R. David McLean

3.5k total citations · 2 hit papers
45 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

R. David McLean is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, R. David McLean has authored 45 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Accounting, 33 papers in Finance and 9 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in R. David McLean's work include Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (31 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (30 papers) and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (17 papers). R. David McLean is often cited by papers focused on Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (31 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (30 papers) and Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (17 papers). R. David McLean collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Hong Kong. R. David McLean's co-authors include Jeffrey Pontiff, Mengxin Zhao, Joseph Engelberg, Akiko Watanabe, Gang Hu, Tianyu Zhang, Qinghai Wang, Matthew C. Ringgenberg, Christopher M. Reilly and Berardino Palazzo and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Economics and Review of Financial Studies.

In The Last Decade

R. David McLean

44 papers receiving 2.1k citations

Hit Papers

Does Academic Research Destroy Stock Return Predictability? 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 2018 250 500 750
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. Does Academic Research Destroy Stock Return Predictability?
    2015 881 citations R. David McLean, Jeffrey Pontiff The Journal of Finance profile →
  2. Anomalies and News
    2018 200 citations Joseph Engelberg, R. David McLean et al. The Journal of Finance profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
R. David McLean United States 16 1.7k 1.2k 951 351 292 45 2.2k
Michael T. Cliff United States 10 2.0k 1.2× 1.1k 0.9× 1.4k 1.5× 665 1.9× 144 0.5× 15 2.5k
Thomas Gehrig Austria 19 974 0.6× 560 0.5× 873 0.9× 256 0.7× 343 1.2× 76 1.6k
Adam V. Reed United States 23 2.5k 1.4× 2.2k 1.8× 939 1.0× 198 0.6× 313 1.1× 47 2.9k
Charles P. Jones United States 20 1.2k 0.7× 982 0.8× 516 0.5× 121 0.3× 289 1.0× 79 1.6k
Jeffrey A. Busse United States 21 2.8k 1.6× 1.9k 1.6× 1.4k 1.4× 290 0.8× 208 0.7× 37 3.0k
Soeren Hvidkjaer United States 14 2.5k 1.5× 1.8k 1.5× 1.0k 1.1× 301 0.9× 376 1.3× 16 2.9k
Alex Frino Australia 27 1.8k 1.1× 1.1k 0.9× 1.1k 1.1× 264 0.8× 157 0.5× 131 2.2k
Matthew C. Ringgenberg United States 16 1.5k 0.9× 1.1k 0.9× 738 0.8× 231 0.7× 233 0.8× 46 1.9k
Robert A. Van Ness United States 24 1.5k 0.9× 1.3k 1.1× 802 0.8× 210 0.6× 338 1.2× 126 2.0k
Bruce D. Grundy Australia 19 2.1k 1.2× 1.1k 1.0× 1.1k 1.2× 386 1.1× 309 1.1× 49 2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by R. David McLean

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Fields of papers citing papers by R. David McLean

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of R. David McLean

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of R. David McLean. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of R. David McLean 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 R. David McLean. R. David McLean 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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McLean, R. David, Jeffrey Pontiff, & Christopher M. Reilly. (2025). Taking sides on return predictability. Journal of Financial Economics. 173. 104158–104158.
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McLean, R. David, et al.. (2023). Corporate Leadership and Inherited Beliefs About Gender Roles. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 58(8). 3274–3304. 4 indexed citations
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Engelberg, Joseph, R. David McLean, Jeffrey Pontiff, & Matthew C. Ringgenberg. (2022). Do Cross-Sectional Predictors Contain Systematic Information?. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 58(3). 1172–1201. 15 indexed citations
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McLean, R. David, et al.. (2021). Short Sellers in the Realm of Social Media: Arbitrageurs or Manipulators?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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McLean, R. David & Mengxin Zhao. (2018). Cash savings and capital markets. Journal of Empirical Finance. 47. 49–64. 20 indexed citations
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McLean, R. David, Christo A. Pirinsky, & Mengxin Zhao. (2018). Women in the Boardroom and Cultural Beliefs about Gender Roles. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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McLean, R. David & Berardino Palazzo. (2017). The Motives of Long-Term Debt Issues. 3 indexed citations
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McLean, R. David & Berardino Palazzo. (2016). Precautionary Finance: Evidence from the Timing and Size of Debt and Equity Issues. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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McLean, R. David & Jeffrey Pontiff. (2015). Does Academic Research Destroy Stock Return Predictability?. The Journal of Finance. 71(1). 5–32. 881 indexed citations breakdown →
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Hu, Gang, R. David McLean, Jeffrey Pontiff, & Qinghai Wang. (2013). The Year-End Trading Activities of Institutional Investors: Evidence from Daily Trades. Review of Financial Studies. 27(5). 1593–1614. 61 indexed citations
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McLean, R. David & Mengxin Zhao. (2013). The Business Cycle, Investor Sentiment, and Costly External Finance. The Journal of Finance. 69(3). 1377–1409. 242 indexed citations
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McLean, R. David & Jeffrey Pontiff. (2012). Does Academic Research Destroy Stock Return Predictability?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 11 indexed citations
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McLean, R. David, Tianyu Zhang, & Mengxin Zhao. (2011). Investor Protection and Choice of Share Issuance Mechanism. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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McLean, R. David & Mengxin Zhao. (2011). The Business Cycle, Investor Sentiment, and Costly External Finance. SSRN Electronic Journal. 41 indexed citations
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McLean, R. David. (2010). Idiosyncratic Risk, Long-Term Reversal, and Momentum. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 45(4). 883–906. 30 indexed citations
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McLean, R. David, Tianyu Zhang, & Mengxin Zhao. (2010). How do Firms Issue Shares? Evidence from Around the World Ψ. 2 indexed citations
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Zhao, Mengxin & R. David McLean. (2010). Investor Sentiment and Real Investment. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations
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McLean, R. David, Jeffrey Pontiff, & Akiko Watanabe. (2009). Share issuance and cross-sectional returns: International evidence☆. Journal of Financial Economics. 94(1). 1–17. 154 indexed citations
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Hu, Gang, et al.. (2009). Costly arbitrage and idiosyncratic risk: Evidence from short sellers. Journal of Financial Intermediation. 19(4). 564–579. 20 indexed citations
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McLean, R. David. (1965). Cyclophosphamide in the management of advanced bronchial carcinoma.. Thorax. 20(6). 555–561. 13 indexed citations

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