Top institutions in accounting research, 2023–2025
Universities and other research institutions ranked by the papers their authors published in the 16 tracked accounting journals in each year from 2023 to 2025, by publication date and OpenAlex affiliations; a paper counts once for each institution (and country) among its authors. Built from the site's archive of every paper of these journals and rebuilt daily. Also as Markdown.
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Key findings#
- From 2023 to 2025, Macquarie University published the most papers in the 16 tracked accounting journals (39), followed by Xiamen University (31) and Monash University (29).
- In 2025 alone, Xiamen University led with 13 papers.
- Among countries, United States took part in the most papers (738), ahead of China and United Kingdom.
Institutions#
| # | Institution | Country | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2023–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macquarie University | Australia | 10 | 18 | 11 | 39 |
| 2 | Xiamen University | China | 6 | 12 | 13 | 31 |
| 3 | Monash University | Australia | 10 | 8 | 11 | 29 |
| 4 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | Hong Kong | 7 | 11 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | United States | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 |
| 6 | Zhongnan University of Economics and Law | China | 4 | 9 | 12 | 25 |
| 7 | Durham University | United Kingdom | 8 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 8 | Sun Yat-sen University | China | 7 | 11 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 | City University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 7 | 10 | 6 | 23 |
| 10 | Stanford University | United States | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 11 | The University of Sydney | Australia | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 |
| 12 | Renmin University of China | China | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania State University | United States | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| 14 | UNSW Sydney | Australia | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 |
| 15 | Université Laval | Canada | 5 | 10 | 4 | 19 |
| 16 | Southern University of Science and Technology | China | 7 | 8 | 3 | 18 |
| 17 | University of Newcastle Australia | Australia | 3 | 9 | 6 | 18 |
| 18 | Central University of Finance and Economics | China | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| 19 | Shanghai University of Finance and Economics | China | 3 | 8 | 6 | 17 |
| 20 | The University of Western Australia | Australia | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 |
| 21 | University of Chicago | United States | 2 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 22 | University of Edinburgh | United Kingdom | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 |
| 23 | National University of Singapore | Singapore | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 24 | Singapore Management University | Singapore | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
| 25 | The University of Texas at Austin | United States | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 26 | University of Glasgow | United Kingdom | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 27 | University of Manchester | United Kingdom | 2 | 11 | 3 | 16 |
| 28 | University of Nottingham | United Kingdom | 6 | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 29 | University of South Florida | United States | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 30 | Arizona State University | United States | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 31 | Bocconi University | Italy | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 32 | Chinese University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 4 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 33 | Dongbei University of Finance and Economics | China | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 34 | Massey University | New Zealand | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 |
| 35 | The University of Melbourne | Australia | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 36 | University of Essex | United Kingdom | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
| 37 | University of Southern California | United States | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| 38 | Deakin University | Australia | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 39 | University of Birmingham | United Kingdom | 2 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
| 40 | University of Houston | United States | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 41 | University of International Business and Economics | China | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| 42 | University of Sfax | Tunisia | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 43 | Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University | China | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| 44 | Brigham Young University | United States | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
| 45 | Indiana University | United States | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 46 | The University of Texas at Dallas | United States | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 47 | University College Dublin | Ireland | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| 48 | University of Auckland | New Zealand | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| 49 | University of Macau | Macao | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| 50 | University of Waterloo | Canada | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
Countries#
| # | Country | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2023–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 247 | 228 | 263 | 738 |
| 2 | China | 76 | 136 | 149 | 361 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 88 | 111 | 93 | 292 |
| 4 | Australia | 61 | 77 | 82 | 220 |
| 5 | Canada | 44 | 41 | 53 | 138 |
| 6 | Italy | 35 | 39 | 38 | 112 |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 30 | 39 | 21 | 90 |
| 8 | France | 19 | 33 | 31 | 83 |
| 9 | Germany | 24 | 25 | 31 | 80 |
| 10 | India | 15 | 23 | 26 | 64 |
| 11 | Netherlands | 27 | 16 | 13 | 56 |
| 12 | Singapore | 20 | 15 | 15 | 50 |
| 13 | New Zealand | 13 | 20 | 16 | 49 |
| 14 | Spain | 13 | 16 | 14 | 43 |
| 15 | Sweden | 8 | 15 | 14 | 37 |
| 16 | South Korea | 11 | 14 | 10 | 35 |
| 17 | Finland | 9 | 11 | 11 | 31 |
| 18 | Ireland | 5 | 12 | 10 | 27 |
| 19 | Belgium | 10 | 6 | 10 | 26 |
| 20 | Tunisia | 8 | 10 | 8 | 26 |
| 21 | Austria | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| 22 | Taiwan | 7 | 11 | 5 | 23 |
| 23 | South Africa | 6 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
| 24 | Macao | 7 | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 25 | Switzerland | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 |
| 26 | United Arab Emirates | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 |
| 27 | Brazil | 8 | 5 | 7 | 20 |
| 28 | Denmark | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 29 | Greece | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| 30 | Indonesia | 6 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
Cite this page
Scholar4AI. (2026). Top institutions in accounting research, 2023–2025. Journal Research Rankings. Retrieved October 31, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/rankings/institutions-by-year/accounting
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