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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2026
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Ryan Cating

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Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: Conway School of Landscape Design (2023–2026)

Faculty Researcher

5 h-index 6 pubs 186 cited

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Ryan Cating researches how information environments and technology impact firms and educational assessments. His work investigates the spillover effects of regulatory communications, such as SEC comment letters, through audit firms, and the relationship between local news intensity and corporate information disclosure. Cating also examines the capabilities of artificial intelligence, such as the ChatGPT chatbot, in responding to accounting assessment questions.

His research collaborations include work with Kristian D. Allee, Caleb Rawson, Hrishikesh Desai, and Rachel M. Eberle from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and Arkansas State University. Cating has published six works, accumulating 178 citations and an h-index of 5. He remains active in research, with his most recent publication in 2026.

Metrics

  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 6
  • Citations: 186

Selected Publications

  • From kindergarten to audit partner: An examination of the relative age effect on auditors (2026)
    Advances in Accounting DOI OpenAlex
  • The spillover effect of SEC comment letters through audit firms (2024)
    Review of Accounting Studies 31 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • No news is bad news: local news intensity and firms’ information environments (2023)
    Review of Accounting Studies 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence Chatbot: How Well Does It Answer Accounting Assessment Questions? (2023)
    Issues in Accounting Education 120 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • No News is Bad News: Local News Intensity and Firms’ Information Environments (2022)
    SSRN Electronic Journal 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The Spillover Effect of SEC Comment Letters through Audit Firms: Evidence from Subjective Accounting Areas (2019)
    SSRN Electronic Journal 12 citations DOI OpenAlex

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