Information and Management

Top Research Topics at Information & Management?

Information & Management focuses on Knowledge management, Information system, Marketing, Information technology and Social psychology. While Knowledge management is the focus of Information & Management, it also provided insights into the studies of Context (language use), Decision support system, Process (engineering) and Empirical research. Information system research presented in Information & Management encompasses a variety of subjects, including Operations management, Public relations, Process management and Operations research.

While it focused on Marketing, it was also able to explore topics like Advertising and The Internet. Information & Management focused on Information technology research but expanded to cover Industrial organization.

• Knowledge management (29.72%)
• Information system (25.40%)
• Marketing (15.76%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

• Why do people use information technology?: a critical review of the technology acceptance model (2957 citations)
• Extending the TAM for a World-Wide-Web context (2695 citations)
• The Delphi method as a research tool: an example, design considerations and applications (2318 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Information & Management:

The most cited papers primarily tackle Knowledge management, Marketing, Information system, Information technology and Social psychology. While Knowledge management is the focus of the published papers, it also provides insights into the studies of Exploratory research and Key (cryptography). Aside from discussions in Information system, the most cited papers also deal with the subject of Process management which intersects with Operations management disciplines.

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

• Law
• The Internet
• Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The discussions in Information & Management mainly cover the fields of Knowledge management, Social media, Internet privacy, Affect (psychology) and Social psychology. The Knowledge management works featured in Information & Management incorporate elements from Information technology, Digital transformation and Process (engineering). Topics in Information technology were tackled in line with various other fields like Construct (philosophy), Accounting, Industrial organization and Portfolio.

While Social media is the key highlight in it, it also covered some subjects on Context (language use) and Information system. The journal holds forums on Internet privacy that merges themes from other disciplines such as Mechanism (sociology) and Perception. The featured Social psychology research zeroes in on concepts in Feeling, Social relation, Continuance and Moderation but also tackles themes under Perceived health.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

• Artificial intelligence capability: Conceptualization, measurement calibration, and empirical study on its impact on organizational creativity and firm performance (27 citations)
• Why do citizens participate on government social media accounts during crises? A civic voluntarism perspective (16 citations)
• Distributed ledger technology: Its evolutionary path and the road ahead (11 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.

Top authors and change over time

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

• Prashant Palvia (23 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• Varun Grover (22 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Gary Klein (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
• David C. Yen (17 papers) absent at the last edition,
• Magid Igbaria (16 papers) absent 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.

Top affiliations and change over time

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

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

• College of Business Administration (120 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• City University of Hong Kong (72 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
• National University of Singapore (69 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
• University of Minnesota (35 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
• University of New South Wales (30 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 3 less 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, 2.50% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.38% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 7.69% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.09% of all publications and 59.83% 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.

Contributors’ Academic Background

A significant aspect that the article has not highlighted is the academic background of the contributors to Information & Management. It would be insightful to understand the institutions that the contributors are affiliated with, as well as the courses or subjects they have studied, which have influenced their submissions. For instance, authors from great business schools in Mississippi could be diving into knowledge management, marketing, and information systems with a specific business lens. This perspective adds another layer of diversity to the research topics being covered. In addition to this, having an understanding of the authors' academic backgrounds can help identify potential gaps or opportunities in the subjects being researched, based on the various disciplines not yet represented fluently. In a future analysis, the exploration of contributors' academic backgrounds could be considered as an extension of their overall profiles, offering additional context and depth to their research studies and perspectives.