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Who Is Publishing? An Analysis of Finance Research Productivity in the European Region

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  • Kam C. Chan
  • Carl R. Chen
  • Thomas L. Steiner

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This study ranks the research productivity in finance across European universities and researchers using a set of 15 finance journals during the decade of the 1990s. A total of 219 universities are ranked. During the sample period from 1990 to 1999, UK universities dominate the top‐20 ranking. However, the UK ’s dominance is significantly reduced when the Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, a UKbased journal, is excluded from the analysis. Other non‐UK European universities gain further ground when only the top‐4 journals are used to measure ranking. Our analysis also shows that a majority of the top 20 European universities have made significant progress in research productivity over the period 1990–99. Additionally, we compare the top European universities to those in North America. The top European university, London Business School, compares to the 24th and 25th ranked North American universities for the period from 1990 to 1999; it compares to the 15th and 16th ranked North American universities for the more recent sub‐period from 1995 to 1999. The top researcher is Henri Servaes from London Business School.

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  • Kam C. Chan & Carl R. Chen & Thomas L. Steiner, 2004. "Who Is Publishing? An Analysis of Finance Research Productivity in the European Region," Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 31(3‐4), pages 401-437, April.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:jbfnac:v:31:y:2004:i:3-4:p:401-437
    DOI: 10.1111/j.0306-686X.2004.00545.x
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