Accounting Education Research: Ranking Institutions and Individual Scholars

Previous rankings of accounting literature have largely ignored the subtopic of accounting education research. Given the important role that rankings play in creating incentives and benchmarks, ranking education research may improve both the quality and quantity of research in this subtopic. This pa...

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Published in:Issues in accounting education 2014-02, Vol.29 (1), p.87-115
Main Authors: Holderness, D. Kip, Myers, Noah M., Summers, Scott L., Wood, David A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accounting
Colleges & universities
Correlation analysis
Quality of education
Ratings & rankings
Scholarly publishing
Studies
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Summary:Previous rankings of accounting literature have largely ignored the subtopic of accounting education research. Given the important role that rankings play in creating incentives and benchmarks, ranking education research may improve both the quality and quantity of research in this subtopic. This paper ranks academic institutions and individual accounting researchers based on their production of accounting education research. We show that the correlation between education research rankings and singular, noneducation research rankings is very low (i.e., ranges from 0.20 to 0.31), emphasizing the importance of considering education rankings separately from other topical areas in accounting research. We also provide evidence of the institutional factors that contribute to producing accounting education research and when professors produce this type of research in their careers. These findings will likely be of interest to current faculty, administrators, and industry leaders as they make decisions based on accounting education research. JEL Classifications: M4; M40; M41; M49. Data Availability: Requests for data may be made to the authors.
ISSN:0739-3172
1558-7983
DOI:10.2308/iace-50600