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Aric Rindfleisch publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aric Rindfleisch sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 89 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Aric Rindfleisch D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Aric Rindfleisch sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 40 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Overview

Aric Rindfleisch is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within business, management, and accounting, focusing extensively on marketing, strategy and management, sociology and political science, artificial intelligence, and the management of technology and innovation.

Their main subfields of study include:

  • Marketing
  • Strategy and Management
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Management of Technology and Innovation

Rindfleisch's scientific work centers on topics such as:

  • Service and Product Innovation
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media
  • Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
  • AI in Service Interactions
  • Customer Service Quality and Loyalty
  • Digital Transformation in Industry
  • Innovation and Knowledge Management

They have contributed to several scholarly journals, with frequent publications appearing in:

  • Journal of Product Innovation Management
  • International Journal of Research in Marketing
  • Journal of Macromarketing
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Product & Brand Management

Among the recent papers authored by Rindfleisch are:

  • Examining artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in marketing via a global lens: Current trends and future research opportunities (2021, International Journal of Research in Marketing)
  • Enhancing innovation via the digital twin (2023, Journal of Product Innovation Management)
  • Is brand love materialistic? (2020, Journal of Product & Brand Management)
  • Fueling innovation management research: Future directions and five forward-looking paths (2024, Journal of Product Innovation Management)
  • The "Idea Advantage": How Content Sharing Strategies Impact Engagement in Online Learning Platforms (2021, Journal of Marketing Research)

Rindfleisch often collaborates with other researchers, working frequently with:

  • Ravi Mehta
  • Praveen K. Kopalle
  • Nobuyuki Fukawa
  • Charles H. Noble
  • Jonathan D. Bohlmann

This body of work reflects a broad engagement with contemporary topics in marketing, innovation, and the integration of artificial intelligence in service and product development contexts.

Best Publications

  • Transaction Cost Analysis: Past, Present, and Future Applications

    Aric Rindfleisch;Jan B. Heide

  • Materialism and Well-Being: A Conflicting Values Perspective

    James E. Burroughs;Aric Rindfleisch

  • Cross-Sectional Versus Longitudinal Survey Research: Concepts, Findings and Guidelines

    Aric Rindfleisch;Alan J . Malter;Shankar Ganesan;Christine Moorman

  • The acquisition and utilization of information in new product alliances: A strength-of-ties perspective

    Aric Rindfleisch;Christine Moorman

  • Emotional Branding and the Strategic Value of the Doppelgänger Brand Image

    Craig J. Thompson;Aric Rindfleisch;Zeynep Arsel

  • Family structure, materialism, and compulsive consumption

    Aric Rindfleisch;James E. Burroughs;Frank Denton

  • Marketing in the Sharing Economy

    Giana M. Eckhardt;Mark B. Houston;Baojun Jiang;Cait Lamberton

  • Do Reverse-Worded Items Confound Measures in Cross-Cultural Consumer Research? The Case of the Material Values Scale

    Nancy Wong;Aric Rindfleisch;James E. Burroughs

  • Customer Co-Creation : A Typology and Research Agenda

    Matthew S. O’Hern;Aric Rindfleisch

  • The Safety of Objects: Materialism, Existential Insecurity, and Brand Connection

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  • Interfirm Cooperation and Customer Orientation

    Aric Rindfleisch;Christine Moorman

  • Does Distance Still Matter? Geographic Proximity and New Product Development:

    Shankar Ganesan;Alan J. Malter;Aric Rindfleisch

  • Consumer Behavior in a Multichannel, Multimedia Retailing Environment

    Utpal M. Dholakia;Barbara E. Kahn;Randy Reeves;Aric Rindfleisch;Aric Rindfleisch

  • Working with Rivals: The Impact of Competitor Alliances on Financial Performance

    Xueming Luo;Aric Rindfleisch;David K . Tse

  • Television's Cultivation of Material Values

    L. J. Shrum;James E. Burroughs;Aric Rindfleisch;Aric Rindfleisch

  • Customer Co-Creation

    Matthew S. OHern;Aric Rindfleisch

  • Organizational Trust and Interfirm Cooperation: An Examination of Horizontal Versus Vertical Alliances

    Aric Rindfleisch

  • An Online Process Model of Second-Order Cultivation Effects: How Television Cultivates Materialism and Its Consequences for Life Satisfaction.

    L. J. Shrum;Jaehoon Lee;James E. Burroughs;Aric Rindfleisch;Aric Rindfleisch

  • The Digital Revolution, 3D Printing, and Innovation as Data

    Aric Rindfleisch;Matthew O'Hern;Vishal Sachdev

  • Distributor Sharing of Strategic Information with Suppliers

    Gary L . Frazier;Elliot Maltz;Kersi D . Antia;Aric Rindfleisch

  • Working with Rivals: The Impact of Competitor Alliances on Financial

    Xueming Luo;Aric Rindfleisch;David K. Tse

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine Moorman
Christine Moorman Duke University
L. J. Shrum
L. J. Shrum Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Paris
David K. Tse
David K. Tse Hang Seng University of Hong Kong
Barbara E. Kahn
Barbara E. Kahn University of Pennsylvania
Xueming Luo
Xueming Luo Temple University
David W. Stewart
David W. Stewart Loyola Marymount University
Sandy D. Jap
Sandy D. Jap Emory University
J. Jeffrey Inman
J. Jeffrey Inman University of Pittsburgh
Utpal M. Dholakia
Utpal M. Dholakia Rice University
Gary L. Frazier
Gary L. Frazier University of Southern California

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