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D-Index
64
Citations
35407
World Ranking
621
National Ranking
397

John J. McConnell 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 John J. McConnell sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 166 publications — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

John J. McConnell 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 John J. McConnell sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 64 D-Index — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

John J. McConnell is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research predominantly covers the domains of Business, Management, and Accounting, with a strong interdisciplinary emphasis spanning Accounting, Strategy and Management, Finance, Sociology and Political Science, and Economics and Econometrics.

The scientist's work incorporates core themes including Corporate Finance and Governance, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Auditing, Earnings Management and Governance, Political Influence and Corporate Strategies, Media Influence and Politics, Financial Reporting and Valuation Research, as well as Italy's Economic History and Contemporary Issues.

McConnell's recent scholarly contributions feature several papers published in notable academic venues. These include:

  • Media Partisanship and Fundamental Corporate Decisions (2021), published in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
  • Does CEO Succession Planning (Disclosure) Create Shareholder Value? (2022), published in the Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
  • Existing Methods Provide Unreliable Estimates of the Marginal Value of Cash (2024), published in Critical Finance Review
  • Transmission of Information from Private to Public Markets (2022), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Does board independence matter in companies with a controlling shareholder? (2023), published in the Journal of Applied Corporate Finance

Frequent collaborators with McConnell include Baixiao Liu, April M. Knill, Mara Faccio, Glades McKenzie, and Andrew Schrowang, reflecting ongoing cooperative research efforts.

The venues where McConnell frequently publishes highlight their diverse research interests, with multiple papers appearing in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Applied Corporate Finance
  • Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
  • Critical Finance Review
  • Journal of Corporate Finance

McConnell's work in accounting is particularly prominent, while their engagement with strategy, finance, and sociopolitical aspects of corporate governance suggests a broad focus on the intersection between business practices and regulatory or societal factors. The interplay between media influence, political strategies, and corporate decision-making surfaces as a recurrent theme in their scholarship.

Best Publications

  • Additional evidence on equity ownership and corporate value

    John J. McConnell;Henri Servaes

  • Political Connections and Corporate Bailouts

    Mara Faccio;Ronald W. Masulis;John J. Mcconnell

  • Equity ownership and the two faces of debt

    John J. McConnell;Henri Servaes

  • International Corporate Governance

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  • Corporate capital expenditure decisions and the market value of the firm

    John J. McConnell;Chris J. Muscarella

  • The Effects of Market Segmentation and Investor Recognition on Asset Prices: Evidence from Foreign Stocks Listing in the United States

    Stephen R. Foerster;G. Andrew Karolyi

  • Further evidence on the bank lending process and the capital-market response to bank loan agreements

    Scott L. Lummer;John J. McConnell

  • Corporate Performance, Corporate Takeovers, and Management Turnover

    Kenneth J. Martin;John J. Mcconnell

  • Dominant shareholders, corporate boards, and corporate value: A cross-country analysis

    Jay Dahya;Orlin Dimitrov;John J. McConnell

  • The Administrative Costs of Corporate Bankruptcy: A Note

    James S. Ang;Jess H. Chua;John J. Mcconnell

  • The Cadbury Committee, Corporate Performance, and Top Management Turnover

    Jay Dahya;John J. McConnell;Nickolaos G. Travlos

  • Corporate mergers and security returns

    Debra K. Dennis;John J. McConnell

  • Returns to Acquirers of Listed and Unlisted Targets

    Mara Faccio;John J. McConnell;David Stolin

  • The Effect of Market Segmentation and Illiquidity on Asset Prices: Evidence from Exchange Listings

    Gregory B. Kadlec;John J. Mcconnell

  • The market value of control in publicly-traded corporations

    Ronald C. Lease;John J. McConnell;Wayne H. Mikkelson

  • An empirical investigation of the impact of ‘antitakeover’ amendments on common stock prices

    Scott C. Linn;John J. McConnell

  • S&P 500 Index Additions and Earnings Expectations

    Diane K. Denis;John J. McConnell;Alexei V. Ovtchinnikov;Yun Yu

  • The role of the media in corporate governance: Do the media influence managers' capital allocation decisions?

    Baixiao Liu;John J. McConnell

  • Valuation of GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities

    Kenneth B. Dunn;John J. McCONNELL

  • Corporate Combinations and Common Stock Returns: The Case of Joint Ventures

    John J. McCONNELL;Timothy J. Nantell

  • When Do Bidders Gain? The Difference in Returns to Acquirers of Listed and Unlisted Targets

    Mara Faccio;David Stolin;John J. McConnell

Frequent Co-Authors

Mara Faccio
Mara Faccio Purdue University West Lafayette
Henri Servaes
Henri Servaes London Business School
Wilbur G. Lewellen
Wilbur G. Lewellen Purdue University West Lafayette
Karl V. Lins
Karl V. Lins University of Utah
Nickolaos G. Travlos
Nickolaos G. Travlos University of Surrey
Ronald W. Masulis
Ronald W. Masulis University of New South Wales
Bing Liang
Bing Liang University of Massachusetts Amherst
Eduardo S. Schwartz
Eduardo S. Schwartz Simon Fraser University
Narayan Y. Naik
Narayan Y. Naik London Business School
James S. Ang
James S. Ang Florida State University

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