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Accounting research in Australia

Macquarie University ranks first in Australia for Accounting research in 2022–2025 (#33 worldwide), followed by Monash University and The University of Sydney.

Australia's world rank
#9
of 66 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.8k
Top-10% rate
28.1%
Ranked institutions
9

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Accounting in Australia?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Macquarie UniversitySydney #3341.443.2%85
2Monash UniversityMelbourne #5931.622.9%140
3The University of SydneySydney #6430.323.9%106
4The University of Western AustraliaPerth #8725.130.3%60
5The University of QueenslandBrisbane #9124.430.6%78
6UNSW SydneySydney #10921.325.4%88
7Australian National UniversityCanberra #12918.524.2%87
8The University of MelbourneMelbourne #14516.518.6%99
9Department of CommerceCanberra #2626.64.2%150

Institutions in Australia above the floor of 40 fractional works in Accounting, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Accounting researchers in Australia?

Bruno Zeller, Lee D. Parker and Ronald W. Masulis rank highest among researchers based in Australia.

  1. 1Bruno Zeller#21,258 worldwide overall226 citations · 12 works
  2. 2Lee D. Parker#21,602 worldwide overall527 citations · 14 works
  3. 3Ronald W. Masulis#33,272 worldwide overall795 citations · 27 works
  4. 4Per Davidsson#38,750 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 38 works
  5. 5John Dumay#39,612 worldwide overall558 citations · 7 works
  6. 6Beverley Jackling#108,726 worldwide overall247 citations · 11 works
  7. 7Philip Brown#120,980 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 14 works
  8. 8Sidney J. Gray#129,458 worldwide overall255 citations · 24 works
  9. 9Stephen Gray#161,317 worldwide overall443 citations · 8 works
  10. 10Stephen L. Taylor#169,926 worldwide overall442 citations · 11 works
  11. 11Indrit Troshani#171,554 worldwide overall279 citations · 7 works
  12. 12Scott Holmes#185,684 worldwide overall183 citations · 9 works
  13. 13Mostafa Monzur Hasan#188,786 worldwide overall255 citations · 19 works
  14. 14James Guthrie#208,089 worldwide overall478 citations · 11 works
  15. 15Kevin Hindle#208,178 worldwide overall199 citations · 10 works

How Australia compares with other countries in Accounting