| The determinants of profitability in companies listed on the Bucharest stock exchange S Vătavu Annals of the University of Petrosani. Economics 14 (1), 329-338, 2014 | 72 | 2014 |
| The impact of entrepreneurship on economic development through government policies and citizens’ attitudes S Vatavu, M Dogaru, NC Moldovan, OR Lobont Economic research-Ekonomska istraživanja 35 (1), 1604-1617, 2022 | 57 | 2022 |
| Correlation of military expenditures and economic growth: lessons for Romania OR Lobont, OR Glont, L Badea, S Vatavu Quality & Quantity 53, 2957-2968, 2019 | 51 | 2019 |
| Determinants of return on assets in Romania: A principal component analysis S Vatavu Timisoara Journal of Economics and Business 8 (1), 32-47, 2015 | 45 | 2015 |
| How taxes relate to potential welfare gain and appreciable economic growth S Vatavu, OR Lobont, P Stefea, D Brindescu-Olariu Sustainability 11 (15), 4094, 2019 | 44 | 2019 |
| Addressing oil price changes through business profitability in oil and gas industry in the United Kingdom S Vătavu, OR Lobonț, I Para, A Pelin PloS one 13 (6), e0199100, 2018 | 33 | 2018 |
| Challenges and drawbacks of the EU medical system generated by the COVID-19 pandemic in the field of health systems’ digitalization AM Țăran, L Mustea, S Vătavu, OR Lobonț, MM Luca International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19 (9), 4950, 2022 | 32 | 2022 |
| Determinants of capital structure: Evidence from Romanian manufacturing companies S Vatavu Journal of Advanced Research in Scientific areas, 2012 | 26 | 2012 |
| Trade-off versus pecking order theory in listed companies around the world S Vătavu Annals of the University of Petrosani. Economics 12 (2), 285-292, 2012 | 25 | 2012 |
| Challenges on radical health redesign to reconfigure the level of e-health adoption in EU countries MM Luca, L Mustea, A Taran, P Stefea, S Vatavu Frontiers in public health 9, 728287, 2021 | 24 | 2021 |
| Can green bond improve the investment efficiency of renewable energy? Q Zhao, C Qin, L Ding, YY Cheng, S Vătavu Energy Economics 127, 107084, 2023 | 22 | 2023 |
| Determinants of corporate debt ratios: Evidence from manufacturing companies listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange S Vătavu Timisoara Journal of Economics and Business 6 (20), 99-126, 2013 | 18 | 2013 |
| Corporate financing decisions and performance in times of crisis: threat or challenge? NC Moldovan, S Vătavu, C Albu, R PANAIT, ... Economic Computation & Economic Cybernetics Studies & Research 50 (2), 2016 | 15 | 2016 |
| Fiscal policy, growth, financial development and renewable energy in Romania: An autoregressive distributed lag model with evidence for growth hypothesis MD Doran, MM Poenaru, AL Zaharia, S Vătavu, OR Lobonț Energies 16 (1), 70, 2022 | 13 | 2022 |
| E-health adoption gaps in the decision-making process OR Lobont, S Vatavu, DB OLARIU, A Pelin, C Codruta Revista de Cercetare si Interventie Sociala 65, 389-403, 2019 | 9 | 2019 |
| Non-linear panel data analysis for capital structure and its impact on profitability S Vatavu The Review of Finance and Banking 8 (1), 21-36, 2016 | 9 | 2016 |
| A bibliometric mapping of the research trends of public governance and entrepreneurship framework OR Lobonţ, R Purcariţa, S Vatavu, F Costea Postmodern Openings 12 (1Sup1), 35-53, 2021 | 8 | 2021 |
| Financial inclusion in China: has input-output efficiency improved? LI Cong, X Liu, W Jiao, S Vatavu, AM Iosif Economic Computation & Economic Cybernetics Studies & Research 55 (2), 2021 | 8 | 2021 |
| Quality of government and well-being: assessing the gap in European countries OR Lobont, S Vatavu, OR Glont, LD Mihit Zagreb International Review of Economics & Business 22 (SCI), 69-82, 2019 | 8 | 2019 |
| Current challenges in capital structure decisions: Evidence from Romanian companies operating in different sectors S Vatavu Managerial Challenges of the Contemporary Society. Proceedings 5, 181, 2013 | 8 | 2013 |