Abstract
Using publication data from major speech communication journals, this article examines institutional prestige by tracing where published authors earned their highest degrees. Rather than ranking departments by current faculty output, the study credits articles to the institutions granting authors’ degrees, arguing that graduate productivity offers another indicator of program influence. The analysis reports patterns by degree level, departmental affiliation, and degree granting institution, then compares the resulting rankings with earlier studies based on departmental productivity and editorial board membership. The article identifies broad overlap among several ranking approaches while cautioning that publication counts do not measure article quality and may be affected by missing degree data or unusually prolific graduates.
Recommended Citation
Stacks, Don W. and Hickson, Mark L. III
(1983)
"An Analysis of Degree-Granting Institutions and Number of Articles Published by Their Graduates,"
Association for Communication Administration Bulletin: Vol. 45, Article 14.
Available at:
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/aca/vol45/iss1/14
