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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 48 1068 995 465 425 92 34334
Economics and Finance 48 1466 1307 884 768 88 34328

Mark L. DeFond publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Mark L. DeFond between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Mark L. DeFond published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 11 publications in 2011. 10 of the 93 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 11. Peak 11 publications in 2011. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 5 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 1 publication 2010: 4 publications 2011: 11 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 2 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 2 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 6 publications 2025: 4 publications
1987 2025

93 publications in total across all disciplines

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Mark L. DeFond: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 2
1992 0
1993 1
1994 2
1995 0
1996 1
1997 3
1998 3
1999 3
2000 1
2001 3
2002 5
2003 2
2004 3
2005 3
2006 0
2007 2
2008 1
2009 1
2010 4
2011 11
2012 5
2013 2
2014 4
2015 4
2016 4
2017 3
2018 3
2019 3
2020 2
2021 0
2022 0
2023 1
2024 6
2025 4
Total 93
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Mark L. DeFond publications per year - data summary

  • Mark L. DeFond, a Business and Management scholar from University of Southern California, has 93 publications recorded across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1987 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2011, with 11 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1987, 1993, 1996, 2000 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 8 of the 39 years in the span carry no publications at all (1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 2.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.0 per year counting only the 31 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 11 publications, 12% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1987-1999: 16 publications (1.2 per year); 2000-2012: 41 publications (3.2 per year); 2013-2025: 36 publications (2.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Mark L. DeFond 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 Mark L. DeFond 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, 90–94 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: 92 publications — 21st percentile

21% 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
85–89 94
90–94 111 92
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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Mark L. DeFond 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.
  • Mark L. DeFond, a Business and Management scholar from University of Southern California, records 92 publications - the 21st percentile of the discipline.
  • 21% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Mark L. DeFond, and about 79% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 135–139 publications range, and Mark L. DeFond 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).

Mark L. DeFond 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 Mark L. DeFond 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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
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 48
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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Mark L. DeFond 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.
  • Mark L. DeFond, a Business and Management scholar from University of Southern California, records 48 D-Index - the 65th percentile of the discipline.
  • 65% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Mark L. DeFond, and about 35% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Mark L. DeFond ranks above 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

Mark L. DeFond is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Business, Management, and Accounting, with a significant emphasis on Accounting and Finance. They have contributed extensively to subfields including Strategy and Management, Safety Research, and General Health Professions.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance
  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • Financial Markets and Investment Strategies
  • Credit Risk and Financial Regulations
  • Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction
  • Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
  • Financial Reporting and Valuation Research

Mark L. DeFond has authored research published in multiple venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Accounting and Business Research
  • Journal of International Accounting Research
  • European Accounting Review
  • Management Science

Recent papers authored by Mark L. DeFond include:

  • Auditing research using Chinese data: what's next?, 2020, Accounting and Business Research
  • The Effect of Analyst-Auditor Connections on Analysts' Performance, 2024, European Accounting Review
  • Do Managers Successfully Shop for Auditors Who Allow Them to Opportunistically Report Positive News? Evidence from Accounting Estimates, 2025, Management Science
  • Audit failures: why they occur and some suggestions for reducing them, 2025, Accounting and Business Research

Frequent co-authors in Mark L. DeFond's research include:

  • Jieying Zhang
  • Mingyi Hung
  • Yuping Zhao
  • Emily Jing Wang
  • Fan Zhang

Best Publications

  • The Effect of Audit Quality on Earnings Management

    Connie L. Becker;Mark L. Defond;James Jiambalvo;K.R. Subramanyam

  • Debt covenant violation and manipulation of accruals

    Mark L. DeFond;James Jiambalvo

  • Earnings management and the underperformance of seasoned equity offerings

    Siew Hong Teoh;Ivo Welch;T.J. Wong

  • A review of archival auditing research

    Mark DeFond;Jieying Zhang

  • Do Non–Audit Service Fees Impair Auditor Independence? Evidence from Going Concern Audit Opinions

    Mark L. DeFond;K. Raghunandan;K.R. Subramanyam

  • Auditor changes and discretionary accruals

    Mark L. DeFond;K.R. Subramanyam

  • Smoothing income in anticipation of future earnings

    Mark L. DeFond;Mark L. DeFond;Chul W. Park

  • Does the Market Value Financial Expertise on Audit Committees of Boards of Directors

    Mark L. Defond;Rebecca N. Hann;Xuesong Hu

  • Audit Research after Sarbanes‐Oxley

    Mark L. DeFond;Jere R. Francis

  • THE IMPACT OF IMPROVED AUDITOR INDEPENDENCE ON AUDIT MARKET CONCENTRATION IN CHINA

    Mark L DeFond;T.J Wong;Shuhua Li

  • The Impact of Mandatory IFRS Adoption on Foreign Mutual Fund Ownership: The Role of Comparability

    Mark L. DeFond;Xuesong Hu;Mingyi Hung;Siqi Li

  • The Reversal of Abnormal Accruals and the Market Valuation of Earnings Surprises

    Mark L. DeFond;Chul W. Park

  • Investor protection and the information content of annual earnings announcements: International evidence

    Mark Defond;Ming Yi Hung;Ming Yi Hung;Robert Trezevant

  • Auditor Industry Specialization and Market Segmentation: Evidence from Hong Kong

    Mark L. DeFond;Jere R. Francis;T. J. Wong

  • Home Bias, Foreign Mutual Fund Holdings, and the Voluntary Adoption of International Accounting Standards

    Vicentiu M. Covrig;Mark L. Defond;Mingyi Hung

  • The effect of competition on CEO turnover

    Mark L DeFond;Chul W Park

  • An empirical analysis of analysts’ cash flow forecasts

    Mark L. Defond;Ming Yi Hung

  • Investor Protection and Corporate Governance: Evidence from Worldwide CEO Turnover

    Mark L. Defond;Ming Yi Hung

  • Factors Related to Auditor-Client Disagreements over Income-Increasing Accounting Methods*

    Mark L. DeFOND;James Jiambalvo

  • The effect of SOX on small auditor exits and audit quality

    Mark L. DeFond;Clive S. Lennox

  • Voluntary disclosure of balance sheet information in quarterly earnings announcements

    Shuping Chen;Mark L. DeFond;Chul W. Park

  • Does Mandatory IFRS Adoption Affect Crash Risk

    Mark L. Defond;Ming Yi Hung;Siqi Li;Yinghua Li

Frequent Co-Authors

K.R. Subramanyam
K.R. Subramanyam University of Southern California
Clive S. Lennox
Clive S. Lennox University of Southern California
Jere R. Francis
Jere R. Francis Maastricht University
Daniel E. O'Leary
Daniel E. O'Leary University of Southern California
T.J. Wong
T.J. Wong University of Southern California
Kannan Raghunandan
Kannan Raghunandan Florida International University
Eli Bartov
Eli Bartov New York University
Oliver Zhen Li
Oliver Zhen Li National University of Singapore
Lisa Koonce
Lisa Koonce The University of Texas at Austin
Michael Ettredge
Michael Ettredge University of Kansas

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