2026 Jonathan M. Karpoff: Economics and Finance Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Economics and Finance	51	1288	1144	779	675	109	22316

Jonathan M. Karpoff 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 Jonathan M. Karpoff sits on this spectrum.

42 publications 521+

This scientist: 109 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jonathan M. Karpoff 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 Jonathan M. Karpoff sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 66th percentile

66% 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 Management Association
Fellow of the Financial Management Association
Fellow of the Financial Management Association
Fellow of the Financial Management Association
Fellow of the Financial Management Association

Overview

Jonathan M. Karpoff is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with a focus on Corporate Finance and Governance.

Their scholarly output includes work in the following subfields:

Accounting
Economics and Econometrics
Strategy and Management
Sociology and Political Science
Finance

Jonathan M. Karpoff's research addresses various topics, particularly:

Corporate Finance and Governance
Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance
Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
Corruption and Economic Development
Ethics in Business and Education
Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
Property Rights and Legal Doctrine

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Karpoff include William C. Johnson, Sangho Yi, Michael D. Wittry, Robert J. Schonlau, and Gerald S. Martin. These partnerships reflect ongoing research efforts in overlapping areas of corporate governance and finance.

Common publication venues for Karpoff's work are:

SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of Corporate Finance
Review of Financial Studies
Management Science
Financial Management

Representative recent papers authored by Jonathan M. Karpoff include:

The future of financial fraud, 2020, Journal of Corporate Finance
On a stakeholder model of corporate governance, 2021, Financial Management
Corporate Takeover Defenses, 2022, SSRN Electronic Journal
What ESG-Related Disclosures Should the SEC Mandate?, 2022, Financial Analysts Journal

Jonathan M. Karpoff has been recognized as a Fellow of the Financial Management Association, evidencing their engagement within the community of finance scholars and practitioners.

Best Publications

The Relation between Price Changes and Trading Volume: A Survey

Jonathan M. Karpoff

3684
Citations
The determinants of corporate board size and composition: An empirical analysis

Audra L. Boone;Laura Casares Field;Jonathan M. Karpoff;Charu G. Raheja

2283
Citations
The Cost to Firms of Cooking the Books

Jonathan M. Karpoff;D. Scott Lee;Gerald S. Martin

1557
Citations
The Consequences to Managers for Financial Misrepresentation

Jonathan M. Karpoff;D. Scott Lee;Gerald S. Martin

1184
Citations
Corporate governance and shareholder initiatives: Empirical evidence

Jonathan M. Karpoff;Paul H. Malatesta;Ralph A. Walkling

1093
Citations
The Reputational Penalty Firms Bear from Committing Criminal Fraud

Jonathan M. Karpoff;John R. Lott

890
Citations
THE REPUTATIONAL PENALTIES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL VIOLATIONS: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE

Jonathan M. Karpoff;John R. Lott;Eric W. Wehrly

885
Citations
A Theory of Trading Volume

Jonathan M. Karpoff

880
Citations
Takeover Defenses of IPO Firms

Laura Casares Field;Jonathan M. Karpoff

734
Citations
Short Sellers and Financial Misconduct

Jonathan M. Karpoff;Xiaoxia Lou

725
Citations
Internal Corporate Governance, CEO Turnover, and Earnings Management

Sonali Hazarika;Jonathan M. Karpoff;Rajarishi Nahata

610
Citations
Takeover Defenses of IPO Firms

Laura Casares Field;Jonathan M. Karpoff

541
Citations
The Reputational Penalty Firms Bear from Committing Criminal Fraud

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538
Citations
Short Selling and Earnings Management: A Controlled Experiment

Vivian W. Fang;Allen H. Huang;Jonathan M. Karpoff

521
Citations
The wealth effects of second-generation state takeover legislation

Jonathan M. Karpoff;Paul H. Malatesta

464
Citations
MANAGEMENT TURNOVER AND GOVERNANCE CHANGES FOLLOWING THE REVELATION OF FRAUD

Anup Agrawal;Jeffrey F. Jaffe;Jonathan M. Karpoff

457
Citations
Financial reporting fraud and other forms of misconduct: a multidisciplinary review of the literature

Dan Amiram;Zahn Bozanic;James D. Cox;Quentin Dupont

450
Citations
The Impact of Shareholder Activism on Target Companies: A Survey of Empirical Findings

Jonathan M. Karpoff

441
Citations
Insider Trading before New Issue Announcements

Jonathan M. Karpoff;Daniel Lee

366
Citations
Punitive Damages: Their Determinants, Effects on Firm Value, and the Impact of Supreme Court and Congressional Attempts to Limit Awards

John Lott;Jonathan M. Karpoff

334
Citations
Thirty years of shareholder activism: A survey of empirical research☆

Matthew R. Denes;Jonathan M. Karpoff;Victoria B. McWilliams

324
Citations
The Determinants of Corporate Board Size and Composition: An Empirical Analysis

Audra L. Boone;Laura Casares Field;Jonathan M. Karpoff;Charu G. Raheja

317
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Lott University of Chicago

Ralph A. Walkling Drexel University

Anup Agrawal University of Alabama

Richard G. Sloan University of Southern California

Ronald W. Masulis University of New South Wales

Jonathan R. Macey Yale University

Jay R. Ritter University of Florida

Jennifer S. Conrad University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

External Links

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