Tobin's q
← Most-used equations and models
Market value of a firm relative to the replacement cost of its assets; a common proxy for firm value.
LaTeX: q = \frac{\text{market value of assets}}{\text{replacement cost of assets}}
Key findings#
- Tobin's q was mentioned in 11 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #64 of the 104 equations and models mentioned.
- By journal category: Finance (7), Management (3) and Economics (1).
- Most of them appeared in International Review of Economics & Finance (5), International Business Review (1) and Future Business Journal (1).
- Often mentioned together with Instrumental variables (two-stage least squares) (7), Mediation model (indirect effect) (6) and Two-way fixed-effects panel regression (5).
- Datasets named in the same papers: CSMAR (5), Huazheng / Sino-Securities ESG (3) and Bloomberg ESG (2).
- From Oct 2023 to Sep 2026, 63 archived papers mentioned Tobin's q in their title, abstract or keywords, most of them in Sep 2026 (5).
Mentions over 36 months#
| Trend | Oct 23–Sep 24 | Oct 24–Sep 25 | Oct 25–Sep 26 | 36 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 30 | 6 | 63 |
Cite this page
Scholar4AI. (2026). Tobin's q. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/equations/tobin-s-q
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