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Australian Research Output in Economics and Business: High Volume, Low Impact?

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  • Anne-Wil Harzing

    (The University of Melbourne, Parkville Campus, VIC, 3010.)

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This paper investigates publication patterns of Australian academics in Economics & Business. I show that this discipline follows the general Australian trend of declining impact, measured as citations per paper, from the mid-1990s. However, the gap in Australia's ranking of publication quantity (number of papers) and publication quality (impact) is much wider in Economics & Business than in other disciplines. The discipline combines the highest ranking in quantity with the lowest ranking in quality. Seven possible explanations for this pattern are discussed.

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  • Anne-Wil Harzing, 2005. "Australian Research Output in Economics and Business: High Volume, Low Impact?," Australian Journal of Management, Australian School of Business, vol. 30(2), pages 183-200, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ausman:v:30:y:2005:i:2:p:183-200
    DOI: 10.1177/031289620503000201
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