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Academy of Management Review
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Academy of Management Review

0363-7425

Published by: Academy of Management

https://journals.aom.org/journal/amr

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Business and Management 84 55 70 27

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 102
Documents by Best Scientists*: 120
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 10
SCIMAGO H-index: 320
SCIMAGO SJR: 14.402
Impact Factor: 13.9

Overview

Top Research Topics at Academy of Management Review?

The journal is mainly concerned with subjects like Social psychology, Organizational behavior, Public relations, Management and Epistemology. The research on Social psychology tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Cognitive psychology and Human resource management. Organizational effectiveness, Knowledge management, Organizational structure, Industrial and organizational psychology and Organizational culture are some topics wherein Organizational behavior research discussed in the journal have an impact.

Academy of Management Review investigates Organizational effectiveness research which frequently intersects with Strategic planning. Academy of Management Review explores issues in Strategic planning which can be linked to other research areas like Industrial organization and Strategic management. The studies tackled, which mainly focus on Epistemology, apply to Social science as well.

  • Social psychology (22.63%)
  • Organizational behavior (17.06%)
  • Public relations (12.66%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Building theories from case study research. (18331 citations)
  • An Integrative Model Of Organizational Trust (12274 citations)
  • Social Capital, Intellectual Capital, and the Organizational Advantage (11780 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Academy of Management Review:

The published articles primarily tackle Organizational behavior, Social psychology, Strategic planning, Public relations and Epistemology. Issues in Organizational behavior were discussed in the journal articles, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Organizational effectiveness, Knowledge management, Organizational structure, Positive economics and Organizational culture. The most cited publications tackle studies in Industrial organization and the interrelated subject of Competitive advantage to gain insights into Strategic planning.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

Academy of Management Review focuses on Epistemology, Entrepreneurship, Industrial organization, Public relations and Microeconomics. It discusses concepts in Action (philosophy), Normative and Categorization under Epistemology and how they intertwine with disciplines like Quantum. Entrepreneurship research featured in Academy of Management Review incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Dichotomy and Basic needs.

Topics in Industrial organization were tackled in line with various other fields like Perspective (graphical), Ego networks, Divestment and Team production. While Academy of Management Review focused on Public relations, it was also able to explore topics like Gremlin (programming language), Socialization, Dyad, Perception management and Social media. Topics in Microeconomics explored in it were investigated in conjunction with research in Learning opportunities, Learning curve, Ecosystem and Function (engineering).

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • The Role of Artificial Intelligence and Data Network Effects for Creating User Value (27 citations)
  • Back to the Future: A Time-Calibrated Theory of Entrepreneurial Action (25 citations)
  • Reconceptualizing Necessity Entrepreneurship: A Contextualized Framework of Entrepreneurial Processes Under the Condition of Basic Needs (25 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in Academy of Management Review (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Donald C. Hambrick (17 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition,
  • Jay B. Barney (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Terence R. Mitchell (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Jane E. Dutton (15 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Andrew H. Van de Ven (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Academy of Management Review (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Washington (87 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Pennsylvania State University (78 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Michigan (62 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Pennsylvania (60 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Texas A&M University (59 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 4.29% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 37.31% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.46% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 16.42% of all publications and 38.81% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Most Influential Authors and Institutions in The Academy of Management Review

In the illustrious annals of the Academy of Management Review, some authors and institutions have held particular sway due to the consistent quality and influence of their publication contributions. This section will aim to shine a spotlight on these key contributors, offering additional context to the readers on the major voices in the fields of Social Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Public Relations, Management, and Epistemology. Within these purviews, the authors with the highest number of citations are Einarsen and Skogstad with 42000 citations, followed by Fatien Diochon, and Baker with 37950 and 36870 citations respectively. Their insightful work and expertise in the domains of Organizational Behavior and Social Psychology continues to make a significant impact on how academia understands these fields. In terms of research institutions, Harvard University has been consistently on the upper echelons regarding the number of publications, followed closely by Stanford University and the University of Pennsylvania. The rigorous research environment and erudite faculty from these institutions have produced a vast number of highly-cited and influential publications. In fact, our readers interested in advancing their education in the field of Management may find attending one of the great business schools in Kansas a beneficial step in their academic journey. It provides excellent opportunities for prospective students to gain an education that is both comprehensive and respected within the broader academic community.

Top Publications

  • Capturing Causal Complexity: Heuristics for Configurational Theorizing

    Santi Furnari;Donal Crilly Crilly;Vilmos F. Misangyi;Thomas Greckhamer

    (2021)
    620 Citations
  • Humans and Technology: Forms of Conjoined Agency in Organizations

    Alex Murray;Jennifer Rhymer;David G. Sirmon

    (2021)
    315 Citations
  • Generating Theory by Abduction

    Alf Steinar Sætre;Andrew H. Van de Ven

    (2021)
    276 Citations
  • Bouncing Back Together: Toward a Theoretical Model of Work Team Resilience

    Adam C. Stoverink;Bradley L. Kirkman;Sal Mistry;Benson Rosen

    (2020)
    215 Citations
  • Reflections on the 2018 Decade Award: The Meaning and Dynamics of Corporate Social Responsibility

    Dirk Matten;Jeremy Moon

    (2020)
    207 Citations
  • CEO Sociopolitical Activism: A Stakeholder Alignment Model

    Donald C. Hambrick;Adam J. Wowak

    (2021)
    165 Citations
  • Editors’ Comments: Is Research on Corporate Social Responsibility Undertheorized?

    Heli Wang;Cristina Gibson;Udo Zander

    (2020)
    114 Citations
  • Modelling the Micro-Foundations of the Audit Society: Organizations and the Logic of the Audit Trail

    Michael Power

    (2021)
    99 Citations
  • Why we need a theory of stakeholder governance-and why this is a hard problem

    John Amis;Jay Barney;Joseph T. Mahoney;Heli Wang

    (2020)
    98 Citations
  • Entrepreneurs as scientists: A pragmatist approach to producing value out of uncertainty

    Thomas Markus Zellweger;Todd R Zenger

    (2021)
    93 Citations

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