Using Google Scholar citations to rank accounting programs: a global perspective

Jesse Y. Chan (), Kam C. Chan (), Jamie Y. Tong () and Feida (Frank) Zhang ()
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Jesse Y. Chan: University of Georgia
Kam C. Chan: Western Kentucky University
Jamie Y. Tong: University of Western Australia
Feida (Frank) Zhang: Murdoch University

Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 2016, vol. 47, issue 1, No 2, 29-55

Abstract: Abstract We conduct an assessment on accounting program research performance based on Google Scholar citations for all articles from a set of 23 quality accounting journals during 1991–2010. Our work is a new approach in accounting by directly measuring the impact of the faculty research in accounting programs. We find that the top-5 accounting programs are the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Chicago, Stanford University, the University of Michigan, and Harvard University. These top programs produce a large number of high impact articles. In addition, using the mean citations from all articles in a journal, we find that the Review of Accounting Studies (RAST) is a top-5 journal, replacing Contemporary Accounting Research (CAR).

Keywords: Ranking; Quality; Google Scholar (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A11 G10 J44 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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