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Messod Daniel Beneish

Messod Daniel Beneish

Indiana University
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 32 2558 2414 1006 930 60 11053
Economics and Finance 32 3357 3058 1806 1594 60 11053

Messod Daniel Beneish publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Messod Daniel Beneish between 1991 and 2023, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Messod Daniel Beneish published across 33 years, from 1991 to 2023, averaging 1.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 5 publications in 2001. 3 of the 62 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
1 2 3 4 5
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2023. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 5. Peak 5 publications in 2001. 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 0 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 1 publication 2005: 3 publications 2006: 1 publication 2007: 2 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 1 publication 2010: 0 publications 2011: 1 publication 2012: 3 publications 2013: 5 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 1 publication 2018: 1 publication 2019: 1 publication 2020: 2 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 1 publication
1991 2023

62 publications in total across all disciplines

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Messod Daniel Beneish: publications per year, 1991 to 2023
Year Publications
1991 2
1992 0
1993 3
1994 1
1995 3
1996 1
1997 2
1998 3
1999 4
2000 0
2001 5
2002 2
2003 0
2004 1
2005 3
2006 1
2007 2
2008 4
2009 1
2010 0
2011 1
2012 3
2013 5
2014 0
2015 3
2016 2
2017 1
2018 1
2019 1
2020 2
2021 2
2022 2
2023 1
Total 62
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Messod Daniel Beneish 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 Messod Daniel Beneish sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 35–39 to 436+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 122. Most scientists, 122, have 95–99 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 60–64 publications, is where this scientist sits. 35–39 publications: 2 scientists 40–44 publications: 2 scientists 45–49 publications: 5 scientists 50–54 publications: 20 scientists 55–59 publications: 39 scientists 60–64 publications: 66 scientists 65–69 publications: 52 scientists 70–74 publications: 80 scientists 75–79 publications: 83 scientists 80–84 publications: 116 scientists 85–89 publications: 94 scientists 90–94 publications: 111 scientists 95–99 publications: 122 scientists 100–104 publications: 104 scientists 105–109 publications: 113 scientists 110–114 publications: 96 scientists 115–119 publications: 97 scientists 120–124 publications: 112 scientists 125–129 publications: 93 scientists 130–134 publications: 79 scientists 135–139 publications: 69 scientists 140–144 publications: 80 scientists 145–149 publications: 81 scientists 150–154 publications: 85 scientists 155–159 publications: 50 scientists 160–164 publications: 74 scientists 165–169 publications: 61 scientists 170–174 publications: 40 scientists 175–179 publications: 44 scientists 180–184 publications: 47 scientists 185–189 publications: 59 scientists 190–194 publications: 35 scientists 195–199 publications: 37 scientists 200–204 publications: 49 scientists 205–209 publications: 48 scientists 210–214 publications: 34 scientists 215–219 publications: 31 scientists 220–224 publications: 37 scientists 225–229 publications: 34 scientists 230–234 publications: 25 scientists 235–239 publications: 28 scientists 240–244 publications: 34 scientists 245–249 publications: 28 scientists 250–254 publications: 23 scientists 255–259 publications: 22 scientists 260–264 publications: 11 scientists 265–269 publications: 16 scientists 270–274 publications: 23 scientists 275–279 publications: 12 scientists 280–284 publications: 16 scientists 285–289 publications: 10 scientists 290–294 publications: 12 scientists 295–299 publications: 12 scientists 300–304 publications: 8 scientists 305–309 publications: 13 scientists 310–314 publications: 13 scientists 315–319 publications: 6 scientists 320–324 publications: 10 scientists 325–329 publications: 9 scientists 330–334 publications: 7 scientists 335–339 publications: 10 scientists 340–344 publications: 10 scientists 345–349 publications: 7 scientists 350–354 publications: 4 scientists 355–359 publications: 10 scientists 360–364 publications: 3 scientists 365–369 publications: 7 scientists 370–374 publications: 2 scientists 375–379 publications: 8 scientists 380–384 publications: 4 scientists 385–389 publications: 5 scientists 390–394 publications: 5 scientists 395–399 publications: 2 scientists 400–404 publications: 2 scientists 405–409 publications: 4 scientists 410–414 publications: 3 scientists 415–419 publications: 2 scientists 420–424 publications: 5 scientists 425–429 publications: 3 scientists 430–434 publications: 1 scientist 435 publications: 1 scientist 436+ publications: 100 scientists
35–39 publications 436+

This scientist: 60 publications — 3rd percentile

3% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Business and Management scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
35–39 2
40–44 2
45–49 5
50–54 20
55–59 39
60–64 66 60
65–69 52
70–74 80
75–79 83
80–84 116
85–89 94
90–94 111
95–99 122
100–104 104
105–109 113
110–114 96
115–119 97
120–124 112
125–129 93
130–134 79
135–139 69
140–144 80
145–149 81
150–154 85
155–159 50
160–164 74
165–169 61
170–174 40
175–179 44
180–184 47
185–189 59
190–194 35
195–199 37
200–204 49
205–209 48
210–214 34
215–219 31
220–224 37
225–229 34
230–234 25
235–239 28
240–244 34
245–249 28
250–254 23
255–259 22
260–264 11
265–269 16
270–274 23
275–279 12
280–284 16
285–289 10
290–294 12
295–299 12
300–304 8
305–309 13
310–314 13
315–319 6
320–324 10
325–329 9
330–334 7
335–339 10
340–344 10
345–349 7
350–354 4
355–359 10
360–364 3
365–369 7
370–374 2
375–379 8
380–384 4
385–389 5
390–394 5
395–399 2
400–404 2
405–409 4
410–414 3
415–419 2
420–424 5
425–429 3
430–434 1
435 1
436+ 100
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Messod Daniel Beneish 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 Messod Daniel Beneish sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 89+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 171. Most scientists, 171, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 32 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 156 scientists 31 D-Index: 159 scientists 32 D-Index: 171 scientists 33 D-Index: 161 scientists 34 D-Index: 135 scientists 35 D-Index: 124 scientists 36 D-Index: 114 scientists 37 D-Index: 111 scientists 38 D-Index: 103 scientists 39 D-Index: 89 scientists 40 D-Index: 81 scientists 41 D-Index: 97 scientists 42 D-Index: 80 scientists 43 D-Index: 69 scientists 44 D-Index: 68 scientists 45 D-Index: 63 scientists 46 D-Index: 54 scientists 47 D-Index: 69 scientists 48 D-Index: 50 scientists 49 D-Index: 58 scientists 50 D-Index: 54 scientists 51 D-Index: 62 scientists 52 D-Index: 54 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 49 scientists 55 D-Index: 35 scientists 56 D-Index: 40 scientists 57 D-Index: 44 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 29 scientists 60 D-Index: 48 scientists 61 D-Index: 32 scientists 62 D-Index: 30 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 22 scientists 65 D-Index: 19 scientists 66 D-Index: 20 scientists 67 D-Index: 18 scientists 68 D-Index: 17 scientists 69 D-Index: 21 scientists 70 D-Index: 20 scientists 71 D-Index: 19 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 10 scientists 74 D-Index: 16 scientists 75 D-Index: 24 scientists 76 D-Index: 13 scientists 77 D-Index: 19 scientists 78 D-Index: 8 scientists 79 D-Index: 6 scientists 80 D-Index: 4 scientists 81 D-Index: 12 scientists 82 D-Index: 7 scientists 83 D-Index: 7 scientists 84 D-Index: 6 scientists 85 D-Index: 10 scientists 86 D-Index: 4 scientists 87 D-Index: 11 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 32 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Business and Management scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 156
31 159
32 171 32
33 161
34 135
35 124
36 114
37 111
38 103
39 89
40 81
41 97
42 80
43 69
44 68
45 63
46 54
47 69
48 50
49 58
50 54
51 62
52 54
53 43
54 49
55 35
56 40
57 44
58 34
59 29
60 48
61 32
62 30
63 22
64 22
65 19
66 20
67 18
68 17
69 21
70 20
71 19
72 14
73 10
74 16
75 24
76 13
77 19
78 8
79 6
80 4
81 12
82 7
83 7
84 6
85 10
86 4
87 11
88 6
89+ 96
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Overview

Messod Daniel Beneish is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in Business, Management and Accounting as well as Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Their work spans multiple subfields including Accounting, Economics and Econometrics, Finance, Artificial Intelligence, and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance.

The main topics Beneish explores include auditing, earnings management, and governance; corporate finance and governance; financial markets and investment strategies; imbalanced data classification techniques; firm innovation and growth; monetary policy and economic impact; and financial distress and bankruptcy prediction.

Frequent publication venues for Beneish's research are:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Accounting Review
  • Review of Accounting Studies
  • Review of Financial Economics

Among their recent papers are:

  • The Cost of Fraud Prediction Errors, 2021, The Accounting Review
  • Unpatented Innovation and Merger Synergies, 2021, Review of Accounting Studies
  • The Cost of Fraud Prediction Errors, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Aggregate Financial Misreporting and the Predictability of U.S. Recessions and GDP Growth, 2022, The Accounting Review
  • Unpatented Innovation and Merger Synergies, 2020, SSRN Electronic Journal

Beneish has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Patrick Vorst
  • Campbell R. Harvey
  • Ayung Tseng
  • David Farber
  • Matthew Glendening

Best Publications

  • Detecting GAAP violation: implications for assessing earnings management among firms with extreme financial performance

    Messod D. Beneish

  • Earnings management: a perspective

    Messod D. Beneish

  • The Detection of Earnings Manipulation

    Unknown

  • Incentives and Penalties Related to Earnings Overstatements that Violate GAAP

    Messod D. Beneish

  • Internal Control Weaknesses and Information Uncertainty

    Messod Daniel Beneish;Mary Brooke Billings;Leslie D. Hodder

  • Insider Trading, Earnings Quality, and Accrual Mispricing

    Messod D. Beneish;Mark E. Vargus

  • Costs of technical violation of accounting-based debt covenants

    Eric Press;Messod D. Beneish

  • An Anatomy of the “S&P Game”: The Effects of Changing the Rules

    Messod D. Beneish;Robert E. Whaley

  • The resolution of technical default

    Messod D. Beneish;Eric Press

  • Earnings Manipulation and Expected Returns

    Messod D. Beneish;Charles M.C. Lee;D. Craig Nichols

  • Stock Prices and the Dissemination of Analysts' Recommendation

    Messod D. Beneish

  • Information Costs and Liquidity Effects from Changes in the Dow Jones Industrial Average List

    Messod D. Beneish;John C. Gardner

  • Whisper forecasts of quarterly earnings per share

    Mark Bagnoli;Messod D. Beneish;Susan G. Watts

  • Contextual Fundamental Analysis Through the Prediction of Extreme Returns

    Messod D. Beneish;Charles M. C. Lee;Robin L. Tarpley

  • Insider Trading, Earnings Quality, and Accrual Mispricing

    Mark E. Vargus;Messod Daniel Beneish

  • In short supply: Short-sellers and stock returns

    M.D. Beneish;C.M.C. Lee;D.C. Nichols

  • Discussion of “Are Accruals during Initial Public Offerings Opportunistic?”

    M. D. Beneish

  • Information friction and investor home bias: A perspective on the effect of global IFRS adoption on the extent of equity home bias

    Messod D. Beneish;Teri Lombardi Yohn

  • Macroeconomic evidence on the impact of mandatory IFRS adoption on equity and debt markets

    Messod D. Beneish;Brian P. Miller;Teri Lombardi Yohn

  • Insider Trading and Earnings Management in Distressed Firms

    Messod D. Beneish;Eric Press;Mark E. Vargus

  • In short supply: Equity Overvaluation and Short Selling

    M. D. Beneish;C. M. C. Lee;D. C. Nichols

  • Stock prices and the dissemination of analysts' recommendations

    M. Beneish

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles M.C. Lee
Charles M.C. Lee Stanford University
Campbell R. Harvey
Campbell R. Harvey Duke University
Teri Lombardi Yohn
Teri Lombardi Yohn Emory University
Robert E. Whaley
Robert E. Whaley Vanderbilt University

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