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Journal of Management Studies

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Business and Management 27 141 185 43

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 202
Documents by Best Scientists*: 245
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 20
SCIMAGO H-index: 233
SCIMAGO SJR: 5.465
Impact Factor: 6.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Journal of Management Studies?

The discussions in Journal of Management Studies mainly cover the fields of Marketing, Public relations, Social psychology, Industrial organization and Knowledge management. Context (language use), Sample (statistics), Control (management) and Process (engineering) are some topics wherein Marketing research discussed in it have an impact. It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of Social psychology and Epistemology.

The research on Epistemology discussed in the journal draws on the closely related field of Social science. In particular, the Knowledge management works presented emphasize discussions on Organizational learning.

  • Marketing (21.71%)
  • Public relations (15.22%)
  • Social psychology (13.30%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF THE FIRM — FOUR SWEDISH CASES (3019 citations)
  • Corporate Social Responsibility: Strategic Implications* (2084 citations)
  • Entrepreneurship and Dynamic Capabilities: A Review, Model and Research Agenda (1822 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Journal of Management Studies:

The published articles generally zeroe in on subjects such as Marketing, Public relations, Knowledge management, Social psychology and Industrial organization. The most cited articles deal with Marketing in conjunction with Process (engineering) and similar fields in Context (language use). While Social psychology is the key highlight in the published papers, thet also covered some subjects on Epistemology and Social science, Narrative and Field (Bourdieu).

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

  • Law
  • Management
  • Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The main research concerns discussed in Journal of Management Studies are Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak, Knowledge management, Pandemic and Public relations. Interdisciplinary research on topics like Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and Organization studies are the foci of it. While work presented in Journal of Management Studies provided substantial information on Knowledge management, it also covered topics in Business model and Process (engineering).

Studies in Pandemic and Corporate governance are the key highlights in Journal of Management Studies. It centers on topics in Public relations, with a focus on Corporate social responsibility.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • A Systematic Review of the Literature on Digital Transformation: Insights and Implications for Strategy and Organizational Change (36 citations)
  • COVID-19 and the future of CSR research (23 citations)
  • Social Entrepreneurship and COVID-19 (20 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 Journal of Management Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mike Wright (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Dean A. Shepherd (15 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • John Child (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Henk W. Volberda (14 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Igor Filatotchev (13 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous 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 Journal of Management Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Warwick (59 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam (59 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Manchester (53 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Cardiff University (49 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Lancaster University (43 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, 0.00% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 15.75% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 17.81% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 28.08% of all publications and 38.36% 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.

Career Fields for Researchers in Management Studies

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Top Publications

  • The Relationship between Stakeholder Theory and Corporate Social Responsibility: Differences, Similarities, and Implications for Social Issues in Management

    Sergiy D. Dmytriyev;R. Edward Freeman;Jacob Hörisch

    (2021)
    417 Citations
  • Advancing theory with review articles

    Corinne Post;Riikka Sarala;Caroline Gatrell;John E. Prescott

    (2020)
    328 Citations
  • Management Research that Makes a Difference: Broadening the Meaning of Impact

    Christopher Wickert;Corinne Post;Jonathan P. Doh;John E. Prescott

    (2021)
    290 Citations
  • Managing Technological, Sociopolitical, and Institutional Change in the New Normal

    David Ahlstrom;Jean-Luc Arregle;Michael A. Hitt;Gongming Qian

    (2020)
    231 Citations
  • What has changed? The Impact of Covid Pandemic on the Technology and Innovation Management Research Agenda

    Gerard George;Karim R. Lakhani;Phanish Puranam

    (2020)
    217 Citations
  • The Problematizing Review: A Counterpoint to Elsbach and Van Knippenberg’s Argument for Integrative Reviews

    Mats Alvesson;Jörgen Sandberg;Jörgen Sandberg

    (2020)
    192 Citations
  • Social Entrepreneurship and COVID-19

    Sophie Bacq;G. T. Lumpkin

    (2021)
    185 Citations
  • COVID-19 and the future of CSR research

    Andrew Crane;Dirk Matten

    (2021)
    164 Citations
  • Meanings of Theory: Clarifying Theory through Typification

    Jörgen Sandberg;Jörgen Sandberg;Mats Alvesson;Mats Alvesson;Mats Alvesson

    (2021)
    161 Citations
  • Strategic Human Resource Management and COVID-19: Emerging challenges and research opportunities

    David G. Collings;John McMackin;Anthony J. Nyberg;Patrick M. Wright

    (2021)
    158 Citations

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