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Discipline name D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines. Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking
Economics and Finance D-index 63 Citations 12,967 1,170 World Ranking 423 National Ranking 1
Political Science D-index 52 Citations 9,631 882 World Ranking 109 National Ranking 1
Rising Stars D-index 63 Citations 13,034 1,190 World Ranking 69 National Ranking 1

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Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Law
  • China
  • Finance

Simplice A. Asongu spends much of his time researching Empirical evidence, Development economics, Human development, Mobile phone and Information and Communications Technology. His Empirical evidence study spans across into fields like Environmental degradation, Sub saharan, Finance, Information sharing and Information asymmetry. His Development economics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Poverty, Corporate governance, Politics and Corruption.

His Human development study incorporates themes from Common law, Inclusive development, Landlocked country, Tobit model and Sustainable development. His Mobile phone study combines topics in areas such as Public economics and Variables. He has included themes like Index and Entrepreneurship in his Information and Communications Technology study.

His most cited work include:

  • Information Sharing and Financial Sector Development in Africa (183 citations)
  • The Mobile Phone in the Diffusion of Knowledge for Institutional Quality in Sub-Saharan Africa (144 citations)
  • Financial globalisation dynamic thresholds for financial development: evidence from Africa (131 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Empirical evidence, Development economics, Corporate governance, Human development and Developing country. There are a combination of areas like Mobile phone, Information and Communications Technology, Terrorism, Nexus and Finance integrated together with his Empirical evidence study. His Development economics study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Knowledge economy, Poverty, Extreme poverty, Sustainable development and Corruption.

The study incorporates disciplines such as Government, Economic system and Politics in addition to Corporate governance. His study looks at the relationship between Human development and topics such as Tobit model, which overlap with Instrumental variable. In his study, Openness to experience is strongly linked to International economics, which falls under the umbrella field of Developing country.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Empirical evidence (41.15%)
  • Development economics (24.09%)
  • Corporate governance (13.93%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Empirical evidence (41.15%)
  • Sustainable development (9.79%)
  • Development economics (24.09%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Empirical evidence, Sustainable development, Development economics, Sub saharan and Corporate governance. His Empirical evidence studies intersect with other subjects such as Demographic economics, Order, Econometrics, Openness to experience and Mobile phone. In his research on the topic of Mobile phone, Information technology is strongly related with Information and Communications Technology.

His Sustainable development research includes elements of Finance, Higher education, Poverty, Generalized method of moments and Economic inequality. His Development economics research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Globalization and Human development. Simplice A. Asongu has included themes like Government, Quality and Rule of law, Politics in his Corporate governance study.

Between 2019 and 2021, his most popular works were:

  • The criticality of growth, urbanization, electricity and fossil fuel consumption to environment sustainability in Africa. (40 citations)
  • Foreign direct investment, information technology and economic growth dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa (30 citations)
  • Insurance Policy Thresholds for Economic Growth in Africa (24 citations)

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Best Publications

Information Sharing and Financial Sector Development in Africa

Vanessa S. Tchamyou;Simplice A. Asongu.
Journal of African Business (2017)

286 Citations

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

Simplice A. Asongu;Jacinta Chikaodi Nwachukwu.
World Development (2016)

258 Citations

Enhancing ICT for Inclusive Human Development in Sub-Saharan Africa

Simplice A. Asongu;Simplice A. Asongu;Sara Le Roux.
Technological Forecasting and Social Change (2017)

249 Citations

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

Simplice A. Asongu;Jacinta Chikaodi Nwachukwu.
Technovation (2016)

235 Citations

On the effect of foreign aid on corruption

Simplice Asongu.
Research Papers in Economics (2012)

224 Citations

Enhancing ICT for environmental sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa

Simplice A. Asongu;Simplice A. Asongu;Sara Le Roux;Nicholas Biekpe.
Technological Forecasting and Social Change (2018)

217 Citations

How has Mobile Phone Penetration Stimulated Financial Development in Africa

Simplice A. Asongu.
Journal of African Business (2013)

206 Citations

Revolution empirics: predicting the Arab Spring

Simplice A. Asongu;Jacinta Chikaodi Nwachukwu.
Empirical Economics (2016)

194 Citations

Foreign Aid and Governance in Africa

Simplice A. Asongu;Jacinta Chikaodi Nwachukwu.
International Review of Applied Economics (2016)

188 Citations

Information Asymmetry and Market Power in the African Banking Industry

Agyenim Boateng;Simplice Asongu;Simplice Asongu;Raphael Akamavi;Vanessa Tchamyou.
Journal of Multinational Financial Management (2017)

187 Citations

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