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title: "Journal of Empirical Finance: 3 papers, last 30 days"
description: "Journal of Empirical Finance published 3 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #160 of 239 journals."
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window: 2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26
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# Journal of Empirical Finance

- 0 papers in the last 7 days
- category: Finance
- publisher: Elsevier BV
- ISSN 0927-5398

Back to the ranking: https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/journals.md

## Key findings

- Journal of Empirical Finance published 3 papers in the last 30 days (2026-09-27 to 2026-10-26), ranking #160 of 239 journals.
- Leading institutions: Boston College (1), Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (1) and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (1).
- Countries: United States (2), Italy (1) and China (1).
- From Apr 2024 to Sep 2026, Journal of Empirical Finance published 193 papers (6 a month on average, by publication date in OpenAlex).
- Its most frequent keywords over that period were “out-of-sample forecasting” (13), “return predictability” (10) and “investor sentiment” (9).
- Its most-cited paper of the period is “A unified duration-based explanation of the value, profitability, and investment anomalies” (2025-09-13), with 17 citations.

## The last 30 months

*Papers by publication date, Apr 2024 to Sep 2026*

| Apr 24–Sep 24 | Oct 24–Sep 25 | Oct 25–Sep 26 | 30 months |
|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 41 | 70 | 82 | 193 |

*Most frequent keywords, Apr 2024 to Sep 2026*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | out-of-sample forecasting | 13 |
| 2 | return predictability | 10 |
| 3 | investor sentiment | 9 |
| 4 | stock returns | 9 |
| 5 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 8 |
| 6 | asset pricing | 8 |
| 7 | firm value | 8 |
| 8 | [information asymmetry](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/information-asymmetry.md) | 8 |
| 9 | volatility forecasting | 8 |
| 10 | credit risk | 7 |

*Most-cited papers published Apr 2024 to Sep 2026*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 1.3 | [A unified duration-based explanation of the value, profitability, and investment anomalies](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jempfin.2025.101645) | [Journal of Empirical Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-empirical-finance.md) | 2025-09-13 | Shan Chen, Tao Li |
| 2 | 15 | 1.0 | [Option-implied idiosyncratic skewness and expected returns: Mind the long run](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jempfin.2025.101642) | [Journal of Empirical Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-empirical-finance.md) | 2025-08-13 | Deshui Yu, Difang Huang, Mingtao Zhou |
| 3 | 14 | 0.8 | [Climate change risk and green bond pricing](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jempfin.2025.101616) | [Journal of Empirical Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-empirical-finance.md) | 2025-04-23 | Alfonso Del Giudice, Silvia Rigamonti, Andrea Signori |
| 4 | 12 | 0.7 | [Regulatory fragmentation and corporate innovation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jempfin.2025.101614) | [Journal of Empirical Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-empirical-finance.md) | 2025-04-17 | Hongkang Xu |
| 5 | 11 | 0.7 | [Public data openness and trade credit: Evidence from China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jempfin.2025.101636) | [Journal of Empirical Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-empirical-finance.md) | 2025-06-24 | Xiao Li, Yuan Li, Xinyao Yu et al. |

*Papers, newest first.*

| Date | Title | Journal | Authors | Affiliations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | [The dynamics of credit rating report content](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jempfin.2026.101782) | [Journal of Empirical Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-empirical-finance.md) | Florian Kiesel, Darren J. Kisgen | Free University of Bozen-Bolzano; Boston College |
| 2026-10-14 | [The positive investment premium in China](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jempfin.2026.101780) | [Journal of Empirical Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-empirical-finance.md) | Shan Chen, Xujun Liu, Shuyu Xue | Southwestern University of Finance and Economics; Shanghai University of Finance and Economics |
| 2026-10-14 | [Expected investment and stock returns: A machine learning approach](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jempfin.2026.101781) | [Journal of Empirical Finance](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-empirical-finance.md) | Yuan Tian | Northern Illinois University |

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Journal of Empirical Finance. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 26, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-empirical-finance

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