The Impact of Ball and Brown (1968) on Generations of Research

34 Pages Posted: 5 Jan 2019 Last revised: 1 Mar 2019

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Neil L. Fargher

Australian National University (ANU)

Marvin Wee

Financial Research Network (FIRN); Australian National University (ANU)

Date Written: December 21, 2018

Abstract

We consider the influence of Ball and Brown (1968) using citation and visualisation techniques. Prior studies have largely used direct citations to Ball and Brown (1968) to measure the impact of this seminal research. We argue that direct citations greatly under-estimate the impact of seminal research. We examine two generations of citations in leading accounting and finance journals to conduct a network analysis of the evolution of citations to research through time. We find that including only two degrees of separation from Ball and Brown (1968) increases the number of citations by over ten times the number of direct citations. We also consider the synergies between ideas that are a major factor in stimulating research progress by documenting the extensive networks of citation relations between the publications that can be linked back to Ball and Brown (1968).

Keywords: Citation analysis, research impact, Ball and Brown (1968)

JEL Classification: G1, G14

Suggested Citation

Fargher, Neil L. and Wee, Marvin and Wee, Marvin, The Impact of Ball and Brown (1968) on Generations of Research (December 21, 2018). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3304915 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3304915

Neil L. Fargher

Australian National University (ANU) ( email )

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601
Australia

Marvin Wee (Contact Author)

Australian National University (ANU) ( email )

The Australian National University
College of Business and Economics
Canberra, 2601
Australia
+61 2 61250416 (Phone)

Financial Research Network (FIRN)

C/- University of Queensland Business School
St Lucia, 4071 Brisbane
Queensland
Australia

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