Some of the world\u2019s most productive and reputable accounting faculty members work\u00a0in The University of Scranton\u2019s Department of Accounting, which, itself,\u00a0retained\u00a0a No. 1 national ranking with a program that continues to lead international rankings.<\/p>\n
According to two newly released,\u00a0researched-based evaluations by leading authorities in the field:<\/p>\n
Douglas\u00a0M.\u00a0Boyle, DBA\u00a0\u201988,\u00a0Accounting Department chair, professor,\u00a0retained\u00a0his\u00a0No. 1 national ranking\u00a0for practitioner-focused researchDr. Boyle\u00a0is also\u00a0tied for No. 1 worldwide\u00a0for accounting education researchThe University\u2019s Accounting Department\u00a0retained\u00a0its\u00a0No. 1 national\u00a0research ranking for contributions to leading U.S. practitioner journalsThe University\u2019s Ph.D. in Accounting\u00a0program\u00a0retained\u00a0its\u00a0No. 1 worldwide\u00a0research ranking for productivity in accounting education publications<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are proud to have our research recognized at the highest levels nationally and internationally,\u201d Dr. Boyle said. \u201cOur work informs the profession and accounting education, guides future research, and is integrated directly into our students\u2019 learning experience.\u201d<\/p>\n
The No. 1 national rankings for Dr. Boyle and the Department of Accounting come from \u201cManagement Accounting Quarterly (MAQ),\u201d in the study,\u00a0\u201cAcademic Contributors to Leading U.S. Practitioner Accounting Journals.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0The report was authored jointly by faculty at Kennesaw State University and The University of Scranton. MAQ, a peer-reviewed journal of the Institute of\u00a0Management Accounting with\u00a0roughly 160,000\u00a0professional readers, evaluated scholarly contributions to five leading U.S. practitioner-focused accounting journals.<\/p>\n The No. 1 worldwide recognition is courtesy of the\u00a0Brigham Young University 2025 Accounting Research Rankings<\/a>, widely regarded as the gold standard in accounting for measuring research productivity in top academic journals. The BYU rankings are categorized by topic, research\u00a0method\u00a0and post-graduate window, highlighting the impact of faculty and alumni scholarship over the most recent six-year period.<\/p>\n \u201cBy earning No. 1 research rankings nationally and worldwide \u2014 at the individual, Ph.D. program and departmental levels \u2014 The University of Scranton continues to set the standard for accounting scholarship that advances education, informs corporate governance and business ethics, strengthens organizational performance and shapes the future of the profession,\u201d Dr. Boyle said.<\/p>\n As the author of 19 articles in top practitioner journals during the ranking period, Dr. Boyle continues to lead at both national and global levels. He surpassed the second-ranked scholar by 11 publications. His. No. 1 national ranking reflects sustained leadership in practitioner-focused research, while he also held\u00a0the top spot\u00a0in the prior five-year period. He is tied for No. 1 worldwide in accounting education research after placing No. 2 in the\u00a0previous\u00a0ranking. Over the past six years, Dr. Boyle contributed 14 education articles to the BYU study, underscoring his sustained influence on accounting scholarship.<\/p>\n The Kania School of Management\u2019s Ph.D. in Accounting program\u00a0retained\u00a0its No. 1 worldwide research ranking from BYU, ranking first in the Main Ph.D. Program Rankings for All Education Publications over the most recent six- and three-year periods. Ph.D. graduates contributed 20 articles over the most recent six years and 17 articles over the most recent three years. Scranton Ph.D. alumni now hold positions at leading institutions of higher learning, including Villanova University and Virginia Tech. The program was also No. 1 in the prior evaluation period.<\/p>\n The University\u2019s Accounting Department remained No. 1 nationally for contributions to U.S. practitioner journals, producing 22 publications during the ranking period \u2014 nearly double the output of its closest peer institutions.<\/p>\n In addition to Dr. Boyle, several Ph.D. faculty members earned BYU global research rankings:<\/p>\n James\u00a0F.\u00a0Boyle,\u00a0DBA\u00a0\u201986,\u00a0associate professor:\u00a0No. 16 (tied)\u00a0in All Education PublicationsAmanda\u00a0S. Marcy,\u00a0Ph.D.\u00a0\u201910, G\u201911, Ph.D.\u201920,\u00a0assistant professor:\u00a0No. 66 (tied)\u00a0in All Education PublicationsAshley L. Stampone, Ph.D. \u201910, G\u201911, Ph.D.\u201923, assistant professor:\u00a0No. 211 (tied) in All Education Publications,\u00a0No. 88\u00a0in Accounting Information Systems (AIS) research<\/p>\n Other practitioner-focused rankings\u00a0from MAQ\u00a0include:\u00a0Daniel J. Gaydon, Ph.D.,\u00a0DBA \u201921,\u00a0adjunct accounting professor,\u00a0tied for No. 5;\u00a0Daniel P. Mahoney, Ph.D. \u201981, G\u201985,\u00a0professor of accounting,\u00a0tied for No. 13;\u00a0and\u00a0Dr. James F. Boyle tied for No. 25.<\/p>\n These achievements build on\u00a0additional\u00a0distinctions for the Kania School of Management, recently named one of the\u00a0nation\u2019s\u00a0Best Business Schools<\/a>\u00a0by the Princeton Review. U.S. News and World Report also ranked the accounting program\u00a0among the top 40 nationally<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Some of the world\u2019s most productive and reputable accounting faculty members work\u00a0in The University of Scranton\u2019s Department of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":121549,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[5392,29948,10434,306,178,180,179,274],"class_list":{"0":"post-121548","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-scranton","8":"tag-accounting","9":"tag-byu","10":"tag-kania-school-of-management","11":"tag-rankings","12":"tag-scranton","13":"tag-scranton-headlines","14":"tag-scranton-news","15":"tag-the-university-of-scranton"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121548"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121548\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121548"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}