ֱRanks 19th for Intellectual Contributions in Real Estate
ֱfaculty rank 19th in the world for their intellectual contributions to the real estate industry through their publications in top peer-reviewed journals, according to the Journal of Real Estate Literature.
The Real Estate Academic Leadership (REAL) rankings emphasize contributions to the real estate body of knowledge based on author and institution from 2011 to 2015. Rankings are based on the number of publications in the top three peer-reviewed, finance-based real estate journals.
Research faculty at ֱ rank 19th in the world for their intellectual contributions to the real estate industry through their publications in top peer-reviewed journals, according to the .
“I am pleased to see us ranked among the top 20 programs in the world, which recognizes that we have a group of excellent research faculty at FAU,” said Daniel Gropper, Ph.D., dean of the ֱCollege of Business. “Real estate is a key part of Florida’s economy, and this is an area of strategic emphasis and potential growth for us.”
The emphasize contributions to the real estate body of knowledge based on author and institution from 2011 to 2015. Rankings are based on the number of publications in the top three peer-reviewed, finance-based real estate journals, including the , the , and .
“Being ranked 19th is a pleasant surprise,” said , Ph.D., the SBA Communications professor in finance and associate dean of graduate programs at FAU’s College of Business.
Johnson is one of four faculty members of FAU’s Real Estate Initiative, which also includes fellow business professor , Ph.D., as well as , Ph.D., director of FAU’s , and , Ph.D., associate professor in FAU’s School of Urban & Regional Planning.
“Many metrics available use student-based data to rank real estate programs,” Saginor said. “The Real Estate Academic Leadership rankings are a way to measure real estate programs based on their intellectual contributions.”
The rankings are published in the , Volume 23, Issue 2, 2015.
“This ranking reports the universities where talented research faculty are currently located so students can make more informed choices about where to earn their degree,” said , DBA, editor of the Journal of Real Estate Literature and the K. Dane Brooksher endowed chair professor of real estate & finance at The College of William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business. “Faculty members bring into the classroom the knowledge they gain from the creation of knowledge, which can only be accomplished through original, rigorous research.”
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