Ahmed Habib | Economics | Editorial Board Member

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Prof. Dr. Ahmed Habib | Economics | Editorial Board Member 

Independent Researcher | Egypt

Ahmed Mohamed Habib is an accomplished researcher and academic specializing in accounting and finance, with a research portfolio spanning corporate governance, intellectual capital performance, corporate social responsibility (CSR), environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices, working capital management (WCM), managerial ability, auditor report readability, corporate narrative reporting, corporate liquidity, cost of debt, corporate finance, earnings management, and corporate investment efficiency. His work emphasizes performance optimization, continuous improvement, business excellence, and frontier analysis through advanced methodologies such as Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI), knowledge management, and Decision Support Systems (DSS), integrating rigorous econometric analysis to generate practical insights for firms and financial institutions. Habib has contributed extensively to understanding how efficiency in working capital, corporate governance, and intellectual capital impacts firm performance and value, particularly during crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic and global economic disruptions like the Russia–Ukraine conflict. His publications analyze diverse contexts, including Romanian, Polish, US, Egyptian, and MENA-region firms, exploring the interplay between competitive strategies, ESG practices, financial distress mitigation, and organizational efficiency. Additionally, he investigates the effects of managerial ability and auditor report readability on corporate liquidity, cost of debt, and earnings management, applying DEA-MPI approaches to assess intellectual capital and working capital management efficiency. Habib’s research also extends to healthcare systems and sports organizations, evaluating operational and financial efficiency through innovative analytical frameworks. Based in the United Kingdom and Ukraine, he has maintained an independent research position in accounting and finance since 2006 at Zagazig, Sharqia, Egypt, contributing over 26 publications in high-impact journals and book chapters that bridge theoretical frameworks with empirical applications. His interdisciplinary work provides valuable insights into corporate strategy, sustainability, and efficiency, advancing knowledge in financial and organizational management, fostering business excellence, and informing policymakers, investors, and practitioners on optimizing firm performance under dynamic global conditions.

Profile: ORCID

Featured Publications

  1. Habib, A. M., Nuta, A. C., Neslihanoglu, S., Dalwai, T., & Rangu, C. M. (2025). Analyzing the market performance of Romanian firms: Do the COVID-19 crisis and classification type matter? International Journal of Emerging Markets. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-05-2023-0842

  2. Zimon, G., Habib, A. M., & Haluza, D. (2024). Does the quality management system affect working capital management efficiency? Evidence from Polish firms. Cogent Business & Management, 11(1), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2023.2292787

  3. Habib, A. M., & Mourad, N. (2024). Analyzing the efficiency of intellectual capital: A new approach based on DEA-MPI technology. Benchmarking: An International Journal, 31(9), 1–25. https://doi.org/10.1108/BIJ-06-2022-0384

  4. Habib, A. M., Yang, G., & Cui, Y. (2024). Do competitive strategies affect working capital management efficiency? Business Process Management Journal, 30(6), 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1108/BPMJ-12-2023-0953

  5. Habib, A. M., & Dalwai, T. (2024). Does the efficiency of a firm’s intellectual capital and working capital management affect its performance? Journal of the Knowledge Economy, 15(3), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-023-01138-7

Ahmed Mohamed Habib’s research advances the understanding of corporate efficiency, governance, and sustainability, providing actionable insights that help firms optimize performance, mitigate financial risk, and enhance ESG outcomes. His work bridges theory and practice, driving innovation in finance, management, and organizational decision-making globally.

Francisco Venegas-Martínez | Economics | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Francisco Venegas-Martínez | Economics | Best Researcher Award

Full Professor | Instituto Politécnico Nacional | Mexico

Professor Francisco Venegas-Martínez is an exceptionally distinguished researcher whose career spans decades of groundbreaking contributions in economics, finance, and environmental studies. Holding dual PhDs in Mathematics and Economics from Washington State University and a post-doctoral tenure at the University of Oxford, he currently serves as a Profesor-Investigador at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) in Mexico, where he has profoundly influenced both research and higher education. His research interests encompass environmental science, greenhouse gas emissions, renewable and non-renewable resources, economic and financial theory, and energy regulation, reflecting a rare interdisciplinary mastery. Professor Venegas-Martínez has an outstanding publication record with approximately 300 peer-reviewed articles in high-impact national and international journals, over 27 authored books including the widely cited “Riesgos Financieros y Económicos,” and more than 100 book chapters published by renowned houses such as Routledge and Springer. His work has garnered roughly 4,600 citations and recognition in major bibliometric rankings including EconLit, RePEc, and CONACYT metrics, making him one of the most prolific and influential Mexican researchers in economics and finance. His research has been cited by leading global economists including Stanley Fischer, Arnold Zellner, and Frank Fabozzi, highlighting the international significance of his work. Professor Venegas-Martínez has received numerous prestigious awards, such as the Finance Diamond Award from Fundación IMEF (2023), the Lázaro Cárdenas Distinction from IPN (2012), and the National Prize in Economic Research “Maestro Jesús Silva Herzog” (2002), reflecting both national and international recognition of his scientific excellence. Beyond publications, he has contributed to over 40 editorial boards, delivered more than 300 keynote lectures worldwide, and mentored generations of students and researchers. His deep and sustained impact on economic, financial, and environmental scholarship, combined with his leadership in scientific communities, makes him eminently suitable for recognition as a Best Researcher Award recipient.

Profiles: Google Scholar | Scopus | ORCID | LinkedIn | ResearchGate

Featured Publications

  1. Fonseca-Zendejas, A. S., Borrego-Salcido, C., & Venegas-Martínez, F. (2025). An estimated DSGE model under the New Keynesian framework for Mexico. Computational Economics.

  2. Jiménez-Preciado, A. L., Martínez-García, M. Á., Trejo-García, J. C., & Venegas-Martínez, F. (2025). Short- and long-term assessments of ESG risk in Mexican mortgage institutions: Combining expert surveys, radar plot visualization, and cluster analysis. Sustainability.

  3. Jiménez-Preciado, A. L., Álvarez-García, J., Cruz-Aké, S., & Venegas-Martínez, F. (2024). The power of words from the 2024 United States presidential debates: A natural language processing approach. Information.

  4. Venegas-Martínez, F., & Jiménez-Preciado, A. L. (2024). Clustering a sample of major and emerging economies in function of their economic policy uncertainty: K-means, agglomerative hierarchical clustering and density-based spatial clustering with noise. EconoQuantum.

  5. Jiménez-Preciado, A. L., Cruz-Aké, S., & Venegas-Martínez, F. (2024). Identification of patterns in CO2 emissions among 208 countries: K-means clustering combined with PCA and non-linear t-SNE visualization. Mathematics.