Jan Barton

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
16 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Jan Barton is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Jan Barton has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Accounting, 10 papers in Finance and 7 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Jan Barton's work include Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (15 papers), Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (9 papers) and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research (6 papers). Jan Barton is often cited by papers focused on Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (15 papers), Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (9 papers) and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research (6 papers). Jan Barton collaborates with scholars based in United States. Jan Barton's co-authors include Paul J. Simko, Gregory B. Waymire, Molly Mercer, Grace Pownall, Bowe Hansen, Gregory S. Berns, Andrew M. Brooks, Jane M. Thayer, Marcus Kirk and Daniel W. Collins and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Accounting and Economics, The Accounting Review and Contemporary Accounting Research.

In The Last Decade

Jan Barton

16 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

The Balance Sheet as an Earnings Management Constraint

2002 661 citations Jan Barton, Paul J. Simko The Accounting Review profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Jan Barton United States	12	2.0k	1.0k	679	225	116	16	2.2k
Neil Fargher Australia	19	1.5k 0.7×	554 0.5×	481 0.7×	148 0.7×	151 1.3×	68	1.7k
Michael D. Kimbrough United States	14	1.3k 0.7×	598 0.6×	747 1.1×	190 0.8×	94 0.8×	35	1.6k
Steve Rock United States	15	1.2k 0.6×	578 0.6×	481 0.7×	168 0.7×	101 0.9×	23	1.4k
Anup Srivastava United States	12	1.5k 0.7×	702 0.7×	520 0.8×	210 0.9×	83 0.7×	57	1.6k
Natasha Burns United States	15	1.7k 0.9×	669 0.6×	663 1.0×	256 1.1×	63 0.5×	41	1.9k
Sok‐Hyon Kang United States	18	1.6k 0.8×	956 0.9×	536 0.8×	184 0.8×	69 0.6×	32	1.8k
Ann Vanstraelen Netherlands	22	2.1k 1.0×	849 0.8×	328 0.5×	220 1.0×	271 2.3×	53	2.4k
Christine I. Wiedman Canada	19	1.1k 0.6×	667 0.6×	419 0.6×	118 0.5×	86 0.7×	44	1.3k
Michael T. Stein United States	12	1.6k 0.8×	567 0.5×	337 0.5×	187 0.8×	233 2.0×	24	1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Jan Barton

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Fields of papers citing papers by Jan Barton

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Jan Barton

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All Works

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16 of 16 papers shown

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Barton, Jan, Gregory S. Berns, & Andrew M. Brooks. (2014). The Neuroscience Behind the Stock Market's Reaction to Corporate Earnings News. The Accounting Review. 89(6). 1945–1977. 27 indexed citations

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Barton, Jan, et al.. (2014). Why Do Socially Responsible Firms Manage Earnings. 2 indexed citations

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Barton, Jan, Gregory S. Berns, & Andrew M. Brooks. (2012). The Neuroscience Behind the Stock Market's Reaction to Corporate Earnings News. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations

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Barton, Jan, Bowe Hansen, & Grace Pownall. (2010). Which Performance Measures Do Investors Around the World Value the Most—and Why?. The Accounting Review. 85(3). 753–789. 150 indexed citations

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Barton, Jan, Bowe Hansen, & Grace Pownall. (2009). Which Performance Measures do Investors Value the Most - and Why?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations

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Barton, Jan. (2005). Who Cares about Auditor Reputation?*. Contemporary Accounting Research. 22(3). 549–586. 189 indexed citations

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Barton, Jan & Molly Mercer. (2005). To blame or not to blame: Analysts’ reactions to external explanations for poor financial performance. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 39(3). 509–533. 156 indexed citations

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Barton, Jan & Gregory B. Waymire. (2004). Investor protection under unregulated financial reporting. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 38. 65–116. 173 indexed citations

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Barton, Jan & Molly Mercer. (2004). To Blame or not to Blame: Analysts' Reactions to External Explanations for Poor Financial Performance. SSRN Electronic Journal. 36 indexed citations

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Barton, Jan & Gregory B. Waymire. (2003). Investor Protection Under Unregulated Financial Reporting. SSRN Electronic Journal. 59 indexed citations

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Barton, Jan. (2003). Who Cares about Auditor Reputation?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 160 indexed citations

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Barton, Jan & Paul J. Simko. (2002). The Balance Sheet as an Earnings Management Constraint. The Accounting Review. 77(s-1). 1–27. 661 indexed citations breakdown →

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Collins, Daniel W., Paul Hribar, Jan Barton, et al.. (2002). An Empirical Analysis of the Tax Benefit from Employee Stock Options. 1 indexed citations

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Barton, Jan & Paul J. Simko. (2002). The Balance Sheet as an Earnings Management Constraint. SSRN Electronic Journal. 193 indexed citations

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Barton, Jan. (2001). Does the Use of Financial Derivatives Affect Earnings Management Decisions?. The Accounting Review. 76(1). 1–26. 305 indexed citations

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Barton, Jan. (2000). Does the Use of Financial Derivatives Affect Earnings Management Decisions?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 34 indexed citations

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