Chris Florackis

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Chris Florackis is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris Florackis has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Accounting, 23 papers in Finance and 12 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Chris Florackis's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (26 papers), Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (14 papers) and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research (8 papers). Chris Florackis is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (26 papers), Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (14 papers) and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research (8 papers). Chris Florackis collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Greece. Chris Florackis's co-authors include Aydin Ozkan, Alexandros Kostakis, Özgür Arslan‐Ayaydin, Andros Gregoriou, Terry McNulty, Roni Michaely, Michael Weber, Christodoulos Louca, Angelos Kanas and Ruth V. Aguilera and has published in prestigious journals such as Management Science, Review of Financial Studies and European Journal of Operational Research.

In The Last Decade

Chris Florackis

39 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Cybersecurity Risk 2022 2026 2023 2024 2022 25 50 75 100
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. Cybersecurity Risk
    2022 107 citations Chris Florackis, Christodoulos Louca et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chris Florackis United Kingdom 18 1.2k 482 436 419 112 41 1.6k
M. Babajide Wintoki United States 19 1.3k 1.1× 655 1.4× 467 1.1× 576 1.4× 99 0.9× 40 1.8k
Kwaku K. Opong United Kingdom 16 951 0.8× 418 0.9× 494 1.1× 380 0.9× 51 0.5× 42 1.4k
Jan Bena Canada 13 1.1k 1.0× 432 0.9× 442 1.0× 721 1.7× 75 0.7× 35 1.6k
Isil Erel United States 19 1.7k 1.5× 987 2.0× 614 1.4× 723 1.7× 75 0.7× 55 2.3k
Jo Danbolt United Kingdom 21 1.5k 1.3× 458 1.0× 740 1.7× 454 1.1× 51 0.5× 49 1.8k
Christo A. Pirinsky United States 12 974 0.8× 696 1.4× 231 0.5× 560 1.3× 57 0.5× 30 1.3k
John K. Wald United States 22 2.3k 1.9× 1.0k 2.1× 805 1.8× 706 1.7× 110 1.0× 70 2.7k
P. Eric Yeung United States 19 1.8k 1.5× 764 1.6× 632 1.4× 538 1.3× 42 0.4× 48 2.1k
Dushyantkumar Vyas Canada 18 1.3k 1.2× 563 1.2× 558 1.3× 268 0.6× 46 0.4× 45 1.6k
Manohar Singh United States 19 1.5k 1.3× 416 0.9× 663 1.5× 422 1.0× 135 1.2× 39 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Chris Florackis

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chris Florackis

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chris Florackis

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Chris Florackis. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Chris Florackis 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 Chris Florackis. Chris Florackis 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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Florackis, Chris, et al.. (2025). Backing away from ESG? The effect of sovereign rating downgrades on corporate sustainability. Journal of Corporate Finance. 94. 102856–102856. 1 indexed citations
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Florackis, Chris, et al.. (2025). Stock market reaction to mandatory carbon disclosure announcements: The role of institutional investors. Journal of International Financial Markets Institutions and Money. 99. 102113–102113. 2 indexed citations
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Florackis, Chris, Christodoulos Louca, Roni Michaely, & Michael Weber. (2023). Cybersecurity Risk: The Data. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Florackis, Chris, et al.. (2019). Idiosyncratic risk, risk-taking incentives and the relation between managerial ownership and firm value. European Journal of Operational Research. 283(2). 748–766. 19 indexed citations
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Aretz, Kevin, Chris Florackis, & Alexandros Kostakis. (2017). Do Stock Returns Really Decrease with Default Risk? New International Evidence. Management Science. 64(8). 3821–3842. 26 indexed citations
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Aguilera, Ruth V., Chris Florackis, & Hicheon Kim. (2016). Advancing the Corporate Governance Research Agenda. Corporate Governance An International Review. 24(3). 172–180. 60 indexed citations
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Florackis, Chris, Angelos Kanas, & Alexandros Kostakis. (2014). Dividend policy, managerial ownership and debt financing: A non-parametric perspective. European Journal of Operational Research. 241(3). 783–795. 61 indexed citations
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Florackis, Chris, Gianluigi Giorgioni, Alexandros Kostakis, & Costas Milas. (2014). On stock market illiquidity and real-time GDP growth. Journal of International Money and Finance. 44. 210–229. 30 indexed citations
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Arslan‐Ayaydin, Özgür, Chris Florackis, & Aydin Ozkan. (2013). Financial flexibility, corporate investment and performance: evidence from financial crises. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. 42(2). 211–250. 167 indexed citations
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Florackis, Chris, et al.. (2013). CEO Compensation and Future Shareholder Returns: Evidence from the London Stock Exchange. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Florackis, Chris, Alexandros Kostakis, & Angelos Kanas. (2012). Idiosyncratic Risk, Risk-Taking Incentives and the Link between Managerial Ownership and Firm Value. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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McNulty, Terry, et al.. (2012). Boards of Directors and Financial Risk during the Credit Crisis. Corporate Governance An International Review. 21(1). 58–78. 88 indexed citations
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Florackis, Chris, Gianluigi Giorgioni, Alexandros Kostakis, & Costas Milas. (2012). The Impact of Stock Market Illiquidity on Real UK GDP Growth. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Florackis, Chris & Krisztián Palotás. (2010). Corporate Governance and Performance: New Evidence Using Nonlinear Principal Component Analysis. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1–30. 3 indexed citations
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Florackis, Chris & Aydin Ozkan. (2009). Managerial incentives and corporate leverage: evidence from the United Kingdom. Accounting and Finance. 49(3). 531–553. 65 indexed citations
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Florackis, Chris. (2008). Agency costs and corporate governance mechanisms: evidence for UK firms. International Journal of Managerial Finance. 4(1). 37–59. 200 indexed citations
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Bowles, Roger & Chris Florackis. (2007). Duration of the time to reconviction: Evidence from UK prisoner discharge data. Journal of Criminal Justice. 35(4). 365–378. 16 indexed citations
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Florackis, Chris, Aydin Ozkan, & Özgür Arslan‐Ayaydin. (2006). The Role of Cash Holdings in Reducing Investment-Cash Flow Sensitivity: Evidence from a Financial Crisis Period in an Emerging Market. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Florackis, Chris. (2006). Agency Costs and Corporate Governance Mechanisms: Evidence for UK Firms. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations

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