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Gerrit Sarens

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 31 2823 2672 26 25 112 4077

Gerrit Sarens publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gerrit Sarens between 2004 and 2021, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gerrit Sarens published across 18 years, from 2004 to 2021, averaging 6.6 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2006. 6 of the 119 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2021. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2006. 2004: 4 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 12 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 12 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 2 publications
2004 2021

119 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gerrit Sarens: publications per year, 2004 to 2021
Year Publications
2004 4
2005 3
2006 12
2007 7
2008 6
2009 8
2010 7
2011 12
2012 10
2013 9
2014 7
2015 11
2016 5
2017 5
2018 4
2019 3
2020 4
2021 2
Total 119
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Gerrit Sarens publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Business and Management in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerrit Sarens sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 35–39 to 436+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 122. Most scientists, 122, have 95–99 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 110–114 publications, is where this scientist sits. 35–39 publications: 2 scientists 40–44 publications: 2 scientists 45–49 publications: 5 scientists 50–54 publications: 20 scientists 55–59 publications: 39 scientists 60–64 publications: 66 scientists 65–69 publications: 52 scientists 70–74 publications: 80 scientists 75–79 publications: 83 scientists 80–84 publications: 116 scientists 85–89 publications: 94 scientists 90–94 publications: 111 scientists 95–99 publications: 122 scientists 100–104 publications: 104 scientists 105–109 publications: 113 scientists 110–114 publications: 96 scientists 115–119 publications: 97 scientists 120–124 publications: 112 scientists 125–129 publications: 93 scientists 130–134 publications: 79 scientists 135–139 publications: 69 scientists 140–144 publications: 80 scientists 145–149 publications: 81 scientists 150–154 publications: 85 scientists 155–159 publications: 50 scientists 160–164 publications: 74 scientists 165–169 publications: 61 scientists 170–174 publications: 40 scientists 175–179 publications: 44 scientists 180–184 publications: 47 scientists 185–189 publications: 59 scientists 190–194 publications: 35 scientists 195–199 publications: 37 scientists 200–204 publications: 49 scientists 205–209 publications: 48 scientists 210–214 publications: 34 scientists 215–219 publications: 31 scientists 220–224 publications: 37 scientists 225–229 publications: 34 scientists 230–234 publications: 25 scientists 235–239 publications: 28 scientists 240–244 publications: 34 scientists 245–249 publications: 28 scientists 250–254 publications: 23 scientists 255–259 publications: 22 scientists 260–264 publications: 11 scientists 265–269 publications: 16 scientists 270–274 publications: 23 scientists 275–279 publications: 12 scientists 280–284 publications: 16 scientists 285–289 publications: 10 scientists 290–294 publications: 12 scientists 295–299 publications: 12 scientists 300–304 publications: 8 scientists 305–309 publications: 13 scientists 310–314 publications: 13 scientists 315–319 publications: 6 scientists 320–324 publications: 10 scientists 325–329 publications: 9 scientists 330–334 publications: 7 scientists 335–339 publications: 10 scientists 340–344 publications: 10 scientists 345–349 publications: 7 scientists 350–354 publications: 4 scientists 355–359 publications: 10 scientists 360–364 publications: 3 scientists 365–369 publications: 7 scientists 370–374 publications: 2 scientists 375–379 publications: 8 scientists 380–384 publications: 4 scientists 385–389 publications: 5 scientists 390–394 publications: 5 scientists 395–399 publications: 2 scientists 400–404 publications: 2 scientists 405–409 publications: 4 scientists 410–414 publications: 3 scientists 415–419 publications: 2 scientists 420–424 publications: 5 scientists 425–429 publications: 3 scientists 430–434 publications: 1 scientist 435 publications: 1 scientist 436+ publications: 100 scientists
35–39 publications 436+

This scientist: 112 publications — 35th percentile

35% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more.

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Number of Business and Management scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
35–39 2
40–44 2
45–49 5
50–54 20
55–59 39
60–64 66
65–69 52
70–74 80
75–79 83
80–84 116
85–89 94
90–94 111
95–99 122
100–104 104
105–109 113
110–114 96 112
115–119 97
120–124 112
125–129 93
130–134 79
135–139 69
140–144 80
145–149 81
150–154 85
155–159 50
160–164 74
165–169 61
170–174 40
175–179 44
180–184 47
185–189 59
190–194 35
195–199 37
200–204 49
205–209 48
210–214 34
215–219 31
220–224 37
225–229 34
230–234 25
235–239 28
240–244 34
245–249 28
250–254 23
255–259 22
260–264 11
265–269 16
270–274 23
275–279 12
280–284 16
285–289 10
290–294 12
295–299 12
300–304 8
305–309 13
310–314 13
315–319 6
320–324 10
325–329 9
330–334 7
335–339 10
340–344 10
345–349 7
350–354 4
355–359 10
360–364 3
365–369 7
370–374 2
375–379 8
380–384 4
385–389 5
390–394 5
395–399 2
400–404 2
405–409 4
410–414 3
415–419 2
420–424 5
425–429 3
430–434 1
435 1
436+ 100
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Gerrit Sarens D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Gerrit Sarens sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 89+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 171. Most scientists, 171, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 31 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 156 scientists 31 D-Index: 159 scientists 32 D-Index: 171 scientists 33 D-Index: 161 scientists 34 D-Index: 135 scientists 35 D-Index: 124 scientists 36 D-Index: 114 scientists 37 D-Index: 111 scientists 38 D-Index: 103 scientists 39 D-Index: 89 scientists 40 D-Index: 81 scientists 41 D-Index: 97 scientists 42 D-Index: 80 scientists 43 D-Index: 69 scientists 44 D-Index: 68 scientists 45 D-Index: 63 scientists 46 D-Index: 54 scientists 47 D-Index: 69 scientists 48 D-Index: 50 scientists 49 D-Index: 58 scientists 50 D-Index: 54 scientists 51 D-Index: 62 scientists 52 D-Index: 54 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 49 scientists 55 D-Index: 35 scientists 56 D-Index: 40 scientists 57 D-Index: 44 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 29 scientists 60 D-Index: 48 scientists 61 D-Index: 32 scientists 62 D-Index: 30 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 22 scientists 65 D-Index: 19 scientists 66 D-Index: 20 scientists 67 D-Index: 18 scientists 68 D-Index: 17 scientists 69 D-Index: 21 scientists 70 D-Index: 20 scientists 71 D-Index: 19 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 10 scientists 74 D-Index: 16 scientists 75 D-Index: 24 scientists 76 D-Index: 13 scientists 77 D-Index: 19 scientists 78 D-Index: 8 scientists 79 D-Index: 6 scientists 80 D-Index: 4 scientists 81 D-Index: 12 scientists 82 D-Index: 7 scientists 83 D-Index: 7 scientists 84 D-Index: 6 scientists 85 D-Index: 10 scientists 86 D-Index: 4 scientists 87 D-Index: 11 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 31 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more.

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Number of Business and Management scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 156
31 159 31
32 171
33 161
34 135
35 124
36 114
37 111
38 103
39 89
40 81
41 97
42 80
43 69
44 68
45 63
46 54
47 69
48 50
49 58
50 54
51 62
52 54
53 43
54 49
55 35
56 40
57 44
58 34
59 29
60 48
61 32
62 30
63 22
64 22
65 19
66 20
67 18
68 17
69 21
70 20
71 19
72 14
73 10
74 16
75 24
76 13
77 19
78 8
79 6
80 4
81 12
82 7
83 7
84 6
85 10
86 4
87 11
88 6
89+ 96
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Overview

Gerrit Sarens is affiliated with the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. Their research primarily spans the fields of Business, Management and Accounting, with a focus on Accounting as a significant subfield. Other areas of study include Management Information Systems, Strategy and Management, Marketing, and Building and Construction.

The main topics addressed in Sarens's work include:

  • Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance
  • Risk Management in Financial Firms
  • Information Technology Governance and Strategy
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
  • Environmental Sustainability in Business
  • Sustainable Building Design and Assessment
  • Accounting and Organizational Management

Recent published papers by Gerrit Sarens encompass various aspects of internal audit and organizational governance. These include:

  • Understanding the internal audit function in a digitalised business environment, 2020, Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change
  • Correlates of internal audit function involvement in sustainability audits, 2020, Journal of Management & Governance
  • Effects of digitalisation of organisations on internal audit activities and practices, 2021, Managerial Auditing Journal
  • Crisis? What crisis? Exploring the cognitive constraints on boards of directors in times of uncertainty, 2020, Journal of Business Research
  • Factors that Influence the Internal Audit Function's Maturity, 2020, Accounting Horizons

Sarens frequently collaborates with other researchers in the field. Notable co-authors include:

  • Nathanaël Betti
  • Steven DeSimone
  • Giuseppe D'Onza
  • Ingrid Poncin
  • Alessandro Merendino

Publications have appeared in several academic journals, reflecting a diverse scholarly engagement across related fields. The primary publication venues include:

  • Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change
  • Journal of Management & Governance
  • Managerial Auditing Journal
  • Journal of Business Research
  • Accounting Horizons

Best Publications

  • A critical analysis of the independence of the internal audit function: evidence from Australia

    Joe Christopher;Gerrit Sarens;Philomena Leung

  • The Relationship between Internal Audit and Senior Management: A Qualitative Analysis of Expectations and Perceptions

    Gerrit Sarens;Ignace De Beelde

  • Internal auditors' perception about their role in risk management : A comparison between US and Belgian companies

    Gerrit Sarens;Ignace De Beelde

  • Internal audit: A comfort provider to the audit committee

    Gerrit Sarens;Gerrit Sarens;Ignace De Beelde;Patricia Everaert

  • Monitoring effects of the internal audit function: agency theory versus other explanatory variables

    Gerrit Sarens;Mohammad J. Abdolmohammadi

  • Using Transaction Cost Economics to explain outsourcing of accounting

    Patricia Everaert;Gerrit Sarens;Gerrit Sarens;Jan Rommel

  • Cost modeling in logistics using time‐driven ABC: Experiences from a wholesaler

    Patricia Everaert;Werner Bruggeman;Gerrit Sarens;Steven R Anderson

  • Factors associated with the internal audit function's role in corporate governance

    Gerrit Sarens;Mohammad J. Abdolmohammadi;Rainer Lenz

  • Informal interactions between audit committees and internal audit functions: Exploratory evidence and directions for future research

    Mahbub Zaman;Gerrit Sarens

  • Internal Auditing Research: Where are we going? Editorial

    Gerrit Sarens

  • The European literature review on internal auditing

    Marco Allegrini;Giuseppe D'Onza;Leen Paape;Robert Melville

  • Sourcing strategy of Belgian SMEs: empirical evidence for the accounting services

    Patricia Everaert;Gerrit Sarens;Jan Rommel

  • Understanding the internal audit function in a digitalised business environment

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  • Reflections on the internal auditing profession: what might have gone wrong?

    Rainer Lenz;Gerrit Sarens

  • Probing the discriminatory power of characteristics of Internal Audit Functions: Sorting the wheat from the chaff

    Rainer Lenz;Gerrit Sarens;Kenneth D'Silva

  • Characteristics of target costing: theoretical and field study perspectives

    Patricia Everaert;Stijn Loosveld;Tom Van Acker;Marijke Schollier

  • Are Internal Auditing Practices Related to the Age of the Internal Audit Function? Exploratory Evidence and Directions for Future Research

    Gerrit Sarens;Marco Allegrini;Giuseppe D'Onza;Robert Melville

  • Preparing work-ready graduates – skills development lessons learnt from internal audit practice

    Kato Plant;Karin Barac;Gerrit Sarens

  • The relationship between audit committee characteristics and financial statement quality: evidence from Belgium

    Nicolas De Vlaminck;Gerrit Sarens

  • Implementing combined assurance: insights from multiple case studies

    Loïc Decaux;Gerrit Sarens

  • The Association between Corporate Governance Guidelines and Risk Management and Internal Control Practices: Evidence from a Comparative Study

    Gerrit Sarens;Joe Christopher

  • Contemporary internal auditing practices : (new) roles and influencing variables. Evidence from extended case studies

    G. Sarens;I. de Beelde

Frequent Co-Authors

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Mark Keil Georgia State University

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