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D-Index
78
Citations
44050
World Ranking
302
National Ranking
222

Edward I. Altman publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Edward I. Altman sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 260 publications — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Edward I. Altman D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Edward I. Altman sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 78 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Overview

Edward I. Altman is affiliated with New York University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in economics, econometrics, finance, business, management, and accounting. Their academic work spans multiple interrelated fields, particularly focusing on financial distress, bankruptcy prediction, credit risk, and financial regulations.

Altman's research encompasses several main fields of study:

  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • Business, Management and Accounting

Within these broader areas, their work addresses significant subfields:

  • Accounting
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Finance
  • General Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • Artificial Intelligence

Their research topics highlight areas including:

  • Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction
  • Insurance and Financial Risk Management
  • Credit Risk and Financial Regulations
  • Banking Stability, Regulation, Efficiency
  • Corporate Finance and Governance
  • Firm Innovation and Growth
  • Corporate Insolvency and Governance

Edward I. Altman has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Xiaolu Hu
  • Jing Yu
  • Mike Harmon
  • Rui Dai
  • Wei Wang

Their work has appeared in a variety of publication venues, with multiple papers published in:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Journal of Credit Risk
  • Scientometrics
  • Applied Economics
  • Journal of International Business Studies

Notable recent papers authored by Edward I. Altman include:

  • "Global zombie companies: measurements, determinants, and outcomes," 2024, Journal of International Business Studies
  • "Rethinking SME default prediction: a systematic literature review and future perspectives," 2021, Scientometrics
  • "Has the Evergrande debt crisis rattled Chinese capital markets? A series of event studies and their implications," 2022, Finance Research Letters
  • "A Race for Long Horizon Bankruptcy Prediction," 2020, Applied Economics
  • "Covid-19 and the credit cycle," 2020, The Journal of Credit Risk

In addition to journal articles, they have contributed to book publications, including the "Handbook of Corporate Finance" published by Edward Elgar Publishing in 2024.

Best Publications

  • FINANCIAL RATIOS, DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS AND THE PREDICTION OF CORPORATE BANKRUPTCY

    Edward I. Altman

  • ZETATM analysis A new model to identify bankruptcy risk of corporations

    Edward I. Altman;Robert G. Haldeman;P. Narayanan

  • Credit risk measurement: Developments over the last 20 years

    Edward I Altman;Anthony Saunders

  • Corporate distress diagnosis: Comparisons using linear discriminant analysis and neural networks (the Italian experience)

    Edward I. Altman;Giancarlo Marco;Franco Varetto

  • The Link between Default and Recovery Rates: Theory, Empirical Evidence, and Implications*

    Edward I. Altman;Brooks Brady;Andrea Resti;Andrea Sironi

  • A Further Empirical Investigation of the Bankruptcy Cost Question

    Edward I. Altman

  • Introducing Recursive Partitioning for Financial Classification: The Case of Financial Distress

    Halina Frydman;Edward I. Altman;Duen-Li Kao

  • Corporate financial distress and bankruptcy : predict and avoid bankruptcy, analyze and invest in distressed debt

    Edward I. Altman;Edith Hotchkiss

  • Financial Distress Prediction in an International Context: A Review and Empirical Analysis of Altman's Z-Score Model

    Edward I. Altman;Małgorzata Iwanicz-Drozdowska;Erkki K. Laitinen;Arto Suvas

  • PREDICTING FINANCIAL DISTRESS OF COMPANIES: REVISITING THE Z-SCORE AND ZETA ® MODELS

    Edward I. Altman

  • Machine learning models and bankruptcy prediction

    Flavio Barboza;Herbert Kimura;Edward Altman

  • Corporate financial distress : a complete guide to predicting, avoiding, and dealing with bankruptcy

    Edward I. Altman

  • Modelling Credit Risk for SMEs: Evidence from the U.S. Market

    Edward I. Altman;Gabriele Sabato

  • Measuring Corporate Bond Mortality and Performance

    Edward I. Altman

  • Almost Everything You Wanted to Know about Recoveries on Defaulted Bonds

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  • How rating agencies achieve rating stability

    Edward I. Altman;Herbert A. Rijken

  • Managing Credit Risk:The Next Great Financial Challenge

    John B. Caouette;Edward I. Altman;Paul. Narayanan

  • The success of business failure prediction models: An international survey

    Edward I. Altman

  • Corporate Financial Distress and Bankruptcy: A Complete Guide to Predicting & Avoiding Distress and Profiting from Bankruptcy

    Edward I. Altman

  • Effects of the New Basel Capital Accord on Bank Capital Requirements for SMEs

    Edward I. Altman;Gabriele Sabato

  • Recent Advances in Corporate Finance

    Edward I. Altman;Marti G. Subrahmanyam

  • The Link between Default and Recovery Rates

    Edward I. Altman;Brooks Brady;Andrea Resti;Andrea Sironi

Frequent Co-Authors

Edith S. Hotchkiss
Edith S. Hotchkiss Boston College
Anthony Saunders
Anthony Saunders New York University
Nick Wilson
Nick Wilson University of Leeds
Reena Aggarwal
Reena Aggarwal Georgetown University
Marti G. Subrahmanyam
Marti G. Subrahmanyam New York University
Matthew Richardson
Matthew Richardson New York University
Charles Goodhart
Charles Goodhart London School of Economics and Political Science
Marshall E. Blume
Marshall E. Blume University of Pennsylvania
George J. Benston
George J. Benston Emory University
Thomas Philippon
Thomas Philippon New York University

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