Luigi Zingales: h-index, Total Citations, and Citation Map
Luigi Zingales's h-index is 91 (169 i10-index, 135,142+ total citations across 439+ publications) according to Google Scholar as of July 2026. Luigi Zingales is affiliated with Professor of Finance, University of Chicago.
Luigi Zingales is a researcher affiliated with Professor of Finance, University of Chicago, specializing in various fields. Their work has been cited 135,142 times. This profile visualizes their global influence, highlighting strong citation networks in United States.
Luigi Zingales's Citation Metrics
Bibliometric impact based on 439 indexed publications.
- H-Index
- 91
- i10-Index
- 169
- Total Citations
- 135,142
- Citing Countries
- 26
As of July 2026.
Luigi Zingales has an h-index of 91 and 135,142 total citations across 439 publications, with research cited by institutions in 26 countries.
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Financial dependence and growth
199814,529
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The researcher established a foundational empirical framework for understanding international capital structure determinants through a seminal 1995 study that has become a central reference in corporate finance.
The researcher established a foundational framework linking financial dependence to economic growth, a seminal contribution that has profoundly shaped empirical research in development economics.
The researcher critically evaluated the validity of investment-cash flow sensitivities as measures of financing constraints, establishing a foundational benchmark for corporate finance literature.
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About Luigi Zingales's research
Luigi Zingales is a researcher at Professor of Finance, University of Chicago. Their work has been cited 135,142 times across 439 publications (h-index 91), according to Google Scholar.
Their most-cited work, “Financial dependence and growth” (1998), has accumulated 14,529 citations. Other influential works include “What do we know about capital structure? Some evidence from international data” (1995) with 13,485 citations and “Do investment-cash flow sensitivities provide useful measures of financing constraints?” (1997) with 10,209 citations.
Citations of Luigi Zingales's research come primarily from United States, China and Germany, reflecting international research impact across 5+ countries. The interactive citation map above shows the full geographic distribution of the institutions citing this work.
