Roberto E. Wessels

7.0k total citations · 2 hit papers
10 papers, 5.0k citations indexed

About

Roberto E. Wessels is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Roberto E. Wessels has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 5.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Accounting, 6 papers in Finance and 2 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Roberto E. Wessels's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (6 papers), Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (4 papers) and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research (2 papers). Roberto E. Wessels is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (6 papers), Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (4 papers) and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research (2 papers). Roberto E. Wessels collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Greece. Roberto E. Wessels's co-authors include Sheridan Titman, Steven L. Heston, K. Geert Rouwenhorst, Walter M. van den Bergh, Tom Wansbeek and Lammertjan Dam and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Finance, Journal of Monetary Economics and Journal of Business Finance & Accounting.

In The Last Decade

Roberto E. Wessels

10 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

The Determinants of Capital Structure Choice 1988 2026 2000 2013 1988 1988 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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 Determinants of Capital Structure Choice
    1988 4.0k citations Sheridan Titman, Roberto E. Wessels The Journal of Finance profile →
  2. The Determinants of Capital Structure Choice
    1988 832 citations Sheridan Titman, Roberto E. Wessels The Journal of Finance profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roberto E. Wessels Netherlands 6 4.6k 1.9k 1.7k 1.4k 137 10 5.0k
Kathleen M. Kahle United States 23 4.1k 0.9× 2.4k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 1.4k 1.0× 239 1.7× 53 5.0k
Bernadette A. Minton United States 25 3.9k 0.9× 1.9k 1.0× 818 0.5× 1.5k 1.1× 143 1.0× 42 4.6k
Michael W. Faulkender United States 19 3.7k 0.8× 1.9k 1.0× 1.1k 0.6× 1.2k 0.9× 109 0.8× 25 4.2k
Mark T. Leary United States 17 3.4k 0.7× 2.0k 1.0× 1.2k 0.7× 1.2k 0.8× 145 1.1× 30 4.0k
Jay C. Hartzell United States 26 4.7k 1.0× 2.1k 1.1× 1.6k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 66 0.5× 42 5.2k
Craig Doidge Canada 19 4.6k 1.0× 2.2k 1.2× 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.7× 161 1.2× 34 5.1k
Atulya Sarin United States 27 3.3k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 1.2k 0.7× 998 0.7× 98 0.7× 51 3.9k
Darius P. Miller United States 27 4.6k 1.0× 2.4k 1.2× 1.4k 0.8× 742 0.5× 139 1.0× 56 5.0k
Varouj A. Aivazian Canada 16 2.8k 0.6× 1.0k 0.5× 998 0.6× 1.0k 0.7× 146 1.1× 51 3.4k
Darius Palia United States 24 4.2k 0.9× 2.2k 1.1× 1.3k 0.8× 1.3k 0.9× 130 0.9× 61 4.9k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roberto E. Wessels

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roberto E. Wessels

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All Works

10 of 10 papers shown
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Wessels, Roberto E., Tom Wansbeek, & Lammertjan Dam. (2016). What is the Relation (if any) Between a Firm’s Corporate Governance Arrangements and its Financial Performance?. Multinational Finance Journal. 20(4). 323–354. 3 indexed citations
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Wessels, Roberto E. & Tom Wansbeek. (2015). What is the Relation (If Any) between a Firm's Corporate Governance Arrangements and its Financial Performance?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Wessels, Roberto E. & Tom Wansbeek. (2013). What is the Relation (If Any) between a Firm's Corporate Governance Arrangements and Its Financial Performance?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Heston, Steven L., Roberto E. Wessels, & K. Geert Rouwenhorst. (2004). The Structure of International Stock Returns and the Integration of Capital Markets. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 5 indexed citations
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Heston, Steven L., K. Geert Rouwenhorst, & Roberto E. Wessels. (1999). The Role of Beta and Size in the Cross‐Section of European Stock Returns. European Financial Management. 5(1). 9–27. 37 indexed citations
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Heston, Steven L., K. Geert Rouwenhorst, & Roberto E. Wessels. (1995). The structure of international stock returns and the integration of capital markets. Journal of Empirical Finance. 2(3). 173–197. 106 indexed citations
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Titman, Sheridan & Roberto E. Wessels. (1988). The Determinants of Capital Structure Choice. The Journal of Finance. 43(1). 1–19. 4019 indexed citations breakdown →
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Titman, Sheridan & Roberto E. Wessels. (1988). The Determinants of Capital Structure Choice. The Journal of Finance. 43(1). 1–1. 832 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bergh, Walter M. van den & Roberto E. Wessels. (1985). STOCK MARKET SEASONALITY AND TAXES: AN EXAMINATION OF THE TAX‐LOSS SELLING HYPOTHESIS. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting. 12(4). 515–530. 39 indexed citations
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Wessels, Roberto E.. (1982). The supply and use of central bank advance facilities. Journal of Monetary Economics. 10(1). 89–100. 1 indexed citations

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