What influences accounting research? A citations-based analysis

Issues in Accounting Education

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-60

  Dunbar, Amy E ^a   Weber, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Citation analysis; Reference ranking; References

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903199710     PISSN: 07393172     EISSN: 15587983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/iace-50603     Document Type: Article

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