Samuel Burton Bonsall

Department	Accounting
Position	Faculty
PSU profile	https://directory.smeal.psu.edu/sbb151
OpenAlex	A5001366574
Works (OpenAlex)	51
Citations	2756
h-index	19
Match confidence	high-v2

Top works

• A plain English measure of financial reporting readability (2017) - Journal of Accounting and Economics - cites: 606
• The impact of narrative disclosure readability on bond ratings and the cost of debt (2017) - Review of Accounting Studies - cites: 507
• Managerial Ability and Credit Risk Assessment (2016) - Management Science - cites: 305
• Firms' use of accounting discretion to influence their credit ratings (2013) - Journal of Accounting and Economics - cites: 260
• What Do Management Earnings Forecasts Convey About the Macroeconomy? (2013) - Journal of Accounting Research - cites: 171
• Market uncertainty and the importance of media coverage at earnings announcements (2019) - Journal of Accounting and Economics - cites: 149
• Phase equilibria in the systems ZnSMnS, ZnSCuInS2, and MnSCuInS2 (1978) - Journal of Solid State Chemistry - cites: 105
• Are Credit Ratings More Rigorous for Widely Covered Firms? (2018) - The Accounting Review - cites: 93
• The impact of issuer-pay on corporate bond rating properties: Evidence from Moody׳s and S&P׳s initial adoptions (2014) - Journal of Accounting and Economics - cites: 77
• When Do Differences in Credit Rating Methodologies Matter? Evidence from High Information Uncertainty Borrowers (2016) - The Accounting Review - cites: 75
• A Plain English Measure of Financial Reporting Readability (2015) - SSRN Electronic Journal - cites: 40
• Deciphering Tax Avoidance: Evidence from Credit Rating Disagreements (2016) - Contemporary Accounting Research - cites: 40
• The Effectiveness of Credit Rating Agency Monitoring: Evidence from Asset Securitizations (2015) - The Accounting Review - cites: 37
• Wearing out the Watchdog: The Impact of SEC Case Backlog on the Formal Investigation Process (2023) - The Accounting Review - cites: 31
• Wearing Out the Watchdog: The Impact of SEC Case Backlog on the Formal Investigation Process (2021) - SSRN Electronic Journal - cites: 30
• Do managers withhold bad news from credit rating agencies? (2019) - Review of Accounting Studies - cites: 29
• Managerial Ability and Credit Risk Assessment (2015) - SSRN Electronic Journal - cites: 26
• Phase equilibria in the systems ZnSAl2S3 and ZnAl2S4ZnIn2S4 (1978) - Journal of Solid State Chemistry - cites: 23
• State Pension Accounting Estimates and Strong Public Unions (2019) - Contemporary Accounting Research - cites: 22
• Conflicts of interest in subscriber-paid credit ratings (2023) - Journal of Accounting and Economics - cites: 18
• The Impact of Narrative Disclosure Readability on Bond Ratings and the Cost of Debt Capital (2016) - SSRN Electronic Journal - cites: 12
• Do Rating Agencies Behave Defensively for Higher Risk Issuers? (2022) - Management Science - cites: 10
• Have SFAS 166 and SFAS 167 improved the financial reporting for securitizations? (2020) - Journal of Business Finance &amp Accounting - cites: 10
• What Do (Some) Management Forecasts Convey About the Macroeconomy? (2012) - SSRN Electronic Journal - cites: 10
• The Informational Effects of Firm-Funded Certification: Evidence from the Bond Rating Agencies (2012) - SSRN Electronic Journal - cites: 9

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Smeal co-authors

• Karl A. Muller - 4 co-author work(s)