David Roubaud

David Roubaud is a Full Professor in the Department of Finance & Accounting at Montpellier Business School, where he previously served as Dean of Faculty & Research (2012-2021) and Deputy Dean (2017-2021). Since 2024, he has been Executive Editor of the Journal of Environmental Management.

His research pioneers cryptocurrency/bitcoin markets and big data analytics applications in finance, while extending to energy finance, green supply chains, and circular economy systems. He investigates how digital transformation reshapes financial risk management and environmental sustainability through interdisciplinary approaches combining finance, operations research, and environmental science.

Professor Roubaud's work demonstrates consistent focus on market dynamics at the finance-sustainability intersection, with recent publications analyzing ESG impacts on risk, cryptocurrency price formation, and pollution-carbon synergy governance. His research shows strong methodological diversity spanning quantitative risk modeling, bibliometric analysis, and conceptual framework development.

His scientific recognition includes:

• Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (2020-2023)
• World's Rising Star in Science #1 in France (2023)
• Global Top 10 Finance Researcher by citation impact (2020)
• 65 H-index with 20,500+ citations

Through international collaborative networks, he advances research on financial market interdependencies and sustainable business practices, maintaining active contributions to both theoretical development and practical applications in finance and environmental management.