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.
Media legitimacy and corporate environmental communication
This map shows the geographic impact of Walter Aerts'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 Walter Aerts with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites Walter Aerts more than expected).
This network shows the impact of papers produced by Walter Aerts. 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 Walter Aerts. The network helps show where Walter Aerts may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of Walter Aerts
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Walter Aerts.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Walter Aerts 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 Walter Aerts. Walter Aerts is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Clerck, Bernard De, et al.. (2016). The Readability of Sustainability Reporting and its Interaction with Company Performance. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University).
Saorín, Encarna Guillamón, Beatriz García Osma, & Walter Aerts. (2016). Earnings Management and Impression Management. SSRN Electronic Journal.3 indexed citations
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Wee, Marvin, et al.. (2016). Factors affecting preparers' and auditors' judgements about materiality and conciseness in integrated reporting. Other publications TiSEM.7 indexed citations
Aerts, Walter, Denis Cormier, Irene M. Gordon, & Michel Magnan. (2006). Performance disclosure on the web: an exploration of the impact of managers¿ perceptions of stakeholder concerns. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva (Universidad de Huelva). 6(12). 159–194.21 indexed citations
17.
Aerts, Walter, Denis Cormier, & Michel Magnan. (2006). The association between web-based socio-economic disclosure and financial analyst behaviour under different governance regimes.
Aerts, Walter, et al.. (2001). Listing status of the firm as motivational factor for attributional search in annual reporting. Brussels economic review. 17. 91–127.2 indexed citations
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