Elikplimi Komla Agbloyor

University of Ghana

Also at Stellenbosch Universityfrom their recent papers

Associate Professor, University of Ghana Business School, since 2021per ORCID

Publishing since 2008, latest 2026

Finance
Accounting
Economics and Econometrics
Information Systems
Strategy and Management
Sociology and Political Science

In their own words

Foreign Direct Investment
Other Private Capital Flows
Remittances
Institutions and Financial

Publications: 1032008–2026
Citations: 1,546to those papers
h-index: 19i10-index 37
Field-weighted impact: 3.541.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 48%37 of 77 scored papers
Open access: 13%10 of the 77 whose access is recorded

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

Google Scholar shows 2,320 citations, h-index 24 and i10-index 37 (1,743 citations and h-index 23 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

Associate Professor, FinanceUniversity of Ghana Business Schoolsince 2021

Education

FinanceUniversity of Ghana Business School

On their papers

Every institution they have given on a paper.

Publications

103 in all

Trends in cross border mergers and acquisitions in Africa
2012AfricaGrowth AgendaJournalSenior author5 citations
Ghana Health Commodities Supply and Security Review
2010Ministry of Health, GhanaReport0 citations
Trends in cross border mergers and acquisitions in Africa

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Finance4544%
Accounting3736%
Economics and Econometrics3231%
Information Systems3029%
Strategy and Management1212%
Sociology and Political Science88%
General Economics, Econometrics and Finance66%
Development44%
Management Information Systems33%
Building and Construction11%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Banking stability, regulation, efficiency36
Economic Growth and Development29
Islamic Finance and Banking Studies24
Corporate Finance and Governance16
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion14
Global Financial Crisis and Policies8
International Business and FDI7
Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth6
Corruption and Economic Development5
Insurance and Financial Risk Management4
International Development and Aid4
Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance3

Who they write with

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

Where their co-authors are

32% of their 77 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

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Most frequent partner countries

South Africa19
Australia9
United Kingdom4
Cameroon4
Uzbekistan3
Korea2
China2
United States1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

Stellenbosch UniversityZA17 papers
Central UniversityGH9 papers
University of Professional StudiesGH6 papers
University of South AfricaZA5 papers
The University of AdelaideAU4 papers
African Governance and Development InstituteCM4 papers
Curtin UniversityAU3 papers
University of JohannesburgZA3 papers
University of SouthamptonGB2 papers
Monash UniversityAU2 papers

Where they publish

Advances in African economic, social and political development18
Journal of African Business5
International Journal of Finance & Economics4
Research in International Business and Finance4
Africagrowth agenda3
International Journal of Emerging Markets3

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

8Decent work and economic growth18
17Partnerships for the goals15
10Reduced inequalities5
16Peace, justice and strong institutions4
1No poverty3
4Quality education2
5Gender equality1
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Most cited

Private capital flows and economic growth in Africa: The role of domestic financial markets
Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions and Money17
2014189 citationsWorld top 10%
Exploring the causality links between financial markets and foreign direct investment in Africa
Research in International Business and Finance17
2012127 citationsWorld top 10%
Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in SSA : The Role of Institutions

How it can be read

13% free to read, of the 77 recorded

Diamond 1 · 1%Free to read and to publish
Gold 2 · 2%In an open-access journal
Hybrid 5 · 5%Open in a subscription journal
Green 2 · 2%A copy in a repository
Closed 67 · 65%Behind a paywall
Unknown 26 · 25%Not recorded by the source

Who funds it

11 of 103 papers name a funder

Economic and Social Research Council8
University of Ghana3
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation1
Carnegie Corporation of New York1
University of Ghana Business School1
University of Southampton1