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Journal of Financial Economics
Economics, finance and management
Among the 50 economics, finance and management journals in this index it has the 3rd highest h-index and the 6th highest two-year mean citedness. Both are explained under how venues are ranked.
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Where its authors come from
Share of the 449 papers since 2023 with at least one author in each country.
| Country | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| United States | 67% |
| United Kingdom | 18% |
| China | 8% |
| Canada | 7% |
| Switzerland | 6% |
What it publishes
Mix of article types:
| Type | Share |
|---|---|
| Research articles | 89% |
Main subject areas of those papers:
| Subject area | Share of papers |
|---|---|
| Financial Markets and Investment Strategies | 31% |
| Banking stability, regulation, efficiency | 9% |
| Corporate Finance and Governance | 7% |
| Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis | 4% |
| Housing Market and Economics | 4% |
| Sustainable Finance and Green Bonds | 4% |
Most cited papers since 2023
- Artificial intelligence, firm growth, and product innovation (2023, 1 416 citations)
- Can ChatGPT forecast stock price movements? Return predictability and large language models (2026, 417 citations)
- Temperature shocks and industry earnings news (2023, 319 citations)
- Trade credit and the stability of supply chains (2024, 198 citations)
- From Man vs. Machine to Man + Machine: The art and AI of stock analyses (2024, 181 citations)
Official rankings
Many evaluations use a national or commercial list rather than raw citation counts. We don't reproduce those lists here; check the journal on each one directly (search for ISSN 0304-405X):
- Scimago (SJR and quartile): what quartiles mean
- Norwegian register (level 1 or 2): national lists explained
- Finnish Publication Forum (JUFO level 0 to 3)
Similar journals
- Review of Financial Studies
- The Journal of Finance
- Management Science
- American Economic Review
- Journal of Political Economy
- The Quarterly Journal of Economics
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