William R. Scott

1.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
23 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

William R. Scott is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, William R. Scott has authored 23 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 10 papers in Accounting, 7 papers in Finance and 4 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in William R. Scott's work include Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (7 papers), Credit Risk and Financial Regulations (3 papers) and Accounting Education and Careers (3 papers). William R. Scott is often cited by papers focused on Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (7 papers), Credit Risk and Financial Regulations (3 papers) and Accounting Education and Careers (3 papers). William R. Scott collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and Sweden. William R. Scott's co-authors include John W. Moore, Toshio Narahashi, Craig Calhoun, Marshall W. Meyer, Mary K. Farmer, George Blazenko, Phelim P. Boyle, Stanley J. Goldberg, Jerrold K. Longerbeam and Bernard Goott and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Journal of Sociology and Journal of Accounting Research.

In The Last Decade

William R. Scott

20 papers receiving 940 citations

Hit Papers

Tetrodotoxin Blockage of Sodium Conductance Increase in L... 1964 2026 1984 2005 1964 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. Tetrodotoxin Blockage of Sodium Conductance Increase in Lobster Giant Axons
    1964 882 citations Toshio Narahashi, John W. Moore et al. The Journal of General Physiology profile →

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
William R. Scott Canada 8 542 513 192 99 80 23 1.1k
Raymond D. Smith United States 11 562 1.0× 662 1.3× 16 0.1× 80 0.8× 13 0.2× 21 936
Stephen M. Ross United States 15 356 0.7× 482 0.9× 107 0.6× 176 1.8× 16 0.2× 38 1.5k
Philip Cohen United Kingdom 13 452 0.8× 1.6k 3.1× 21 0.1× 156 1.6× 4 0.1× 31 2.1k
Jeffrey J. Anderson United States 24 397 0.7× 286 0.6× 14 0.1× 209 2.1× 7 0.1× 63 1.7k
Edward J. Bird United States 15 590 1.1× 464 0.9× 6 0.0× 89 0.9× 71 0.9× 32 1.2k
Julie A. Haack United States 13 189 0.3× 503 1.0× 142 0.7× 34 0.3× 2 0.0× 18 983
George Kemp United States 19 271 0.5× 605 1.2× 73 0.4× 36 0.4× 1 0.0× 26 919
Paul B. Bennett United States 39 1.9k 3.5× 4.1k 7.9× 112 0.6× 125 1.3× 163 2.0× 80 5.0k
Alistair T.R. Sim Australia 26 391 0.7× 1.3k 2.5× 81 0.4× 446 4.5× 62 2.4k
Mark D. Dibner United States 15 475 0.9× 401 0.8× 3 0.0× 125 1.3× 36 0.5× 45 972

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of William R. Scott

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Adriaenssens, Alice E., William R. Scott, David Carling, et al.. (2025). Chronic GIPR agonism results in pancreatic islet GIPR functional desensitisation. Molecular Metabolism. 92. 102094–102094. 5 indexed citations
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Scott, William R.. (2021). Financial Accounting Theory, 7/E. 2 indexed citations
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Boyle, Phelim P. & William R. Scott. (2006). Executive Stock Options and Concavity of the Option Price. The Journal of Derivatives. 13(4). 72–84. 6 indexed citations
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Scott, William R.. (2002). Commentary: An International Comparison and Evaluation of Financial Accounting Concepts Statements*. 1(2). 163–184. 6 indexed citations
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Scott, William R.. (1998). Response to Hirsch's Review Essay. American Journal of Sociology. 103(4). 1047–1048. 2 indexed citations
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Scott, William R.. (1997). Discussion of “Two Models of Auditor‐Client Interaction: Tests with United Kingdom Data”. Contemporary Accounting Research. 14(2). 51–53. 3 indexed citations
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Scott, William R. & Peter Tiessen. (1994). Contenu et présentation des cours de comptabilité au Canada*. Contemporary Accounting Research. 10(S1). 127–160.
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Scott, William R. & Peter Tiessen. (1994). Content and Delivery of Canadian Academic Accounting Courses*. Contemporary Accounting Research. 10(S1). 111–139. 4 indexed citations
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Farmer, Mary K., Craig Calhoun, Marshall W. Meyer, & William R. Scott. (1993). Structures of Power and Constraint: Papers in Honor of Peter M. Blau. British Journal of Sociology. 44(4). 722–722. 53 indexed citations
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Calhoun, Craig, et al.. (1993). Structures of Power and Constraint: Papers in Honor of Peter M. Blau.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 22(3). 454–454. 5 indexed citations
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Scott, William R., et al.. (1989). Auditors' legal liability, collusion with management, and investors' loss*. Contemporary Accounting Research. 5(2). 754–774. 22 indexed citations
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Scott, William R.. (1988). Economic effects of a mandated audit in a contingent‐claims production economy*. Contemporary Accounting Research. 4(2). 354–388. 3 indexed citations
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Scott, William R., et al.. (1987). A simplified guide to BHS: Critical apparatus, masora, accents, unusual letters & other markings. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 1 indexed citations
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Blazenko, George & William R. Scott. (1986). A model of standard setting in auditing. Contemporary Accounting Research. 3(1). 68–92. 15 indexed citations
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Atkinson, Anthony A. & William R. Scott. (1982). CURRENT COST DEPRECIATION: A PROGRAMMING PERSPECTIVE. Journal of Business Finance & Accounting. 9(1). 19–42. 1 indexed citations
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Scott, William R.. (1979). Scoring Rules for Probabilistic Reporting. Journal of Accounting Research. 17(1). 156–156. 3 indexed citations
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Scott, William R.. (1976). Application of “cusp writer” findings to practical and theoretical occlusal problems. Part I. Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. 35(2). 211–221. 10 indexed citations
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Scott, William R.. (1973). A Bayesian Approach to Asset Valuation and Audit Size. Journal of Accounting Research. 11(2). 304–304. 29 indexed citations
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Narahashi, Toshio, John W. Moore, & William R. Scott. (1964). Tetrodotoxin Blockage of Sodium Conductance Increase in Lobster Giant Axons. The Journal of General Physiology. 47(5). 965–974. 882 indexed citations breakdown →
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Lillehei, Richard C., Jerrold K. Longerbeam, Bernard Goott, Stanley J. Goldberg, & William R. Scott. (1962). Gastrointestinal Transplantation. Surgical Clinics of North America. 42(5). 1191–1217. 12 indexed citations

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