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Accounting Education and Careers

Accounting Education and Careers is a research topic within Accounting. Science Explorer counts 8.5k research works in it since 1950. 25.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers revolves around the skills and attributes needed by accounting graduates, as perceived by students and employers. It also explores the integration of soft skills, technology, and cooperative learning in accounting education, as well as the influence of academic research on accounting practice. The papers cover topics such as curriculum design, employer expectations, and the development of professional skills.

  • Accounting Education
  • Skills Development
  • Employer Expectations
  • Student Perceptions
  • Curriculum Design
  • Soft Skills Integration
  • Technology in Education
  • Professional Skills
  • Cooperative Learning
  • Academic Research
Research works
8.5k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
25.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+6%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Accounting Education and Careers research?

By volume, the United States and Indonesia publish the most (301 and 139 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 301 works
  2. 2 Indonesia 139 works
  3. 3 Türkiye 122 works
  4. 4 South Africa 76 works
  5. 5 Malaysia 56 works
  6. 6 Australia 55 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 52 works
  8. 8 China 46 works
  9. 9 Thailand 45 works
  10. 10 Brazil 41 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

United States: 32.3%Indonesia: 14.9%Türkiye: 13.1%South Africa: 8.1%6 others listed: 31.7%32%largest
United States301 · 32.3%Indonesia139 · 14.9%Türkiye122 · 13.1%South Africa76 · 8.1%6 others listed296 · 31.7%

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Which institutions lead Accounting Education and Careers research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Universiti Teknologi MARA publishes the most Accounting Education and Careers research, followed by University of South Africa and University of KwaZulu-Natal.

Who are the leading researchers in Accounting Education and Careers?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Accounting Education and Careers include David A. Wood, Robert W. McGee and Adamantios Diamantopoulos.

  1. 1 David A. Wood United States 2.1k citations
  2. 2 Robert W. McGee United States 1.9k citations
  3. 3 Adamantios Diamantopoulos Austria 1.7k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Accounting Education and Careers research done?

The largest centres of Accounting Education and Careers research in 2022–2025 are Jakarta (Indonesia), Pretoria (South Africa), Shah Alam (Malaysia) and Melbourne (Australia).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jakarta Indonesia 19 works
  2. 2 Pretoria South Africa 18 works
  3. 3 Shah Alam Malaysia 18 works
  4. 4 Melbourne Australia 15 works
  5. 5 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 14 works
  6. 6 Bangkok Thailand 13 works
  7. 7 Makassar Indonesia 12 works
  8. 8 Durban South Africa 12 works
  9. 9 New York United States 12 works
  10. 10 Malang Indonesia 12 works
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Where is the best place to study Accounting Education and Careers?

Among universities, judged by research, Universiti Teknologi MARA and University of South Africa score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Universiti Teknologi MARAMalaysia 35.07.5%16.9×17 +147.0%
2 University of South AfricaSouth Africa 30.023.4%18.6×11 -9.2%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Accounting Education and Careers research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Accounting Education and Careers.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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