D-Index & Metrics Best Publications

Thomas Z. Lys

Northwestern University
United States

D-Index & Metrics D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.

Discipline name Citations Publications World Ranking National Ranking

Economics and Finance D-index 38 Citations 19,201 73 World Ranking 1463 National Ranking 906

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study Thomas Z. Lys is best known for:

Finance
Statistics
Law

His Law study has been linked to subjects such as Accountability and Relevance (law). His work on Law expands to the thematically related Relevance (law). His Statistics research includes elements of Econometrics and Value (mathematics). In his work, Thomas Z. Lys performs multidisciplinary research in Econometrics and Statistics. In his research, Thomas Z. Lys performs multidisciplinary study on Accounting and Audit. While working on this project, he studies both Audit and Accounting. In most of his Epistemology studies, his work intersects topics such as Association (psychology). His study brings together the fields of Epistemology and Association (psychology). In most of his Finance studies, his work intersects topics such as Earnings.

His most cited work include:

Use of R2 in accounting research: measuring changes in value relevance over the last four decades (574 citations)
The association between revisions of financial analysts' earnings forecasts and security-price changes (497 citations)
Signaling through corporate accountability reporting (451 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date

His Statistics study spans across into fields like Econometrics and Value (mathematics). Thomas Z. Lys conducts interdisciplinary study in the fields of Econometrics and Statistics through his research. His work often combines Accounting and Valuation (finance) studies. His Relevance (law) research extends to the thematically linked field of Law. Relevance (law) is closely attributed to Law in his work. He integrates many fields, such as Finance and Monetary economics, in his works. His work often combines Monetary economics and Finance studies. While working on this project, Thomas Z. Lys studies both Audit and Accounting. His Earnings study typically links adjacent topics like Earnings response coefficient.

Thomas Z. Lys most often published in these fields:

Accounting (69.57%)
Statistics (26.09%)
Econometrics (26.09%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2013-2019)?

Accounting (100.00%)
Goodwill (50.00%)
Law (50.00%)

In recent works Thomas Z. Lys was focusing on the following fields of study:

Thomas Z. Lys focuses on Accounting and Law. Many of his studies on Goodwill apply to Accounting as well. Thomas Z. Lys applies his multidisciplinary studies on Accountability and Law in his research.

Between 2013 and 2019, his most popular works were:

Signaling through corporate accountability reporting (451 citations)
The nature and implications of acquisition goodwill (7 citations)

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Best Publications

Real and Accrual‐Based Earnings Management in the Pre‐ and Post‐Sarbanes‐Oxley Periods

Daniel A. Cohen;Aiyesha Dey;Thomas Z. Lys.
The Accounting Review (2008)

3559 Citations

The financial reporting environment: Review of the recent literature

Anne Beyer;Daniel Andrei Cohen;Thomas Z. Lys;Beverly R. Walther.
Journal of Accounting and Economics (2010)

2536 Citations

Empirical research on accounting choice

Thomas D Fields;Thomas Z Lys;Linda Vincent.
Journal of Accounting and Economics (2001)

2514 Citations

Use of R2 in accounting research: measuring changes in value relevance over the last four decades

Stephen Brown;Kin Lo;Thomas Lys.
Journal of Accounting and Economics (1999)

1163 Citations

Expertise in forecasting performance of security analysts

John Jacob;Thomas Z. Lys;Margaret A. Neale.
Journal of Accounting and Economics (1999)

877 Citations

The association between revisions of financial analysts' earnings forecasts and security-price changes

Thomas Lys;Sungkyu Sohn.
Journal of Accounting and Economics (1990)

768 Citations

The market for audit services: Evidence from voluntary auditor changes

W.Bruce Johnson;Thomas Lys.
Journal of Accounting and Economics (1990)

742 Citations

Signaling through corporate accountability reporting

Thomas Lys;James P. Naughton;Clare Wang.
Journal of Accounting and Economics (2015)

645 Citations

Lawsuits against auditors under the security acts

Thomas Lys;Ross L. Watts.
Journal of Accounting Research (1994)

622 Citations

The Ohlson Model: Contribution to Valuation Theory, Limitations, and Empirical Applications:

Kin Lo;Thomas Lys.
Journal of Accounting, Auditing & Finance (2000)

502 Citations

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