Peter MacKay

1.5k total citations · 1 hit paper
15 papers, 987 citations indexed

About

Peter MacKay is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Peter MacKay has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 987 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Accounting, 10 papers in Finance and 7 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Peter MacKay's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (8 papers), Risk Management in Financial Firms (5 papers) and Capital Investment and Risk Analysis (5 papers). Peter MacKay is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (8 papers), Risk Management in Financial Firms (5 papers) and Capital Investment and Risk Analysis (5 papers). Peter MacKay collaborates with scholars based in Hong Kong, United States and Türkiye. Peter MacKay's co-authors include Gordon M. Phillips, Sara B. Moeller, Keith Smith, Nabil Khoury, Jonathan A. Batten and Niklas Wagner and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Finance, Review of Financial Studies and Journal of Banking & Finance.

In The Last Decade

Peter MacKay

15 papers receiving 917 citations

Hit Papers

How Does Industry Affect Firm Financial Structure? 2005 2026 2012 2019 2005 100 200 300 400 500
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. How Does Industry Affect Firm Financial Structure?
    2005 547 citations Peter MacKay, Gordon M. Phillips Review of Financial Studies profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Peter MacKay Hong Kong 9 886 387 372 271 37 15 987
Ranjan D’Mello United States 15 819 0.9× 405 1.0× 278 0.7× 302 1.1× 32 0.9× 28 966
Gayané Hovakimian United States 11 992 1.1× 518 1.3× 312 0.8× 357 1.3× 27 0.7× 15 1.1k
Jack G. Wolf United States 9 806 0.9× 368 1.0× 271 0.7× 285 1.1× 21 0.6× 14 890
José‐Miguel Gaspar France 11 999 1.1× 792 2.0× 302 0.8× 203 0.7× 36 1.0× 20 1.2k
Eli Talmor United States 15 481 0.5× 386 1.0× 280 0.8× 209 0.8× 36 1.0× 35 724
Gordon R. Hanka United States 6 877 1.0× 480 1.2× 217 0.6× 245 0.9× 18 0.5× 7 969
Hyun Han Shin South Korea 6 786 0.9× 383 1.0× 308 0.8× 264 1.0× 24 0.6× 16 897
Srinivasan Krishnamurthy United States 8 825 0.9× 447 1.2× 198 0.5× 263 1.0× 21 0.6× 11 929
Vladimir A. Gatchev United States 11 828 0.9× 485 1.3× 188 0.5× 237 0.9× 22 0.6× 29 920
Palani‐Rajan Kadapakkam United States 15 789 0.9× 522 1.3× 405 1.1× 271 1.0× 81 2.2× 41 1.0k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Peter MacKay

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Peter MacKay

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

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Batten, Jonathan A., et al.. (2013). Advances in Financial Risk Management. Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks. 4 indexed citations
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Batten, Jonathan A., Peter MacKay, & Niklas Wagner. (2013). Advances in Financial Risk Management: Corporates, Intermediaries and Portfolios. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2 indexed citations
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MacKay, Peter, et al.. (2011). Product markets and corporate investment: Theory and evidence. Journal of Banking & Finance. 36(2). 439–453. 40 indexed citations
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MacKay, Peter, et al.. (2008). Investment and Competition. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 43(2). 299–330. 12 indexed citations
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MacKay, Peter & Sara B. Moeller. (2007). The Value of Corporate Risk Management. The Journal of Finance. 62(3). 1379–1419. 129 indexed citations
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MacKay, Peter, et al.. (2006). Investment and Competition. 8 indexed citations
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MacKay, Peter, et al.. (2006). Externalities and Corporate Investment. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Moeller, Sara B. & Peter MacKay. (2006). The Value of Corporate Risk Management. SSRN Electronic Journal. 28 indexed citations
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MacKay, Peter & Gordon M. Phillips. (2005). How Does Industry Affect Firm Financial Structure?. Review of Financial Studies. 18(4). 1433–1466. 547 indexed citations breakdown →
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MacKay, Peter, et al.. (2005). How Does Industry Affect Firm Financial Structure. 83 indexed citations
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MacKay, Peter. (2003). Real Flexibility and Financial Structure: An Empirical Analysis. Review of Financial Studies. 16(4). 1131–1165. 79 indexed citations
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Phillips, Gordon M. & Peter MacKay. (2001). Is There an Optimal Industry Financial Structure?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
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MacKay, Peter, et al.. (1999). Working Capital Management Practices in Canada, Australia and the U.S.A.. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l Administration. 16(1). 53. 2 indexed citations
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Khoury, Nabil, Keith Smith, & Peter MacKay. (1999). Comparing Working Capital Practices in Canada, the United States, and Australia: A Note. Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences / Revue Canadienne des Sciences de l Administration. 16(1). 53–57. 34 indexed citations
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MacKay, Peter. (1999). Real Flexibility and Financial Structure: An Empirical Analysis. SSRN Electronic Journal. 9 indexed citations

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