Aaron Yoon

3.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
30 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Aaron Yoon is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Accounting and Marketing. According to data from OpenAlex, Aaron Yoon has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Strategy and Management, 20 papers in Accounting and 9 papers in Marketing. Recurrent topics in Aaron Yoon's work include Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (18 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (12 papers) and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (10 papers). Aaron Yoon is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting (18 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (12 papers) and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (10 papers). Aaron Yoon collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Hong Kong. Aaron Yoon's co-authors include George Serafeim, Soohun Kim, Mozaffar Khan, Kyle Welch, Jody Grewal, Jeff Zeyun Chen, Ethan Rouen, Zengquan Li, Ole‐Kristian Hope and Daniel Aobdia and has published in prestigious journals such as Management Science, Journal of Accounting and Economics and The Accounting Review.

In The Last Decade

Aaron Yoon

27 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Corporate Sustainability: First Evidence on Materiality

2016 891 citations George Serafeim, Aaron Yoon et al. The Accounting Review profile →
Stock price reactions to ESG news: the role of ESG ratings and disagreement

2022 301 citations George Serafeim, Aaron Yoon Review of Accounting Studies profile →
Analyzing Active Fund Managers’ Commitment to ESG: Evidence from the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment

2022 198 citations Soohun Kim, Aaron Yoon Management Science profile →

Author Peers

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Author						Papers	Cites
Aaron Yoon	1.5k	973	717	647	565	30	2.2k
Andrew Koch	1.1k 0.7×	958 1.0×	623 0.9×	606 0.9×	687 1.2×	16	2.1k
Christian Klein	1.2k 0.8×	625 0.6×	672 0.9×	593 0.9×	681 1.2×	38	2.0k
Bernhard Zwergel	1.1k 0.7×	608 0.6×	580 0.8×	590 0.9×	644 1.1×	30	1.8k
Julian F Kölbel	1.5k 1.0×	894 0.9×	1.0k 1.4×	589 0.9×	923 1.6×	24	2.6k
Alexander Bassen	1.6k 1.1×	711 0.7×	672 0.9×	934 1.4×	725 1.3×	23	2.5k
Ioannis Oikonomou	1.5k 1.0×	934 1.0×	659 0.9×	660 1.0×	578 1.0×	21	2.1k
Nadja Guenster	1.1k 0.7×	783 0.8×	520 0.7×	524 0.8×	415 0.7×	16	1.7k
Ali M Fatemi	1.3k 0.9×	1.2k 1.3×	519 0.7×	645 1.0×	715 1.3×	45	2.3k
Aly Salama	2.0k 1.3×	1.5k 1.6×	364 0.5×	914 1.4×	426 0.8×	43	2.7k
Sudipta Bose	1.1k 0.7×	745 0.8×	258 0.4×	585 0.9×	422 0.7×	67	1.7k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Aaron Yoon

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Aaron Yoon. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Aaron Yoon based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Aaron Yoon. Aaron Yoon is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Aobdia, Daniel & Aaron Yoon. (2025). Do auditors understand the implications of ESG issues for their audits? Evidence from financially material negative ESG incidents. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 81(2). 101831–101831. 1 indexed citations

Chen, Jeff Zeyun, et al.. (2025). Global versus Local ESG Ratings: Evidence from China. The Accounting Review. 100(4). 161–192. 13 indexed citations

Yoon, Aaron, et al.. (2024). Sell-side analysts’ assessment of ESG risk. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 79(2-3). 101759–101759. 6 indexed citations

Wolff, M. J., et al.. (2024). Microeconomics of Environmental Performance: Evidence from Firms’ Emissions Reduction Initiatives. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2024(1).

Yoon, Aaron, et al.. (2024). <p><span>Capital Structure and ESG Integration: A Security-Design Approach</span></p><div> <i><br></i></div>. SSRN Electronic Journal.

Chen, Jeff Zeyun, et al.. (2023). Audit-Firm Profitability: Determinants and Implications for Audit Outcomes. European Accounting Review. 33(4). 1369–1396. 17 indexed citations

Aobdia, Daniel & Aaron Yoon. (2023). Do Auditors Understand the Implications of ESG Issues for Their Audits? Evidence From Financially Material Negative ESG Incidents. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations

She, Guoman, et al.. (2023). Shareholder value implications of supply chain ESG: Evidence from negative incidents. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations

Serafeim, George & Aaron Yoon. (2022). Stock price reactions to ESG news: the role of ESG ratings and disagreement. Review of Accounting Studies. 28(3). 1500–1530. 301 indexed citations breakdown →

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Serafeim, George & Aaron Yoon. (2022). Understanding the Business Relevance of ESG Issues. 7(2). 207–212. 19 indexed citations

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Welch, Kyle & Aaron Yoon. (2022). Do high-ability managers choose ESG projects that create shareholder value? Evidence from employee opinions. Review of Accounting Studies. 28(4). 2448–2475. 110 indexed citations

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Kim, Soohun & Aaron Yoon. (2022). Analyzing Active Fund Managers’ Commitment to ESG: Evidence from the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. Management Science. 69(2). 741–758. 198 indexed citations breakdown →

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Serafeim, George & Aaron Yoon. (2022). Which Corporate ESG News Does the Market React To?. Financial Analysts Journal. 78(1). 59–78. 113 indexed citations

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Rouen, Ethan, et al.. (2022). The Evolution of ESG Reports and the Role of Voluntary Standards. SSRN Electronic Journal. 22 indexed citations

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Yoon, Aaron. (2020). The Role of Private Disclosures in Markets with Weak Institutions: Evidence from Market Liberalization in China. The Accounting Review. 96(4). 433–455. 7 indexed citations

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Yoon, Aaron. (2020). Discussion of “Audit Firm Assessments of Cyber-Security Risk: Evidence from Audit Fees and SEC Comment Letters”. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 55(3). 1950018–1950018. 2 indexed citations

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Kim, Soohun & Aaron Yoon. (2020). Analyzing Active Managers' Commitment to ESG: Evidence from United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. SSRN Electronic Journal. 42 indexed citations

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Yoon, Aaron. (2017). Credibility of Disclosures in Weak Enforcement Institutions: Evidence from Shanghai-Hong Kong Connect. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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Serafeim, George, et al.. (2016). Corporate Sustainability: First Evidence on Materiality. The Accounting Review. 91(6). 1697–1724. 891 indexed citations breakdown →

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Khan, Mozaffar, George Serafeim, & Aaron Yoon. (2015). Corporate Sustainability: First Evidence on Materiality. SSRN Electronic Journal. 221 indexed citations

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