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Organization Science
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Organization Science

1047-7039

Published by: INFORMS

https://pubsonline.informs.org/journal/orsc

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Business and Management 96 65 86 25
Social Sciences and Humanities 261 25 35 14
Psychology 703 19 23 10

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 122
Documents by Best Scientists*: 150
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 11
SCIMAGO H-index: 294
SCIMAGO SJR: 8.026
Impact Factor: 5.4

Overview

Top Research Topics at Organization Science?

The foci of Organization Science are Knowledge management, Social psychology, Public relations, Industrial organization and Organizational learning. The journal emphasizes research on Knowledge management, which includes concerns such as Organizational architecture. Research on Public relations addressed in Organization Science frequently intersections with the field of Corporate governance.

Issues in Industrial organization were discussed, taking into consideration concepts from other disciplines like Marketing and Transaction cost. Organizational learning research featured in it incorporates concerns from various other topics such as Organizational commitment and Organization development.

  • Knowledge management (23.26%)
  • Social psychology (15.14%)
  • Public relations (15.04%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Exploration and Exploitation in Organizational Learning (14169 citations)
  • A Dynamic Theory of Organizational Knowledge Creation (13368 citations)
  • Knowledge of the Firm, Combinative Capabilities, and the Replication of Technology (10104 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Organization Science:

The most cited publications aim to foster the development of research in Knowledge management, Organizational learning, Public relations, Social psychology and Industrial organization. The published articles are focused mainly on Knowledge management, particularly Knowledge value chain. The most cited papers tackle studies in Organizational theory and the interrelated subject of Management science to gain insights into Organizational learning.

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:

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Entrepreneurship, Knowledge management, Industrial organization, Public relations and Corporate governance. It facilitates discussions on Entrepreneurship that incorporate concepts from other fields like Institutional theory and Economic geography. Many of the studies tackled connect Institutional theory with a similar field of study like Accounting.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Blockchain Governance—A New Way of Organizing Collaborations? (14 citations)
  • Bounding and Binding: Trajectories of Community-Organization Emergence Following a Major Disruption (7 citations)
  • Alliance Governance Mechanisms in the Face of Disruption (6 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 Organization Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Wanda J. Orlikowski (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Todd Zenger (13 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Arie Y. Lewin (12 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Daniel A. Levinthal (12 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Alan D. Meyer (12 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.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in Organization Science (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Pennsylvania (101 papers) published 11 papers at the last edition, 7 more than at the previous edition,
  • Harvard University (83 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 5 more than at the previous edition,
  • INSEAD (69 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 8 more than at the previous edition,
  • Stanford University (65 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Michigan (62 papers) published 4 papers at the last edition, 1 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, 7.03% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 41.18% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 10.08% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.21% of all publications and 23.53% 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.

Impact of Organization Science Research in Academia and Industry

The influence of the research conducted by Organization Science extends beyond the academic sphere. Many of the topics and areas of research, such as Knowledge management and Social psychology, contribute significantly not only to academia, but also to the business world. The research findings provide invaluable insights for industries, particularly in the fields of Corporate Governance, Public Relations and Industrial Organization.

It is noteworthy that many graduates from the best business schools in Colorado have utilized these research findings to galvanize their business strategies and operational methodologies. Consequently, Organization Science's research and findings have a significant role to play in business curriculum, strategy development, and operational efficiency.

This emphasizes the critical role academic research plays in shaping the narrative of business and organizational management. It manifests how the interface between academic research and industry practices can serve as a powerful driving force in aligning business strategies with emerging trends and theories.

Top Publications

  • We Are All Theorists of Technology Now: A Relational Perspective on Emerging Technology and Organizing

    Unknown

    (2022)
    226 Citations
  • Make Way for the Algorithms: Symbolic Actions and Change in a Regime of Knowing

    Stella Pachidi;Hans Berends;Samer Faraj;Marleen Huysman

    (2021)
    143 Citations
  • Algorithm Supported Induction for Building Theory: How Can We Use Prediction Models to Theorize?

    Yash Raj Shrestha;Vivianna Fang He;Phanish Puranam;Georg von Krogh

    (2021)
    76 Citations
  • Putting Identification in Motion: A Dynamic View of Organizational Identification

    Jeffrey S. Bednar;Benjamin M. Galvin;Blake E. Ashforth;Ella Hafermalz

    (2020)
    69 Citations
  • Effects of an Advancing Tenure on CEO Cognitive Complexity

    Lorenz Graf-Vlachy;Jonathan Bundy;Donald C. Hambrick

    (2020)
    67 Citations
  • Losing Touch: An Embodiment Perspective on Coordination in Robotic Surgery

    Anastasia V. Sergeeva;Samer Faraj;Marleen Huysman

    (2020)
    60 Citations
  • Bounding and Binding: Trajectories of Community-Organization Emergence Following a Major Disruption

    Trenton Alma Williams;Dean A. Shepherd

    (2021)
    57 Citations
  • Crowd-Based Accountability: Examining How Social Media Commentary Reconfigures Organizational Accountability

    (2021)
    53 Citations

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