account on/account of

[Scisci]

"the present research constitutes a significant first account of/on the influence of colour on consumer behaviour"
Which one is correct?

 

[ewie]

It's definitely of there, Scisci.

 

[sdgraham]

If you are using "account" to mean "explanation," it's "of."

I seriously doubt, however, that nobody has ever studied the influence of colour on consumer behaviour previously and thus the logic of the sentence is in doubt.

 

[Scisci]

I was talking about my own research =)