Accounting Dept. Research Among Most Productive in World
The recently released 2023 Brigham Young University Accounting Rankings have placed The University of Scranton Accounting Department among the most productive accounting education research institutions in the world. The prestigious report also ranked Douglas M. Boyle, D.B.A., professor and chair of the Accounting Department and director of the Ph.D. program, No. 5 (tie) in the world, and James F. Boyle, D.B.A., associate professor of accounting and director of the Master of Accountancy program, No. 25 (tie) for accounting education publication productivity in the past six years.The University of Scranton Accounting Department and its faculty members have once again ranked among the world’s top publishers of education research published in peer-reviewed accounting journals.
The recently published 2023 Brigham Young University Accounting Rankings, which is considered to be the gold standard in accounting disciplines, ranked the University’s Accounting Department No. 11 (tied) in the world for accounting education research published in the most recent six-years.
The 2023 report also ranked Douglas M. Boyle, D.B.A., professor and chair of the Accounting Department and director of the Ph.D. program, No. 5 (tie) in the world for accounting education publication volume in top peer-reviewed accounting journals in the past six years. James F. Boyle, D.B.A., associate professor of accounting and director of the Master of Accountancy program, was ranked No. 25 (tie).
This is the fourth consecutive year that that the University’s Accounting Department was ranked among the top research publishers in the world in the prestigious Brigham Young University Accounting Rankings. The report ranks accounting programs and faculty throughout the world based on their success in publishing in top-tier, peer-reviewed accounting journals. The report is updated annually and includes ranks for specific categories of research and for specific time periods.
“The consistency for which The University of Scranton’s Accounting Department and individual faculty members have been recognized among the best in the world for education research illustrates their commitment to making relevant contributions to the body of knowledge concerning the accounting profession,” said Mark Higgins, Ph.D., dean of the University’s Kania School of Management and professor of accounting. “The Accounting Department, the Kania School of Management, and the University are committed to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, and service, and I am proud to say our faculty excel in all three areas.”
In 2020, the Accounting Department and the prolific research of its faculty were recognized by two academic journals including one which ranked it as No. 1 for the number of publications in the leading five accounting practitioner journals.
