Samuel B. Bonsall

2.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
37 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Samuel B. Bonsall is a scholar working on Accounting, Finance and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Samuel B. Bonsall has authored 37 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 30 papers in Accounting, 27 papers in Finance and 5 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Samuel B. Bonsall's work include Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (21 papers), Credit Risk and Financial Regulations (18 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (12 papers). Samuel B. Bonsall is often cited by papers focused on Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (21 papers), Credit Risk and Financial Regulations (18 papers) and Corporate Finance and Governance (12 papers). Samuel B. Bonsall collaborates with scholars based in United States, Hong Kong and France. Samuel B. Bonsall's co-authors include Brian P. Miller, Andrew J. Leone, Kristina M. Rennekamp, Eric Holzman, Kevin Koharki, Karl A. Muller, Zahn Bozanic, Paul E. Fischer, F. A. Hummel and Jeremiah Green and has published in prestigious journals such as Management Science, Journal of Business Ethics and Journal of Accounting and Economics.

In The Last Decade

Samuel B. Bonsall

35 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. A plain English measure of financial reporting readability
    2017 406 citations Samuel B. Bonsall, Andrew J. Leone et al. Journal of Accounting and Economics profile →
  2. The impact of narrative disclosure readability on bond ratings and the cost of debt
    2017 334 citations Samuel B. Bonsall, Brian P. Miller Review of Accounting Studies profile →
  3. Managerial Ability and Credit Risk Assessment
    2016 227 citations Samuel B. Bonsall, Eric Holzman et al. Management Science profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Samuel B. Bonsall United States 16 1.5k 879 486 274 98 37 1.9k
Xiao‐Jun Zhang United States 20 1.5k 1.0× 778 0.9× 896 1.8× 203 0.7× 128 1.3× 56 1.8k
Alexander A. Popov Germany 21 935 0.6× 1.3k 1.4× 160 0.3× 771 2.8× 56 0.6× 96 2.0k
Yi‐Tsung Lee China 17 890 0.6× 1.3k 1.5× 99 0.2× 826 3.0× 38 0.4× 33 1.7k
Andrew Marshall United Kingdom 23 1.0k 0.7× 502 0.6× 346 0.7× 386 1.4× 46 0.5× 106 1.5k
Hong‐Yi Chen United States 16 169 0.1× 215 0.2× 217 0.4× 190 0.7× 81 0.8× 64 769
Ian Tonks United Kingdom 21 1.1k 0.7× 1.1k 1.3× 216 0.4× 727 2.7× 23 0.2× 83 1.8k
Jon Frost United Kingdom 22 276 0.2× 652 0.7× 215 0.4× 819 3.0× 613 6.3× 72 1.8k
Seung Hun Han South Korea 16 475 0.3× 188 0.2× 477 1.0× 214 0.8× 21 0.2× 72 949
Jing Liao China 16 506 0.3× 175 0.2× 259 0.5× 436 1.6× 19 0.2× 76 1.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Samuel B. Bonsall

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bonsall, Samuel B., et al.. (2025). Institutional Investors with Disciplinary History and CSR Behavior of Investee Firms. Journal of Business Ethics. 200(4). 813–840.
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Bonsall, Samuel B., et al.. (2024). Do Credit Ratings Reflect Private Information about SEC Investigations?. The Accounting Review. 100(2). 21–44. 1 indexed citations
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Bonsall, Samuel B., et al.. (2023). Conflicts of interest in subscriber-paid credit ratings. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 77(1). 101614–101614. 7 indexed citations
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Bonsall, Samuel B., Kevin Koharki, Pepa Kraft, Karl A. Muller, & Anywhere Sikochi. (2022). Do Rating Agencies Behave Defensively for Higher Risk Issuers?. Management Science. 69(8). 4864–4887. 4 indexed citations
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Bonsall, Samuel B., et al.. (2022). Current Expected Credit Loss (CECL) Model and Analyst Forecasts. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Bonsall, Samuel B., et al.. (2021). Conflicts of Interest in Subscriber-Paid Credit Ratings. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Bonsall, Samuel B., et al.. (2021). Does Corporate Culture Impact Tax Behavior: Machine Learning Approach. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations
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Bonsall, Samuel B., Eric Holzman, & Brian P. Miller. (2021). Wearing Out the Watchdog: The Impact of SEC Case Backlog on the Formal Investigation Process. SSRN Electronic Journal. 13 indexed citations
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Bonsall, Samuel B., Jeremiah Green, & Karl A. Muller. (2019). Market uncertainty and the importance of media coverage at earnings announcements. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 69(1). 101264–101264. 93 indexed citations
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Bonsall, Samuel B., et al.. (2019). Do managers withhold bad news from credit rating agencies?. Review of Accounting Studies. 24(3). 972–1021. 18 indexed citations
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Bonsall, Samuel B., Eric Holzman, & Brian P. Miller. (2019). Wearing Out the Watchdog: SEC Case Backlog and Investigation Likelihood. ScholarSpace (University of Hawaii at Manoa). 5 indexed citations
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Bonsall, Samuel B., et al.. (2018). Are Credit Ratings More Rigorous for Widely Covered Firms?. The Accounting Review. 93(6). 61–94. 66 indexed citations
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Bonsall, Samuel B. & Brian P. Miller. (2017). The impact of narrative disclosure readability on bond ratings and the cost of debt. Review of Accounting Studies. 22(2). 608–643. 334 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bonsall, Samuel B., Kevin Koharki, & Luke Watson. (2016). Deciphering Tax Avoidance: Evidence from Credit Rating Disagreements. Contemporary Accounting Research. 34(2). 818–848. 29 indexed citations
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Bonsall, Samuel B., Kevin Koharki, & Monica Neamtiu. (2015). The Effectiveness of Credit Rating Agency Monitoring: Evidence from Asset Securitizations. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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Bonsall, Samuel B., Andrew J. Leone, & Brian P. Miller. (2015). A Plain English Measure of Financial Reporting Readability. SSRN Electronic Journal. 27 indexed citations
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Bonsall, Samuel B., Kevin Koharki, & Monica Neamtiu. (2015). The Effectiveness of Credit Rating Agency Monitoring: Evidence from Asset Securitizations. The Accounting Review. 90(5). 1779–1810. 28 indexed citations
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Bonsall, Samuel B.. (2014). The impact of issuer-pay on corporate bond rating properties: Evidence from Moody׳s and S&P׳s initial adoptions. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 57(2-3). 89–109. 57 indexed citations
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Bonsall, Samuel B., et al.. (2013). Firms' use of accounting discretion to influence their credit ratings. Journal of Accounting and Economics. 55(2-3). 129–147. 181 indexed citations
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Bonsall, Samuel B., Zahn Bozanic, & Paul E. Fischer. (2012). When Is Soft Talk Informative?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations

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