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Top Accounting Research Institutions

Central University of Finance and Economics ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 389 ranked institutions.

Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 40 fractional works in this field.

Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025

#InstitutionScoreTop-10% rateWorksCitationsAll time
1 Central University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Beijing 100.0 37.3% 195 1.4k#74
2 Renmin University of ChinaChina · Beijing 88.4 40.3% 183 1.5k#53
3 Southwestern University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Chengdu 81.6 37.6% 218 1.5k#93
4 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina · Xi'an 76.8 49.0% 128 1.1k#95
5 Zhongnan University of Economics and LawChina · Wuhan 73.0 42.6% 161 1.3k—
6 University of International Business and EconomicsChina · Beijing 70.0 38.4% 133 935—
7 University of Business and TechnologySaudi Arabia · Jeddah 67.4 39.1% 116 727—
8 Airlangga UniversityIndonesia · Surabaya 65.1 16.7% 479 1.4k—
9 Capital University of Economics and BusinessChina · Beijing 63.2 41.5% 104 809—
10 Xiamen UniversityChina · Xiamen 61.4 44.0% 151 1.1k—
11 Northern University of MalaysiaMalaysia · Jitra 59.8 17.9% 317 1k#51
12 University of JohannesburgSouth Africa · Johannesburg 58.3 35.3% 144 716—
13 Shanghai University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Shanghai 57.0 39.2% 130 956—
14 University of SfaxTunisia · Sfax 55.7 39.9% 145 1k—
15 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina · Guangzhou 54.6 48.9% 97 783—
16 Universitas Patria ArthaIndonesia · Makassar 53.5 3.7% 1.5k 1.2k—
17 Nanjing University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Nanjing 52.5 36.5% 99 739—
18 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia · Shah Alam 51.5 9.3% 684 1.1k—
19 International Islamic University MalaysiaMalaysia · Kuala Lumpur 50.6 16.0% 324 581—
20 Jiangxi University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Nanchang 49.8 45.6% 65 560—
21 University of ChicagoUnited States · Chicago 48.9 26.1% 109 1.2k#1
22 Sichuan UniversityChina · Chengdu 48.2 34.4% 110 612—
23 Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia · Bengkulu 47.4 5.0% 1.2k 922—
24 Peking UniversityChina · Beijing 46.7 34.0% 128 836#97
25 Wuhan UniversityChina · Wuhan 46.0 43.6% 90 693—
26 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina · Wuhan 45.4 50.9% 70 838—
27 University of BrawijayaIndonesia · Malang 44.7 6.5% 688 737—
28 University of IndonesiaIndonesia · Depok 44.1 8.9% 576 718—
29 Sebelas Maret UniversityIndonesia · Surakarta 43.5 13.4% 311 619—
30 King Faisal UniversitySaudi Arabia · Hofuf 43.0 42.8% 76 622—
31 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong · Hong Kong 42.4 34.9% 117 980#65
32 Universiti Putra MalaysiaMalaysia · Seri Kembangan 41.9 23.1% 151 557—
33 Macquarie UniversityAustralia · Sydney 41.4 43.2% 85 836#92
34 University of South AfricaSouth Africa · Pretoria 40.9 24.0% 132 485—
35 Dongbei University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Dalian 40.4 38.1% 99 584—
36 National University of MalaysiaMalaysia · Bangi 39.9 13.7% 295 574—
37 University of Hong KongHong Kong · Pok Fu Lam 39.5 33.2% 113 923#21
38 University of Economics Ho Chi Minh CityVietnam · Ho Chi Minh City 39.0 42.5% 81 602—
39 University of MalayaMalaysia · Kuala Lumpur 38.6 17.2% 270 671—
40 Stanford UniversityUnited States · Stanford 38.1 32.3% 68 799#4
41 Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia · George Town 37.7 19.1% 179 635—
42 Chongqing UniversityChina · Chongqing 37.3 50.4% 75 568—
43 Shandong University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Jinan 36.9 39.1% 80 508—
44 Columbia UniversityUnited States · New York 36.5 27.6% 101 803#13
45 Symbiosis International UniversityIndia · Pune 36.2 30.7% 135 681—
46 Fudan UniversityChina · Shanghai 35.8 35.7% 74 655—
47 Universitas TrisaktiIndonesia · Jakarta 35.4 4.3% 968 947—
48 National University of SingaporeSingapore · Singapore 35.1 21.2% 102 652#56
49 University of PennsylvaniaUnited States · Philadelphia 34.7 30.2% 75 743#3
50 Zhejiang University of Finance and EconomicsChina · Hangzhou 34.4 43.1% 80 599—
51 Nankai UniversityChina · Tianjin 34.1 38.0% 85 474—
52 Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraIndonesia · Medan 33.7 3.4% 825 564—
53 Massey UniversityNew Zealand · Palmerston North 33.4 47.4% 77 765—
54 Jinan UniversityChina · Guangzhou 33.1 45.2% 65 570—
55 Muhammadiyah University of SurakartaIndonesia · Surakarta 32.8 6.7% 500 494—
56 Shandong UniversityChina · Jinan 32.5 39.4% 60 466—
57 Tsinghua UniversityChina · Beijing 32.2 26.5% 97 588—
58 Binus UniversityIndonesia · Jakarta 31.9 10.5% 316 582—
59 Monash UniversityAustralia · Melbourne 31.6 22.9% 140 637#75
60 Universitas PamulangIndonesia · Tangerang 31.3 2.5% 1k 617—
61 Copenhagen Business SchoolDenmark · Copenhagen 31.1 22.7% 116 573#55
62 University of SouthamptonUnited Kingdom · Southampton 30.8 33.9% 67 703—
63 City University of Hong KongHong Kong · Hong Kong 30.5 30.3% 101 558#43
64 The University of SydneyAustralia · Sydney 30.3 23.9% 106 616#80
65 New York UniversityUnited States · New York 30.0 28.7% 84 611#5
66 Islamic University of IndonesiaIndonesia · Yogyakarta 29.7 10.3% 371 551—
67 Zhejiang UniversityChina · Hangzhou 29.5 33.7% 78 563—
68 Universitat de ValènciaSpain · Valencia 29.2 30.4% 75 353—
69 Durham UniversityUnited Kingdom · Durham 29.0 36.6% 72 560—
70 University of California, BerkeleyUnited States · Berkeley 28.8 22.1% 75 658#7
71 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina · Shanghai 28.5 31.4% 79 568—
72 National Economics UniversityVietnam · Hanoi 28.3 33.8% 76 456—
73 Bucharest University of Economic StudiesRomania · Bucharest 28.1 20.3% 122 322—
74 University of TorontoCanada · Toronto 27.8 21.7% 99 523#20
75 University of SharjahUnited Arab Emirates · Sharjah 27.6 37.6% 65 358—
76 King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia · Jeddah 27.4 30.5% 66 392—
77 Universiti Malaysia KelantanMalaysia · Kota Bharu 27.2 21.0% 90 245—
78 Florida Atlantic UniversityUnited States · Boca Raton 26.9 16.0% 156 474—
79 University of Technology MalaysiaMalaysia · Johor Bahru 26.7 17.3% 116 459—
80 University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom · Edinburgh 26.5 27.8% 77 473—
81 Tarumanagara UniversityIndonesia · Jakarta 26.3 2.7% 784 713—
82 State University of SemarangIndonesia · Semarang 26.1 11.8% 268 458—
83 Telkom UniversityIndonesia · Bandung 25.9 7.7% 327 434—
84 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom · Oxford 25.7 20.1% 94 485#29
85 Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik IbrahimIndonesia · Malang 25.5 8.5% 389 469—
86 Padjadjaran UniversityIndonesia · Bandung 25.3 9.7% 304 418—
87 The University of Western AustraliaAustralia · Perth 25.1 30.3% 60 507—
88 Mercu Buana UniversityIndonesia · Jakarta 24.9 5.1% 524 585—
89 University of GhanaGhana · Accra 24.7 36.4% 64 398—
90 University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States · Urbana 24.5 25.1% 88 577#14
91 The University of QueenslandAustralia · Brisbane 24.4 30.6% 78 453—
92 Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool UniversityChina · Suzhou 24.2 34.1% 74 311—
93 University of Southern CaliforniaUnited States · Los Angeles 24.0 29.7% 65 519#12
94 Beijing Jiaotong UniversityChina · Beijing 23.8 25.1% 76 312—
95 Diponegoro UniversityIndonesia · Semarang 23.6 7.0% 407 497—
96 Bocconi UniversityItaly · Milan 23.5 24.1% 96 406#57
97 National Bureau of Economic ResearchUnited States · Cambridge 23.3 14.5% 86 749#2
98 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States · State College 23.1 24.5% 89 522#30
99 Vienna University of Economics and BusinessAustria · Vienna 22.9 28.5% 70 458—
100 Sunan Kalijaga State Islamic University YogyakartaIndonesia · Yogyakarta 22.8 6.7% 366 389—

institutions ranked worldwide in Accounting (389). rank on the composite score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field.

How spread out this pool is

Every row above on one axis — one tick each, right is a higher score. A field where the top few are far clear of everyone and one that runs down evenly look identical as a table.

23 – 27: 21 places27 – 31: 16 places31 – 34: 13 places34 – 38: 11 places38 – 42: 8 places42 – 46: 6 places46 – 50: 6 places50 – 54: 4 places54 – 58: 3 places58 – 61: 3 places61 – 65: 2 places65 – 69: 1 places69 – 73: 1 places73 – 77: 2 places77 – 81: 0 places81 – 85: 1 places85 – 88: 1 places88 – 92: 0 places92 – 96: 0 places96 – 100: 1 places23100

One bar per band of score, counting the rows on this page.

Ranked by volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Universitas Patria ArthaIndonesia 1.5k works
  2. 2 Institut Agama Islam Negeri BengkuluIndonesia 1.2k works
  3. 3 Universitas PamulangIndonesia 1k works
  4. 4 Universitas TrisaktiIndonesia 968 works
  5. 5 Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera UtaraIndonesia 825 works
  6. 6 Tarumanagara UniversityIndonesia 784 works
  7. 7 University of BrawijayaIndonesia 688 works
  8. 8 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 684 works
  9. 9 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa TimurIndonesia 601 works
  10. 10 University of IndonesiaIndonesia 576 works
  11. 11 Mercu Buana UniversityIndonesia 524 works
  12. 12 Muhammadiyah University of SurakartaIndonesia 500 works
  13. 13 Airlangga UniversityIndonesia 479 works
  14. 14 Udayana UniversityIndonesia 473 works
  15. 15 Jambi UniversityIndonesia 431 works

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