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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Economics and Finance 50 1351 1202 39 38 114 20822

Kalok Chan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kalok Chan between 1985 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kalok Chan published across 40 years, from 1985 to 2024, averaging 4.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 12 publications in 2004. 3 of the 169 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1985 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 12. Peak 12 publications in 2004. 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 1 publication 1991: 2 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 4 publications 1996: 4 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 6 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 5 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 2 publications
1985 2024

169 publications in total across all disciplines

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Kalok Chan: publications per year, 1985 to 2024
Year Publications
1985 1
1986 1
1987 0
1988 2
1989 0
1990 1
1991 2
1992 3
1993 7
1994 2
1995 4
1996 4
1997 3
1998 5
1999 3
2000 4
2001 2
2002 7
2003 6
2004 12
2005 6
2006 7
2007 4
2008 3
2009 2
2010 3
2011 5
2012 4
2013 6
2014 4
2015 3
2016 5
2017 10
2018 11
2019 5
2020 10
2021 8
2022 1
2023 1
2024 2
Total 169
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Kalok Chan publications per year - data summary

  • Kalok Chan, a Economics and Finance scholar from City University of Hong Kong, has 169 publications recorded across 40 years, from 1985 to 2024.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1985 and the most recent to 2024.
  • The most productive year is 2004, with 12 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1985, 1986, 1990, 2022 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 40 years in the span carry no publications at all (1987 and 1989).
  • The rate of publication averages 4.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 4.4 per year counting only the 38 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2020-2024) hold 22 publications, 13% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1985-1998: 35 publications (2.5 per year); 1999-2012: 68 publications (4.9 per year); 2013-2024: 66 publications (5.5 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Kalok Chan 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 Kalok Chan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 97 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 42–46 to 521+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 111. Most scientists, 111, have 137–141 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 112–116 publications, is where this scientist sits. 42–46 publications: 1 scientist 47–51 publications: 12 scientists 52–56 publications: 7 scientists 57–61 publications: 23 scientists 62–66 publications: 32 scientists 67–71 publications: 36 scientists 72–76 publications: 56 scientists 77–81 publications: 57 scientists 82–86 publications: 70 scientists 87–91 publications: 86 scientists 92–96 publications: 72 scientists 97–101 publications: 106 scientists 102–106 publications: 97 scientists 107–111 publications: 96 scientists 112–116 publications: 101 scientists 117–121 publications: 103 scientists 122–126 publications: 102 scientists 127–131 publications: 108 scientists 132–136 publications: 107 scientists 137–141 publications: 111 scientists 142–146 publications: 94 scientists 147–151 publications: 96 scientists 152–156 publications: 100 scientists 157–161 publications: 74 scientists 162–166 publications: 68 scientists 167–171 publications: 91 scientists 172–176 publications: 76 scientists 177–181 publications: 75 scientists 182–186 publications: 61 scientists 187–191 publications: 66 scientists 192–196 publications: 68 scientists 197–201 publications: 71 scientists 202–206 publications: 60 scientists 207–211 publications: 56 scientists 212–216 publications: 44 scientists 217–221 publications: 51 scientists 222–226 publications: 65 scientists 227–231 publications: 48 scientists 232–236 publications: 59 scientists 237–241 publications: 37 scientists 242–246 publications: 37 scientists 247–251 publications: 41 scientists 252–256 publications: 43 scientists 257–261 publications: 33 scientists 262–266 publications: 34 scientists 267–271 publications: 39 scientists 272–276 publications: 25 scientists 277–281 publications: 29 scientists 282–286 publications: 29 scientists 287–291 publications: 26 scientists 292–296 publications: 31 scientists 297–301 publications: 31 scientists 302–306 publications: 24 scientists 307–311 publications: 28 scientists 312–316 publications: 24 scientists 317–321 publications: 13 scientists 322–326 publications: 14 scientists 327–331 publications: 25 scientists 332–336 publications: 18 scientists 337–341 publications: 16 scientists 342–346 publications: 18 scientists 347–351 publications: 15 scientists 352–356 publications: 17 scientists 357–361 publications: 19 scientists 362–366 publications: 16 scientists 367–371 publications: 17 scientists 372–376 publications: 7 scientists 377–381 publications: 18 scientists 382–386 publications: 13 scientists 387–391 publications: 19 scientists 392–396 publications: 9 scientists 397–401 publications: 10 scientists 402–406 publications: 13 scientists 407–411 publications: 13 scientists 412–416 publications: 5 scientists 417–421 publications: 10 scientists 422–426 publications: 6 scientists 427–431 publications: 12 scientists 432–436 publications: 9 scientists 437–441 publications: 9 scientists 442–446 publications: 10 scientists 447–451 publications: 12 scientists 452–456 publications: 8 scientists 457–461 publications: 4 scientists 462–466 publications: 7 scientists 467–471 publications: 4 scientists 472–476 publications: 5 scientists 477–481 publications: 6 scientists 482–486 publications: 7 scientists 487–491 publications: 8 scientists 492–496 publications: 5 scientists 497–501 publications: 4 scientists 502–506 publications: 4 scientists 507–511 publications: 5 scientists 512–516 publications: 7 scientists 517–520 publications: 7 scientists 521+ publications: 99 scientists
42–46 publications 521+

This scientist: 114 publications — 22nd percentile

22% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
42–46 1
47–51 12
52–56 7
57–61 23
62–66 32
67–71 36
72–76 56
77–81 57
82–86 70
87–91 86
92–96 72
97–101 106
102–106 97
107–111 96
112–116 101 114
117–121 103
122–126 102
127–131 108
132–136 107
137–141 111
142–146 94
147–151 96
152–156 100
157–161 74
162–166 68
167–171 91
172–176 76
177–181 75
182–186 61
187–191 66
192–196 68
197–201 71
202–206 60
207–211 56
212–216 44
217–221 51
222–226 65
227–231 48
232–236 59
237–241 37
242–246 37
247–251 41
252–256 43
257–261 33
262–266 34
267–271 39
272–276 25
277–281 29
282–286 29
287–291 26
292–296 31
297–301 31
302–306 24
307–311 28
312–316 24
317–321 13
322–326 14
327–331 25
332–336 18
337–341 16
342–346 18
347–351 15
352–356 17
357–361 19
362–366 16
367–371 17
372–376 7
377–381 18
382–386 13
387–391 19
392–396 9
397–401 10
402–406 13
407–411 13
412–416 5
417–421 10
422–426 6
427–431 12
432–436 9
437–441 9
442–446 10
447–451 12
452–456 8
457–461 4
462–466 7
467–471 4
472–476 5
477–481 6
482–486 7
487–491 8
492–496 5
497–501 4
502–506 4
507–511 5
512–516 7
517–520 7
521+ 99
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Kalok Chan publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,760 Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 97 ranges running from 42–46 to 521+ publications.
  • Kalok Chan, a Economics and Finance scholar from City University of Hong Kong, records 114 publications - the 22nd percentile of the discipline.
  • 22% of ranked Economics and Finance scientists score the same or lower than Kalok Chan, and about 78% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 167–171 publications range, and Kalok Chan ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 137–141 publications, holding 111 scientists (3% of the field).
  • 48% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 162–166 publications), so the distribution leans towards the lower end of the scale.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 521 publications or more, 99 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Kalok Chan 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 Kalok Chan sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 72 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 101+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 178. Most scientists, 178, have 33 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 50 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 50 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Economics and Finance scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,760 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 126
31 147
32 157
33 178
34 171
35 141
36 132
37 129
38 130
39 120
40 117
41 113
42 114
43 97
44 115
45 86
46 78
47 83
48 62
49 74
50 50 50
51 66
52 69
53 55
54 67
55 61
56 62
57 45
58 34
59 47
60 46
61 36
62 37
63 56
64 50
65 32
66 28
67 30
68 24
69 25
70 22
71 21
72 26
73 24
74 23
75 12
76 14
77 15
78 15
79 17
80 17
81 11
82 10
83 16
84 11
85 5
86 9
87 13
88 9
89 7
90 6
91 4
92 8
93 10
94 11
95 6
96 4
97 4
98 6
99 6
100 8
101+ 100
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Kalok Chan D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,760 Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 72 ranges running from 30 to 101+ D-Index.
  • Kalok Chan, a Economics and Finance scholar from City University of Hong Kong, records 50 D-Index - the 64th percentile of the discipline.
  • 64% of ranked Economics and Finance scientists score the same or lower than Kalok Chan, and about 36% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 44 D-Index range, and Kalok Chan ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 33 D-Index, holding 178 scientists (5% of the field).
  • 59% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 47 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 101 D-Index or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Overview

Kalok Chan is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China and has contributed extensively to the fields of business, management, accounting, economics, econometrics, and finance. Their research spans various subfields, including accounting, finance, economics and econometrics, general decision sciences, and management science and operations research.

Their scholarly work focuses on topics related to financial markets and investment strategies, auditing, earnings management and governance, corporate finance and governance, corporate taxation and avoidance, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, market dynamics and volatility, and financial literacy, pension, and retirement analysis.

Kalok Chan has coauthored research with several frequent collaborators, including Phyllis Lai Lan Mo, Andrew Ellul, Itay Goldstein, Craig W. Holden, and Monika Piazzesi.

Their research has been published predominantly in venues such as the SSRN Electronic Journal, Finance Research Letters, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Abacus, and Accounting and Business Research.

  • The role of ESG performance during times of financial crisis: Evidence from COVID-19 in China (2020, Finance Research Letters)
  • The Role of ESG Performance During Times of Financial Crisis: Evidence from COVID-19 in China (2020, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • Investor Heterogeneity and Liquidity (2022, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis)
  • The Macbeth Factor: The Dark Side of Achievement-driving Analysts (2020, Abacus)
  • Can auditors' local knowledge compensate for a weaker regulatory oversight for the audit quality of foreign companies? (2020, Accounting and Business Research)

Kalok Chan's body of work has explored environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance during financial crises, the behavior of investors under liquidity conditions, analyst performance factors, and audit quality under varied regulatory conditions. These research topics align with their broader fields of study and highlight a multifaceted approach to financial and accounting issues.

Best Publications

  • An Empirical Comparison of Alternative Models of the Short‐Term Interest Rate

    K. C. Chan;G. Andrew Karolyi;Francis A. Longstaff;Anthony B. Sanders

  • What Determines the Domestic Bias and Foreign Bias? Evidence from Mutual Fund Equity Allocations Worldwide

    Kalok Chan;Vicentiu Covrig;Lilian Ng

  • Stock Price Synchronicity and Analyst Coverage in Emerging Markets

    Kalok Chan;Allaudeen Hameed

  • A Further Analysis of the Lead–Lag Relationship Between the Cash Market and Stock Index Futures Market

    Kalok Chan

  • Intraday Volatility in the Stock Index and Stock Index Futures Markets

    Kalok Chan;K. C. Chan;G. Andrew Karolyi

  • Profitability of momentum strategies in the international equity markets

    Kalok Chan;Allaudeen Hameed;Wilson Tong

  • Trade size, order imbalance, and the volatility–volume relation

    Kalok Chan;Wai-Ming Fong

  • Underpricing and long-term performance of IPOs in China

    Kalok Chan;Junbo Wang;K.C.John Wei

  • Information Asymmetry and Asset Prices: Evidence from the China Foreign Share Discount

    Kalok Chan;Albert J. Menkveld;Zhishu Yang

  • The profitability of technical trading rules in the Asian stock markets

    Hendrik Bessembinder;Kalok Chan

  • Limit Orders, Depth, and Volatility: Evidence from the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong

    Hee-Joon Ahn;Kee-Hong Bae;Kalok Chan

  • Market Efficiency and the Returns to Technical Analysis

    Hendrik Bessembinder;Kalok Chan

  • Market Structure and the Intraday Pattern of Bid-Ask Spreads for NASDAQ Securities

    K.C. Chan;William G. Christie;Paul H. Schultz

  • The Informational Role of Stock and Option Volume

    Kalok Chan;Y. Peter Chung;Wai-Ming Fong

  • An Unconditional Asset‐Pricing Test and the Role of Firm Size as an Instrumental Variable for Risk

    K. C. Chan;Nai-Fu Chen

  • An empirical examination of information, differences of opinion, and trading activity

    Hendrik Bessembinder;Kalok Chan;Paul J. Seguin

  • Why Option Prices Lag Stock Prices: A Trading-based Explanation

    Kalok Chan;Y. Peter Chung;Herb Johnson

  • Investibility and return volatility

    Kee-Hong Bae;Kalok Chan;Angela L.P. Ng

  • Time-varying risk premia and forecastable returns in futures markets

    Hendrik Bessembinder;Kalok Chan

  • Stock Price Synchronicity and Analyst Coverage in Emerging Markets

    Allaudeen Hameed;Kalok Chan

  • Trade Size, Order Imbalance, and the Volatility-Volume Relation

    Wai Ming Fong;Kalok Chan

Frequent Co-Authors

Jelena Misic
Jelena Misic Toronto Metropolitan University
Vojislav B. Misic
Vojislav B. Misic Toronto Metropolitan University
Mark Wenig
Mark Wenig Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Thomas Wagner
Thomas Wagner Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Kee-Hong Bae
Kee-Hong Bae York University
Hendrik Bessembinder
Hendrik Bessembinder Arizona State University
Matthias Wiegner
Matthias Wiegner Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Steffen Beirle
Steffen Beirle Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Andreas Richter
Andreas Richter University of Bremen
Alfonso Saiz-Lopez
Alfonso Saiz-Lopez Spanish National Research Council

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