Citation-Based Benchmarks and Individual Accounting Faculty Research Rankings by Topical Area and Methodology

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garrison Lee Nuttall ◽  
Neal M. Snow ◽  
Scott L. Summers ◽  
David A. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Research ◽  
Accounting Faculty ◽  
Topical Area

Individual Accounting Faculty Research Rankings by Topical Area and Methodology

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 471-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Pickerd ◽  
Nathaniel M. Stephens ◽  
Scott L. Summers ◽  
David A. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Students ◽  
Research Productivity ◽  
Business School ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Faculty Research ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Accounting Information Systems ◽  
Accounting Faculty ◽  
Topical Area

ABSTRACT This paper ranks individual accounting researchers based on their research productivity in the most recent six, 12, and 20 years. We extend prior individual faculty rankings by providing separate individual faculty research rankings for each topical area commonly published in accounting journals (accounting information systems [AIS], audit, financial, managerial, and tax). In addition, we provide individual faculty research rankings for each research methodology commonly used by accounting researchers (analytical, archival, and experimental). These findings will be of interest to potential doctoral students and current faculty, as well as accounting department, business school, and university administrators as they make decisions based on individual faculty members' research productivity. JEL Classifications: M4, M40, M41, M42, M49. Data Availability: Requests for data may be made to the authors.

Citation-Based Benchmarks and Individual Accounting Faculty Research Rankings by Topical Area and Methodology

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Garrison Nuttall ◽  
Neal M. Snow ◽  
Scott L. Summers ◽  
David A. Wood
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Accounting Information ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Google Scholar ◽  
Collaboration Network ◽  
Faculty Research ◽  
Topic Area ◽  
Accounting Information Systems ◽  
Accounting Faculty ◽  
Topical Area

ABSTRACT This paper provides citation rankings and benchmarking data for individual accounting researchers disaggregated by topic and methodological area and studies what factors increase citation totals. Based on Google Scholar data from 7,113 articles published in respected accounting journals, we find that citation totals differ significantly based on accounting topic area (accounting information systems, audit, financial, managerial, tax, other) and methodology (analytical, archival, experimental, other), suggesting the need to separately benchmark authors who publish in these groups. We also find that authors who have a broad collaboration network, graduated from a school that started a journal, are topic specialists, or publish with topic specialists have higher numbers of citations. Data Availability: Most of the data are available on the website discussed in Appendix A. For easier-to-use extracts of the data, contact the authors.

Do Accounting Faculty Characteristics Impact CPA Exam Performance? An Investigation of Nearly 700,000 Examinations

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis M. Bline ◽  
Stephen Perreault ◽  
Xiaochuan Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Exam Performance ◽  
Faculty Research ◽  
Pass Rates ◽  
Accounting Faculty ◽  
Research And Teaching ◽  
Faculty Characteristics ◽  
Cpa Exam ◽  
Faculty Research Productivity ◽  
And Performance ◽  
First Time

ABSTRACT While many colleges and universities publicize CPA examination pass rates as evidence of having a high-quality accounting program, some have questioned whether program-specific characteristics are legitimate predictors of examination success. To examine this issue, we empirically investigate the link between accounting faculty characteristics and performance on the CPA examination. We examine the results from nearly 700,000 first-time exam sittings taken during the period 2005–2013 and find that faculty research and teaching specialization has a significant impact on CPA exam performance. That is, when a program has a relatively higher percentage of accounting faculty with expertise in a particular content area tested on the exam (e.g., auditing), graduates achieve higher scores on the related exam section (e.g., AUD). We also find that faculty research productivity and CPA certification status are positively related to candidate exam performance. We believe these results contribute to the existing literature on the determinants of CPA exam success and also provide important insights to those responsible for accounting faculty staffing and development.

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