What Drives Faculty Publication Citations in the Business Field? Empirical Results from an AACSB Middle Eastern Institution

Guy Assaker () and Wassim Shahin
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Guy Assaker: Adnan Kassar School of Business, Lebanese American University, Chouran, Beirut P.O. Box 13-5053, Lebanon
Wassim Shahin: Adnan Kassar School of Business, Lebanese American University, Chouran, Beirut P.O. Box 13-5053, Lebanon

Publications, 2022, vol. 10, issue 4, 1-29

Abstract: This paper examines how journal-, article-, and author-related factors influence citation counts in the business field using 236 journal articles collected from an AACSB medium research output business school in the Middle East between 2017 and 2021. Results from association tests demonstrated that journal rank and format, the subfield of the article, and author prestige are significantly related to the number of citations. Results from CHAID further demonstrated the presence of an interaction/joint effect among variables; in particular: (1) articles published in Q1 WoS journals that are also authored/co-authored by prestige authors resulted in the highest number of citations; (2) articles published in Q2–Q3 WoS journals that also belonged to the business and management domain resulted in an average number of citations, and (3) articles published in Q4 or unranked journals in WoS also ranked Q3–Q4 or unranked in Scimago resulted in the lowest number of citations. These results provide theoretical implications and practical recommendations for faculty and business schools interested in enhancing their scholarly impact and rankings.

Keywords: citation counts; business subject; journal characteristics; article characteristics; author characteristics; CHAID analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A2 D83 L82 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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