| Positive accounting theory R Watts Prentice-Hall, 1986 | 16319* | 1986 |
| Towards a positive theory of the determination of accounting standards RL Watts, JL Zimmerman Accounting review, 112-134, 1978 | 5986 | 1978 |
| Agency problems, auditing, and the theory of the firm: Some evidence RL Watts, JL Zimmerman The journal of law and Economics 26 (3), 613-633, 1983 | 2476 | 1983 |
| Taxes and firm size JL Zimmerman Journal of accounting and economics 5, 119-149, 1983 | 1700 | 1983 |
| Accounting for decision making and control JL Zimmerman McGraw-Hill, 2011 | 1606 | 2011 |
| Financial performance surrounding CEO turnover KJ Murphy, JL Zimmerman Journal of Accounting and Economics 16 (1-3), 273-315, 1993 | 1449 | 1993 |
| The demand for and supply of accounting theories: the market for excuses. RL Watts, JL Zimmerman Accounting review 54 (2), 1979 | 1423 | 1979 |
| Price and return models SP Kothari, JL Zimmerman Journal of Accounting and economics 20 (2), 155-192, 1995 | 1251 | 1995 |
| Managerial economics and organizational architecture JA Brickley, CW Smith, JL Zimmerman, Z Zhang, C Wang Irwin, 1997 | 1185 | 1997 |
| Voluntary corporate disclosure: The case of interim reporting RW Leftwich, RL Watts, JL Zimmerman Journal of accounting research, 50-77, 1981 | 896 | 1981 |
| The municipal accounting maze: An analysis of political incentives JL Zimmerman Journal of accounting research, 107-144, 1977 | 844 | 1977 |
| Efficient and opportunistic choices of accounting procedures: Corporate control contests AA Christie, JL Zimmerman Accounting review, 539-566, 1994 | 740 | 1994 |
| Conjectures regarding empirical managerial accounting research JL Zimmerman Journal of accounting and economics 32 (1-3), 411-427, 2001 | 615 | 2001 |
| Labor union contract negotiations and accounting choices SE Liberty, JL Zimmerman Accounting review, 692-712, 1986 | 530 | 1986 |
| 1978 Competitive Manuscript Award: The Costs and Benefits of Cost Allocations JL Zimmerman Accounting Review, 504-521, 1979 | 509 | 1979 |
| Asymmetric sensitivity of CEO cash compensation to stock returns AJ Leone, JS Wu, JL Zimmerman Journal of accounting and economics 42 (1-2), 167-192, 2006 | 470 | 2006 |
| Corporate governance myths: comments on Armstrong, Guay, and Weber JA Brickley, JL Zimmerman Journal of Accounting and Economics 50 (2-3), 235-245, 2010 | 435 | 2010 |
| Business ethics and organizational architecture JA Brickley, CW Smith Jr, JL Zimmerman Journal of Banking & Finance 26 (9), 1821-1835, 2002 | 325 | 2002 |
| The markets for independence and independent auditors RL Watts | 324 | 1981 |
| The joint effects of materiality thresholds and voluntary disclosure incentives on firms’ disclosure decisions S Heitzman, C Wasley, J Zimmerman Journal of accounting and economics 49 (1-2), 109-132, 2010 | 322 | 2010 |
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