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Thunderbird International Business Review
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Thunderbird International Business Review

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Business and Management 186 46 57 16

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 49
Documents by Best Scientists*: 61
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 5
SCIMAGO H-index: 54
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.562
Impact Factor: 3.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at Thunderbird International Business Review?

The journal mostly deals with topics like Marketing, International trade, China, Multinational corporation and Emerging markets. The Marketing works featured in the journal incorporate elements from Context (language use), Process (engineering) and Public relations. International trade research presented in Thunderbird International Business Review encompasses a variety of subjects, including International business and Foreign direct investment.

The journal explores issues in Foreign direct investment which can be linked to other research areas like Investment (macroeconomics) and International economics. It dives deep in exploring the relationship between the study of China and Economy. It features Multinational corporation research that overlaps with concepts in Industrial organization.

Most of the Industrial organization studies addressed also intersect with Internationalization.

  • Marketing (21.22%)
  • International trade (12.27%)
  • China (11.56%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • E‐business model design, classification, and measurements (417 citations)
  • Think globally, act locally (250 citations)
  • Expatriation: A developing research agenda (248 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at Thunderbird International Business Review:

The journal papers focus on Marketing, Public relations, International trade, China and Industrial organization. The journal articles explore research in Marketing alongside concepts in Context (language use) and other areas of study in Knowledge transfer and Human resource management. The Public relations research presented in the published papers focuses mostly on Expatriate and, on occasion, topics in Multinational corporation and Management.

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

  • Law
  • World War II
  • China

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The journal explores disciplines such as China, Industrial organization, International business, Economy and Multinational corporation. Business ethics, International trade, Investment (macroeconomics), Cross-cultural and Market economy are some topics wherein China research discussed in it have an impact. Topics in Industrial organization explored in the journal were investigated in conjunction with research in Mergers and acquisitions, Global value chain, Conceptual framework and Critical success factor.

The work on International business tackled in Thunderbird International Business Review brings together disciplines like Aesthetics, Internationalization and Image (mathematics). While the journal focused on Economy, it was also able to explore topics like Industrial Revolution, Latin Americans, National brand, Globalization and Relationship building. The research on Multinational corporation featured in it combines topics in other fields like Service (business), International economics, Emerging markets, Conflict management and Social exchange theory.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • Critical success factors determining performance of cross‐border acquisition: Evidence from the African telecom market (13 citations)
  • A reflection on explanatory factors for COVID-19: A comparative study between countries (6 citations)
  • Understanding cross-border mergers and acquisitions of African firms: The role of dynamic capabilities in enabling competitiveness amidst contextual constraints (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 Thunderbird International Business Review (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Mary B. Teagarden (87 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Vanessa Ratten (15 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Alfredo Behrens (14 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition,
  • Raul Gouvea (11 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 more than at the previous edition,
  • Frederick Mmieh (10 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 Thunderbird International Business Review (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Arizona State University (133 papers) published 6 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • College of Business Administration (26 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Harvard University (21 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition,
  • Saint Louis University (18 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • La Trobe University (16 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, 5.88% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 21.88% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 6.25% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 17.19% of all publications and 54.69% 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.

Institutional Partnerships and Collaborations

Institutional Partnerships and Collaborations

Thunderbird International Business Review has established strategic collaborations and partnerships with many institutions and business schools globally. These alliances play a pivotal role in enhancing the depth and breadth of research topics covered in the journal. There are numerous benefits of these collaborative efforts, including fostering academic cooperation, promoting research excellence, and facilitating knowledge exchange and innovation.

One of the partnerships that deserves a special mention is with top 5 business schools in Nebraska. The collaboration has led to significant contributions to research in areas such as global economics, international business strategies, and emerging markets.

Thunderbird International Business Review will continue to seek out new partnerships and alliances to keep enriching its scope, deepening the research impact, and providing more comprehensive and multifaceted perspectives in the realm of international business research.

Top Publications

  • Coronavirus and international business: An entrepreneurial ecosystem perspective

    Vanessa Ratten

    (2020)
    199 Citations
  • Global talent management by multinational enterprises post‐ COVID ‐19: The role of enterprise social networking and senior leadership

    Unknown

    (2022)
    75 Citations
  • The Ukraine/Russia conflict: Geopolitical and international business strategies

    (2022)
    53 Citations
  • Critical success factors determining performance of cross‐border acquisition: Evidence from the African telecom market

    Sanjay Dhir;Rishabh Rajan;Viput Ongsakul;Richard Afriyie Owusu

    (2021)
    35 Citations
  • A reflection on explanatory factors for COVID-19: A comparative study between countries

    Eulália Santos;Margarida Oliveira;Vanessa Ratten;Fernando Oliveira Tavares

    (2021)
    30 Citations
  • De-internationalization through the lens of intellectual property rights

    Symeon Mandrinos;Weng Marc Lim;Constance Sat Lin Liew

    (2021)
    29 Citations
  • Business (un)usual: Critical skills for the next normal

    (2022)
    28 Citations
  • Digital sport entrepreneurial ecosystems

    Vanessa Ratten;Ashleigh‐Jane Thompson

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Entrepreneurial ecosystems

    (2020)
    27 Citations
  • Global talent management during the COVID‐19 pandemic? The Gods must be crazy!

    (2022)
    27 Citations

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