Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection
Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection is a research topic within Statistics and Probability. Science Explorer counts 3.4k research works in it since 1950. 10.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the statistical analysis and applications of Benford's Law, a phenomenon that describes the frequency distribution of leading digits in many real-life sets of numerical data. The papers cover topics such as fraud detection, election irregularities, data authenticity, financial data analysis, forensic accounting, and the application of Benford's Law to monitor and assess the quality of COVID-19 reporting.
- Benford's Law
- fraud detection
- election irregularities
- data authenticity
- financial data
- statistical analysis
- forensic accounting
- COVID-19 reporting
- accounting data manipulation
- data quality
- Research works
- 3.4k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 349 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +44% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection research?
By volume, the United States and India publish the most (149 and 58 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 149 works
- 2 India 58 works
- 3 China 41 works
- 4 Brazil 36 works
- 5 Germany 34 works
- 6 Türkiye 34 works
- 7 Russia 31 works
- 8 United Kingdom 23 works
- 9 France 22 works
- 10 Italy 19 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Kazan Federal University publishes the most Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection research, followed by University of California, Los Angeles and Universidade de São Paulo.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Kazan Federal UniversityRussia 6 works
- 2 University of California, Los AngelesUnited States 5 works
- 3 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 5 works
- 4 Sobolev Institute of MathematicsRussia 4 works
- 5 University of California, DavisUnited States 3 works
- 6 Lviv Polytechnic National UniversityUkraine 3 works
- 7 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 3 works
- 8 University of TorontoCanada 3 works
- 9 Sapienza University of RomeItaly 3 works
- 10 Universidade Federal de Santa CatarinaBrazil 3 works
Who are the leading researchers in Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection include Steven J. Miller.
- 1 Steven J. Miller United States 3.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection research done?
The largest centres of Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Beijing (China), Paris (France) and Los Angeles (United States).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Moscow Russia 11 works
- 2 Beijing China 10 works
- 3 Paris France 8 works
- 4 Los Angeles United States 8 works
- 5 Washington D.C. United States 6 works
- 6 Istanbul Türkiye 6 works
- 7 New York United States 6 works
- 8 São Paulo Brazil 6 works
- 9 Rome Italy 6 works
- 10 Ankara Türkiye 6 works
Is Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 44% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Benford’s Law and Fraud Detection.
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