2026 Roger Simnett: Business and Management Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Business and Management	32	2565	2421	150	150	107	9840
Economics and Finance	31	3508	3195	100	93	100	9676

Roger Simnett 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 Roger Simnett sits on this spectrum.

35 publications 436+

This scientist: 107 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more.

Roger Simnett 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 Roger Simnett sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more.

Overview

Roger Simnett is a researcher affiliated with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Their research spans the broad field of Business, Management and Accounting, with a particular focus on auditing and corporate governance topics.

Their work extensively covers subfields such as:

Accounting
Strategy and Management
Economics and Econometrics
Management Information Systems
Sociology and Political Science

Key topics across their publications include:

Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance
Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting
Corporate Finance and Governance
Corporate Taxation and Avoidance
Accounting and Organizational Management
Accounting Theory and Financial Reporting
Credit Risk and Financial Regulations

Recent research contributions by Roger Simnett encompass the following papers:

Extended external reporting assurance: Current practices and challenges, 2021, Journal of International Financial Management and Accounting
Involvement of Component Auditors in Multinational Group Audits: Determinants, Audit Quality, and Audit Fees, 2021, Journal of Accounting Research
Using the Same Provider for Financial Statement Audit and Assurance of Extended External Reports: Choices and Consequences, 2022, Auditing A Journal of Practice & Theory
Is greater connectivity of financial and non-financial information in annual reports valued by market participants?, 2024, The British Accounting Review
Evidence-informed Approach to Setting Standards: A Discussion on the Research Strategies of AASB and AUASB, 2020, Australian Accounting Review

Roger Simnett frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

Shan Zhou
Yitang Yang
Elizabeth Carson
Ann Vanstraelen
Meiting Lu

Their research has been published often in these venues:

Auditing A Journal of Practice & Theory
Accounting and Finance
SSRN Electronic Journal
Journal of Accounting Research
Australian Accounting Review

Best Publications

Assurance on sustainability reports: an international comparison

Roger Simnett;Ann Vanstraelen;Wai Fong Chua

1880
Citations
Audit Partner Tenure and Audit Quality

Peter John Carey;Roger Simnett

1489
Citations
CSR and Assurance Services: A Research Agenda

Jeffrey R. Cohen;Roger Simnett

580
Citations
Integrated Reporting: An Opportunity for Australia's Not-for-Profit Sector

Sarah Adams;Roger Simnett

520
Citations
Does Integrated Reporting Matter to the Capital Market

Shan Zhou;Roger Simnett;Wendy Green

515
Citations
Voluntary Demand for Internal and External Auditing by Family Businesses

Peter John Carey;Roger Simnett;George A Tanewski

508
Citations
Impact of Assurance and Assurer's Professional Affiliation on Financial Analysts' Assessment of Credibility of Corporate Social Responsibility Information

Gary Pflugrath;Peter Roebuck;Roger Simnett

504
Citations
Integrated reporting and assurance: where can research add value?

Roger Simnett;Anna Louise Huggins

347
Citations
The provision of other services by auditors: Independence and pricing issues

Lynn Barkess;Roger Simnett

267
Citations
Threats to Auditor Independence: The Impact of Relationship and Economic Bonds

Ping Ye;Elizabeth Carson;Roger Simnett

250
Citations
The Effect of Mandatory Audit Firm Rotation on Audit Quality and Audit Fees: Empirical Evidence from the Korean Audit Market

Soo Young Kwon;Youngdeok Lim;Roger Simnett

247
Citations
Developing an International Assurance Standard on Greenhouse Gas Statements

Roger Simnett;Michael Nugent;Anna L. Huggins

186
Citations
The effect of information selection, information processing and task complexity on predictive accuracy of auditors☆

Roger Simnett

180
Citations
The Competitive Market for Assurance Engagements on Greenhouse Gas Statements: Is There a Role for Assurers from the Accounting Profession?

Anna Huggins;Wendy J. Green;Roger Simnett

170
Citations
Changes in Audit Market Competition and the Big N Premium

Elizabeth Carson;Roger Simnett;Billy S. Soo;Arnold M. Wright

161
Citations
Auditing and Assurance Services in Australia

Roger Simnett

152
Citations
The Different Types of Assurance Services and Levels of Assurance Provided

Mahreen Hasan;Steven Maijoor;Theodore J. Mock;Peter Roebuck

142
Citations
Audit Partner Tenure and Audit Quality

Roger Simnett;Peter Carey

130
Citations
An Investigation of Alternative Report Formats for Communicating Moderate Levels of Assurance

Mahreen Hasan;Peter J. Roebuck;Roger Simnett

117
Citations
International Archival Auditing and Assurance Research: Trends, Methodological Issues, and Opportunities

Roger Simnett;Elizabeth Carson;Ann Vanstraelen

105
Citations
Enhancing the Auditor's Report: To What Extent is There Support for the IAASB's Proposed Changes?

Roger Simnett;Anna Huggins

98
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey R. Cohen Boston College

Ken T. Trotman University of New South Wales

Arnold M. Wright Northeastern University

Theodore J. Mock University of California, Riverside

Wai Fong Chua University of Sydney

Michael Firth Lingnan University

Donna L. Street University of Dayton

Jean C. Bedard Bentley University

Siri Terjesen Florida Atlantic University

External Links

Personal website of Roger Simnett Google Scholar page

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