Stuart Gillan

9.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
58 papers, 6.5k citations indexed

About

Stuart Gillan is a scholar working on Accounting, Strategy and Management and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Stuart Gillan has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 6.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 53 papers in Accounting, 17 papers in Strategy and Management and 11 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Stuart Gillan's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (50 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (29 papers) and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research (7 papers). Stuart Gillan is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (50 papers), Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (29 papers) and Financial Reporting and Valuation Research (7 papers). Stuart Gillan collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and China. Stuart Gillan's co-authors include Laura T. Starks, Andrew Koch, Jay C. Hartzell, Jennifer E. Bethel, Robert Parrino, Daniel N. Deli, George D. Cashman, John D. Martin, Jonathan B. Cohn and Kirsten L. Anderson 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

Stuart Gillan

56 papers receiving 6.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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.

Firms and social responsibility: A review of ESG and CSR research in corporate finance

2021 1.5k citations Stuart Gillan, Laura T. Starks et al. Journal of Corporate Finance profile →
Corporate governance proposals and shareholder activism: the role of institutional investors

2000 1.3k citations Stuart Gillan, Laura T. Starks Journal of Financial Economics profile →
The Evolution of Shareholder Activism in the United States*

2007 580 citations Stuart Gillan, Laura T. Starks Journal of applied corporate finance profile →
Corporate Governance, Corporate Ownership, and the Role of Institutional Investors: A Global Perspective

2003 546 citations Stuart Gillan, Laura T. Starks SSRN Electronic Journal profile →

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Stuart Gillan United States	25	5.0k	2.7k	2.0k	1.2k	742	58	6.5k
Narjess Boubakri United Arab Emirates	38	4.9k 1.0×	3.0k 1.1×	1.6k 0.8×	1.6k 1.4×	391 0.5×	119	6.5k
Wallace N. Davidson United States	38	5.8k 1.2×	3.3k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	1.0k 0.9×	594 0.8×	143	7.4k
Nikos Vafeas Cyprus	22	5.0k 1.0×	3.1k 1.1×	928 0.5×	550 0.5×	915 1.2×	50	6.2k
Pornsit Jiraporn United States	45	5.7k 1.1×	3.3k 1.2×	1.4k 0.7×	1.1k 1.0×	746 1.0×	308	7.0k
Pedro Matos United States	31	5.4k 1.1×	1.9k 0.7×	3.5k 1.7×	2.0k 1.7×	299 0.4×	61	7.0k
Dev R. Mishra Canada	17	3.0k 0.6×	3.0k 1.1×	1.0k 0.5×	865 0.7×	989 1.3×	53	4.5k
Sanjai Bhagat United States	36	7.7k 1.6×	2.9k 1.1×	2.5k 1.2×	1.8k 1.6×	279 0.4×	89	8.9k
Yan‐Leung Cheung Hong Kong	34	3.2k 0.6×	1.5k 0.5×	1.8k 0.9×	1.5k 1.3×	366 0.5×	110	5.0k
Mingyi Hung Hong Kong	26	5.4k 1.1×	3.1k 1.1×	2.0k 1.0×	917 0.8×	476 0.6×	57	6.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Stuart Gillan

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Fields of papers citing papers by Stuart Gillan

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Stuart Gillan

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Bennedsen, Morten, Joseph P. H. Fan, & Stuart Gillan. (2025). Editorial: Ownership and corporate social and sustainable policies. Journal of Corporate Finance. 93. 102777–102777.

Boone, Audra L., et al.. (2020). The Role of Proxy Advisors and Large Passive Funds in Shareholder Voting: Lions or Lambs?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 13 indexed citations

Gillan, Stuart, et al.. (2018). Clawbacks, Holdbacks, and CEO Contracting. Journal of applied corporate finance. 30(1). 53–61. 2 indexed citations

Cohn, Jonathan B., Stuart Gillan, & Jay C. Hartzell. (2016). On Enhancing Shareholder Control: A (Dodd‐) Frank Assessment of Proxy Access. The Journal of Finance. 71(4). 1623–1668. 50 indexed citations

Gillan, Stuart, et al.. (2014). On Lawsuits, Corporate Governance, and Directors' and Officers' Liability Insurance. Journal of Risk & Insurance. 82(4). 793–822. 63 indexed citations

Gillan, Stuart, et al.. (2014). On Litigation Risk and Disclosure Complexity: Evidence from Canadian Firms Cross-Listed in the US. The International Journal of Accounting. 49(4). 426–454. 10 indexed citations

Fan, Joseph P. H., Stuart Gillan, & Xin Yu. (2013). Innovation or imitation? The role of intellectual property rights protections. Queensland's institutional digital repository (The University of Queensland). 2 indexed citations

Cashman, George D., et al.. (2012). Going Overboard? On Busy Directors and Firm Value. SSRN Electronic Journal. 12 indexed citations

Gillan, Stuart, Jay C. Hartzell, & Laura T. Starks. (2011). Tradeoffs in Corporate Governance: Evidence From Board Structures and Charter Provisions. Quarterly Journal of Finance. 1(4). 667–705. 55 indexed citations

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Gillan, Stuart, Jay C. Hartzell, & Robert Parrino. (2009). Explicit versus Implicit Contracts: Evidence from CEO Employment Agreements. The Journal of Finance. 64(4). 1629–1655. 170 indexed citations

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Gillan, Stuart & Laura T. Starks. (2007). The Evolution of Shareholder Activism in the United States*. Journal of applied corporate finance. 19(1). 55–73. 580 indexed citations breakdown →

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Chew, Donald H. & Stuart Gillan. (2005). Corporate governance at the crossroads : a book of readings. McGraw-Hill eBooks. 11 indexed citations

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Gillan, Stuart & Laura T. Starks. (2003). Corporate Governance, Corporate Ownership, and the Role of Institutional Investors:A Global Perspective. 13(2). 4. 311 indexed citations

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Gillan, Stuart. (2001). Has Pay for Performance Gone Awry? Views from a Corporate Governance Forum. 8 indexed citations

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Gillan, Stuart & Laura T. Starks. (2000). Corporate governance proposals and shareholder activism: the role of institutional investors. Journal of Financial Economics. 57(2). 275–305. 1273 indexed citations breakdown →

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Deli, Daniel N. & Stuart Gillan. (2000). On the Demand for Independent and Active Audit Committees. SSRN Electronic Journal. 20 indexed citations

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Bethel, Jennifer E. & Stuart Gillan. (2000). Corporate Voting and the Proxy Process: Managerial Control Versus Shareholder Oversight. SSRN Electronic Journal. 11 indexed citations

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Gillan, Stuart & Laura T. Starks. (1999). Relationship Investing and Shareholder Activism by Institutional Investors: The Wealth Effects of Corporate Governance Related Proposals. 7 indexed citations

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Campbell, Cynthia J., Stuart Gillan, & Cathy M. Niden. (1999). Current Perspectives on Shareholder Proposals: Lessons from the 1997 Proxy Season. Financial Management. 28(1). 89–89. 10 indexed citations

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Gillan, Stuart. (1990). An investigation into CAPM anomalies in New Zealand: The small firm and price-earnings ratio effects. Asia Pacific Journal of Management. 7(2). 63–78. 12 indexed citations

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