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 market pricing of accruals quality
20052.3k citationsJennifer Francis, Ryan LaFond et al.Journal of Accounting and Economicsprofile →
Costs of Equity and Earnings Attributes
20041.8k citationsJennifer Francis, Ryan LaFond et al.The Accounting Reviewprofile →
Do Nonaudit Services Compromise Auditor Independence? Further Evidence
20031.2k citationsRyan LaFond et al.The Accounting Reviewprofile →
The effects of corporate governance on firms’ credit ratings
2006999 citationsDaniel W. Collins, Ryan LaFond et al.Journal of Accounting and Economicsprofile →
The Information Role of Conservatism
2008774 citationsRyan LaFond, Ross L. WattsThe Accounting Reviewprofile →
The Effect of SOX Internal Control Deficiencies and Their Remediation on Accrual Quality
2008757 citationsDaniel W. Collins, William R. Kinney et al.The Accounting Reviewprofile →
The Effect of SOX Internal Control Deficiencies on Firm Risk and Cost of Equity
2008661 citationsDaniel W. Collins, William R. Kinney et al.Journal of Accounting Researchprofile →
Managerial Ownership and Accounting Conservatism
2008517 citationsRyan LaFond, Sugata RoychowdhuryJournal of Accounting Researchprofile →
Peers — A (Enhanced Table)
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This map shows the geographic impact of Ryan LaFond's research. It shows the number of citations coming from papers published by authors working in each country. You can also color the map by specialization and compare the number of citations received by Ryan LaFond with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Ryan LaFond more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Ryan LaFond. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Ryan LaFond. The network helps show where Ryan LaFond may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ryan LaFond
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Ryan LaFond.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Ryan LaFond 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 Ryan LaFond. Ryan LaFond is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Skaife, Hollis Ashbaugh, Daniel W. Collins, William R. Kinney, & Ryan LaFond. (2008). The Effect of SOX Internal Control Deficiencies on Firm Risk and Cost of Equity. SSRN Electronic Journal.128 indexed citations
4.
Collins, Daniel W., et al.. (2008). The Effect of SOX Internal Control Deficiencies and Their Remediation on Accrual Quality. The Accounting Review. 83(1). 217–250.757 indexed citations breakdown →
5.
LaFond, Ryan & Sugata Roychowdhury. (2008). Managerial Ownership and Accounting Conservatism. Journal of Accounting Research. 46(1). 101–135.517 indexed citations breakdown →
Collins, Daniel W., et al.. (2006). The effects of corporate governance on firms’ credit ratings. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 42(1-2). 203–243.999 indexed citations breakdown →
Francis, Jennifer, Ryan LaFond, Per Olsson, & Katherine Schipper. (2005). The market pricing of accruals quality. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 39(2). 295–327.2340 indexed citations breakdown →
Francis, Jennifer, Ryan LaFond, Per Olsson, & Katherine Schipper. (2004). Costs of Equity and Earnings Attributes. The Accounting Review. 79(4). 967–1010.1795 indexed citations breakdown →
Francis, Jennifer, Ryan LaFond, Per Olsson, & Katherine Schipper. (2003). Accounting Anomalies and Information Uncertainty. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics.12 indexed citations
18.
Francis, Jennifer, Ryan LaFond, Per Olsson, & Katherine Schipper. (2003). The Market Pricing of Earnings Quality. SSRN Electronic Journal.83 indexed citations
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