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Michael Firth

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Economics and Finance
China
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
75
Citations
23749
World Ranking
349
National Ranking
10

Michael Firth 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 Michael Firth sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 239 publications — 73rd percentile

73% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Michael Firth 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 Michael Firth sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 75 D-Index — 91st percentile

91% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in China Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in China Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in China Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in China Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in China Leader Award

Overview

Michael Firth is a researcher affiliated with Lingnan University in China, working primarily within the field of Engineering with a specific focus on Media Technology. Their research encompasses topics related to advanced optical imaging technologies.

Their recent publication history includes the paper titled Turning Automotive Windows into the Ultimate HMIs, published in 2020 by the journal Information Display.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Michael Firth include:

  • Oliver M. Rui
  • Wenfeng Wu

Michael Firth's frequent publication venue is:

  • Information Display

The researcher's main fields of study and subfields are represented as follows:

  • Engineering
  • Media Technology

The primary topic of research focus is:

  • Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies

Best Publications

  • Institutional monitoring and opportunistic earnings management

    Richard Chung;Michael Firth;Jeong-Bon Kim

  • Ownership structure, corporate governance, and fraud: Evidence from China

    Gongmeng Chen;Michael Firth;Daniel N. Gao;Daniel N. Gao;Oliver M. Rui

  • Corporate performance and CEO compensation in China

    Michael Firth;Peter M.Y. Fung;Oliver M. Rui

  • Does the type of ownership control matter? Evidence from China's listed companies

    Gongmeng Chen;Michael Arthur Firth;Liping Xu

  • The Impact of Size, Stock Market Listing, and Auditors on Voluntary Disclosure in Corporate Annual Reports

    Michael Firth

  • Auditor Conservatism, Asymmetric Monitoring, and Earnings Management*

    Jeong-Bon Kim;Richard Chung;Michael Firth

  • Ownership, two-tier board structure, and the informativeness of earnings – Evidence from China

    Michael Firth;Peter M.Y. Fung;Oliver M. Rui

  • Stock market linkages: Evidence from Latin America

    Gong-meng Chen;Michael Firth;Oliver Meng Rui

  • Earnings management, surplus free cash flow, and external monitoring

    Richard Chung;Michael Firth;Jeong-Bon Kim

  • The Dynamic Relation Between Stock Returns, Trading Volume, and Volatility

    Gong-meng Chen;Michael Firth;Oliver M. Rui

  • Inside the black box: Bank credit allocation in China's private sector

    Michael Arthur Firth;Chen Lin;Ping Liu;Sonia Man-lai Wong

  • How ownership and corporate governance influence chief executive pay in China's listed firms

    Michael Arthur Firth;Peter Fung;Oliver M. Rui

  • Firm Performance, Governance Structure, and Top Management Turnover in a Transitional Economy*

    Michael Firth;Peter M. Y. Fung;Oliver M. Rui

  • Trust and the provision of trade credit

    Wenfeng Wu;Michael Arthur Firth;Oliver M. Rui

  • Can corporate governance deter management from manipulating earnings? Evidence from related-party sales transactions in China

    Agnes W.Y. Lo;Raymond M.K. Wong;Michael A. Firth

  • Takeovers, Shareholder Returns, and the Theory of the Firm

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  • Friend or foe? The role of state and mutual fund ownership in the split share structure reform in China

    Michael Arthur Firth;Chen Lin;Hong Zou

  • Leverage and investment under a state-owned bank lending environment : evidence from China

    Michael Arthur Firth;Chen Lin;Sonia M.L. Wong

  • Can book–tax differences capture earnings management and tax Management? Empirical evidence from China

    Tanya Tang;Michael Arthur Firth

  • Is China’s securities regulatory agency a toothless tiger? Evidence from enforcement actions

    Gongmeng Chen;Michael Firth;Daniel N. Gao;Oliver M. Rui

  • Inside the Black Box: Bank Credit Allocation in China’s Private Sector

    Michael Firth;Chen Lin;Wong Sonia;Ping Liu

Frequent Co-Authors

Oliver M. Rui
Oliver M. Rui China Europe International Business School
Jeong-Bon Kim
Jeong-Bon Kim City University of Hong Kong
Chen Lin
Chen Lin University of Hong Kong
Kevin Cullinane
Kevin Cullinane University of Gothenburg
Hung-Gay Fung
Hung-Gay Fung University of Missouri–St. Louis
Douglas J. Cumming
Douglas J. Cumming Stevens Institute of Technology
Ana-Maria Fuertes
Ana-Maria Fuertes City, University of London
Roger Simnett
Roger Simnett University of New South Wales
Nicholas Barberis
Nicholas Barberis Yale University
Xi-Zhao Wang
Xi-Zhao Wang Tsinghua University

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