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D-Index
68
Citations
56293
World Ranking
497
National Ranking
326

Christian Leuz publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian Leuz sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 143 publications — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Christian Leuz D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Christian Leuz sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 68 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Financial Institutions Center (FIC)
  • Fellow of the Financial Institutions Center (FIC)
  • Fellow of the Financial Institutions Center (FIC)
  • Fellow of the Financial Institutions Center (FIC)
  • Fellow of the Financial Institutions Center (FIC)

Overview

Christian Leuz is affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on Business, Management, and Accounting, with notable contributions spanning 32 publications in this field. Within this broad area, their work has significant emphasis on specialized subfields including Accounting, Finance, Strategy and Management, Global and Planetary Change, and Economics and Econometrics.

The scientist has explored a range of topics that include auditing, earnings management, governance, corporate finance and governance, banking stability, regulation and efficiency, atmospheric and environmental gas dynamics, regulation and compliance studies, corporate social responsibility reporting, and credit risk and financial regulations.

Recent publications by Christian Leuz include:

  • Mandatory CSR and sustainability reporting: economic analysis and literature review, 2021, Review of Accounting Studies
  • Accounting for financial stability: Bank disclosure and loss recognition in the financial crisis, 2021, Journal of Financial Economics
  • On the Economics of Mandatory Audit Partner Rotation and Tenure: Evidence from PCAOB Data, 2020, The Accounting Review
  • Large-sample evidence on the impact of unconventional oil and gas development on surface waters, 2021, Science
  • Reproducibility in Accounting Research: Views of the Research Community, 2020, Journal of Accounting Research

Christian Leuz has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Luzi Hail, Pietro Bonetti, Giovanna Michelon, Rainer Haselmann, and Sebastian Schreiber.

The scientist's work appears regularly in prominent publication venues such as the SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Financial Economics, Science, Review of Accounting Studies, and The Accounting Review.

Christian Leuz has been recognized as a Fellow of the Financial Institutions Center (FIC), which marks a notable affiliation within their academic career.

Best Publications

  • Earnings management and investor protection: an international comparison

    Christian Leuz;Dhananjay Nanda;Peter D. Wysocki

  • The Economic Consequences of Increased Disclosure

    Christian Leuz;Robert E. Verrecchia

  • Accounting Information, Disclosure, and the Cost of Capital

    Richard A Lambert;Christian Leuz;Robert E Verrecchia

  • Mandatory IFRS Reporting around the World: Early Evidence on the Economic Consequences

    Holger Daske;Luzi Hail;Christian Leuz;Rodrigo Verdi

  • The Importance of Reporting Incentives: Earnings Management in European Private and Public Firms

    David C. Burgstahler;Luzi Hail;Christian Leuz

  • International Differences in the Cost of Equity Capital: Do Legal Institutions and Securities Regulation Matter?

    Luzi Hail;Christian Leuz

  • The Economics of Disclosure and Financial Reporting Regulation: Evidence and Suggestions for Future Research

    Christian Leuz;Peter D. Wysocki

  • Adopting a Label: Heterogeneity in the Economic Consequences Around IAS/IFRS Adoptions

    Holger Daske;Luzi Hail;Christian Leuz;Rodrigo S Verdi

  • Mandatory IFRS reporting and changes in enforcement

    Hans B. Christensen;Luzi Hail;Christian Leuz

  • The crisis of fair value accounting: Making sense of the recent debate

    Christian Laux;Christian Leuz

  • Political relationships, global financing, and corporate transparency: Evidence from Indonesia

    Christian Leuz;Felix Oberholzer-Gee

  • Mandatory CSR and sustainability reporting: economic analysis and literature review

    Hans B. Christensen;Luzi Hail;Christian Leuz

  • The crisis of fair-value accounting: Making sense of the recent debate

    Christian Laux;Christian Leuz

  • Information Asymmetry, Information Precision, and the Cost of Capital

    Richard A. Lambert;Christian Leuz;Robert E. Verrecchia

  • Did Fair-Value Accounting Contribute to the Financial Crisis?

    Christian Laux;Christian Leuz

  • IAS Versus U.S. GAAP: Information Asymmetry–Based Evidence from Germany's New Market

    Christian Leuz

  • Economic consequences of SEC disclosure regulation: evidence from the OTC bulletin board

    Brian J. Bushee;Christian Leuz

  • Why do firms go dark? Causes and economic consequences of voluntary SEC deregistrations

    Christian Leuz;Alexander Triantis;Tracy Yue Wang

  • Do Foreigners Invest Less in Poorly Governed Firms

    Christian Leuz;Karl V. Lins;Francis E. Warnock

  • Economic Consequences of Financial Reporting and Disclosure Regulation: A Review and Suggestions for Future Research

    Christian Leuz;Peter D. Wysocki

  • The Economic Consequences of Increased Disclosure

    Robert E. Verrecchia;Christian Leuz

  • Political Relationships, Global Financing and Corporate Transparency: Evidence from Indonesia

    Felix Oberholzer-Gee;Christian Leuz

Frequent Co-Authors

Luzi Hail
Luzi Hail University of Pennsylvania
Robert E. Verrecchia
Robert E. Verrecchia University of Pennsylvania
Richard A. Lambert
Richard A. Lambert University of Pennsylvania
Raghuram G. Rajan
Raghuram G. Rajan University of Chicago
Ingrid M. Werner
Ingrid M. Werner The Ohio State University
Francis E. Warnock
Francis E. Warnock University of Virginia
Brian J. Bushee
Brian J. Bushee University of Pennsylvania
Karl V. Lins
Karl V. Lins University of Utah
Anthony G. Hopwood
Anthony G. Hopwood University of Oxford
Mark H. Lang
Mark H. Lang University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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