Evis Sinani

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 978 citations indexed

About

Evis Sinani is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Evis Sinani has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 978 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Strategy and Management, 9 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance and 5 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Evis Sinani's work include International Business and FDI (12 papers), Global trade and economics (9 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (5 papers). Evis Sinani is often cited by papers focused on International Business and FDI (12 papers), Global trade and economics (9 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (5 papers). Evis Sinani collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, United Kingdom and Qatar. Evis Sinani's co-authors include Klaus E. Meyer, Steen Thomsen, Bersant Hobdari, Christofer Edling, Trond Randøy, Aleksandra Gregorič, Niels Mygind, Derek C. Jones, Florence Villesèche and Marina Papanastassiou and has published in prestigious journals such as Research Policy, Journal of International Business Studies and Journal of World Business.

In The Last Decade

Evis Sinani

16 papers receiving 904 citations

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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.

When and where does foreign direct investment generate positive spillovers? A meta-analysis

2009 535 citations Klaus E. Meyer, Evis Sinani Journal of International Business Studies profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Evis Sinani Denmark	10	739	445	422	265	95	18	978
Susan Feinberg United States	10	669 0.9×	345 0.8×	390 0.9×	234 0.9×	36 0.4×	17	885
Fred Burton United Kingdom	5	946 1.3×	553 1.2×	396 0.9×	307 1.2×	38 0.4×	7	1.2k
Mario Zeján Sweden	12	799 1.1×	676 1.5×	566 1.3×	186 0.7×	80 0.8×	15	1.1k
Matija Rojec Slovenia	18	707 1.0×	594 1.3×	632 1.5×	139 0.5×	58 0.6×	63	1.1k
Christian Bellak Austria	14	497 0.7×	397 0.9×	461 1.1×	272 1.0×	36 0.4×	55	875
Björn Jindra Germany	12	528 0.7×	218 0.5×	261 0.6×	211 0.8×	40 0.4×	38	725
Xue Qiu-zhi China	4	700 0.9×	312 0.7×	166 0.4×	371 1.4×	32 0.3×	5	831
Alessia Amighini Italy	16	498 0.7×	389 0.9×	320 0.8×	109 0.4×	33 0.3×	37	753
Bonnie Buchanan United States	13	670 0.9×	213 0.5×	440 1.0×	509 1.9×	170 1.8×	39	1.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Evis Sinani

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18 of 18 papers shown

Yoon, Hyungseok, et al.. (2025). More jobs for our foes? Global R&D strategy in the age of techno-nationalism. Research Policy. 54(4). 105196–105196.

Sinani, Evis, Bernhard Dachs, Bersant Hobdari, & Marina Papanastassiou. (2024). R&D investments in knowledge intensive sectors in developing countries and the role of host country political uncertainty. R and D Management. 55(3). 873–898. 2 indexed citations

Sinani, Evis, et al.. (2024). International High‐Tech SMEs Amid Geopolitical Pressures. British Journal of Management. 36(2). 867–884. 2 indexed citations

Sinani, Evis, et al.. (2023). Drivers of R&D greenfield investment projects in the communications, software and IT service industries in developing countries. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 30(1). 103–133. 2 indexed citations

Villesèche, Florence & Evis Sinani. (2021). From Presence to Influence: Gender, Nationality and Network Centrality of Corporate Directors. Work Employment and Society. 37(2). 486–504. 9 indexed citations

Gregorič, Aleksandra, Marc Steffen Rapp, Evis Sinani, & Michael Wolff. (2014). Giving a Voice to Employees and Firm Behavior During Crises. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

Sinani, Evis, et al.. (2012). Ownership concentration and market value of European banks. Journal of Management & Governance. 18(1). 159–183. 25 indexed citations

Hobdari, Bersant, et al.. (2011). Strategic complexity and global expansion: An empirical study of newcomer Multinational Corporations from small economies. Journal of World Business. 47(4). 686–695. 13 indexed citations

Hobdari, Bersant, Evis Sinani, Marina Papanastassiou, & Robert Pearce. (2010). The Determinants of Global Integration Strategies of Chinese Multinationals—Some Empirical Evidence. CentAUR (University of Reading). 2(1). 61–86. 4 indexed citations

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Meyer, Klaus E. & Evis Sinani. (2009). When and where does foreign direct investment generate positive spillovers? A meta-analysis. Journal of International Business Studies. 40(7). 1075–1094. 535 indexed citations breakdown →

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Hobdari, Bersant, Aleksandra Gregorič, & Evis Sinani. (2009). The role of firm ownership on internationalization: evidence from two transition economies. Journal of Management & Governance. 15(3). 393–413. 21 indexed citations

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Sinani, Evis, et al.. (2008). Corporate governance in Scandinavia: comparing networks and formal institutions. European Management Review. 5(1). 27–40. 72 indexed citations

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Sinani, Evis & Bersant Hobdari. (2008). Export market participation with sunk costs and firm heterogeneity. Applied Economics. 42(25). 3195–3207. 18 indexed citations

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Sinani, Evis, Derek C. Jones, & Niels Mygind. (2008). Determinants of firm-level technical efficiency: evidence using stochastic frontier approach.. Corporate Ownership and Control. 5(3). 225–239. 18 indexed citations

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Hobdari, Bersant, Evis Sinani, Marina Papanastassiou, & Robert Pearce. (2007). Micro-Evidence on the Strategies of Chinese and Indian Multinationals: Determinants and Motivations. 1 indexed citations

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Sinani, Evis & Bersant Hobdari. (2007). Export market participation: The importance of sunk costs and spillovers. CBS Research Portal (Copenhagen Business School). 3 indexed citations

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Meyer, Klaus E. & Evis Sinani. (2005). Spillovers from Foreign Direct Investment: A Meta Analysis. SSRN Electronic Journal. 9 indexed citations

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Sinani, Evis & Klaus E. Meyer. (2004). Spillovers of technology transfer from FDI: the case of Estonia. Journal of Comparative Economics. 32(3). 445–466. 242 indexed citations

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