DS Scharfstein: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
DS Scharfstein's h-index is 20 (20 i10-index, 49,501+ total citations across 20+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 2026. DS Scharfstein is affiliated with Harvard Business School.
DS Scharfstein is a researcher affiliated with Harvard Business School, specializing in various fields. Their work has been cited 49,501 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in China.
DS Scharfstein's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 20 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 20
- i10-Index
- 20
- Total Citations
- 49,501
- Citing Countries
- 40
As of July 2026.
DS Scharfstein has an h-index of 20 and 49,501 total citations across 20 publications, with research cited by institutions in 40 countries.
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Risk Management: Coordinating Corporate Investment and Financing Policies
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The researcher established a foundational theoretical framework for understanding herd behavior in financial markets, significantly advancing the study of investor psychology and market dynamics.
The researcher established a foundational framework for coordinating corporate investment and financing policies, fundamentally advancing the theoretical understanding of integrated risk management in corporate finance.
The researcher established a foundational framework linking corporate structure, liquidity, and investment decisions, evidenced by a seminal 1991 paper that has garnered over 2,400 citations.
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About DS Scharfstein's research
DS Scharfstein is a researcher at Harvard Business School. Their work has been cited 49,501 times across 20 publications (h-index 20), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Risk Management: Coordinating Corporate Investment and Financing Policies” (1993), has accumulated 3,033 citations. Other influential works include “Herd Behavior and Investment” (1988) with 2,794 citations and “Bank lending during the financial crisis of 2008” (2009) with 2,548 citations.
Citations of DS Scharfstein's research come primarily from China, United States and United Kingdom, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
