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Thorsten Beck

Active 1999–2020

80
Papers
47,848
Citations
68
h-index
79
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Citations

Citations per year for Thorsten Beck1989: 2 citations1998: 1 citations1999: 11 citations2000: 15 citations2001: 24 citations2002: 58 citations2003: 84 citations2004: 94 citations2005: 131 citations2006: 148 citations2007: 182 citations2008: 239 citations2009: 176 citations2010: 196 citations2011: 217 citations2012: 210 citations2013: 245 citations2014: 170 citations2015: 158 citations2016: 136 citations2017: 201 citations2018: 164 citations2019: 214 citations2020: 277 citations2021: 288 citations2022: 201 citations2023: 193 citations2024: 224 citations2025: 100 citations2026: 10 citations1990–1997: no citations, so these years are not shown

Citation sources

Countries

World map of the countries and regions citing this authorUnited States: 856 citing papers, 21.7% of this breakdownChina: 413 citing papers, 10.5% of this breakdownUnited Kingdom: 346 citing papers, 8.8% of this breakdownGermany: 129 citing papers, 3.3% of this breakdownFrance: 124 citing papers, 3.1% of this breakdownNetherlands: 113 citing papers, 2.9% of this breakdownIndia: 107 citing papers, 2.7% of this breakdownSouth Africa: 100 citing papers, 2.5% of this breakdownAustralia: 92 citing papers, 2.3% of this breakdownNigeria: 83 citing papers, 2.1% of this breakdownItaly: 79 citing papers, 2% of this breakdownCanada: 78 citing papers, 2% of this breakdown
0%21.7%Other 36.1%

Institutions

Fields

  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance43%
  • Business, Management and Accounting23.3%
  • Computer Science15.4%
  • Social Sciences14%
  • Decision Sciences1.4%
  • Engineering1.2%
  • Other1.7%

Topics

  • Economic Growth and Development17.3%
  • Microfinance and Financial Inclusion8.7%
  • Corporate Finance and Governance6.3%
  • Banking stability, regulation, efficiency5.8%
  • Islamic Finance and Banking Studies4.5%
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth3.9%
  • Other53.5%

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  1. Big Bad Banks? The Winners and Losers from Bank Deregulation in the United States

    Authors: Thorsten Beck, Ross Levine, Alexey Levkov - The Journal of Finance 2010 cited by 3,212

  2. Finance, inequality and the poor

    Authors: Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt, Ross Levine - Journal of Economic Growth 2007 cited by 2,254

  3. Reaching out: Access to and use of banking services across countries

    Authors: Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt, María Soledad Martínez Pería - Journal of Financial Economics 2007 cited by 1,155

  4. Payment instruments, finance and development

    Authors: Thorsten Beck, Haki Pamuk, Ravindra Ramrattan, Burak Uras - Journal of Development Economics 2018 cited by 350

  5. Small and medium-size enterprises: Access to finance as a growth constraint

    Authors: Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt - Journal of Banking & Finance 2006 cited by 2,519

  6. Financial and Legal Constraints to Growth: Does Firm Size Matter?

    Authors: Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt, Vojislav Maksimovic, Thorsten Beck - The Journal of Finance 2005 cited by 2,443

  7. Financing patterns around the world: Are small firms different?☆

    Authors: Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt, Vojislav Maksimovic - Journal of Financial Economics 2008 cited by 1,348

  8. Access to Financial Services: Measurement, Impact, and Policies

    Authors: Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt, Patrick Honohan - The World Bank Research Observer 2009 cited by 440

  9. Financial development and international trade

    Authors: Thorsten Beck - Journal of International Economics 2002 cited by 597

  10. Access to Finance in Sub-Saharan Africa: Is There a Gender Gap?

    Authors: Reyes Aterido, Thorsten Beck, Leonardo Iacovone - World Development 2013 cited by 406

  11. Law, endowments, and finance

    Authors: Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt, Ross Levine - Journal of Financial Economics 2003 cited by 955

  12. Financial Inclusion and Innovation in Africa: An Overview

    Authors: Thorsten Beck, Lemma W. Senbet, Witness Simbanegavi - Journal of African Economies 2014 cited by 172

  13. Financial Institutions and Markets across Countries and over Time: The Updated Financial Development and Structure Database

    Authors: Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt, Ross Levine - The World Bank Economic Review 2010 cited by 643

  14. Fintech and Financial Inclusion: Opportunities and Pitfalls

    Authors: Thorsten Beck - 2020 cited by 58

  15. A New Database on the Structure and Development of the Financial Sector

    Authors: Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt, Ross Levine - The World Bank Economic Review 2000 cited by 1,737

  16. Small and Medium Enterprises Across the Globe

    Authors: Meghana Ayyagari, Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt - Small Business Economics 2007 cited by 1,063

  17. Bank concentration, competition, and crises: First results

    Authors: Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt, Ross Levine - Journal of Banking & Finance 2005 cited by 1,405

  18. Financial Intermediation and Growth: Causality and Causes

    Authors: Ross Levine, Norman Loayza, Thorsten Beck - Journal of Monetary Economics 1999 cited by 1,185

  19. The determinants of financing obstacles

    Authors: Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt, Luc Laeven, Vojislav Maksimovic - Journal of International Money and Finance 2006 cited by 941

  20. Bank Competition and Access to Finance: International Evidence

    Authors: Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt, Vojislav Maksimovic - Journal of money credit and banking 2004 cited by 722

  21. Finance, Firm Size, and Growth

    Authors: Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt, Luc Laeven, Ross Levine - Journal of money credit and banking 2008 cited by 666

  22. Industry growth and capital allocation:

    Authors: Thorsten Beck, Ross Levine - Journal of Financial Economics 2002 cited by 540

  23. Banking Services For Everyone ? Barriers To Bank Access And Use Around The World

    Authors: María Soledad Martínez Pería, Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç‐Kunt - The World Bank Economic Review 2006 cited by 502

  24. Legal Institutions and Financial Development

    Authors: Ross Levine, Thorsten Beck - Handbook of New Institutional Economics 2003 cited by 476