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Accounting research in United Kingdom

University of Southampton ranks first in United Kingdom for Accounting research in 2022–2025 (#62 worldwide), followed by Durham University and University of Edinburgh.

United Kingdom's world rank
#3
of 66 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
3.2k
Top-10% rate
28.8%
Ranked institutions
11

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

What is the best university for Accounting in United Kingdom?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of SouthamptonSouthampton #6230.834.0%67
2Durham UniversityDurham #6929.036.6%72
3University of EdinburghEdinburgh #8026.527.9%77
4University of OxfordOxford #8425.720.1%94
5London School of Economics and Political ScienceLondon #10322.325.2%74
6University of ManchesterManchester #10821.527.0%72
7University of GlasgowGlasgow #13517.826.5%63
8University of LeedsLeeds #13917.328.6%66
9University of CambridgeCambridge #14616.417.9%78
10University College LondonLondon #15315.618.0%66
11King's College LondonLondon #19811.320.9%65

Institutions in United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom?

Richard Blundell, Simeon Djankov and Mike Wright rank highest among researchers based in United Kingdom.

  1. 1Richard Blundell#129 worldwide overall5.2k citations · 10 works
  2. 2Simeon Djankov#2,081 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 12 works
  3. 3Mike Wright#2,710 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 55 works
  4. 4Franklin Allen#2,722 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 9 works
  5. 5George Serafeim#5,714 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 21 works
  6. 6Orazio Attanasio#6,414 worldwide overall1k citations · 15 works
  7. 7Colin Mayer#6,625 worldwide overall963 citations · 22 works
  8. 8Thorsten Beck#8,144 worldwide overall958 citations · 29 works
  9. 9Richard Harrison#8,708 worldwide overall1k citations · 14 works
  10. 10Xia Chen#10,593 worldwide overall727 citations · 9 works
  11. 11David Carter#18,612 worldwide overall677 citations · 7 works
  12. 12Andy Lockett#20,889 worldwide overall564 citations · 11 works
  13. 13Alan M. Rugman#26,205 worldwide overall914 citations · 13 works
  14. 14Peter Tufano#26,444 worldwide overall544 citations · 17 works
  15. 15Paul Westhead#26,743 worldwide overall645 citations · 17 works

How United Kingdom compares with other countries in Accounting