What is Ibn Kathir's methodology in exegesis, and what are the references that discuss it?

Ibn Kathir elucidated his methodology in the introduction to his Tafsir. There is also a doctoral dissertation on Imam Ibn Kathir and his methodology in Tafsir by Dr. Sulaiman Al-Lahim from Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University. Furthermore, there are brief references to his methodology in the book "Al-Tafsir wal-Mufassirun" by Al-Dhahabi.