: evidence from Africa

    Simplice A. Asongu

  • Knowledge economy gaps, policy syndromes and catch-up strategies

    Simplice A Asongu

Frequent Co-Authors

Jacinta Chikaodi Nwachukwu
Jacinta Chikaodi Nwachukwu University of Central Lancashire
Nicholas M. Odhiambo
Nicholas M. Odhiambo University of South Africa
Nicholas Biekpe
Nicholas Biekpe University of Cape Town
Evans Osabuohien
Evans Osabuohien Development Research and Projects Centre
Festus Victor Bekun
Festus Victor Bekun Gelişim Üniversitesi
Andrew Adewale Alola
Andrew Adewale Alola Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
Agyenim Boateng
Agyenim Boateng Leeds Beckett University
Joseph Amankwah-Amoah
Joseph Amankwah-Amoah Durham University
Xuan Vinh Vo
Xuan Vinh Vo University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City
Rangan Gupta
Rangan Gupta University of Pretoria

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