Timothy B. Bell

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Timothy B. Bell is a scholar working on Accounting, Strategy and Management and Finance. According to data from OpenAlex, Timothy B. Bell has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Accounting, 5 papers in Strategy and Management and 3 papers in Finance. Recurrent topics in Timothy B. Bell's work include Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (16 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (7 papers) and Risk Management in Financial Firms (7 papers). Timothy B. Bell is often cited by papers focused on Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance (16 papers), Corporate Finance and Governance (7 papers) and Risk Management in Financial Firms (7 papers). Timothy B. Bell collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Taiwan. Timothy B. Bell's co-authors include Wayne R. Landsman, Douglas A. Shackelford, Joseph V. Carcello, Ira Solomon, W. Robert Knechel, Monika Causholli, Rajib Doogar, Mark E. Peecher, Michael Hughes and Shu Yeh and has published in prestigious journals such as Management Science, Journal of Accounting Research and The Accounting Review.

In The Last Decade

Timothy B. Bell

27 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Auditors' Perceived Business Risk and Audit Fees: Analysi... 2001 2026 2009 2017 2001 200 400 600
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. Auditors' Perceived Business Risk and Audit Fees: Analysis and Evidence
    2001 605 citations Timothy B. Bell, Wayne R. Landsman et al. Journal of Accounting Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Timothy B. Bell United States 17 2.3k 717 453 326 284 27 2.7k
William F. Messier United States 26 1.9k 0.8× 463 0.6× 248 0.5× 530 1.6× 291 1.0× 84 2.4k
Ira Solomon United States 22 1.9k 0.8× 504 0.7× 259 0.6× 460 1.4× 78 0.3× 45 2.4k
Kristina M. Rennekamp United States 21 1.6k 0.7× 615 0.9× 657 1.5× 290 0.9× 85 0.3× 56 2.2k
Linda S. McDaniel United States 18 2.2k 1.0× 863 1.2× 650 1.4× 479 1.5× 68 0.2× 24 2.6k
Arnold M. Wright United States 26 2.2k 0.9× 603 0.8× 215 0.5× 708 2.2× 74 0.3× 55 2.6k
Steven M. Glover United States 23 2.0k 0.9× 558 0.8× 375 0.8× 491 1.5× 45 0.2× 67 2.4k
Frank D. Hodge United States 20 1.6k 0.7× 601 0.8× 633 1.4× 528 1.6× 38 0.1× 46 2.1k
Chris E. Hogan United States 20 2.9k 1.3× 1.1k 1.5× 770 1.7× 303 0.9× 56 0.2× 32 3.2k
Joseph F. Brazel United States 20 1.3k 0.6× 307 0.4× 145 0.3× 416 1.3× 107 0.4× 73 1.7k
Uma Velury United States 15 1.6k 0.7× 664 0.9× 290 0.6× 238 0.7× 50 0.2× 21 1.9k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Bell, Timothy B., Monika Causholli, & W. Robert Knechel. (2015). Audit Firm Tenure, Non-Audit Services, and Internal Assessments of Audit Quality. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
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Bell, Timothy B., et al.. (2012). Commentary on Auditing High-Uncertainty Fair Value Estimates. Auditing A Journal of Practice & Theory. 31(1). 147–155. 92 indexed citations
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Bell, Timothy B., Rajib Doogar, & Ira Solomon. (2008). Audit Labor Usage and Fees under Business Risk Auditing. Journal of Accounting Research. 46(4). 729–760. 204 indexed citations
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Bell, Timothy B., et al.. (2005). The 21st century public company audit : conceptual elements of KPMG's global audit methodology. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 174 indexed citations
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Bell, Timothy B., Jean C. Bedard, Karla M. Zehms, & Edward F. Smith. (2002). KRiskSM: A Computerized Decision Aid for Client Acceptance and Continuance Risk Assessments. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Bell, Timothy B. & Ira Solomon. (2002). Cases in strategic-systems auditing : KPMG and University of Illinois at Urbana-champaign, business measurement case development and research program. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 15 indexed citations
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Bell, Timothy B., Wayne R. Landsman, Bruce L. Miller, & Shu Yeh. (2002). The Valuation Implications of Employee Stock Option Accounting for Profitable Computer Software Firms. 5 indexed citations
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Bell, Timothy B., Wayne R. Landsman, & Douglas A. Shackelford. (2001). Auditors' Perceived Business Risk and Audit Fees: Analysis and Evidence. Journal of Accounting Research. 39(1). 35–43. 605 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bell, Timothy B., Wayne R. Landsman, Bruce L. Miller, & Shu Yeh. (2000). The Valuation Implications of Employee Stock Option Accounting for Computer Software Firms. SSRN Electronic Journal. 15 indexed citations
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Bell, Timothy B., W. Robert Knechel, & Jeff L. Payne. (1999). Audit Risk Attributes In Computerized Environments. Review of Business Information Systems (RBIS). 3(2). 27–40. 4 indexed citations
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Bell, Timothy B., W. Robert Knechel, Jeff L. Payne, & John J. Willingham. (1998). An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship between the Computerization of Accounting Systems and the Incidence and Size of Audit Differences. Auditing A Journal of Practice & Theory. 17(1). 13. 35 indexed citations
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Bell, Timothy B. & Arnold M. Wright. (1997). When Judgment Counts. Journal of accountancy online/Journal of accountancy. 184(5). 73. 3 indexed citations
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Bell, Timothy B.. (1997). Neural nets or the logit model? A comparison of each model’s ability to predict commercial bank failures. Intelligent Systems in Accounting Finance & Management. 6(3). 249–264. 92 indexed citations
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Hansen, James V., James B. McDonald, William F. Messier, & Timothy B. Bell. (1996). A Generalized Qualitative-Response Model and the Analysis of Management Fraud. Management Science. 42(7). 1022–1032. 98 indexed citations
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Ponemon, Lawrence A., Marc J. Epstein, John C. Gardner, et al.. (1995). Research on accounting ethics. JAI Press eBooks. 163 indexed citations
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Bell, Timothy B. & Arnold M. Wright. (1995). Auditing practice, research, and education : a productive collaboration. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 36 indexed citations
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Bell, Timothy B., et al.. (1994). Exploratory analysis of the determinants of audit engagement resource allocations. 16 indexed citations
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Bell, Timothy B.. (1994). Discussion of Auditor Litigation and Modified Reporting on Bankrupt Clients. Journal of Accounting Research. 32. 31–31. 4 indexed citations
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Bell, Timothy B., et al.. (1991). Empirical Analysis of Audit Uncertainty Qualifications. Journal of Accounting Research. 29(2). 350–350. 116 indexed citations
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Bell, Timothy B.. (1983). Market Reaction to Reserve Recognition Accounting. Journal of Accounting Research. 21(1). 1–1. 24 indexed citations

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