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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 43 1370 1283 577 527 88 57259
Economics and Finance 43 1890 1703 1098 964 85 57214

Patricia M. Dechow publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Patricia M. Dechow between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Patricia M. Dechow published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 2.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 7 publications in 2013. 4 of the 92 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 7. Peak 7 publications in 2013. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 3 publications 1995: 3 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 1 publication 1998: 2 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 2 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 1 publication 2006: 5 publications 2007: 0 publications 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 3 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 0 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 3 publications 2024: 2 publications 2025: 2 publications
1987 2025

92 publications in total across all disciplines

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Patricia M. Dechow: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 2
1992 1
1993 1
1994 3
1995 3
1996 2
1997 1
1998 2
1999 4
2000 4
2001 5
2002 1
2003 2
2004 1
2005 1
2006 5
2007 0
2008 1
2009 2
2010 4
2011 3
2012 4
2013 7
2014 2
2015 3
2016 3
2017 4
2018 0
2019 3
2020 3
2021 6
2022 1
2023 3
2024 2
2025 2
Total 92
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Patricia M. Dechow publications per year - data summary

  • Patricia M. Dechow, a Business and Management scholar from University of Southern California, has 92 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 2013, with 7 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1987, 1992, 1993, 1997 and others, with 1 publication each.
  • 5 of the 39 years in the span carry no publications at all (1988, 1989, 1990, 2007 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 2.4 papers per year over the whole span, or 2.7 per year counting only the 34 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 14 publications, 15% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1987-1999: 20 publications (1.5 per year); 2000-2012: 33 publications (2.5 per year); 2013-2025: 39 publications (3.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Patricia M. Dechow 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 Patricia M. Dechow 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, 85–89 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: 88 publications — 18th percentile

18% 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 88
90–94 111
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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Patricia M. Dechow 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.
  • Patricia M. Dechow, a Business and Management scholar from University of Southern California, records 88 publications - the 18th percentile of the discipline.
  • 18% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Patricia M. Dechow, and about 82% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 135–139 publications range, and Patricia M. Dechow 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).

Patricia M. Dechow 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 Patricia M. Dechow 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, 43 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: 43 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% 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 43
44 68
45 63
46 54
47 69
48 50
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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Patricia M. Dechow 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.
  • Patricia M. Dechow, a Business and Management scholar from University of Southern California, records 43 D-Index - the 55th percentile of the discipline.
  • 55% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Patricia M. Dechow, and about 45% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Patricia M. Dechow 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

Patricia M. Dechow is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Business, Management and Accounting as well as Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Within these broad areas, they have contributed notably to Accounting, Finance, Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management, and Marketing.

The researcher has explored multiple topics in their academic work, particularly focusing on Auditing, Earnings Management, and Governance, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Corporate Finance and Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, Market Dynamics and Volatility, Behavioral Health and Interventions, and Sports Analytics and Performance.

Among the venues where Patricia M. Dechow has frequently published are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Accounting Review
  • Journal of Accounting Research
  • Management Science
  • Review of Accounting Studies

Recent significant publications include:

  • Understanding the Sustainability Reporting Landscape and Research Opportunities in Accounting, 2023, The Accounting Review
  • Implied Equity Duration: A Measure of Pandemic Shutdown Risk, 2021, Journal of Accounting Research
  • Understanding the Determinants of Analyst Target Price Implied Returns, 2020, The Accounting Review
  • Understanding the Sustainability Reporting Landscape and Research Opportunities in Accounting, 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • How Do Accounting Practices Spread? An Examination of Law Firm Networks and Stock Option Backdating, 2020, The Accounting Review

Collaboration is a marked feature of their work. Frequent co-authors include Wei Ting Loh, Ryan Erhard, Richard G. Sloan, Samuel T. Tan, and Alastair Lawrence.

Best Publications

  • DETECTING EARNINGS MANAGEMENT

    P Dechow;R Sloan;A P Sweeney

  • The Quality of Accruals and Earnings: The Role of Accrual Estimation Errors

    Patricia M. Dechow;Ilia D. Dichev

  • Causes and Consequences of Earnings Manipulation: An Analysis of Firms Subject to Enforcement Actions by the SEC*

    Patricia M. Dechow;Richard G. Sloan;Amy P. Sweeney

  • Understanding Earnings Quality: A Review of the Proxies, Their Determinants and Their Consequences

    Patricia M Dechow;Weili Ge;Catherine M Schrand

  • Accounting earnings and cash flows as measures of firm performance: The role of accounting accruals

    Patricia Mary Dechow

  • Detecting Earnings Management

    Patricia M. Dechow;Richard G. Sloan;Amy P. Hutton

  • Earnings Management: Reconciling the Views of Accounting Academics, Practitioners, and Regulators

    Patricia M. Dechow;Douglas J. Skinner

  • The relation between earnings and cash flows

    Patricia M. Dechow;S.P. Kothari;Ross L. Watts

  • Executive incentives and the horizon problem: An empirical investigation

    Patricia M. Dechow;Richard G. Sloan

  • The Quality of Accruals and Earnings: The Role of Accrual Estimation Errors

    Ilia D. Dichev;Patricia M. Dechow

  • Predicting Material Accounting Misstatements*: Predicting Material Accounting Misstatements

    Patricia M. Dechow;Weili Ge;Chad R. Larson;Richard G. Sloan

  • An empirical assessment of the residual income valuation model

    Patricia M. Dechow;Amy P. Hutton;Richard G. Sloan

  • Why Are Earnings Kinky? An Examination of the Earnings Management Explanation

    Patricia M. Dechow;Scott A. Richardson;Irem Tuna

  • Short-sellers, fundamental analysis and stock returns *

    Patricia M. Dechow;Amy P. Hutton;Lisa Meulbroek;Richard G. Sloan

  • Detecting Earnings Management: A New Approach

    Patricia M. Dechow;Amy P. Hutton;Jung Hoon Kim;Richard G. Sloan

  • The Relation between Analysts' Forecasts of Long‐Term Earnings Growth and Stock Price Performance Following Equity Offerings*

    Patricia M. Dechow;Amy P. Hutton;Richard G. Sloan

  • Causes and Consequences of Earnings Manipulation: An Analysis of Firms Subject to Enforcement Actions by the Sec

    Patricia M. Dechow;Richard G. Sloan;Amy P. Hutton

  • Understanding Earnings Quality: A Review of the Proxies, Their Determinants and Their Consequences

    Patricia M. Dechow;Weili Ge;Catherine M. Schrand

  • The persistence of earnings and cash flows and the role of special items: Implications for the accrual anomaly

    Patricia M. Dechow;Weili Ge

  • Fair value accounting and gains from asset securitizations: A convenient earnings management tool with compensation side-benefits

    Patricia M. Dechow;Linda A. Myers;Catherine Shakespeare

  • The Persistence and Pricing of the Cash Component of Earnings

    Patricia M. Dechow;Scott A. Richardson;Richard G. Sloan

  • Earnings Management: Reconciling the Views of Accounting Academics, Practitioners, and Regulators

    Patricia M. Dechow;Douglas J. Skinner

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard G. Sloan
Richard G. Sloan University of Southern California
Scott A. Richardson
Scott A. Richardson London Business School
Devin G. Pope
Devin G. Pope University of Chicago
Douglas J. Skinner
Douglas J. Skinner University of Chicago
Linda A. Myers
Linda A. Myers University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Jennifer Francis
Jennifer Francis Duke University
Katherine Schipper
Katherine Schipper Duke University
Maureen F. McNichols
Maureen F. McNichols Stanford University

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