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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
241,246
Country Rank
84,542
Institution Rank : 4
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![William J Smith](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Economics
Public Policy
Taxation
Regional Development
Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,091
2,509
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
551,365
Country Rank
170,157
Institution Rank : 18
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Mahmud Hossain](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/2b/1736473.jpg)
Audit
Value-relevance
Earnings Management
Fraud
financial crisis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,390
661
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
785,524
Country Rank
228,095
Institution Rank : 34
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Ronald W Best](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
720
113
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
794,752
Country Rank
230,210
Institution Rank : 36
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Swarna Dutt](/pictures/55/4303799.jpg)
International Finance
Applied Macroeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
701
134
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,200,979
Country Rank
303,261
Institution Rank : 55
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![David J Boldt](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Regional Economics
Economic Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
38
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,227,179
Country Rank
307,162
Institution Rank : 56
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Adrian Austin](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Financial Time Series
Conflict
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
75
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,446,589
Country Rank
339,795
Institution Rank : 71
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Michael Sinkey](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Behavioral Economics
Health Economics
Public Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
45
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,665,840
Country Rank
371,670
Institution Rank : 84
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![United States](/flags/us.png)
![Yun Cheng](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Financial reporting and capital market
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
40
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
241,246
Country Ranking
84,542
Institution Ranking
4
William J Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,091
2,509
0.613
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Economics
Public Policy
Taxation
Regional Development
Analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
551,365
Country Ranking
170,157
Institution Ranking
18
Mahmud Hossain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,390
661
0.476
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11559.png)
Audit
Value-relevance
Earnings Management
Fraud
financial crisis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
785,524
Country Ranking
228,095
Institution Ranking
34
Ronald W Best
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
720
113
0.157
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
794,752
Country Ranking
230,210
Institution Ranking
36
Swarna Dutt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
701
134
0.191
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International Finance
Applied Macroeconomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,200,979
Country Ranking
303,261
Institution Ranking
55
David J Boldt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
183
38
0.208
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Regional Economics
Economic Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,227,179
Country Ranking
307,162
Institution Ranking
56
Adrian Austin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
75
0.444
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Financial Time Series
Conflict
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,446,589
Country Ranking
339,795
Institution Ranking
71
Michael Sinkey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
88
45
0.511
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Behavioral Economics
Health Economics
Public Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Ranking
1,665,840
Country Ranking
371,670
Institution Ranking
84
Yun Cheng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
40
0.909
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Financial reporting and capital market