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Gordon D. Richardson

Gordon D. Richardson

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 35 2138 2009 91 81 81 12017
Economics and Finance 35 2865 2593 78 69 85 12055

Gordon D. Richardson publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gordon D. Richardson between 1960 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gordon D. Richardson published across 66 years, from 1960 to 2025, averaging 1.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 6 publications in 2006. 4 of the 93 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1960 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 6. Peak 6 publications in 2006. 1960: 1 publication 1961: 1 publication 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 1 publication 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 0 publications 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 2 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 2 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 4 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 1 publication 2000: 3 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 1 publication 2008: 4 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 3 publications 2015: 0 publications 2016: 0 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 2 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 3 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 3 publications 2025: 1 publication
1960 2025

93 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gordon D. Richardson: publications per year, 1960 to 2025
Year Publications
1960 1
1961 1
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 1
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 0
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 0
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 2
1984 3
1985 0
1986 2
1987 0
1988 2
1989 2
1990 2
1991 2
1992 2
1993 1
1994 4
1995 0
1996 0
1997 4
1998 2
1999 1
2000 3
2001 4
2002 1
2003 2
2004 4
2005 2
2006 6
2007 1
2008 4
2009 2
2010 4
2011 5
2012 0
2013 1
2014 3
2015 0
2016 0
2017 3
2018 2
2019 1
2020 3
2021 0
2022 3
2023 3
2024 3
2025 1
Total 93
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Gordon D. Richardson publications per year - data summary

  • Gordon D. Richardson, a Business and Management scholar from University of Toronto, has 93 publications recorded across 66 years, from 1960 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1960 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2006, with 6 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1960, 1961, 1966, 1993 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 28 of the 66 years in the span carry no publications at all (1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 1.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 2.4 per year counting only the 38 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 10 publications, 11% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1960-1981: 3 publications (0.1 per year); 1982-2003: 39 publications (1.8 per year); 2004-2025: 51 publications (2.3 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Gordon D. Richardson 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 Gordon D. Richardson 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, 80–84 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: 81 publications — 13th percentile

13% 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 81
85–89 94
90–94 111
95–99 122
100–104 104
105–109 113
110–114 96
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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Gordon D. Richardson publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,017 Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 35–39 to 436+ publications.
  • Gordon D. Richardson, a Business and Management scholar from University of Toronto, records 81 publications - the 13th percentile of the discipline.
  • 13% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Gordon D. Richardson, and about 87% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 135–139 publications range, and Gordon D. Richardson ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 95–99 publications, holding 122 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 52% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 135–139 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 436 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Gordon D. Richardson 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 Gordon D. Richardson 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, 35 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: 35 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% 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
32 171
33 161
34 135
35 124 35
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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Gordon D. Richardson D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,017 Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 60 ranges running from 30 to 89+ D-Index.
  • Gordon D. Richardson, a Business and Management scholar from University of Toronto, records 35 D-Index - the 30th percentile of the discipline.
  • 30% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Gordon D. Richardson, and about 70% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Gordon D. Richardson ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 171 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 44 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Overview

Gordon D. Richardson is affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research spans several areas within business, management, accounting, economics, econometrics, and finance, focusing particularly on topics intersecting corporate governance, social responsibility, and financial reporting.

The main fields of study covered by Richardson's work include Business, Management and Accounting, with 13 publications, and Economics, Econometrics and Finance, represented by 7 publications. Within these broader fields, the subfields addressed include Accounting, Strategy and Management, Finance, Economics and Econometrics, and Pharmacy.

Richardson's primary research topics encompass Corporate Finance and Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, Auditing, Earnings Management and Governance, Law, Economics and Judicial Systems, Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues, Intellectual Property and Patents, as well as Private Equity and Venture Capital.

Frequent collaborators in Richardson's research include Peter Clarkson, Yu Hou, Jody Grewal, Jingjing Wang, and Albert Tsang, reflecting ongoing partnerships in various studies.

Notable publication venues where Richardson's work has appeared comprise Abacus, SSRN Electronic Journal, arXiv (Cornell University), Research Policy, and Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics.

Recent significant papers include:

  • Chilling effects of patent trolls, 2022, Research Policy
  • The Effect of Mandatory Carbon Reporting on Greenwashing, 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • A Textual Analysis of US Corporate Social Responsibility Reports, 2020, Abacus
  • Modeling board governance, environmental expertise, and social engagement effects on firm environmental performance: Panel data evidence, 2023, Journal of Contemporary Accounting & Economics
  • Have SFAS 166 and SFAS 167 improved the financial reporting for securitizations?, 2020, Journal of Business Finance & Accounting

Best Publications

  • Revisiting the relation between environmental performance and environmental disclosure: An empirical analysis

    Peter M. Clarkson;Peter M. Clarkson;Yue Li;Gordon D. Richardson;Florin P. Vasvari

  • Does it really pay to be green? Determinants and consequences of proactive environmental strategies

    Peter M. Clarkson;Peter M. Clarkson;Yue Li;Gordon D. Richardson;Florin P. Vasvari

  • The relevance of environmental disclosures: Are such disclosures incrementally informative? ☆

    Peter M. Clarkson;Peter M. Clarkson;Xiaohua Fang;Yue Li;Gordon Richardson

  • The Market Valuation of Environmental Capital Expenditures by Pulp and Paper Companies

    Peter M. Clarkson;Peter M. Clarkson;Yue Li;Gordon D. Richardson

  • An Information Interpretation of Financial Analyst Superiority in Forecasting Earnings

    Lawrence D. Brown;Gordon D. Richardson;Steven J. Schwager

  • Corporate Disclosure of Environmental Liability Information: Theory and Evidence*

    Yue Li;Gordon D. Richardson;Daniel B. Thornton

  • The impact of IFRS adoption on the value relevance of book value and earnings

    Peter Clarkson;Peter Clarkson;J. Douglas Hanna;Gordon D. Richardson;Rex Thompson

  • The Voluntary Inclusion of Forecasts in the MD&A Section of Annual Reports*

    Peter M. Clarkson;Jennifer L. Kao;Gordon D. Richardson

  • The Valuation Relevance of Greenhouse Gas Emissions under the European Union Carbon Emissions Trading Scheme

    Peter M. Clarkson;Yue Li;Matthew L. Pinnuck;Gordon D. Richardson

  • Evidence That Management Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) is a Part of a Firm's Overall Disclosure Package*

    Peter M. Clarkson;Jennifer L. Kao;Gordon D. Richardson

  • The Association between Insider Trading and Information Announcements

    John Elliott;Dale Morse;Gordon Richardson

  • A test of dividend irrelevance using volume reactions to a change in dividend policy

    Gordon Richardson;Stephan E. Sefcik;Rex Thompson

  • The voluntary inclusion of earnings forecasts in IPO prospectuses

    Peter M. Clarkson;Alex Dontoh;Gordon Richardson;Stephan E. Sefcik

  • Revisiting the Relation Between Environmental Performance and Environmental Disclosure: An Empirical Analysis

    Yue Li;Peter Clarkson;Peter Clarkson;Gordon D. Richardson;Florin P. Vasvari

  • Revisiting the Relation Between Environmental Performance and Environmental Disclosure: An Empirical Analysis

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  • Equity Valuation Employing the Ideal versus Ad Hoc Terminal Value Expressions

    Lucie Courteau;Jennifer L. Kao;Gordon D. Richardson

  • Causes and consequences of voluntary assurance of CSR reports: International evidence involving Dow Jones Sustainability Index Inclusion and Firm Valuation

    Peter Clarkson;Yue Li;Gordon Richardson;Albert Tsang

  • Direct and Indirect Effects of Internal Control Weaknesses on Accrual Quality: Evidence from a Unique Canadian Regulatory Setting*

    Hai Lu;Gordon Richardson;Steven Salterio

  • Analysts' use of earnings forecasts in predicting stock returns: Forecast horizon effects

    Sati P. Bandyopadhyay;Lawrence D. Brown;Gordon D. Richardson

  • Capital Market Effects of U.S.-Canada GAAP Differences

    Sati P. Bandyopadhyay;J. Douglas Hanna;Gordon Richardson

  • Accounting based valuation models: What have we learned?

    Gordon Richardson;Surjit Tinaikar

  • The Impact of SFAS No. 2 on Firm Expenditures on Research and Development: Replications and Extensions

    John Elliott;Gordon Richardson;Thomas Dyckman;Roland Dukes

  • The LIFO/FIFO Decision

    Dale Morse;Gordon Richardson

  • Do Private Company Targets that Hire Big 4 Auditors Receive Higher Proceeds

    Gus De Franco;Ilanit Gavious;Justin Y. Jin;Gordon D. Richardson

  • Does it Really Pay to Be Green? Determinants and Consequences of Proactive Environmental Strategies

    Peter Clarkson;Peter Clarkson;Yue Li;Gordon D. Richardson;Florin P. Vasvari

  • An Information Interpretation of Financial Analyst Superiority in Forecasting Earnings

    Lawrence D. Brown;Gordon D. Richardson

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter M. Clarkson
Peter M. Clarkson University of Queensland
Lawrence D. Brown
Lawrence D. Brown Temple University
Frank Rudzicz
Frank Rudzicz University of Toronto
Steven E. Salterio
Steven E. Salterio Queen's University
Albert H.C. Tsang
Albert H.C. Tsang Southern University of Science and Technology

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