Denis Schweizer

3.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
61 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Denis Schweizer is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Denis Schweizer has authored 61 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Accounting, 26 papers in Finance and 19 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Denis Schweizer's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (32 papers), Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (19 papers) and Private Equity and Venture Capital (19 papers). Denis Schweizer is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (32 papers), Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (19 papers) and Private Equity and Venture Capital (19 papers). Denis Schweizer collaborates with scholars based in Canada, Germany and United States. Denis Schweizer's co-authors include Douglas J. Cumming, Sofia Johan, Christina Guenther, Thomas Walker, Lars Helge Haß, Mark Mietzner, Lars Hornuf, Feng Zhan, Maximilian A. Müller and Christian Andrés and has published in prestigious journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Journal of Business Ethics and Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice.

In The Last Decade

Denis Schweizer

56 papers receiving 2.4k citations

Hit Papers

Signaling in Equity Crowdfunding 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 400 800 1.2k
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. Signaling in Equity Crowdfunding
    2015 1.3k citations Douglas J. Cumming, Denis Schweizer et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Denis Schweizer Canada 18 1.7k 1.4k 1.3k 520 400 61 2.5k
Julapa Jagtiani United States 26 818 0.5× 1.3k 0.9× 1.2k 0.9× 102 0.2× 427 1.1× 71 2.7k
Gregor Matvos United States 19 635 0.4× 1.4k 1.0× 1.3k 1.1× 141 0.3× 235 0.6× 48 2.7k
Massimiliano Guerini Italy 16 537 0.3× 870 0.6× 522 0.4× 279 0.5× 128 0.3× 36 1.5k
Tomasz Piskorski United States 25 638 0.4× 2.5k 1.7× 1.4k 1.1× 113 0.2× 230 0.6× 61 3.3k
Shai Bernstein United States 18 270 0.2× 926 0.6× 1.7k 1.3× 81 0.2× 67 0.2× 38 2.3k
Leonard Kostovetsky United States 15 169 0.1× 700 0.5× 1.5k 1.2× 423 0.8× 173 0.4× 25 2.6k
Dorothea Schäfer Germany 16 182 0.1× 823 0.6× 575 0.5× 105 0.2× 84 0.2× 96 1.4k
Shaista Wasiuzzaman Malaysia 21 124 0.1× 435 0.3× 989 0.8× 321 0.6× 135 0.3× 61 1.7k
Jörg Rocholl Germany 19 278 0.2× 1.1k 0.8× 2.3k 1.8× 131 0.3× 127 0.3× 61 3.6k
James C. Brau United States 22 535 0.3× 758 0.5× 1.8k 1.4× 38 0.1× 57 0.1× 53 2.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Denis Schweizer

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Denis Schweizer

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Denis Schweizer. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Denis Schweizer 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 Denis Schweizer. Denis Schweizer is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Schweizer, Denis, et al.. (2022). Is There an Optimal Financing Strategy for Corporate Innovation?. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Schweizer, Denis & Ge Wu. (2021). Law Firm expertise and shareholder wealth. Financial Markets Institutions and Instruments. 30(4). 129–163.
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Cumming, Douglas J., et al.. (2021). Disentangling Crowdfunding from Fraudfunding. Journal of Business Ethics. 182(4). 1103–1128. 53 indexed citations
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Schäffer, Utz, et al.. (2020). Bad news for announcers, good news for rivals: Are rivals fully seizing transition‐period opportunities following announcers' top management turnovers?. Strategic Management Journal. 42(3). 579–607. 17 indexed citations
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Schweizer, Denis, et al.. (2018). Are Blockchain Crowdsales the New 'Gold Rush'? Success Determinants of Initial Coin Offerings. SSRN Electronic Journal. 96 indexed citations
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Schweizer, Denis, et al.. (2018). Cross-Border Acquisitions by Chinese Enterprises: The Benefits and Disadvantages of Political Connections. SSRN Electronic Journal. 17 indexed citations
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Schweizer, Denis, et al.. (2018). Are Blockchain Crowdsales the New 'Gold Rush'? Success Determinants of Initial Coin Offerings. SSRN Electronic Journal. 68 indexed citations
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Cumming, Douglas J., et al.. (2017). Disentangling Crowdfunding from Fraudfunding. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 5 indexed citations
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Mietzner, Mark, et al.. (2017). Hidden champions or black sheep? The role of underpricing in the German mini-bond market. Small Business Economics. 50(2). 375–395. 11 indexed citations
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Cumming, Douglas J., Sofia Johan, & Denis Schweizer. (2017). Information systems, agency problems, and fraud. Information Systems Frontiers. 19(3). 421–424. 6 indexed citations
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Schweizer, Denis, et al.. (2017). Cross-border acquisitions by Chinese enterprises: The benefits and disadvantages of political connections. Journal of Corporate Finance. 57. 63–85. 119 indexed citations
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Cumming, Douglas J., et al.. (2016). Disentangling Crowdfunding from Fraudfunding. SSRN Electronic Journal. 47 indexed citations
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Schweizer, Denis, et al.. (2015). Hidden Champions or Black Sheep? Evidence from German Mini-Bonds. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Müller, Maximilian A., et al.. (2015). Wealth Effects of Rare Earth Prices and China’s Rare Earth Elements Policy. Journal of Business Ethics. 138(4). 627–648. 44 indexed citations
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Jacob, Martin, Sofia Johan, Denis Schweizer, & Feng Zhan. (2015). Corporate finance and the governance implications of removing government support programs. Journal of Banking & Finance. 63. 35–47. 22 indexed citations
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Cumming, Douglas J., Lars Helge Haß, & Denis Schweizer. (2014). The fast track IPO – Success factors for taking firms public with SPACs. Journal of Banking & Finance. 47. 198–213. 59 indexed citations
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Cumming, Douglas J., Na Dai, Lars Helge Haß, & Denis Schweizer. (2012). Regulatory induced performance persistence: Evidence from hedge funds. Journal of Corporate Finance. 18(5). 1005–1022. 14 indexed citations
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Cumming, Douglas J., et al.. (2012). Signaling in Equity Crowdfunding. SSRN Electronic Journal. 86 indexed citations
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Koziol, Christian, et al.. (2011). DO INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS CARE ABOUT THE AMBIGUITY OF THEIR ASSETS? EVIDENCE FROM PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS IN ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS. International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance. 14(4). 465–484. 6 indexed citations
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Füss, Roland & Denis Schweizer. (2011). Short and long-term interactions between venture capital returns and the macroeconomy: evidence for the United States. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. 38(3). 391–410. 15 indexed citations

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