Aljar Meesters

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Aljar Meesters is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Finance and Accounting. According to data from OpenAlex, Aljar Meesters has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 8 papers in Finance and 8 papers in Accounting. Recurrent topics in Aljar Meesters's work include Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (9 papers), Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (8 papers) and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies (6 papers). Aljar Meesters is often cited by papers focused on Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (9 papers), Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (8 papers) and Islamic Finance and Banking Studies (6 papers). Aljar Meesters collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and Australia. Aljar Meesters's co-authors include Robert Lensink, Niels Hermes, Ilko Naaborg, Esubalew Assefa, Jan Jacobs, Jan Braaksma, W. Klingenberg, Chris Hicks, Michael Koetter and Iftekhar Hasan and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Banking & Finance, International Journal of Production Research and Economic Modelling.

In The Last Decade

Aljar Meesters

16 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

Outreach and efficiency of microfinance institutions 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 100 200 300 400
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. Outreach and efficiency of microfinance institutions
    2011 472 citations Niels Hermes, Robert Lensink et al. University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Aljar Meesters Netherlands 12 938 821 538 373 171 17 1.3k
Mandira Sarma India 10 1.0k 1.1× 510 0.6× 233 0.4× 319 0.9× 96 0.6× 17 1.2k
Yuchao Peng China 14 709 0.8× 374 0.5× 208 0.4× 285 0.8× 27 0.2× 37 1.1k
Michael Adusei Ghana 16 524 0.6× 528 0.6× 88 0.2× 218 0.6× 46 0.3× 50 1.1k
David Tripe New Zealand 16 581 0.6× 455 0.6× 73 0.1× 327 0.9× 133 0.8× 52 1.0k
Yongjia Lin Macao 16 634 0.7× 876 1.1× 96 0.2× 696 1.9× 66 0.4× 32 1.6k
Rachita Gulati India 16 432 0.5× 426 0.5× 97 0.2× 427 1.1× 454 2.7× 57 960
Luis Ferruz Agudo Spain 12 400 0.4× 281 0.3× 141 0.3× 321 0.9× 51 0.3× 117 776
Xuan Tian China 7 741 0.8× 419 0.5× 87 0.2× 161 0.4× 45 0.3× 14 1.1k
Alexander Peter Groh France 17 443 0.5× 774 0.9× 244 0.5× 155 0.4× 25 0.1× 58 1.1k
Yunqing Tao China 18 602 0.6× 350 0.4× 121 0.2× 138 0.4× 56 0.3× 47 1.0k

Countries citing papers authored by Aljar Meesters

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Fields of papers citing papers by Aljar Meesters

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aljar Meesters

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Aljar Meesters. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Aljar Meesters based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Aljar Meesters. Aljar Meesters is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Hermes, Niels, et al.. (2019). Convergence of the performance of microfinance institutions: A decomposition analysis. Economic Modelling. 81. 308–324. 19 indexed citations
2.
Hermes, Niels, et al.. (2017). Financial development, financial liberalization and social capital. Applied Economics. 50(11). 1268–1288. 31 indexed citations
3.
Lensink, Robert, et al.. (2017). Does Microfinance Make Households More Resilient to Shocks? Evidence From the Cyclone Phailin in India. Journal of International Development. 29(7). 1011–1015. 5 indexed citations
4.
Hermes, Niels & Aljar Meesters. (2015). Financial liberalization, financial regulation and bank efficiency: a multi-country analysis. Applied Economics. 47(21). 2154–2172. 24 indexed citations
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Meesters, Aljar. (2014). A note on the assumed distributions in stochastic frontier models. Journal of Productivity Analysis. 42(2). 171–173. 14 indexed citations
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Assefa, Esubalew, Niels Hermes, & Aljar Meesters. (2013). Competition and the performance of microfinance institutions. Applied Financial Economics. 23(9). 767–782. 142 indexed citations
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Lensink, Robert & Aljar Meesters. (2012). Institutions and Bank Performance: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis*. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. 76(1). 67–92. 51 indexed citations
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Meesters, Aljar. (2012). A Note on the Assumed Distributions in Stochastic Frontier Models. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Assefa, Esubalew, Niels Hermes, & Aljar Meesters. (2012). Competition and the Performance of Microfinance Institutions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10 indexed citations
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Hermes, Niels, Robert Lensink, & Aljar Meesters. (2011). Outreach and efficiency of microfinance institutions. University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology). 472 indexed citations breakdown →
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Braaksma, Jan, Aljar Meesters, W. Klingenberg, & Chris Hicks. (2011). A quantitative method for Failure Mode and Effects Analysis. International Journal of Production Research. 50(23). 6904–6917. 30 indexed citations
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Hermes, Niels, Robert Lensink, & Aljar Meesters. (2009). Financial Development and the Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 56 indexed citations
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Hasan, Iftekhar, Michael Koetter, Robert Lensink, & Aljar Meesters. (2009). Bank Efficiency, Financial Depth, and Economic Growth. SSRN Electronic Journal. 11 indexed citations
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Meesters, Aljar, et al.. (2009). Financial Reform and Bank Efficiency: A Multi-Country Analysis. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Hermes, Niels, Robert Lensink, & Aljar Meesters. (2008). Outreach and Efficiency of Microfinance Institutions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 85 indexed citations
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Lensink, Robert & Aljar Meesters. (2007). Institutions and Bank Performance: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis. SSRN Electronic Journal. 10 indexed citations
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Lensink, Robert, Aljar Meesters, & Ilko Naaborg. (2007). Bank efficiency and foreign ownership: Do good institutions matter?. Journal of Banking & Finance. 32(5). 834–844. 304 indexed citations

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