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.
Corporate governance and firm cash holdings in the US
20071.3k citationsJarrad Harford, Sattar Mansi et al.Journal of Financial Economicsprofile →
An Examination of Long‐Term Abnormal Stock Returns and Operating Performance Following R&D Increases
2004637 citationsAllan C. Eberhart, William F. Maxwell et al.The Journal of Financeprofile →
Does Auditor Quality and Tenure Matter to Investors? Evidence from the Bond Market
2004608 citationsSattar Mansi, William F. Maxwell et al.profile →
Refinancing Risk and Cash Holdings
2013453 citationsJarrad Harford, Sandy Klasa et al.The Journal of Financeprofile →
Capital Commitment and Illiquidity in Corporate Bonds
2018191 citationsHendrik Bessembinder, Stacey E. Jacobsen et al.The Journal of Financeprofile →
Citations per year, relative to William F. Maxwell William F. Maxwell (= 1×)
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Countries citing papers authored by William F. Maxwell
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This map shows the geographic impact of William F. Maxwell'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 William F. Maxwell with the expected number of citations based on a country's size and research output (numbers larger than one mean the country cites William F. Maxwell more than expected).
Fields of papers citing papers by William F. Maxwell
This network shows the impact of papers produced by William F. Maxwell. 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 William F. Maxwell. The network helps show where William F. Maxwell may publish in the future.
Co-authorship network of co-authors of William F. Maxwell
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of William F. Maxwell.
A scholar is included among the top collaborators of William F. Maxwell 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 William F. Maxwell. William F. Maxwell is excluded from
the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
Mortal, Sandra, Natalia Reisel, Paul Brockman, et al.. (2011). Capital Allocation by Public and Private Firms. SSRN Electronic Journal.8 indexed citations
4.
Maxwell, William F., et al.. (2010). Leveraged Financial Markets : A Comprehensive Guide To High-yield Bonds, Loans, And Other Instruments. McGraw-Hill eBooks.2 indexed citations
Maxwell, William F. & Hendrik Bessembinder. (2008). Transparency and the Corporate Bond Market. SMU Scholar (Southern Methodist University).70 indexed citations
10.
Bessembinder, Hendrik, Kathleen M. Kahle, William F. Maxwell, & Danielle Xu. (2008). Measuring Abnormal Bond Performance. Review of Financial Studies. 22(10). 4219–4258.457 indexed citations
Eberhart, Allan C., William F. Maxwell, & Akhtar R. Siddique. (2004). An Examination of Long-Term Abnormal Stock Returns and Operating Performance Following R&D Increases. SMU Scholar (Southern Methodist University).51 indexed citations
13.
Eberhart, Allan C., William F. Maxwell, & Akhtar R. Siddique. (2004). An Examination of Long‐Term Abnormal Stock Returns and Operating Performance Following R&D Increases. The Journal of Finance. 59(2). 623–650.637 indexed citations breakdown →
14.
Maxwell, William F. & Clifford P. Stephens. (2003). The Wealth Effects of Repurchases on Bondholders. SMU Scholar (Southern Methodist University).149 indexed citations
15.
Maxwell, William F. & Ramesh P. Rao. (2003). Do Spin-offs Expropriate Wealth from Bondholders?. SMU Scholar (Southern Methodist University).17 indexed citations
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