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College of Accounting

In research, College of Accounting stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,463 of 10,521 worldwide), Accounting (#229 of 389 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#1,525 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Accounting, Business, Management and Accounting and Strategy and Management — Accounting is 36.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,699
of 28,054 · #19,479 all time
Rank in Slovenia
#29
of 51
Research works
3.6k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is College of Accounting known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,463 of 10,521 12.0%343 #3637
AccountingSubfield #229 of 389 12.5%94 #241
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,525 of 2,578 12.2%178 #1003
Social SciencesField #5,508 of 6,365 10.6%74 #4711
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,585 of 1,775 12.3%70 #1847

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where College of Accounting sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#3,637 #4,463
  2. Accounting#241 #229
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#1,003 #1,525
  4. Social Sciences#4,711 #5,508
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#1,847 #1,585
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does College of Accounting specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Accounting takes 36.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AccountingSubfield · 93.7 works37×
  2. Business, Management and AccountingField · 178.0 works13×
  3. Strategy and ManagementSubfield · 38.4 works11×
  4. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 52.9 works7.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.13× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 13.16× its world share, 178 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.84× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.75× its world share, 70 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 74 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 13.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at College of Accounting?

Ranked on the composite score, William J. Bruns, L.M. Quadackers and Thomas R. Weirich lead among researchers whose main affiliation is College of Accounting.

  1. 1 William J. Bruns Slovenia · #274,744 worldwide 111 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 L.M. Quadackers Slovenia · #604,449 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Thomas R. Weirich Slovenia · #712,063 worldwide 23 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Judith Weiss Slovenia · #765,537 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Steven A Harrast Slovenia · #879,027 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 T.L.C.M. Groot Slovenia · #900,211 worldwide 48 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 R.H.J.M. Gradus Slovenia · #914,523 worldwide 73 citations · 140 works
  8. 8 Robert R. Sterling Slovenia · #966,327 worldwide 33 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Tjerk Budding Slovenia · #1,050,665 worldwide 26 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 M. Schoute Slovenia · #1,111,465 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at College of Accounting

Which keywords describe research at College of Accounting?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Financial Performance, Financial Reporting, Earnings Management, Information Asymmetry, Leadership, Risk Management and Financial Stability.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Corporate Governance95▲ 31×20 topics
  2. Financial Performance46▲ 19×11 topics
  3. Financial Reporting37▲ 75×7 topics
  4. Earnings Management32▲ 78×2 topics
  5. Sustainability29▲ 2.8×35 topics
  6. Sustainable Development26▲ 4.0×41 topics
  7. Information Asymmetry26▲ 127×2 topics
  8. Leadership26▲ 13×18 topics
  9. Risk Management25▲ 12×8 topics
  10. Economic Growth24▲ 6.6×21 topics
  11. Financial Stability22▲ 27×6 topics
  12. Accounting Quality22▲ 124×1 topic
  13. Audit Committee22▲ 124×1 topic
  14. Finance22▲ 27×3 topics
  15. Social Responsibility21▲ 22×7 topics
  16. Sustainability Reporting20▲ 44×2 topics
  17. Capital Structure20▲ 29×2 topics
  18. Islamic Banking19▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Supply Chain Management19▲ 5.0×15 topics
  20. Monetary Policy18▲ 18×9 topics
  21. Global Financial Crisis18▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Ethical Identity18▲ 34×1 topic
  23. Shariah Supervision18▲ 34×1 topic
  24. Financial Constraints18▲ 40×2 topics
  25. Economic Development17▲ 5.0×18 topics
  26. Environmental Management17▲ 10×9 topics
  27. Shareholder Value17▲ 38×2 topics
  28. Consumer Behavior16▲ 6.2×11 topics
  29. Business Ethics16▲ 47×3 topics
  30. Corporate Social Responsibility16▲ 24×4 topics
  31. Firm Performance15▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Fiscal Policy15▲ 17×6 topics
  33. Digital Transformation15▲ 6.7×17 topics
  34. Mergers and Acquisitions14▲ 38×2 topics
  35. Institutional Quality14▲ 31×3 topics
  36. Investor Protection14▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Ownership Structure14▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Economic Security12▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Performance Measurement12▲ 9.8×6 topics
  40. Corruption12▲ 17×5 topics

Which research topics does College of Accounting publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Islamic Finance and Banking Studies, Corporate Finance and Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting.

Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 22 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 18 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…14Corporate Finance and Governance: 14 fractional worksCorporate Social Respons…10Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 10 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Financial Management: 9 fractional worksCorporate Taxation and Avoidance: 9 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…8Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 8 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance Studies: 8 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 8 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…8Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 8 fractional works
AccountingStrategy and ManagementSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and Econometrics2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 22 works
  2. 2 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 18 works
  3. 3 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 14 works
  4. 4 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 10 works
  5. 5 Corporate Governance and Financial Management Strategy and Management 9 works
  6. 6 Corporate Taxation and Avoidance Accounting 9 works
  7. 7 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  8. 8 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  9. 9 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 8 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available25.4%not open74.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.2%domestic only65.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has College of Accounting's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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