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.
20011.0k citationsS.P. Kothari, Andrew J. Leone et al.SSRN Electronic Journalprofile →
The Effect of Disclosures by Management, Analysts, and Business Press on Cost of Capital, Return Volatility, and Analyst Forecasts: A Study Using Content Analysis
2009773 citationsS.P. Kothari et al.The Accounting Reviewprofile →
Measuring long-horizon security price performance
1997755 citationsS.P. Kothari, Jerold B. Warnerprofile →
Another Look at the Cross‐section of Expected Stock Returns
1995694 citationsS.P. Kothari, Richard G. Sloan et al.profile →
A Market-Based Evaluation of Discretionary Accrual Models
1996668 citationsWayne R. Guay, S.P. Kothari et al.profile →
The Effect of International Institutional Factors on Properties of Accounting Earnings
1999648 citationsRay Ball, S.P. Kothari et al.SSRN Electronic Journalprofile →
Capitalization versus Expensing: Evidence on the Uncertainty of Future Earnings from Capital Expenditures versus R&D Outlays
2002614 citationsS.P. Kothari, Andrew J. Leone et al.profile →
Price and return models
1995535 citationsS.P. Kothari et al.Journal of Accounting and Economicsprofile →
Book-to-market, dividend yield, and expected market returns: A time-series analysis
This map shows the geographic impact of S.P. Kothari'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 S.P. Kothari with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites S.P. Kothari more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by S.P. Kothari. 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 S.P. Kothari. The network helps show where S.P. Kothari may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of S.P. Kothari
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of S.P. Kothari.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of S.P. Kothari 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 S.P. Kothari. S.P. Kothari is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Kothari, S.P., et al.. (2012). Generating Superior Performance in Private Equity: A New Investment Methodology. SSRN Electronic Journal.3 indexed citations
7.
Ball, Ray, S.P. Kothari, & Valeri V. Nikolaev. (2012). On Estimating Conditional Conservatism. The Accounting Review. 88(3). 755–787.195 indexed citations
8.
Dechow, Patricia, S.P. Kothari, & Ross L. Watts. (2006). The Relation Between Earnings and Cash Flows. SSRN Electronic Journal.91 indexed citations
9.
Kothari, S.P., et al.. (2004). Implications of Survival and Data Trimming for Tests of Market Efficiency. SSRN Electronic Journal.18 indexed citations
10.
Guay, Wayne R., S.P. Kothari, & Richard G. Sloan. (2003). Accounting for Employee Stock Options. SSRN Electronic Journal.5 indexed citations
11.
Kothari, S.P.. (2002). Contemporary accounting research : synthesis and critique. North-Holland eBooks.2 indexed citations
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Kothari, S.P., et al.. (2002). Capitalization Versus Expensing: Evidence on the Uncertainty of Future Earnings from Capital Expenditures Versus R&D Outlays. SSRN Electronic Journal.66 indexed citations
13.
Hentschel, Ludger & S.P. Kothari. (2001). Are Corporations Reducing or Taking Risks with Derivatives. SSRN Electronic Journal.26 indexed citations
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Kothari, S.P.. (2000). The role of financial reporting in reducing financial risks in the market. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 44. 89–112.97 indexed citations
15.
Hentschel, Ludger & S.P. Kothari. (1998). Life Insurance or Lottery: Are Corporations Managing or Taking Risks with Derivatives?. SSRN Electronic Journal.7 indexed citations
16.
Ball, Ray, S.P. Kothari, & Charles E. Wasley. (1998). Is Research On Trading Rules Implementable? The Case Of Short-Term Contrarian Strategies. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Kothari, S.P. & Jerold B. Warner. (1997). Measuring Mutual Fund Performance. SSRN Electronic Journal.4 indexed citations
Dechow, Patricia, S.P. Kothari, & Ross L. Watts. (1995). The Correlation Structure of Earnings Cash Flows and Accruals. SSRN Electronic Journal.5 indexed citations
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Kothari, S.P. & Ray Ball. (1993). Economic determinants of the relation between earnings changes and stock returns. 68(3). 622–638.107 indexed citations
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