Woon Sau Leung

1.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
33 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Woon Sau Leung is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Woon Sau Leung has authored 33 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 28 papers in Accounting, 19 papers in Finance and 8 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Woon Sau Leung's work include Corporate Finance and Governance (26 papers), Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (12 papers) and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (9 papers). Woon Sau Leung is often cited by papers focused on Corporate Finance and Governance (26 papers), Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (12 papers) and Banking stability, regulation, efficiency (9 papers). Woon Sau Leung collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Australia. Woon Sau Leung's co-authors include Jie Chen, Marc Goergen, Kevin Evans, Jie Chen, Wei Song, Jiong Sun, Khelifa Mazouz, Iftekhar Hasan, Yiwei Fang and Geoffrey Wood and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Banking & Finance and Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis.

In The Last Decade

Woon Sau Leung

31 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

The impact of board gender composition on dividend payouts 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 2018 100 200 300
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. The impact of board gender composition on dividend payouts
    2017 318 citations Jie Chen, Woon Sau Leung et al. Journal of Corporate Finance profile →
  2. Female board representation, corporate innovation and firm performance
    2018 190 citations Jie Chen, Woon Sau Leung et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Woon Sau Leung United Kingdom 14 809 370 325 214 154 33 1.1k
Arun Upadhyay United States 13 1.1k 1.3× 462 1.2× 391 1.2× 161 0.8× 131 0.9× 42 1.3k
Guy D. Fernando United States 14 736 0.9× 305 0.8× 373 1.1× 110 0.5× 108 0.7× 34 1.0k
Alaa Mansour Zalata United Kingdom 18 1.3k 1.6× 340 0.9× 689 2.1× 163 0.8× 166 1.1× 33 1.5k
John Malagila United Kingdom 10 641 0.8× 265 0.7× 412 1.3× 144 0.7× 73 0.5× 18 1.0k
Chris Mallin United Kingdom 21 1.2k 1.5× 192 0.5× 463 1.4× 258 1.2× 247 1.6× 49 1.4k
João Paulo Vieito Portugal 14 1.0k 1.3× 518 1.4× 696 2.1× 346 1.6× 225 1.5× 48 1.6k
Ku Nor Izah Ku Ismail Malaysia 25 1.5k 1.9× 414 1.1× 954 2.9× 145 0.7× 111 0.7× 102 1.9k
Yacine Belghitar United Kingdom 18 859 1.1× 149 0.4× 432 1.3× 336 1.6× 176 1.1× 41 1.2k
Amon Chizema United Kingdom 18 686 0.8× 125 0.3× 522 1.6× 132 0.6× 81 0.5× 26 1.1k
Caspar Rose Denmark 12 1.0k 1.3× 580 1.6× 499 1.5× 109 0.5× 95 0.6× 35 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Woon Sau Leung

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Fields of papers citing papers by Woon Sau Leung

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Woon Sau Leung

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Kumar, Alok, et al.. (2024). Firm-level ESG information and active fund management. Journal of Financial Intermediation. 60. 101122–101122. 2 indexed citations
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Leung, Woon Sau, Vathunyoo Sila, & Xuan Tian. (2024). Pay Transparency and Financial Leverage. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Hasan, Iftekhar, et al.. (2024). Corporate Social Responsibility and Profit Shifting. European Accounting Review. 34(1). 1–29. 4 indexed citations
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Evans, Kevin, et al.. (2023). ETF Ownership and Seasoned Equity Offerings. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis. 59(4). 1821–1848. 4 indexed citations
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Kalak, Izidin El, Woon Sau Leung, Hidenori Takahashi, & Kazuo Yamada. (2022). The Bank of Japan's equity purchases and stock illiquidity. Journal of Financial Markets. 63. 100770–100770. 4 indexed citations
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Fang, Yiwei, et al.. (2022). Corporate culture and firm value: Evidence from crisis. Journal of Banking & Finance. 146. 106710–106710. 27 indexed citations
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Kumar, Alok, et al.. (2020). Firm-Level ESG News and Active Fund Management. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Leung, Woon Sau & Jiong Sun. (2020). Policy Uncertainty and Customer Concentration. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Leung, Woon Sau, et al.. (2020). Labor Unionization and Supply‐Chain Partners’ Performance. Production and Operations Management. 29(5). 1325–1353. 15 indexed citations
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Leung, Woon Sau, Kevin Evans, & Khelifa Mazouz. (2020). The R&D anomaly: Risk or mispricing?. Journal of Banking & Finance. 115. 105815–105815. 10 indexed citations
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Chen, Jie, Woon Sau Leung, Wei Song, & Marc Goergen. (2019). When women are on boards, male CEOs are less overconfident. Harvard business review. 8 indexed citations
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Leung, Woon Sau, et al.. (2019). Social-Media Sentiment, Limited Attention, and Stock Returns. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Leung, Woon Sau, Wei Song, & Jie Chen. (2019). Does bank stakeholder orientation enhance financial stability?. Journal of Corporate Finance. 56. 38–63. 48 indexed citations
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Chen, Jie, et al.. (2019). Does CDS trading affect risk-taking incentives in managerial compensation?. Journal of Banking & Finance. 151. 105485–105485. 4 indexed citations
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Leung, Woon Sau, Khelifa Mazouz, Jie Chen, & Geoffrey Wood. (2018). Organization capital, labor market flexibility, and stock returns around the world. Journal of Banking & Finance. 89. 150–168. 31 indexed citations
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Chen, Jie, Woon Sau Leung, & Marc Goergen. (2017). The impact of board gender composition on dividend payouts. Journal of Corporate Finance. 43. 86–105. 318 indexed citations breakdown →
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Leung, Woon Sau, et al.. (2015). Organization Capital, Labor Market Flexibility and Stock Returns Around the World. SSRN Electronic Journal. 6 indexed citations
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Chen, Jie, Woon Sau Leung, & Kevin Evans. (2015). Board Gender Diversity, Innovation and Firm Performance. SSRN Electronic Journal. 16 indexed citations
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Leung, Woon Sau, Wei Song, & Jie Chen. (2015). The Impact of Stakeholder Orientation on Bank Risk-Taking: Evidence from Natural Experiment. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Chen, Jie, Woon Sau Leung, & Kevin Evans. (2015). Are Employee-Friendly Workplaces Conducive to Innovation?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 7 indexed citations

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