Zi‐Tian Wang

1.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Zi‐Tian Wang is a scholar working on Accounting, Economics and Econometrics and Organic Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Zi‐Tian Wang has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 9 papers in Accounting, 5 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 4 papers in Organic Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Zi‐Tian Wang's work include Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (7 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (5 papers) and N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (4 papers). Zi‐Tian Wang is often cited by papers focused on Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (7 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (5 papers) and N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry (4 papers). Zi‐Tian Wang collaborates with scholars based in China, United States and Canada. Zi‐Tian Wang's co-authors include Clive S. Lennox, Jere R. Francis, Xi Wu, Jeffrey Pittman, Ying Cheng, Wanfu Li, Zhan‐Yong Wang, Jianhui Mao, Zhao Yuan and Thomas J. Chemmanur and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature Communications, Journal of Business Ethics and Journal of Accounting and Economics.

In The Last Decade

Zi‐Tian Wang

16 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

Selection Models in Accounting Research 2011 2026 2016 2021 2011 250 500 750 1000
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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. Selection Models in Accounting Research
    2011 1.1k citations Clive S. Lennox, Jere R. Francis et al. The Accounting Review profile →

Peers

Zi‐Tian Wang
David K. Ding Singapore
Matthew R. Morey United States
David Oesch Switzerland
Kiyohiko Ito United States
Arnold Schneider United States
Mercedes Rodríguez‐Fernández Spain
Wuchun Chi Taiwan
Dennis Glennon United States
Kai Wai Hui Hong Kong
Dain C. Donelson United States
David K. Ding Singapore
Zi‐Tian Wang
Citations per year, relative to Zi‐Tian Wang Zi‐Tian Wang (= 1×) peers David K. Ding

Countries citing papers authored by Zi‐Tian Wang

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Fields of papers citing papers by Zi‐Tian Wang

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Zi‐Tian Wang

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Zi‐Tian Wang. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Zi‐Tian Wang 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 Zi‐Tian Wang. Zi‐Tian Wang is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

17 of 17 papers shown
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Feng, Yilin, Zi‐Tian Wang, Hai Cheng, et al.. (2025). Astrocyte-secreted cues promote neural maturation and augment activity in human forebrain organoids. Nature Communications. 16(1). 2845–2845. 4 indexed citations
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Li, Wanfu, et al.. (2025). The importance of information flow within auditors’ client portfolios to audit quality. Accounting Organizations and Society. 115. 101608–101608.
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Pittman, Jeffrey, et al.. (2024). Individual Auditor Social Responsibility and Audit Quality: Evidence from China. Journal of Business Ethics. 194(1). 119–144. 3 indexed citations
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Chemmanur, Thomas J., Bo Cheng, Zi‐Tian Wang, & Qianqian Yu. (2024). State Ownership, Environmental Regulation, and Corporate Green Investment: Evidence from China’s 2015 Environmental Protection Law Changes. Journal of Business Ethics. 200(2). 393–416. 5 indexed citations
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Pittman, Jeffrey, et al.. (2023). Stock market liberalization and earnings management: Evidence from a quasi‐natural experiment in China. Contemporary Accounting Research. 40(4). 2547–2576. 27 indexed citations
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Pittman, Jeffrey, et al.. (2021). The Importance of Partners’ Cultural Backgrounds to Clients’ Earnings Comparability. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Chemmanur, Thomas J., Dequan Jiang, Weiping Li, Jeffrey Pittman, & Zi‐Tian Wang. (2020). Stock Market Liberalization and Corporate Social Responsibility: Evidence From a Quasi-Natural Experiment in China. 2 indexed citations
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Li, Wanfu, Jeffrey Pittman, & Zi‐Tian Wang. (2018). The Determinants and Consequences of Tax Audits: Some Evidence from China. Journal of the American Taxation Association. 41(1). 91–122. 47 indexed citations
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Lennox, Clive S., Zi‐Tian Wang, & Xi Wu. (2017). Earnings Management, Audit Adjustments, and the Financing of Corporate Acquisitions: Evidence from China. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Lennox, Clive S., Zi‐Tian Wang, & Xi Wu. (2017). Earnings management, audit adjustments, and the financing of corporate acquisitions: Evidence from China. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 65(1). 21–40. 112 indexed citations
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Mao, Jianhui, Zi‐Tian Wang, Zhan‐Yong Wang, & Ying Cheng. (2015). N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Oxidative Annulations of α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes with Hydrazones: Selective Synthesis of Optically Active 4,5-Dihydropyridazin-3-ones and Pyridazin-3-ones. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 80(12). 6350–6359. 37 indexed citations
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Lennox, Clive S., Wanfu Li, Jeffrey Pittman, & Zi‐Tian Wang. (2015). The Determinants and Consequences of Tax Audits: Some Evidence from China. SSRN Electronic Journal. 9 indexed citations
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Lennox, Clive S., Wanfu Li, Bin Lin, & Zi‐Tian Wang. (2015). Tax Aggressiveness, R&D Spending, and Firmss Claims for R&D Tax Deductions: Evidence from China. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Lennox, Clive S., Jere R. Francis, & Zi‐Tian Wang. (2011). Selection Models in Accounting Research. The Accounting Review. 87(2). 589–616. 1109 indexed citations breakdown →

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