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
In their own words
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.
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2006Journal of Business & SocietyJournalFirst author7 citations
2006Corporate Ownership & ControlJournalFirst author28 citations
Citations received each year
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International research journal of finance and economics
The Journal of Risk Finance17
Every institution they have given on a paper.
2006Corporate Board: role, duties and compositionJournal0 citations
2006Problems and Perspectives in ManagementJournalFirst author324 citations
2006Corporate ownership & controlJournalFirst author66 citations
2005The Journal of Risk FinanceJournalFirst authorCorresponding962 citations10.1108/15265940510633505
2005IFE PsychologIAJournalFirst authorCorresponding96 citations10.4314/ifep.v13i1.23668
2005The Journal of Risk FinanceJournalFirst authorCorresponding67 citations10.1108/15265940510613642
2005LBS Management ReviewJournalFirst authorCorresponding10 citations10.4314/lbsmr.v9i1.24480
2005Acta CommerciiJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding2 citations10.4102/ac.v5i1.64
2005South African Journal of Economic and Management SciencesJournalFirst author4 citations10.10520/ejc31500
2005University of Stellenbosch School South AfricaJournalFirst author25 citations
2005AfricanusJournalFirst author1 citation10.10520/ejc22607
2005Journal of International Financial AnalystJournalFirst author2 citations
2005Perspectives on Global Development and TechnologyJournalFirst author48 citations
2005African Finance JournalJournalFirst author195 citations10.10520/ejc33814
2004Acta CommerciiJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding26 citations10.4102/ac.v4i1.53
The Journal of Risk Finance
Corporate Governance