Igor Osobov

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
7 papers, 952 citations indexed

About

Igor Osobov is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Igor Osobov has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 952 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Accounting, 2 papers in Finance and 1 paper in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Igor Osobov's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (6 papers), Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (2 papers) and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (2 papers). Igor Osobov is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (6 papers), Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (2 papers) and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (2 papers). Igor Osobov collaborates with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Igor Osobov's co-authors include Diane K. Denis, David J. Denis, Ajay Patel, Michael J. Cooper, Ajay Khorana and P. Raghavendra Rau and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Corporate Finance and Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System).

In The Last Decade

Igor Osobov

7 papers receiving 870 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.

Why do firms pay dividends? International evidence on the determinants of dividend policy☆

2008 694 citations Diane K. Denis, Igor Osobov Journal of Financial Economics profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Igor Osobov United States	6	880	303	265	207	30	7	952
C John United States	6	760 0.9×	262 0.9×	418 1.6×	145 0.7×	52 1.7×	16	902
A. Burak Güner United States	5	665 0.8×	202 0.7×	267 1.0×	133 0.6×	40 1.3×	10	777
Gayané Hovakimian United States	11	992 1.1×	357 1.2×	518 2.0×	312 1.5×	16 0.5×	15	1.1k
Hyun Han Shin South Korea	6	786 0.9×	264 0.9×	383 1.4×	308 1.5×	37 1.2×	16	897
Ivalina Kalcheva United States	10	756 0.9×	246 0.8×	344 1.3×	276 1.3×	51 1.7×	24	918
Breno Schmidt United States	10	605 0.7×	155 0.5×	289 1.1×	191 0.9×	35 1.2×	16	683
Peter MacKay Hong Kong	9	886 1.0×	271 0.9×	387 1.5×	372 1.8×	15 0.5×	15	987
Sudha Krishnaswami United States	10	1.2k 1.4×	373 1.2×	767 2.9×	356 1.7×	27 0.9×	16	1.4k
Jingyi Jia United States	12	616 0.7×	179 0.6×	360 1.4×	194 0.9×	24 0.8×	24	739
Lanfeng Kao Taiwan	13	666 0.8×	218 0.7×	266 1.0×	147 0.7×	52 1.7×	32	728

Countries citing papers authored by Igor Osobov

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Igor Osobov

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

All Works

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7 of 7 papers shown

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Denis, Diane K. & Igor Osobov. (2008). Why do firms pay dividends? International evidence on the determinants of dividend policy☆. Journal of Financial Economics. 89(1). 62–82. 694 indexed citations breakdown →

2.

Osobov, Igor & David J. Denis. (2007). Why Do Firms Pay Dividends? International Evidence on the Determinants of Dividend Policy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 135 indexed citations

3.

Osobov, Igor & David J. Denis. (2005). Disappearing Dividends, Catering Incentives and Agency Costs: International Evidence. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations

4.

Osobov, Igor & David J. Denis. (2005). Disappearing Dividends, Catering Incentives and Agency Costs: International Evidence. SSRN Electronic Journal. 17 indexed citations

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Cooper, Michael J., Ajay Khorana, Igor Osobov, Ajay Patel, & P. Raghavendra Rau. (2004). Managerial actions in response to a market downturn: valuation effects of name changes in the dot.com decline. Journal of Corporate Finance. 11(1-2). 319–335. 72 indexed citations

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Osobov, Igor. (2004). Why are dividends disappearing? An international comparison. Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System). 6 indexed citations

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Rau, P. Raghavendra, Ajay Patel, Ajay Khorana, Michael J. Cooper, & Igor Osobov. (2003). Managerial Actions in Response to a Market Downturn: Valuation Effects of Name Changes in the Dot.com Decline. SSRN Electronic Journal. 24 indexed citations

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