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Kenneth A. Kim

Kenneth A. Kim

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
37
Citations
8044
World Ranking
2643
National Ranking
65

Kenneth A. Kim 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 Kenneth A. Kim sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 86 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Kenneth A. Kim 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 Kenneth A. Kim sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 31st percentile

31% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Kenneth A. Kim is affiliated with Tongji University in China and has produced research primarily focused on corporate governance, finance, and accounting within Chinese and global contexts.

Their recent publications include:

  • Corporate Governance in China: A Survey (2020, European Finance Review)
  • Relationship-based debt financing of Chinese private sector firms: The role of social connections to banks versus political connections (2022, Journal of Corporate Finance)
  • Understanding corporate governance in China (2024, The British Accounting Review)
  • Corporate Governance in China: A Survey (2020, SSRN Electronic Journal)
  • Foreign corporations as large shareholders (2024, The Journal of Financial Research)

Kenneth A. Kim's frequent coauthors include:

  • Fuxiu Jiang
  • Yichuan Hu
  • Hongjun Xie
  • Xiaojia Zheng
  • Haoyuan Ding

The primary publication venues for Kenneth A. Kim's work are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • European Finance Review
  • Journal of Corporate Finance
  • The British Accounting Review
  • The Journal of Financial Research

Kim's main fields of study include:

  • Business, Management and Accounting
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Their research spans several subfields such as:

  • Accounting
  • Strategy and Management
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Kenneth A. Kim's work covers multiple topics within the broader fields, including:

  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • Global trade and economics
  • Firm Innovation and Growth
  • Corporate Taxation and Avoidance
  • Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance

Best Publications

  • Corporate governance in China: A modern perspective

    Fuxiu Jiang;Kenneth A. Kim

  • Trading performance, disposition effect, overconfidence, representativeness bias, and experience of emerging market investors

    Gongmeng Chen;Kenneth A. Kim;John R. Nofsinger;Oliver M. Rui

  • Corporate Governance in China: A Survey

    Fuxiu Jiang;Kenneth A Kim;Kenneth A Kim

  • Price Limit Performance: Evidence from the Tokyo Stock Exchange

    Kenneth A. Kim;S. Ghon Rhee

  • The costs (and benefits?) of diversified business groups: The case of Korean chaebols

    Stephen P Ferris;Kenneth A Kim;Pattanaporn Kitsabunnarat

  • Ownership and operating performance in an emerging market: evidence from Thai IPO firms

    Kenneth A. Kim;Pattanaporn Kitsabunnarat;John R. Nofsinger

  • Family-firm risk-taking: Does religion matter?

    Fuxiu Jiang;Zhan Jiang;Kenneth A. Kim;Min Zhang

  • Large shareholders, board independence, and minority shareholder rights: Evidence from Europe

    Kenneth A. Kim;P. Kitsabunnarat-Chatjuthamard;John R. Nofsinger

  • Institutional Herding, Business Groups, and Economic Regimes: Evidence from Japan*

    Kenneth A. Kim;John R. Nofsinger

  • Behavioral finance in Asia

    Kenneth A. Kim;John R. Nofsinger

  • On the predictability of Chinese stock returns

    Xuanjuan Chen;Kenneth A. Kim;Tong Yao;Tong Yu

  • Taxes and firm size in pacific-basin emerging economies

    Kenneth A. Kim;Piman Limpaphayom

  • PRICE LIMITS AND STOCK MARKET VOLATILITY

    Kenneth A. Kim

  • The Behavior of Japanese Individual Investors During Bull and Bear Markets

    Kenneth A. Kim;John R. Nofsinger

  • Price Limit Performance: evidence from transactions data and the limit order book

    Soon Huat Chan;Kenneth A. Kim;S. Ghon Rhee

  • Characteristics of stocks that frequently hit price limits: Empirical evidence from Taiwan and Thailand ☆

    Kenneth A. Kim;Piman Limpaphayom

  • Product market competition and corporate investment : Evidence from China

    Fuxiu Jiang;Kenneth A. Kim;Kenneth A. Kim;John R. Nofsinger;Bing Zhu

  • Share repurchases, catering, and dividend substitution*

    Zhan Jiang;Kenneth A. Kim;Erik Lie;Sean Yang

  • Capital markets, financial institutions, and corporate finance in China

    Fuxiu Jiang;Zhan Jiang;Kenneth A. Kim;Kenneth A. Kim

  • Why Do Price Limits Exist in Stock Markets? A Manipulation‐Based Explanation

    Kenneth A. Kim;Jungsoo Park

  • The Puzzling Increase in the Underpricing of Seasoned Equity Offerings

    Kenneth A. Kim;Hyun-Han Shin

  • Trading Performance, Disposition Effect, Overconfidence, Representativeness Bias, and Experience of Emerging Market Investors

    Gongmeng Chen;Kenneth A. Kim;John R. Nofsinger;Oliver M. Rui

  • Large Shareholders, Board Independence, and Minority Shareholder Rights: Evidence from Europe

    Kenneth Kim;Kenneth Kim;John R. Nofsinger;Pattanaporn Chatjuthamard

Frequent Co-Authors

S. Ghon Rhee
S. Ghon Rhee University of Hawaii at Manoa
Stephen P. Ferris
Stephen P. Ferris Ball State University
Kee H. Chung
Kee H. Chung University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Oliver M. Rui
Oliver M. Rui China Europe International Business School
Jun-Koo Kang
Jun-Koo Kang Nanyang Technological University

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