Joshua Yindenaba Abor

Professor of Finance, University of Ghana Business School, since 2003per ORCID

Publishing since 2004, latest 2026

Joshua Yindenaba Abor is a Financial Economist and Professor of Finance with expertise in development finance and economics research, as well as in senior–level practitioner, policy and consulting roles. He is a former Dean of one of the largest Business Schools in Africa – the University of Ghana Business School. He holds a PhD in Finance from Stellenbosch University, South Africa after completing the PhD coursework in Financial Economics at the Department of Economics,… More on ORCID

Accounting
Economics and Econometrics
Finance
Information Systems
Strategy and Management
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

In their own words

Financial Economics: Banking and finance
development finance
financial market development

Publications: 3672004–2026
Citations: 12,570to those papers
h-index: 49i10-index 125
Field-weighted impact: 3.851.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 47%110 of 233 scored papers
Open access: 17%39 of the 233 whose access is recorded

17 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 19,681 citations, h-index 58 and i10-index 140 (9,478 citations and h-index 45 since 2021), as of October 12, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Professor of FinanceUniversity of Ghana Business Schoolsince 2003

Education

PhDUniversity of Stellenbosch
PhD Coursework in Financial EconomicsHavard Unversity

On their papers

Publications

367 in all

Bank lending behaviour and systemic banking crisis in Africa: The role of regulatory framework
2023Journal of International DevelopmentJournalSenior author3 citations10.1002/jid.3729
Financing Infrastructure Development in Africa: The Role of National Development Banks
2023Book chapterFirst authorCorresponding

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What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Accounting10930%
Economics and Econometrics10328%
Finance7721%
Information Systems7420%
Strategy and Management4412%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance329%
Development195%
Sociology and Political Science113%
Management Information Systems82%
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management72%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Economic Growth and Development72
Banking stability, regulation, efficiency56
Corporate Finance and Governance52
Islamic Finance and Banking Studies50
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion44
Working Capital and Financial Performance32
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth20
Global Financial Crisis and Policies19
International Business and FDI19
International Development and Aid19
Global trade and economics16
Energy, Environment, Economic Growth15

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

27% of their 233 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa30
United Kingdom10
Egypt9
Australia6
United States6
Canada5
Kenya2
France2

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Stellenbosch UniversityZA22 papers
University of Professional StudiesGH13 papers
Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development StudiesGH12 papers
University for Development StudiesGH11 papers
Central UniversityGH10 papers
Ghana Institute of Management and Public AdministrationGH7 papers
The University of AdelaideAU5 papers
University of IowaUS4 papers
Cranfield UniversityGB3 papers
University of the Western CapeZA3 papers

Where they publish

Advances in African economic, social and political development23
Palgrave Macmillan studies in banking and financial institutions13
Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Developing Markets12
The Elgar Companion to Financial Economics12
Contemporary issues in development finance8
African Development Review

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

17Partnerships for the goals57
8Decent work and economic growth46
10Reduced inequalities26
16Peace, justice and strong institutions13
7Affordable and clean energy6
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure6
5Gender equality4
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Most cited

Issues in SME development in Ghana and South Africa
International research journal of finance and economics
20102,703 citations
The effect of capital structure on profitability: an empirical analysis of listed firms in Ghana
The Journal of Risk Finance17
2005962 citationsWorld top 10%
Debt policy and performance of SMEs: Evidence from Ghanaian and South African firms

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Energy consumption, institutional quality, and private capital inflows in Africa

2023Energy Sources Part B Economics Planning and PolicyJournalFirst author1 citation10.1080/15567249.2023.2185840

Board dynamics, dividend pay-out policy and banking efficiency in an emerging market context

2023International Journal of Business and Emerging MarketsJournalSenior author2 citations10.1504/ijbem.2023.128170

Overview of Development Finance Institutions

2023Book chapterFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.1007/978-3-031-38639-8_2

Introduction to National Development Banks

2023Book chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-38639-8_1

Business Models of National Development Banks

2023Book chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-38639-8_9

National Development Banks and Climate Finance

2023Book chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-38639-8_8

Risk Management of National Development Banks

2023Book chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-38639-8_12

Monitoring and Evaluation, and Impact Evaluation

2023Book chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-38639-8_10

Corporate Governance of National Development Banks

2023Book chapterFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.1007/978-3-031-38639-8_11

Financing Oil and Gas Companies in Emerging and Developing Economies

2023The Economics of the Oil and Gas IndustryBook chapter1 citation10.4324/9781003315056-12

The African Continental Free Trade Area and Migration Patterns

2023Routledge Handbook of Contemporary African MigrationBook chapterSenior author4 citations10.4324/9781003005551-26

11 Microfinance Performance and Economic Development in African Countries

2023Finance for Sustainable Development in Africa: Evolution, Impact and Policy ImplicationsJournalSenior author0 citations

Introduction to Sustainability Management in the Oil and Gas Industry

2023Sustainability Management in the Oil and Gas IndustryBook chapterFirst author0 citations10.4324/9781003309864-2

20 The Future of the Oil and Gas Industry in Emerging and Developing Countries

2023Sustainability Management in the Oil and Gas Industry: Emerging and Developing Country PerspectivesJournalFirst author2 citations

19 The Role of Oil and Gas in Sustainable Development in the Global South

2023Sustainability Management in the Oil and Gas Industry: Emerging and Developing Country PerspectivesJournalSenior author1 citation

Introduction to sustainable and responsible investment in developing markets

2023Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Developing MarketsBook chapterFirst author6 citations

Environmental and climate finance in developing countries

2023Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Developing MarketsBook chapter4 citations

Sustainable private equity and venture capital in developing economies

2023Sustainable and responsible investment in developing marketsBook chapterSenior author4 citations

Sustainable financing in developing economies

2023Sustainable and responsible investment in developing marketsBook chapterSenior author11 citations

Impact investing in developing markets

2023Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Developing MarketsBook chapter0 citations

The rise of fiduciary capitalism in developing countries

2023Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Developing MarketsBook chapterSenior author0 citations

Corporate governance and sustainability ethics in developing countries

2023Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Developing MarketsBook chapterSenior author1 citation

Sustainable and responsible energy investment in developing economies

2023Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Developing MarketsBook chapter1 citation

Sustainable banking in developing economies

2023Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Developing MarketsBook chapterFirst author8 citations

Evolution, principles and concepts of sustainable and responsible investment

2023Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Developing MarketsJournalFirst author0 citations

Sustainable risk financing and insurance in developing markets

2023Sustainable and Responsible Investment in Developing MarketsBook chapterFirst author3 citations

Crowdfunding and sustainable enterprises in developing markets

2023Sustainable and responsible investment in developing marketsBook chapterSenior author1 citation

Sustainable and responsible investment in developing markets: A companion

2023Edward Elgar PublishingReportFirst author4 citations

Introduction to the economics of the oil and gas industry in emerging and developing economies

2023The economics of the oil and gas industry: emerging markets and developing economies. New York, USA, Informa Law from RoutledgeJournalFirst author1 citation

Mergers and acquisitions in the oil and gas sector

2023The Economics of the Oil and Gas Industry: Emerging Markets and Developing EconomiesJournal4 citations

14 Oil and Gas Valuation

2023The Economics of the Oil and Gas Industry: Emerging Markets and Developing EconomiesJournal0 citations

Derivative Markets for Oil and Gas Transactions

2023The Economics of the Oil and Gas Industry: Emerging Markets and Developing EconomiesJournal1 citation

Project Finance for the Oil and Gas Industry in Emerging Markets and Developing Economies

2023The Economics of the Oil and Gas IndustryBook chapterFirst author9 citations

Oil Revenues, finance and economic development

2023The economics of oil and gas industry in emerging markets and developing economies. Routledge, LondonJournalSenior author2 citations

Petroleum Wealth Management in Emerging and Developing Countries

2023The Economics of the Oil and Gas Industry: Emerging Markets and Developing EconomiesJournal0 citations

Cogent Economics & Finance6

Journal of African Business6

How it can be read

17% free to read, of the 233 recorded

Diamond 8 · 2%Free to read and to publish
Gold 17 · 5%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 10 · 3%Open in a subscription journal
Bronze 2 · 1%Free to read, no open licence
Green 2 · 1%A copy in a repository
Closed 194 · 53%Behind a paywall
Unknown 134 · 37%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

37 of 367 papers name a funder

Economic and Social Research Council25
University of Ghana7
University of Ghana Business School7
Consortium pour la recherche économique en Afrique2
Cranfield University1
Danish International Development Agency1
Department for International Development1
Florida International University1

3Good health and well-being1

12Responsible consumption and production1

The journal of risk finance

Determinants of dividend payout ratios in Ghana

The Journal of Risk Finance

2006393 citationsWorld top 10%

Corporate governance and financing decisions of Ghanaian listed firms

Corporate Governance

2007362 citationsWorld top 10%