Stephen A. Hillegeist

3.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Stephen A. Hillegeist is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Stephen A. Hillegeist has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 32 papers in Accounting, 21 papers in Finance and 11 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Stephen A. Hillegeist's work include Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (26 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (25 papers) and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (17 papers). Stephen A. Hillegeist is often cited by papers focused on Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (26 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (25 papers) and Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (17 papers). Stephen A. Hillegeist collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and France. Stephen A. Hillegeist's co-authors include Stephen Brown, Elizabeth K. Keating, Donald P. Cram, Kin Lo, Fernando Peñalva, Scott Dyreng, Mary Ellen Carter, Brian D. Cadman, Hyeesoo H. Chung and Jinyoung P. Wynn and has published in prestigious journals such as Management Science, Journal of Accounting and Economics and The Accounting Review.

In The Last Decade

Stephen A. Hillegeist

31 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Assessing the Probability of Bankruptcy 2004 2026 2011 2018 2004 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. Assessing the Probability of Bankruptcy
    2004 969 citations Stephen A. Hillegeist, Elizabeth K. Keating et al. Review of Accounting 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
Stephen A. Hillegeist United States 15 1.9k 1.3k 555 372 89 36 2.2k
Donald P. Cram United States 8 1.8k 0.9× 1.1k 0.8× 809 1.5× 377 1.0× 70 0.8× 9 2.1k
Bok Baik South Korea 17 1.4k 0.7× 662 0.5× 544 1.0× 376 1.0× 88 1.0× 56 1.7k
Andrew Van Buskirk United States 13 1.4k 0.7× 838 0.6× 465 0.8× 181 0.5× 108 1.2× 25 1.5k
Jonathan L. Rogers United States 15 2.0k 1.0× 1.3k 1.0× 591 1.1× 263 0.7× 123 1.4× 23 2.2k
Kevin C. W. Chen Hong Kong 20 2.0k 1.1× 689 0.5× 781 1.4× 250 0.7× 54 0.6× 36 2.2k
John L. Campbell United States 21 1.6k 0.9× 634 0.5× 582 1.0× 450 1.2× 82 0.9× 71 1.9k
Gabriele Sabato United States 12 1.7k 0.9× 945 0.7× 286 0.5× 560 1.5× 86 1.0× 21 2.0k
Stephen Brown United States 16 2.3k 1.2× 1.2k 0.9× 1.1k 2.0× 317 0.9× 156 1.8× 27 2.7k
Susan Shu United States 14 1.7k 0.9× 897 0.7× 672 1.2× 327 0.9× 89 1.0× 22 2.1k
John M. McInnis United States 19 1.3k 0.7× 519 0.4× 564 1.0× 250 0.7× 44 0.5× 34 1.5k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stephen A. Hillegeist

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stephen A. Hillegeist

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brown, Stephen & Stephen A. Hillegeist. (2024). Stock Option Incentives and Firm Performance *. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Hillegeist, Stephen A.. (2024). Financial Reporting and Auditing under Alternative Damage Apportionment Rules. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Brown, Stephen, Stephen A. Hillegeist, & Kin Lo. (2024). Regulation FD and Voluntary Disclosure. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Chaigneau, Pierre, et al.. (2024). Performance measure skewness and the structure of CEO compensation: Theory and evidence. Contemporary Accounting Research. 41(3). 1754–1784. 1 indexed citations
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Faurel, Lucile, et al.. (2023). Insider trading, future earnings, and post-earnings announcement drift. Journal of Accounting and Public Policy. 42(4). 107117–107117. 3 indexed citations
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Faurel, Lucile, et al.. (2023). Insider Trading, Future Earnings, and Post-Earnings Announcement Drift. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Hillegeist, Stephen A., et al.. (2021). Quasi‐Indexer Ownership and Insider Trading: Evidence from Russell Index Reconstitutions*. Contemporary Accounting Research. 38(3). 2192–2223. 24 indexed citations
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Hillegeist, Stephen A., et al.. (2020). Financial Reporting Frequency and Managerial Learning from Stock Price. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Hillegeist, Stephen A., et al.. (2018). Institutional Ownership and Insider Trading: Quasi-Experimental Evidence. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Chung, Hyeesoo H., Stephen A. Hillegeist, & Jinyoung P. Wynn. (2012). Directors’ and Officers’ Legal Liability Insurance, Audit Pricing, and Litigation Risk. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Chang, Woojin, Rachel M. Hayes, & Stephen A. Hillegeist. (2009). Human Capital Risk and Initial CEO Compensation Contracts. 1 indexed citations
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Brown, Stephen & Stephen A. Hillegeist. (2007). How disclosure quality affects the level of information asymmetry. Review of Accounting Studies. 12(2-3). 443–477. 153 indexed citations
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Hayes, Rachel M. & Stephen A. Hillegeist. (2006). Financial Distress Risk and Initial CEO Compensation Contracts. 4 indexed citations
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Brown, Stephen & Stephen A. Hillegeist. (2006). The effect of meeting or missing earnings expectations on information asymmetry. 5 indexed citations
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Brown, Stephen, et al.. (2005). Management Forecasts and Litigation Risk. SSRN Electronic Journal. 60 indexed citations
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Hillegeist, Stephen A., et al.. (2004). Assessing the Probability of Bankruptcy. Review of Accounting Studies. 9(1). 5–34. 969 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brown, Stephen, et al.. (2004). Management Forecasts, Litigation Risk, and Regulation FD. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Hillegeist, Stephen A. & Fernando Peñalva. (2003). Stock Option Incentives and Firm Performance. SSRN Electronic Journal. 30 indexed citations
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Hillegeist, Stephen A., et al.. (2002). Assessing the Probability of Bankruptcy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 116 indexed citations
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Hillegeist, Stephen A.. (1998). Financial reporting and auditing under alternative legal regimes. University Microfilms International eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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