Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction
Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction is a research topic within Accounting. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1960. 21.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the development and comparison of machine learning models, including neural networks, support vector machines, and ensemble methods, for predicting bankruptcy and assessing credit risk. The research explores various techniques for financial distress prediction, credit scoring, and risk assessment in both corporate and consumer contexts.
- Bankruptcy Prediction
- Credit Scoring
- Machine Learning
- Financial Distress
- Neural Networks
- Support Vector Machines
- Ensemble Learning
- Risk Assessment
- Predictive Modeling
- Financial Crisis
- Research works
- 13k fractional, since 1960
- In the world top 10%
- 2.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +70% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (978 and 695 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 978 works
- 2 India 695 works
- 3 Indonesia 517 works
- 4 United States 464 works
- 5 Türkiye 163 works
- 6 United Kingdom 107 works
- 7 Malaysia 78 works
- 8 Iran 66 works
- 9 ?? 64 works
- 10 Italy 62 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Binus University publishes the most Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction research, followed by Saveetha University and SRM Institute of Science and Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Binus UniversityIndonesia 30 works
- 2 Saveetha UniversityIndia 23 works
- 3 SRM Institute of Science and TechnologyIndia 21 works
- 4 Symbiosis International UniversityIndia 19 works
- 5 Telkom UniversityIndonesia 19 works
- 6 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 17 works
- 7 Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChina 17 works
- 8 Central University of Finance and EconomicsChina 16 works
- 9 Film IndependentUnited States 15 works
- 10 Christ UniversityIndia 15 works
Who are the leading researchers in Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction include Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar.
- 1 Taghi M. Khoshgoftaar United States 2.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction research done?
The largest centres of Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Jakarta (Indonesia), Chennai (India) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Greater Noida and Pune.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Greater NoidaIN · 20.3 works7.5×
- PuneIN · 48.8 works5.3×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction?
Among universities, judged by research, Binus University, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics and Central University of Finance and Economics score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Binus UniversityIndonesia | 63.8 | 6.0% | 12.8× | 30 | +187.5% |
| 2 | Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChina | 62.0 | 30.0% | 26.6× | 17 | +63.3% |
| 3 | Central University of Finance and EconomicsChina | 60.1 | 34.3% | 33.0× | 16 | +28.9% |
| 4 | Telkom UniversityIndonesia | 58.3 | 21.2% | 8.2× | 19 | +666.7% |
| 5 | Symbiosis International UniversityIndia | 57.8 | 21.5% | 13.3× | 19 | — |
| 6 | University of ŽilinaSlovakia | 55.6 | 41.7% | 16.2× | 8 | — |
| 7 | University of JohannesburgSouth Africa | 54.3 | 71.8% | 3.6× | 10 | +20.0% |
| 8 | Christ UniversityIndia | 50.9 | 15.7% | 10.0× | 15 | — |
| 9 | Hefei University of TechnologyChina | 47.4 | 67.2% | 4.2× | 10 | +3.7% |
| 10 | Saveetha UniversityIndia | 46.0 | 13.3% | 5.4× | 23 | — |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 70% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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