Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
Financial Markets and Investment Strategies is a research topic within Finance. Science Explorer counts 56k research works in it since 1951. 24.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores asset pricing models, stock returns, market efficiency, investor sentiment, liquidity risk, behavioral finance, momentum investing, market microstructure, hedge funds, and the information content of various factors affecting asset prices.
- Asset Pricing
- Stock Returns
- Market Efficiency
- Investor Sentiment
- Liquidity Risk
- Behavioral Finance
- Momentum Investing
- Market Microstructure
- Hedge Funds
- Information Content
- Research works
- 56k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 13k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 24.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +15% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Financial Markets and Investment Strategies research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2k and 1.8k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2k works
- 2 China 1.8k works
- 3 India 726 works
- 4 United Kingdom 570 works
- 5 Australia 292 works
- 6 Germany 291 works
- 7 Türkiye 243 works
- 8 Indonesia 240 works
- 9 Canada 239 works
- 10 France 212 works
How concentrated that is
The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.
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Which institutions lead Financial Markets and Investment Strategies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics publishes the most Financial Markets and Investment Strategies research, followed by Central University of Finance and Economics and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChina 62 works
- 2 Central University of Finance and EconomicsChina 51 works
- 3 Shanghai University of Finance and EconomicsChina 48 works
- 4 Renmin University of ChinaChina 43 works
- 5 Columbia UniversityUnited States 32 works
- 6 Tsinghua UniversityChina 30 works
- 7 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 30 works
- 8 Xiamen UniversityChina 30 works
- 9 University of ChicagoUnited States 29 works
- 10 University of International Business and EconomicsChina 29 works
Who are the leading researchers in Financial Markets and Investment Strategies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Financial Markets and Investment Strategies include Eugene F. Fama, Andrei Shleifer and M. Hashem Pesaran.
- 1 Eugene F. Fama United States 12k citations
- 2 Andrei Shleifer United States 10k citations
- 3 M. Hashem Pesaran United States 9.1k citations
- 4 Robert F. Engle United States 8.7k citations
- 5 Michael C. Jensen United States 8.2k citations
- 6 Richard H. Thaler United States 5.9k citations
- 7 H. Eugene Stanley United States 5.5k citations
- 8 Stephen A. Ross United States 5.1k citations
- 9 Kenneth R. French United States 4.4k citations
- 10 René M. Stulz United States 4.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Financial Markets and Investment Strategies research done?
The largest centres of Financial Markets and Investment Strategies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), London (United Kingdom) and Seoul (South Korea).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Financial Markets and Investment Strategies?
Among universities, judged by research, Central University of Finance and Economics, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University and Southwestern University of Finance and Economics score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Central University of Finance and EconomicsChina | 65.9 | 29.8% | 47.6× | 50 | +100.1% |
| 2 | Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool UniversityChina | 63.3 | 26.1% | 12.7× | 25 | +165.1% |
| 3 | Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChina | 63.1 | 22.7% | 46.4× | 62 | +65.0% |
| 4 | Zhongnan University of Economics and LawChina | 63.0 | 36.7% | 23.6× | 22 | +132.5% |
| 5 | University of Economics Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam | 62.6 | 43.8% | 13.4× | 10 | +256.5% |
| 6 | University of International Business and EconomicsChina | 59.9 | 34.5% | 32.4× | 29 | +47.4% |
| 7 | Capital University of Economics and BusinessChina | 59.0 | 37.8% | 37.2× | 25 | +44.9% |
| 8 | Lebanese American UniversityLebanon | 58.5 | 69.2% | 8.1× | 8 | -29.2% |
| 9 | Shanghai University of Finance and EconomicsChina | 57.8 | 24.1% | 50.7× | 48 | +6.5% |
| 10 | Poznań University of Economics and BusinessPoland | 57.8 | 30.8% | 22.8× | 12 | +192.9% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Financial Markets and Investment Strategies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Financial Markets and Investment Strategies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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