Stefan Sundgren

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
38 papers, 2.5k citations indexed

About

Stefan Sundgren is a scholar working on Accounting, Strategy and Management and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Stefan Sundgren has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 2.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 34 papers in Accounting, 10 papers in Strategy and Management and 7 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Stefan Sundgren's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (27 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (22 papers) and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research (10 papers). Stefan Sundgren is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (27 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (22 papers) and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research (10 papers). Stefan Sundgren collaborates with scholars based in Sweden, Finland and United States. Stefan Sundgren's co-authors include Theodore Eisenberg, Martin T. Wells, Tobias Svanström, Lasse Niemi, W. Robert Knechel, S. Abraham Ravid, Clas Bergström, Kim Klarskov Jeppesen, Christian Johansson and Henrik Nilsson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Financial Economics, Contemporary Accounting Research and Financial Management.

In The Last Decade

Stefan Sundgren

35 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Larger board size and decreasing firm value in small firms 1998 2026 2007 2016 1998 500 1000 1.5k
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. Larger board size and decreasing firm value in small firms
    1998 1.7k citations Theodore Eisenberg, Stefan Sundgren et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Stefan Sundgren Sweden 14 2.3k 776 516 313 228 38 2.5k
Mark R. Huson Canada 13 2.3k 1.0× 931 1.2× 779 1.5× 413 1.3× 265 1.2× 25 2.6k
Jay Dahya United States 18 2.2k 0.9× 753 1.0× 514 1.0× 260 0.8× 277 1.2× 33 2.4k
Charlie Weir United Kingdom 20 1.8k 0.8× 648 0.8× 354 0.7× 330 1.1× 183 0.8× 60 2.0k
Harley E. Ryan United States 17 1.7k 0.7× 608 0.8× 611 1.2× 269 0.9× 136 0.6× 41 1.9k
Peter J. DaDalt United States 11 2.8k 1.2× 1.4k 1.8× 406 0.8× 190 0.6× 149 0.7× 19 2.9k
James K. Seward United States 15 1.6k 0.7× 699 0.9× 688 1.3× 271 0.9× 355 1.6× 30 2.0k
Neslihan Ozkan United Kingdom 20 2.3k 1.0× 800 1.0× 640 1.2× 651 2.1× 202 0.9× 38 2.6k
Urs Peyer France 19 2.2k 0.9× 774 1.0× 888 1.7× 381 1.2× 189 0.8× 34 2.4k
Stuart Rosenstein United States 12 2.4k 1.0× 829 1.1× 681 1.3× 261 0.8× 259 1.1× 15 2.5k
Murali Jagannathan United States 11 2.6k 1.1× 917 1.2× 940 1.8× 452 1.4× 185 0.8× 31 2.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Stefan Sundgren

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stefan Sundgren

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stefan Sundgren

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Stefan Sundgren. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Stefan Sundgren 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 Stefan Sundgren. Stefan Sundgren 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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Sundgren, Stefan & Tobias Svanström. (2021). Regulatory sanction risk and going-concern reporting practices: evidence for privately held firms. Accounting and Business Research. 52(4). 377–416. 2 indexed citations
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Sundgren, Stefan, et al.. (2021). Do going concern disclosures in the management report and audit report signal bankruptcy risk? Evidence from privately held firms. International Journal of Auditing. 26(2). 171–192. 12 indexed citations
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Sundgren, Stefan, et al.. (2018). Analyst Coverage, Market Liquidity and Disclosure Quality: A Study of Fair-value Disclosures by European Real Estate Companies Under IAS 40 and IFRS 13. The International Journal of Accounting. 53(1). 54–75. 33 indexed citations
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Sundgren, Stefan & Tobias Svanström. (2016). Is the Public Oversight of Auditors Effective? The Impact of Sanctions on Loss of Clients, Salary and Audit Reporting. European Accounting Review. 26(4). 787–818. 22 indexed citations
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Sundgren, Stefan, et al.. (2016). Ownership Structure and Accounting Method Choice: A Study of European Real Estate Companies. Accounting in Europe. 13(1). 1–19. 11 indexed citations
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Sundgren, Stefan, et al.. (2015). Cross-Country Differences in Disclosure Quality: A Study of Fair Value Disclosures by European Real Estate Companies.. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Niemi, Lasse & Stefan Sundgren. (2012). Are Modified Audit Opinions Related to the Availability of Credit? Evidence from Finnish SMEs. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Niemi, Lasse & Stefan Sundgren. (2012). Are Modified Audit Opinions Related to the Availability of Credit? Evidence from Finnish SMEs. European Accounting Review. 21(4). 767–796. 34 indexed citations
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Svanström, Tobias & Stefan Sundgren. (2011). The Demand for Non‐Audit Services and Auditor‐Client Relationships: Evidence from Swedish Small and Medium‐Sized Enterprises. International Journal of Auditing. 16(1). 54–78. 30 indexed citations
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Sundgren, Stefan, et al.. (2010). Den upplevda nyttan med intern kontroll: En studie av svenska noterade bolag. 63(2). 81–93.
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Sundgren, Stefan & Tobias Svanström. (2010). Auditor-in-Charge Characteristics and Going Concern Reporting Behavior: Does Number of Assignments, Age and Client Fee Dependence Matter?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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Sundgren, Stefan, et al.. (2009). Internationell redovisning, teori och praxis. 1 indexed citations
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Niemi, Lasse & Stefan Sundgren. (2007). Are modified audit opinions related to the availability of credit and to bankruptcy?Evidence from Finnish small firms. 1 indexed citations
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Eisenberg, Theodore, Stefan Sundgren, & Martin T. Wells. (2006). Larger Board Size, Decreasing Firm Value, and Increasing Firm Solvency. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Bergström, Clas, Theodore Eisenberg, & Stefan Sundgren. (2004). On the Design of Efficient Priority Rules for Secured Creditors: Empirical Evidence from A Change in Law. European Journal of Law and Economics. 18(3). 273–297. 12 indexed citations
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Bergström, Clas, Theodore Eisenberg, & Stefan Sundgren. (2002). Secured debt and the likelihood of reorganization. International Review of Law and Economics. 21(4). 359–372. 66 indexed citations
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Ravid, S. Abraham & Stefan Sundgren. (1998). The Comparative Efficiency of Small-Firm Bankruptcies: A Study of the US and Finnish Bankruptcy Codes. The Faculty Digital Archive (New York University). 53 indexed citations
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Sundgren, Stefan. (1998). Auditor choices and auditor reporting practices: evidence from Finnish small firms. European Accounting Review. 7(3). 441–465. 36 indexed citations
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Ravid, S. Abraham & Stefan Sundgren. (1998). The Comparative Efficiency of Small-Firm Bankruptcies: A Study of the US and Finnish Bankruptcy Codes. Financial Management. 27(4). 28–28. 11 indexed citations
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Eisenberg, Theodore & Stefan Sundgren. (1997). Is Chapter 11 Too Favorable to Debtors? Evidence from Abroad. Cornell law review/˜The œCornell law quarterly. 82(6). 1532. 9 indexed citations

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