Alexander Kempf

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
70 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Alexander Kempf is a scholar working on Finance, Accounting and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Kempf has authored 70 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 59 papers in Finance, 36 papers in Accounting and 30 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Alexander Kempf's work include Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (55 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (28 papers) and Stochastic processes and financial applications (11 papers). Alexander Kempf is often cited by papers focused on Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (55 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (28 papers) and Stochastic processes and financial applications (11 papers). Alexander Kempf collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Hungary. Alexander Kempf's co-authors include Stefan Ruenzi, Olaf Korn, Tanja Thiele, Christoph Memmel, Gjergji Cici, Marliese Uhrig‐Homburg, Wolfgang Bühler, Christoph Merkle, Alexandra Niessen‐Ruenzi and Pradeep K. Yadav and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Financial Economics, Review of Financial Studies and Journal of Banking & Finance.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Kempf

66 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

The Effect of Socially Responsible Investing on Portfolio... 2007 2026 2013 2019 2007 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. The Effect of Socially Responsible Investing on Portfolio Performance
    2007 605 citations Alexander Kempf et al. European Financial Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander Kempf Germany 22 1.6k 1.1k 849 539 163 70 2.2k
Paul J. Irvine United States 22 2.3k 1.4× 2.3k 2.1× 860 1.0× 444 0.8× 215 1.3× 48 3.0k
Paolo Fulghieri United States 24 2.0k 1.2× 2.5k 2.3× 1.1k 1.3× 440 0.8× 164 1.0× 49 3.3k
Joshua Matthew Pollet United States 16 1.5k 0.9× 1.2k 1.1× 753 0.9× 207 0.4× 179 1.1× 34 2.0k
Stefan Ruenzi Germany 18 1.2k 0.8× 1.1k 1.0× 670 0.8× 234 0.4× 117 0.7× 64 1.8k
Keith C. Brown United States 20 2.5k 1.5× 1.9k 1.8× 1.4k 1.6× 328 0.6× 244 1.5× 71 3.2k
Senyo Y. Tse United States 18 1.7k 1.0× 2.3k 2.1× 304 0.4× 794 1.5× 201 1.2× 41 2.6k
Norman Strong United Kingdom 23 1.3k 0.8× 1.5k 1.4× 530 0.6× 757 1.4× 129 0.8× 71 2.0k
Tano Santos United States 17 1.4k 0.8× 535 0.5× 1.2k 1.4× 221 0.4× 180 1.1× 33 1.9k
Steven J. Huddart United States 26 2.5k 1.5× 2.9k 2.7× 771 0.9× 983 1.8× 199 1.2× 53 3.7k
Diane Del Guercio United States 15 1.9k 1.1× 2.2k 2.1× 825 1.0× 519 1.0× 69 0.4× 20 2.7k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alexander Kempf

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alexander Kempf

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Cici, Gjergji, et al.. (2018). The Investment Value of Fund Managers’ Experience outside the Financial Sector. Review of Financial Studies. 31(10). 3821–3853. 26 indexed citations
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Cici, Gjergji, et al.. (2015). Speed of Information Diffusion within Fund Families. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Kempf, Alexander, Christoph Merkle, & Alexandra Niessen‐Ruenzi. (2013). Low Risk and High Return – Affective Attitudes and Stock Market Expectations. European Financial Management. 20(5). 995–1030. 38 indexed citations
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Kempf, Alexander, et al.. (2013). Fund Manager Allocation. Journal of Financial Economics. 111(3). 661–674. 45 indexed citations
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Kempf, Alexander, et al.. (2013). Changes in the Taxation of Permanent Establishments in Germany. International Transfer Pricing Journal. 20(2). 1 indexed citations
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Kempf, Alexander, et al.. (2012). Fund Manager Duality: Impact on Performance and Investment Behavior. 2 indexed citations
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Cici, Gjergji, et al.. (2012). Are Financial Advisors Useful? Evidence from Tax-Motivated Mutual Fund Flows. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Kempf, Alexander, et al.. (2012). The Revised German Anti-Treaty Shopping Provisions – A Critical Review. Bulletin for international taxation. 66(8). 3 indexed citations
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Kempf, Alexander, Olaf Korn, & Marliese Uhrig‐Homburg. (2011). The term structure of illiquidity premia. Journal of Banking & Finance. 36(5). 1381–1391. 37 indexed citations
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Kempf, Alexander, et al.. (2011). Determinants of Expected Stock Returns: Large Sample Evidence from the German Market. SSRN Electronic Journal. 15 indexed citations
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Kempf, Alexander, et al.. (2009). Is a Team Different from the Sum of its Parts? Evidence from Mutual Fund Managers. SSRN Electronic Journal. 23 indexed citations
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Kempf, Alexander, et al.. (2008). Resiliency in Limit Order Book Markets: A Dynamic View of Liquidity. SSRN Electronic Journal. 16 indexed citations
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Ruenzi, Stefan & Alexander Kempf. (2008). Family Matters: The Performance-Flow Relationship in the Mutual Fund Industry. MADOC (University of Mannheim). 21 indexed citations
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Kempf, Alexander, et al.. (2007). Decision processes in German mutual fund companies: evidence from a telephone survey. International Journal of Managerial Finance. 3(1). 49–69. 17 indexed citations
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Kempf, Alexander, et al.. (2007). Resiliency in Limit Order Book Markets: A Dynamic View of Liquidity. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Kempf, Alexander, et al.. (2007). Determinanten der Mittelzuflüsse bei deutschen Aktienfonds. Schmalenbach Journal of Business Research. 59(1). 35–60. 7 indexed citations
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Kempf, Alexander, et al.. (2004). Predicting Liquidity from Order Book Data. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Kempf, Alexander. (1998). Umsatz und Geld-Brief-Spanne. Zeitschrift für Bankrecht und Bankwirtschaft. 10(2). 100–108. 1 indexed citations
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Kempf, Alexander. (1997). Short Selling, Unwinding, and Mispricing. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Bühler, Wolfgang & Alexander Kempf. (1994). The value of the early unwind option in futures contracts with an endogenous basis. MADOC (University of Mannheim). 1 indexed citations

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