Brian Williams

1.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
41 papers, 978 citations indexed

About

Brian Williams is a scholar working on Accounting, Economics and Econometrics and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Brian Williams has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 978 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Accounting, 17 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 6 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Brian Williams's work include Corporate Taxation and Avoidance (21 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (16 papers) and Taxation and Compliance Studies (15 papers). Brian Williams is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Taxation and Avoidance (21 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (16 papers) and Taxation and Compliance Studies (15 papers). Brian Williams collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Brian Williams's co-authors include David A. Guenther, Steven R. Matsunaga, Linda K. Krull, Angela K. Davis, Brian P. Miller, Bridget Stomberg, Braden Williams, Sonja O. Rego, Eric Holzman and Ronald B. Gibbons and has published in prestigious journals such as The Accounting Review, Contemporary Accounting Research and Review of Accounting Studies.

In The Last Decade

Brian Williams

36 papers receiving 937 citations

Hit Papers

Do Socially Responsible Firms Pay More Taxes? 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2016 100 200 300
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.

  1. Do Socially Responsible Firms Pay More Taxes?
    2015 320 citations Angela K. Davis, David A. Guenther et al. The Accounting Review profile →
  2. Is Tax Avoidance Related to Firm Risk?
    2016 302 citations David A. Guenther, Brian Williams et al. The Accounting Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Brian Williams United States 14 844 630 237 48 33 41 978
Wan Adibah Wan Ismail Malaysia 12 491 0.6× 52 0.1× 342 1.4× 50 1.0× 28 0.8× 46 625
Xinyao Guo China 5 110 0.1× 94 0.1× 183 0.8× 91 1.9× 25 0.8× 10 308
Paul Kattuman United Kingdom 14 184 0.2× 305 0.5× 71 0.3× 40 0.8× 36 1.1× 28 576
Thi Anh Nhu Nguyen Vietnam 14 174 0.2× 258 0.4× 37 0.2× 12 0.3× 28 0.8× 27 403
Tamanna Dalwai Oman 12 331 0.4× 103 0.2× 232 1.0× 28 0.6× 19 0.6× 28 487
Thomas Kaspereit Germany 13 247 0.3× 80 0.1× 347 1.5× 162 3.4× 14 0.4× 33 481
Zhonghua Wu United States 13 216 0.3× 352 0.6× 156 0.7× 55 1.1× 8 0.2× 34 536
Mohan Fonseka China 10 198 0.2× 129 0.2× 197 0.8× 101 2.1× 20 0.6× 30 387
Qasim Zureigat Saudi Arabia 10 294 0.3× 78 0.1× 159 0.7× 50 1.0× 20 0.6× 26 457
Jianlei Han Australia 11 211 0.3× 261 0.4× 95 0.4× 17 0.4× 22 0.7× 30 465

Countries citing papers authored by Brian Williams

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Fields of papers citing papers by Brian Williams

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Brian Williams. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Brian Williams. The network helps show where Brian Williams may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Brian Williams

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Brian Williams. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Brian Williams 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 Brian Williams. Brian Williams is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Tsiboe, Francis, et al.. (2025). Risk reduction impacts of crop insurance in the United States. Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy. 47(5). 1832–1847.
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Merkley, Kenneth J., et al.. (2024). Crypto-influencers. Review of Accounting Studies. 29(3). 2254–2297. 8 indexed citations
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Merkley, Kenneth J., et al.. (2023). Crypto-Influencers. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Simone, Lisa De, Bridget Stomberg, & Brian Williams. (2023). Does tax enforcement disparately affect domestic versus multinational corporations around the world?. Contemporary Accounting Research. 40(4). 2816–2845. 14 indexed citations
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Stomberg, Bridget, et al.. (2023). Spillover benefits of financial statement audits: Evidence from IRS enforcement outcomes. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Schwab, Casey M., Bridget Stomberg, & Brian Williams. (2021). Effective Tax Planning. The Accounting Review. 97(1). 413–437. 22 indexed citations
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Guenther, David A., Linda K. Krull, & Brian Williams. (2020). Identifying Different Types of Tax Avoidance: Implications for Empirical Research. Journal of the American Taxation Association. 43(1). 27–50. 16 indexed citations
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Holzman, Eric, Brian P. Miller, & Brian Williams. (2020). The Local Spillover Effect of Corporate Accounting Misconduct: Evidence from City Crime Rates*. Contemporary Accounting Research. 38(3). 1542–1580. 20 indexed citations
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Williams, Braden, et al.. (2019). Real Effects of Financial Reporting on Innovation: Evidence from Tax Law and Accounting Standards. SSRN Electronic Journal. 9 indexed citations
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Rego, Sonja O., et al.. (2019). Tax Avoidance, Uncertainty, and Firm Risk. SSRN Electronic Journal. 31 indexed citations
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Holzman, Eric, Brian P. Miller, & Brian Williams. (2018). The Local Spillover Effect of Corporate Accounting Misconduct: Evidence from City Crime Rates. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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Rego, Sonja O., Brian Williams, & Ryan J. Wilson. (2017). Who Invests in Corporate Tax Avoiders?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Goldman, Nathan C., et al.. (2017). How Does CEO Tenure Affect Corporate Income Tax Planning and Financial Reporting Decisions?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
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Guenther, David A., et al.. (2017). Use of Increased Operating Cash Flow by Firms that Avoid Taxes. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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Gibbons, Ronald B., et al.. (2013). Assessment of the Durability of Wet Night Visible Pavement Markings: Retroreflectivity Experiment. Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual MeetingTransportation Research Board. 1 indexed citations
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Guenther, David A., Xuesong Hu, & Brian Williams. (2013). Are Large Book-Tax Differences Related to Discretionary Accruals?. 3 indexed citations
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Davis, Angela K., David A. Guenther, Linda K. Krull, & Brian Williams. (2013). Taxes and Corporate Sustainability Reporting: Is Paying Taxes Viewed as Socially Responsible?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 16 indexed citations
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Gibbons, Ronald B., Suzanne E. Lee, Brian Williams, & Carl C. Miller. (2008). Selection and Application of Warning Lights on Roadway Operations Equipment. National Academies Press eBooks. 11 indexed citations
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Gibbons, Ronald B., Suzanne E. Lee, Brian Williams, & Carl C. Miller. (2008). GUIDELINES FOR THE SELECTION AND APPLICATION OF WARNING LIGHTS ON ROADWAY OPERATIONS EQUIPMENT. 1 indexed citations
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Williams, Brian & Jon Nicholl. (1992). Recent trends in the use of domiciliary oxygen in England and Wales.. PubMed. 23(4). 166–7. 5 indexed citations

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