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Organization Studies
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Organization Studies

0170-8406

Published by: SAGE

https://journals.sagepub.com/home/oss

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Social Sciences and Humanities 121 34 48 19
Business and Management 144 49 61 20

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 88
Documents by Best Scientists*: 108
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 187
SCIMAGO SJR: 5.032
Impact Factor: 5.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Organization Studies?

The scientific interests tackled in the journal are Public relations, Epistemology, Social science, Social psychology and Media studies. The work on Public relations addressed in the journal expands to the thematically related Context (language use). Research on Epistemology addressed in the journal frequently intersections with the field of Organizational theory.

The work tackled in Organization Studies goes beyond the discipline of Media studies as it also encompasses Management.

  • Public relations (15.71%)
  • Epistemology (13.84%)
  • Social science (12.01%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • Corporate Social and Financial Performance: A Meta-Analysis (4781 citations)
  • Knowledge, Knowledge Work and Organizations: An Overview and Interpretation (2046 citations)
  • Institutionalization and Structuration: Studying the Links between Action and Institution: (1929 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Organization Studies:

The most cited publications focus largely on the fields of Public relations, Epistemology, Social science, Social psychology and Knowledge management. The most cited articles address concerns in the field of Public relations by exploring it in line with topics in Legitimacy which intersect with Legitimation subjects. The journal papers explore topics in Social science which can be helpful for research in disciplines like Perspective (graphical), Organization studies, Organizational analysis and Organizational theory.

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

  • Law
  • World War II
  • Epistemology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The aim of the journal is to expand the discussion of research in Epistemology, Public relations, Organization studies, Power (social and political) and Political economy. Pragmatism is a major topic of Epistemology research presented in the journal. Organization Studies connects research in Public relations with the related topic of Entrepreneurship.

Power (social and political) and Performativity are closely related fields of research discussed in the journal. Topics in Performativity were tackled in line with various other fields like Aesthetics and Performative utterance. Discussions in Organization Studies are anchored in the subject of Political economy and the similar topic of Politics.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • (Un)Sustainability and Organization Studies: Towards a Radical Engagement: (18 citations)
  • Hybrid Orchestration in Multi-stakeholder Innovation Networks: Practices of mobilizing multiple, diverse stakeholders across organizational boundaries: (11 citations)
  • Algorithmic Surveillance in the Gig Economy: The Organization of Work through Lefebvrian Conceived Space: (10 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 Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Stewart Clegg (36 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition,
  • Andrew D. Brown (20 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Haridimos Tsoukas (20 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Arndt Sorge (19 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • Richard Whitley (18 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 Studies (based on the number of publications) are:

  • University of Warwick (90 papers) published 7 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Copenhagen Business School (57 papers) published 9 papers at the last edition, 4 more than at the previous edition,
  • Lancaster University (55 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Alberta (54 papers) published 5 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam (50 papers) published 1 paper 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, 7.98% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 18.67% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 14.00% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 25.33% of all publications and 42.00% 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.

Pathways to Contributing to Organization Studies

It may interest our readers to know the steps towards making significant contributions to Organization Studies, particularly in roles such as mental health counselling. Becoming a mental health therapist combines several fields of focus in this journal such as social psychology, social sciences and even epistemology. The application of these fields is crucial in counseling knowledge and practices. One of the pathways to this contribution could be through advancing your career as a mental health counselor in Wisconsin. According to our in-depth career guide, there are specific steps to follow. This guide provides all you need to know on how to be a mental health therapist in Wisconsin. The pathway to becoming a mental health counselor not only involves extensive educational qualifications, but also necessitates gaining practical experience in the field. Being involved with Organization Studies not only gives you a chance to contribute to the fields of epistemology, public relations and social science, but it also provides an opportunity to apply these theories in helping others in a very tangible way. Remember, every research and discovery contributes to the body of knowledge in these fields and plays a vital part in enhancing the mental health landscape in Wisconsin and beyond.

Top Publications

  • (Un)Sustainability and Organization Studies: Towards a Radical Engagement:

    Seray Ergene;Subhabrata Bobby Banerjee;Andrew J Hoffman

    (2021)
    199 Citations
  • Behavioral Visibility: A new paradigm for organization studies in the age of digitization, digitalization, and datafication:

    Paul M. Leonardi;Jeffrey W. Treem

    (2020)
    174 Citations
  • Power in Sensemaking Processes

    Henri Schildt;Saku Mantere;Joep Cornelissen

    (2020)
    147 Citations
  • Control and Surveillance in Work Practice: Cultivating Paradox in ‘New’ Modes of Organizing:

    François-Xavier de Vaujany;Aurélie Leclercq-Vandelannoitte;Iain Munro;Yesh Nama

    (2021)
    125 Citations
  • Spirituality and Entrepreneurship: The Role of Magical Thinking in Future-Oriented Sensemaking:

    Max Ganzin;Gazi Islam;Roy R Suddaby

    (2020)
    109 Citations
  • The Interplay of Inter- and Intraprofessional Boundary Work in Multidisciplinary Teams:

    Mariline Comeau-Vallée;Ann Langley

    (2020)
    68 Citations
  • The Moral Microfoundations of Institutional Complexity: Sustainability implementation as compromise-making at an oil sands company:

    Christiane Demers;Jean-Pascal Gond

    (2020)
    66 Citations
  • Pre-understanding: An interpretation-enhancer and horizon-expander in research:

    Mats Alvesson;Jörgen Sandberg

    (2021)
    57 Citations
  • Collaboration, Physical Proximity and Serendipitous Encounters: Avoiding collaboration in a collaborative building:

    Gemma Louise Irving;Oluremi B. Ayoko;Neal M. Ashkanasy

    (2020)
    54 Citations
  • Serving Multiple Masters: The role of micro-foundations of dynamic capabilities in addressing tensions in for-profit hybrid organizations:

    Christine Vallaster;François Maon;Adam Lindgreen;Joëlle Vanhamme

    (2021)
    54 Citations

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