Research in Real Estate, 1973-2010: A Three-Journal Comparison

Abstract

This research compares Real Estate Economics, the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, and the Journal of Real Estate Research in terms of their intellectual contribution to the real estate discipline. The 25 topics of real estate research identified by Winson-Geideman and Evangelopoulos (2013) are used as a basis for a comparison of topic emphases within the three journals. Findings show a shared group of topics, comprising the intellectual core of real estate research, as well as the specific thematic focus of each journal. Analysis of the dynamics in topic emphasis indicates a slow convergence of the three journals, suggesting that the discipline's maturation is accompanied by a process of scope clarification.