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Ross L. Watts

Ross L. Watts

D-Index & Metrics

Business and Management

D-Index
54
Citations
59986
World Ranking
746
National Ranking
326

Economics and Finance

D-Index
55
Citations
60081
World Ranking
1023
National Ranking
633

Ross L. Watts 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 Ross L. Watts sits on this spectrum.

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35 publications 436+

This scientist: 104 publications — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ross L. Watts 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 Ross L. Watts sits on this spectrum.

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: 54 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ross L. Watts is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States. Their academic profile includes involvement in research and scientific activities associated with this institution.

The body of work and overall research focus of Ross L. Watts cannot be detailed due to the absence of available records on recent papers, frequent co-authors, publication venues, or book publications. Similarly, there is no accessible information about specific fields or subfields of study connected with their research endeavors.

There is no documented data on awards received by Ross L. Watts, nor are there records indicating notable topics of work or the number of publications related to particular scientific areas.

This profile is based exclusively on the limited available data confirming the scientist's primary institutional affiliation with MIT. Further details regarding their research output, collaborations, publication record, and academic contributions are not provided in the current dataset.

Best Publications

  • Positive Accounting Theory

    Ross L. Watts;Jerold L. Zimmerman

  • The investment opportunity set and corporate financing, dividend, and compensation policies☆

    Clifford W. Smith;Ross L. Watts

  • The Investment Oppotunity set and Corporate Financing, Dividend and Compensation Policies

    C.W. Smith;Ross Watts

  • Conservatism in Accounting Part I: Explanations and Implications

    Ross L. Watts

  • The relevance of the value-relevance literature for financial accounting standard setting $

    Robert W. Holthausen;Ross L. Watts

  • Stock prices and top management changes

    Jerold B. Warner;Ross L. Watts;Karen H. Wruck

  • Towards A Positive Theory of the Determination of Accounting Standards

    Ross L. Watts;Jerold L. Zimmerman

  • The relation between earnings and cash flows

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

  • Positive Accounting Theory: A Ten Year Perspective

    Ross L. Watts;Jerold L. Zimmerman

  • AGENCY PROBLEMS, AUDITING, AND THE THEORY OF THE FIRM: SOME EVIDENCE*

    Ross L. Watts;Jerold L. Zimmerman

  • Estimation and empirical properties of a firm-year measure of accounting conservatism

    Mozaffar Nayim Khan;Ross Leslie Watts

  • The Information Role of Conservatism

    Ryan LaFond;Ross L. Watts

  • A Market-Based Evaluation of Discretionary-Accrual Models

    W. Guay;S.P. Kothari;Ross Watts

  • A Market-Based Evaluation of Discretionary-Accrual Models

    Wayne R. Guay;S. P. Kothari;Ross L. Watts

  • Conservatism in Accounting Part II: Evidence and Research Opportunities

    Ross L. Watts

  • The information content of dividends

    Ross L. Watts

  • Asymmetric timeliness of earnings, market-to-book and conservatism in financial reporting

    Sugata Roychowdhury;Ross L. Watts

  • Corporate Financial Statements, A Product of the Market and Political Processes:

    Ross L. Watts

  • The demand for and supply of accounting theories : the market for excuses

    Ross L. Watts;Jerold L. Zimmerman

  • Evidence on the use of unverifiable estimates in required goodwill impairment

    Karthik Ramanna;Ross L. Watts

  • THE DETERMINANTS OF CORPORATE LEVERAGE AND DIVIDEND POLICIES

    Michael J. Barclay;Clifford W. Smith;Ross L. Watts

  • Voluntary Corporate Disclosure: The Case of Interim Reporting

    Richard W. Leftwich;Ross L. Watts;Jerold L. ZIMMERMANtt

  • Conservatism in Accounting - Part I: Explanations and Implications

    Ross L. Watts

Frequent Co-Authors

Shyam Sunder
Shyam Sunder Yale University
Theodore E. Christensen
Theodore E. Christensen University of Georgia
James A. Ohlson
James A. Ohlson Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Stephen H. Penman
Stephen H. Penman Columbia University
Jerold L. Zimmerman
Jerold L. Zimmerman University of Rochester
Robert J. Bloomfield
Robert J. Bloomfield Cornell University
Clifford W. Smith
Clifford W. Smith University of Rochester
Ray Ball
Ray Ball University of Chicago
Shivaram Rajgopal
Shivaram Rajgopal Columbia University

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