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Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Emirhan Ilhan
National University of Singapore
2
Caroline Flammer
Centre for Economic Policy Research
3
Anastassia Fedyk
University of California, Berkeley
4
Jingwen Feng
Zhejiang University
5
Wilbur Chen
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
6
Ellen Pei‐yi Yu
Birkbeck, University of London
7
Dane M. Christensen
University of Oregon
8
Khrystyna Bochkay
University of Miami
9
Xueying Yuan
Guangdong University of Technology
10
Hassan Damerji
California State Polytechnic University

Rising Stars Papers

1
Biodiversity finance
Journal of Financial Economics|2024
101 cit.
2
Disclosure standards and communication norms: evidence of voluntary sustainability standards as a coordinating device for capital markets
Review of Accounting Studies|2025
20 cit.
3
Asymmetric Naïveté: Beliefs About Self-Control
Management Science|2024
16 cit.
4
Exaggerating, distracting, or window-dressing? An empirical study on firm greenwashing recognition
Finance research letters|2024
15 cit.
5
ChatGPT and Perception Biases in Investments: An Experimental Study
SSRN Electronic Journal|2024
12 cit.
6
Green Financial Policy, Resource Allocation and Corporate Environmental Responsibility
Sustainability|2024
12 cit.
7
Explainable machine learning to predict the cost of capital
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence|2025
12 cit.
8
Sustainable Finance: Tools, Effectiveness, and Challenges
Asian Economic Policy Review|2025
6 cit.
9
Measuring the unseen: A textual entropy approach to decoding new quality productive forces in China’s digital-green transition
Finance Research Open|2025
4 cit.
10
Multilayer asset association network, green technical cooperation innovation, and default risk: Evidence from China's high energy-consuming industries
Journal of Cleaner Production|2024
3 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Xinyan Yan
East China University of Science and Technology
2
Ahmed A. Elamer
Alfaisal University
3
Charles McClure
University of Chicago
4
Xinran Zhang
Universidad del Noreste
5
Yuyu Zhang
Queensland University of Technology
6
Gerardo Pérez‐Cavazos
University of California San Diego
7
Qinlin Zhong
Fudan University
8
Mutalib Anifowose
Northumbria University
9
Ling Tuo
Old Dominion University
10
Feng Cao
Hunan University

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Evolution in Value Relevance of Accounting Information
The Accounting Review|2022
351 cit.
2
<scp>ESG</scp> controversies and corporate performance: The moderating effect of governance mechanisms and <scp>ESG</scp> practices
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management|2024
221 cit.
3
Shall we talk? The role of interactive investor platforms in corporate communication
Journal of Accounting and Economics|2022
215 cit.
4
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and corporate environmental sustainability: A systematic literature review and avenues for future research
Business Strategy and the Environment|2023
162 cit.
5
Board gender diversity and ESG performance: The mediating role of temporal orientation in South Africa context
Journal of Cleaner Production|2024
130 cit.
6
A systematic literature review on risk disclosure research: State-of-the-art and future research agenda
International Review of Financial Analysis|2022
100 cit.
7
The impact of green innovation on sustainability and financial performance: Evidence from the Jordanian financial sector
Business Strategy & Development|2023
91 cit.
8
Corporate tax avoidance and firm value: The moderating role of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings
Business Strategy and the Environment|2024
63 cit.
9
Financing sustainability: How environmental disclosures shape bank lending decisions in emerging markets
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management|2024
60 cit.
10
Corruption, corporate governance, and sustainable development goals in Africa
Corporate Governance|2023
58 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Kenneth R. French
Dartmouth College
2
Richard G. Sloan
University of Southern California
3
Sheridan Titman
National Bureau of Economic Research
4
Robert E. Verrecchia
University of Pennsylvania
5
René M. Stulz
National Bureau of Economic Research
6
Thomas Z. Lys
Northwestern University
7
Jerold B. Warner
University of Rochester
8
Douglas J. Skinner
University of Chicago
9
Avanidhar Subrahmanyam
University of California, Los Angeles
10
Jerold L. Zimmerman
University of Rochester

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Common risk factors in the returns on stocks and bonds
Journal of Financial Economics|1993
27.7k cit.
2
The Cross‐Section of Expected Stock Returns
The Journal of Finance|1992
15.1k cit.
3
Returns to Buying Winners and Selling Losers: Implications for Stock Market Efficiency
The Journal of Finance|1993
11.5k cit.
4
A five-factor asset pricing model
Journal of Financial Economics|2014
7.8k cit.
5
Using daily stock returns
Journal of Financial Economics|1985
6.6k cit.
6
Multifactor Explanations of Asset Pricing Anomalies
The Journal of Finance|1996
6.5k cit.
7
Industry costs of equity
Journal of Financial Economics|1997
6.2k cit.
8
Detecting Earnings Management.
The Accounting Review|1995
5.9k cit.
9
Investor Psychology and Security Market Under‐ and Overreactions
The Journal of Finance|1998
5.7k cit.
10
The Determinants of Capital Structure Choice
The Journal of Finance|1988
5.6k cit.

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