2026 Kannan Raghunandan: Business and Management Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Business and Management	51	919	856	399	364	107	15737
Economics and Finance	51	1304	1158	790	684	106	15737

Kannan Raghunandan publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Business and Management in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kannan Raghunandan sits on this spectrum.

35 publications 436+

This scientist: 107 publications — 32nd percentile

32% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more.

Kannan Raghunandan D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Kannan Raghunandan sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 71st percentile

71% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more.

Overview

Kannan Raghunandan is affiliated with Florida International University in the United States and primarily works within the field of Business, Management, and Accounting. Their research contributions emphasize the subfields of Accounting, Strategy and Management, Management Information Systems, and Finance.

The researcher's work has appeared frequently in the following publication venues:

Current Issues in Auditing
International Journal of Auditing
SSRN Electronic Journal
Accounting Horizons
Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Key topics explored in Raghunandan's publications include:

Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance
Corporate Finance and Governance
Corporate Governance and Financial Management
Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction
Risk Management in Financial Firms
Financial Reporting and Valuation Research
Accounting and Organizational Management

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Raghunandan highlight various aspects of auditing and financial reporting. These include:

"Abnormal disclosure tone and going concern modified audit reports," 2020, Journal of Accounting and Public Policy
"Are going-concern issues disclosed in audit reports associated with subsequent bankruptcy? Evidence from the United States," 2020, International Journal of Auditing
"Auditor Tenure Disclosure and Shareholder Ratification Voting," 2021, Accounting Horizons
"Restating Internal Control Reports Following Financial Statement Restatements: Determinants and Consequences," 2021, Contemporary Accounting Research
"Related Party Transactions and Audit Fees: Indian Evidence," 2024, Auditing A Journal of Practice & Theory

Raghunandan frequently collaborates with other scholars, including:

Dasaratha V. Rama
Narendra Nath Kushwaha
Paul Tanyi
Abhinav Anand
M Jayadev

Best Publications

Do Non–Audit Service Fees Impair Auditor Independence? Evidence from Going Concern Audit Opinions

Mark L. DeFond;K. Raghunandan;K.R. Subramanyam

2031
Citations
Auditor Tenure and Audit Reporting Failures

Marshall A. Geiger;K. Raghunandan

1247
Citations
The Association between Audit Committee Characteristics and Audit Fees

Lawrence J. Abbott;Susan Parker;Gary F. Peters;K. Raghunandan

1084
Citations
Evidence on the Joint Determination of Audit and Non‐Audit Fees

Scott Whisenant;Srinivasan Sankaraguruswamy;K. Raghunandan

878
Citations
Internal Control Weakness and Cost of Equity: Evidence from SOX Section 404 Disclosures

Maria Ogneva;K. R. Subramanyam;K. Raghunandan

706
Citations
Audit Committee Composition, “Gray Directors,” and Interaction with Internal Auditing

K. Raghunandan;Dasaratha V. Rama;William J. Read

633
Citations
Enhancing Audit Committee Effectiveness

Dorothy A. McMullen;K. Raghunandan

628
Citations
SOX Section 404 Material Weakness Disclosures and Audit Fees

K. Raghunandan;Dasaratha V. Rama

625
Citations
Audit Reporting for Going-Concern Uncertainty: A Research Synthesis

Elizabeth Carson;Neil L. Fargher;Marshall A. Geiger;Clive S. Lennox

551
Citations
An Empirical Investigation of Audit Fees, Nonaudit Fees, and Audit Committees*

Lawrence J. Abbott;Susan Parker;Gary F. Peters;K. Raghunandan

408
Citations
Factors Associated with U.S. Public Companies' Investment in Internal Auditing

Joseph V. Carcello;Dana R. Hermanson;K. Raghunandan

342
Citations
Determinants of Audit Committee Diligence

K. Raghunandan;Dasaratha V. Rama

340
Citations
Do Non-audit Service Fees Impair Auditor Independence? Evidence from Going-concern Audit Opinions

Mark L. DeFond;Kannan Raghunandan;K.R. Subramanyam

329
Citations
Recent Changes in the Association between Bankruptcies and Prior Audit Opinions

Marshall A. Geiger;K. Raghunandan;Dasaratha V. Rama

324
Citations
Initial Evidence on the Association between Nonaudit Fees and Restated Financial Statements

K. Raghunandan;William J. Read;J. Scott Whisenant

278
Citations
Changes in Internal Auditing During the Time of the Major US Accounting Scandals

Joseph V. Carcello;Dana R. Hermanson;K. Raghunandan

246
Citations
Audit Fees for Initial Audit Engagements Before and After SOX

Hua Wei Huang;K. Raghunandan;Dasaratha Rama

242
Citations
Firm Characteristics and Voluntary Management Reports on Internal Control

Scott N. Bronson;Joseph V. Carcello;K. Raghunandan

209
Citations
Shareholder Voting on Auditor Selection, Audit Fees, and Audit Quality

Mai Dao;K . Raghunandan;Dasaratha V. Rama

204
Citations
Bankruptcies, Audit Reports, and the Reform Act

Marshall A. Geiger;K. Raghunandan

185
Citations
Internal Control Weakness and Cost of Equity: Evidence from SOXSection 404 Disclosures

Maria Ogneva;Kannan Raghunandan;K.R. Subramanyam

168
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Dasaratha V. Rama Florida International University

Marshall A. Geiger University of Richmond

Joseph V. Carcello University of Tennessee at Knoxville

K.R. Subramanyam University of Southern California

Gary F. Peters University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

Dana R. Hermanson Kennesaw State University

Clive S. Lennox University of Southern California

Mark L. DeFond University of Southern California

External Links

Personal website of Kannan Raghunandan Google Scholar page

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