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Arjen van Witteloostuijn

Arjen van Witteloostuijn

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 58 603 563 20 19 484 22060

Arjen van Witteloostuijn publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Arjen van Witteloostuijn between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Arjen van Witteloostuijn published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 18 papers a year. Output peaked at 55 publications in 2006. 15 of the 720 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 55. Peak 55 publications in 2006. 1986: 2 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 5 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 6 publications 1993: 6 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 12 publications 1996: 13 publications 1997: 15 publications 1998: 16 publications 1999: 14 publications 2000: 21 publications 2001: 34 publications 2002: 24 publications 2003: 22 publications 2004: 22 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 55 publications 2007: 43 publications 2008: 26 publications 2009: 33 publications 2010: 37 publications 2011: 28 publications 2012: 36 publications 2013: 27 publications 2014: 11 publications 2015: 24 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 21 publications 2018: 21 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 25 publications 2021: 21 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 1 publication
1986 2025

720 publications in total across all disciplines

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Arjen van Witteloostuijn: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 2
1987 3
1988 5
1989 4
1990 8
1991 6
1992 6
1993 6
1994 4
1995 12
1996 13
1997 15
1998 16
1999 14
2000 21
2001 34
2002 24
2003 22
2004 22
2005 15
2006 55
2007 43
2008 26
2009 33
2010 37
2011 28
2012 36
2013 27
2014 11
2015 24
2016 17
2017 21
2018 21
2019 11
2020 25
2021 21
2022 8
2023 9
2024 14
2025 1
Total 720
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Arjen van Witteloostuijn publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Business and Management in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Arjen van Witteloostuijn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 35–39 to 436+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 122. Most scientists, 122, have 95–99 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 436+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 35–39 publications: 2 scientists 40–44 publications: 2 scientists 45–49 publications: 5 scientists 50–54 publications: 20 scientists 55–59 publications: 39 scientists 60–64 publications: 66 scientists 65–69 publications: 52 scientists 70–74 publications: 80 scientists 75–79 publications: 83 scientists 80–84 publications: 116 scientists 85–89 publications: 94 scientists 90–94 publications: 111 scientists 95–99 publications: 122 scientists 100–104 publications: 104 scientists 105–109 publications: 113 scientists 110–114 publications: 96 scientists 115–119 publications: 97 scientists 120–124 publications: 112 scientists 125–129 publications: 93 scientists 130–134 publications: 79 scientists 135–139 publications: 69 scientists 140–144 publications: 80 scientists 145–149 publications: 81 scientists 150–154 publications: 85 scientists 155–159 publications: 50 scientists 160–164 publications: 74 scientists 165–169 publications: 61 scientists 170–174 publications: 40 scientists 175–179 publications: 44 scientists 180–184 publications: 47 scientists 185–189 publications: 59 scientists 190–194 publications: 35 scientists 195–199 publications: 37 scientists 200–204 publications: 49 scientists 205–209 publications: 48 scientists 210–214 publications: 34 scientists 215–219 publications: 31 scientists 220–224 publications: 37 scientists 225–229 publications: 34 scientists 230–234 publications: 25 scientists 235–239 publications: 28 scientists 240–244 publications: 34 scientists 245–249 publications: 28 scientists 250–254 publications: 23 scientists 255–259 publications: 22 scientists 260–264 publications: 11 scientists 265–269 publications: 16 scientists 270–274 publications: 23 scientists 275–279 publications: 12 scientists 280–284 publications: 16 scientists 285–289 publications: 10 scientists 290–294 publications: 12 scientists 295–299 publications: 12 scientists 300–304 publications: 8 scientists 305–309 publications: 13 scientists 310–314 publications: 13 scientists 315–319 publications: 6 scientists 320–324 publications: 10 scientists 325–329 publications: 9 scientists 330–334 publications: 7 scientists 335–339 publications: 10 scientists 340–344 publications: 10 scientists 345–349 publications: 7 scientists 350–354 publications: 4 scientists 355–359 publications: 10 scientists 360–364 publications: 3 scientists 365–369 publications: 7 scientists 370–374 publications: 2 scientists 375–379 publications: 8 scientists 380–384 publications: 4 scientists 385–389 publications: 5 scientists 390–394 publications: 5 scientists 395–399 publications: 2 scientists 400–404 publications: 2 scientists 405–409 publications: 4 scientists 410–414 publications: 3 scientists 415–419 publications: 2 scientists 420–424 publications: 5 scientists 425–429 publications: 3 scientists 430–434 publications: 1 scientist 435 publications: 1 scientist 436+ publications: 100 scientists
35–39 publications 436+

This scientist: 484 publications — 98th percentile

98% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more.

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Number of Business and Management scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
35–39 2
40–44 2
45–49 5
50–54 20
55–59 39
60–64 66
65–69 52
70–74 80
75–79 83
80–84 116
85–89 94
90–94 111
95–99 122
100–104 104
105–109 113
110–114 96
115–119 97
120–124 112
125–129 93
130–134 79
135–139 69
140–144 80
145–149 81
150–154 85
155–159 50
160–164 74
165–169 61
170–174 40
175–179 44
180–184 47
185–189 59
190–194 35
195–199 37
200–204 49
205–209 48
210–214 34
215–219 31
220–224 37
225–229 34
230–234 25
235–239 28
240–244 34
245–249 28
250–254 23
255–259 22
260–264 11
265–269 16
270–274 23
275–279 12
280–284 16
285–289 10
290–294 12
295–299 12
300–304 8
305–309 13
310–314 13
315–319 6
320–324 10
325–329 9
330–334 7
335–339 10
340–344 10
345–349 7
350–354 4
355–359 10
360–364 3
365–369 7
370–374 2
375–379 8
380–384 4
385–389 5
390–394 5
395–399 2
400–404 2
405–409 4
410–414 3
415–419 2
420–424 5
425–429 3
430–434 1
435 1
436+ 100 484
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Arjen van Witteloostuijn D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Arjen van Witteloostuijn sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 89+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 171. Most scientists, 171, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 58 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 156 scientists 31 D-Index: 159 scientists 32 D-Index: 171 scientists 33 D-Index: 161 scientists 34 D-Index: 135 scientists 35 D-Index: 124 scientists 36 D-Index: 114 scientists 37 D-Index: 111 scientists 38 D-Index: 103 scientists 39 D-Index: 89 scientists 40 D-Index: 81 scientists 41 D-Index: 97 scientists 42 D-Index: 80 scientists 43 D-Index: 69 scientists 44 D-Index: 68 scientists 45 D-Index: 63 scientists 46 D-Index: 54 scientists 47 D-Index: 69 scientists 48 D-Index: 50 scientists 49 D-Index: 58 scientists 50 D-Index: 54 scientists 51 D-Index: 62 scientists 52 D-Index: 54 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 49 scientists 55 D-Index: 35 scientists 56 D-Index: 40 scientists 57 D-Index: 44 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 29 scientists 60 D-Index: 48 scientists 61 D-Index: 32 scientists 62 D-Index: 30 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 22 scientists 65 D-Index: 19 scientists 66 D-Index: 20 scientists 67 D-Index: 18 scientists 68 D-Index: 17 scientists 69 D-Index: 21 scientists 70 D-Index: 20 scientists 71 D-Index: 19 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 10 scientists 74 D-Index: 16 scientists 75 D-Index: 24 scientists 76 D-Index: 13 scientists 77 D-Index: 19 scientists 78 D-Index: 8 scientists 79 D-Index: 6 scientists 80 D-Index: 4 scientists 81 D-Index: 12 scientists 82 D-Index: 7 scientists 83 D-Index: 7 scientists 84 D-Index: 6 scientists 85 D-Index: 10 scientists 86 D-Index: 4 scientists 87 D-Index: 11 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 58 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more.

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Number of Business and Management scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 156
31 159
32 171
33 161
34 135
35 124
36 114
37 111
38 103
39 89
40 81
41 97
42 80
43 69
44 68
45 63
46 54
47 69
48 50
49 58
50 54
51 62
52 54
53 43
54 49
55 35
56 40
57 44
58 34 58
59 29
60 48
61 32
62 30
63 22
64 22
65 19
66 20
67 18
68 17
69 21
70 20
71 19
72 14
73 10
74 16
75 24
76 13
77 19
78 8
79 6
80 4
81 12
82 7
83 7
84 6
85 10
86 4
87 11
88 6
89+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2015 - Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

Overview

Arjen van Witteloostuijn is affiliated with Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple fields within the social sciences, particularly focusing on Business, Management and Accounting as well as Social Sciences.

Their main areas of study include:

  • Business, Management and Accounting
  • Social Sciences

Within these fields, van Witteloostuijn has contributed to subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Strategy and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation, and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management.

Their research covers various topics including:

  • Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
  • Service and Product Innovation
  • International Business and Foreign Direct Investment

Van Witteloostuijn has published frequently in academic journals such as:

  • Journal of International Business Studies
  • Social Sciences & Humanities Open
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Journal of Business Venturing Insights

Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Unravelling the internal and external drivers of digital servitization: A dynamic capabilities and contingency perspective on firm strategy", 2020, Industrial Marketing Management
  • "The turn from just-in-time to just-in-case globalization in and after times of COVID-19", 2020, Social Sciences & Humanities Open
  • "Public Service Motivation and Prosocial Rule-Breaking: An International Vignettes Study in Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands", 2020, Review of Public Personnel Administration
  • "Robots do not get the coronavirus: The COVID-19 pandemic and the international division of labor", 2021, Journal of International Business Studies
  • ""A little bit of everything?" Conceptualising performance measurement in hybrid public sector organisations through a literature review", 2021, Journal of Public Budgeting Accounting & Financial Management

Their work involves collaboration with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Johanna Vanderstraeten
  • Wim Coreynen
  • Joeri van Hugten
  • Steven Brakman
  • Harry Garretsen

Van Witteloostuijn was recognized by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2015.

Best Publications

  • From the Editors: Common method variance in international business research

    Sea Jin Chang;Arjen Van Witteloostuijn;Lorraine Eden

  • Common Method Variance in International Business Research

    Sea-Jin Chang;Arjen van Witteloostuijn;Lorraine Eden

  • Human capital, social capital, and firm dissolution

    Johannes M. Pennings;Kyungmook Lee;Arjen Van Witteloostuijn

  • Cross-border acquisition abandonment and completion: The effect of institutional differences and organizational learning in the international business service industry, 1981–2001

    Desislava Dikova;Padma Rao Sahib;Arjen van Witteloostuijn

  • Corporate Social and Financial Performance: An Extended Stakeholder Theory, and Empirical Test with Accounting Measures

    Gerwin Van der Laan;Hans Van Ees;Arjen Van Witteloostuijn

  • Foreign direct investment mode choice: entry and establishment modes in transition economies

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  • What happens to gazelles? The importance of dynamic management strategy

    Simon C. Parker;David J. Storey;Arjen van Witteloostuijn

  • A theoretical framework of organizational change

    Gabriele Jacobs;Arjen van Witteloostuijn;Jochen Christe‐Zeyse

  • AN EMPIRICAL TEST OF THE RESOURCE-BASED THEORY: STRATEGIC REGULATION IN THE DUTCH AUDIT INDUSTRY

    Steven Maijoor;Arjen Van Witteloostuijn

  • Ceo Locus of Control and Small Firm Performance: an Integrative Framework and Empirical Test*

    Christophe Boone;Bert De Brabander;Arjen Van Witteloostuijn

  • From the Editors: Student samples in international business research

    Daniel Bello;Kwok Leung;Lee Radebaugh;Rosalie L Tung

  • Circular organizing and triple loop learning

    A. Georges L. Romme;Arjen van Witteloostuijn

  • The impact of board independence and CEO duality on firm performance : A quantile regression analysis for Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea and Thailand

    Dendi Ramdani;Arjen van Witteloostuijn

  • A contextual theory of organizational learning from failures and successes: A study of acquisition completion in the global newspaper industry, 1981–2008

    Katrin Muehlfeld;Katrin Muehlfeld;Padma Rao Sahib;Arjen Van Witteloostuijn

  • What's in a p? Reassessing best practices for conducting and reporting hypothesis-testing research

    Klaus E Meyer;Arjen van Witteloostuijn;Sjoerd Beugelsdijk

  • The impact of personality on behavior in five Prisoner's Dilemma games

    Christophe Boone;Bert De Brabander;Arjen van Witteloostuijn

  • The genesis of top management team diversity : Selective turnover among top management teams in Dutch newspaper publishing, 1970-94

    Christophe Boone;W. van Olffen;A. van Witteloostuijn;B. de Brabander

  • The (Non)Sense of Organizational Change: An Essai about Universal Management Hypes, Sick Consultancy Metaphors, and Healthy Organization Theories

    Arndt Sorge;Arjen van Witteloostuijn

  • Bridging Behavioral and Economic Theories of Decline: Organizational Inertia, Strategic Competition, and Chronic Failure

    Taylor Randall;Karl Ulrich;David Reibstein;Arjen Van Witteloostuijn

  • A note on strategic delegation: the market share case

    Thijs Jansen;Arie van Lier;Arjen van Witteloostuijn

  • Team Locus-of-Control Composition, Leadership Structure, Information Acquisition, and Financial Performance: A Business Simulation Study

    Christophe Boone;woody Van Olffen;Arjen van Witteloostuijn

  • Prosocial behavior and public service motivation

    Marc Esteve;Diemo Urbig;Arjen Van Witteloostuijn;Arjen Van Witteloostuijn;George Alexander Boyne

Frequent Co-Authors

Christophe Boone
Christophe Boone University of Antwerp
Steven Brakman
Steven Brakman University of Groningen
Harry Garretsen
Harry Garretsen University of Groningen
Charles van Marrewijk
Charles van Marrewijk Utrecht University
Paul Matthyssens
Paul Matthyssens University of Milano-Bicocca
Erik Stam
Erik Stam Utrecht University
Simon C. Parker
Simon C. Parker University of Western Ontario
Mirjam van Praag
Mirjam van Praag Copenhagen Business School
George Alexander Boyne
George Alexander Boyne University of Aberdeen
Sea Jin Chang
Sea Jin Chang National University of Singapore

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