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D-Index & Metrics

Business and Management

D-Index
33
Citations
8293
World Ranking
2417
National Ranking
949

Economics and Finance

D-Index
31
Citations
7992
World Ranking
3515
National Ranking
1876

Chris Forman 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 Chris Forman sits on this spectrum.

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35 publications 436+

This scientist: 142 publications — 53rd percentile

53% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Chris Forman 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 Chris Forman sits on this spectrum.

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: 67 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: 33 D-Index — 21st percentile

21% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Chris Forman is affiliated with Cornell University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focused on business, management, and economics. They have contributed to the areas of strategy, innovation, and the organizational impacts of information technology in manufacturing and digital platforms.

The main fields of study covered by Chris Forman include:

  • Business, Management and Accounting
  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • Social Sciences

Within these broader domains, their research subfields include:

  • Strategy and Management
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Communication
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Management Information Systems

Their work touches on several main topics such as:

  • Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Digital Platforms and Economics
  • Innovation Policy and R&D
  • Firm Innovation and Growth
  • Intellectual Capital and Performance Analysis
  • Business Strategy and Innovation
  • Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms

Chris Forman has published in several academic journals. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Information Systems Research
  • Research Policy
  • Journal of Economics & Management Strategy
  • Management Science
  • Strategic Management Journal

Their recent papers demonstrate an interest in the economic and managerial consequences of technology and IT adoption:

  • "The effects of technology standards on complementor innovations: Evidence from the IETF" (2022, Research Policy)
  • "IT Knowledge Spillovers, Absorptive Capacity, and Productivity: Evidence from Enterprise Software" (2022, Information Systems Research)
  • "Make or buy your artificial intelligence? Complementarities in technology sourcing" (2024, Journal of Economics & Management Strategy)
  • "Production Chain Organization in the Digital Age: Information Technology Use and Vertical Integration in U.S. Manufacturing" (2024, Management Science)
  • "How does worker mobility affect business adoption of a new technology? The case of machine learning" (2024, Strategic Management Journal)

Collaboratively, Chris Forman has worked with several coauthors multiple times. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Avi Goldfarb
  • Wen Wen
  • Sirkka L. Järvenpää
  • Peng Huang
  • Marco Ceccagnoli

Best Publications

  • Examining the Relationship Between Reviews and Sales: The Role of Reviewer Identity Disclosure in Electronic Markets

    Chris Forman;Anindya Ghose;Batia Wiesenfeld

  • Cocreation of value in a platform ecosystem: the case of enterprise software

    Marco Ceccagnoli;Chris Forman;Peng Huang;D. J. Wu

  • Competition Between Local and Electronic Markets: How the Benefit of Buying Online Depends on Where You Live

    Chris Forman;Anindya Ghose;Avi Goldfarb

  • The Internet and Local Wages: A Puzzle †

    Chris Forman;Avi Goldfarb;Shane Greenstein

  • The Corporate Digital Divide: Determinants of Internet Adoption

    Chris Forman

  • How did location affect adoption of the commercial Internet? Global village vs. urban leadership

    Chris Forman;Avi Goldfarb;Shane Greenstein

  • Digital technology adoption and knowledge flows within firms: Can the Internet overcome geographic and technological distance?

    Chris Cm Forman;Nicolas van Zeebroeck

  • THE TRILLION DOLLAR CONUNDRUM: COMPLEMENTARITIES AND HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY *

    David Dranove;Christopher Forman;Avi Goldfarb;Shane Greenstein

  • News Media Channels: Complements or Substitutes? Evidence from Mobile Phone Usage

    Jiao Xu;Chris Forman;Jun B. Kim;Koert Van Ittersum

  • Appropriability Mechanisms and the Platform Partnership Decision: Evidence from Enterprise Software

    Peng Huang;Marco Ceccagnoli;Chris Forman;D. J. Wu

  • From Wires to Partners: How the Internet Has Fostered R&D Collaborations Within Firms

    Chris Forman;Nicolas van Zeebroeck

  • Examining the Relationship Between Reviews and Sales: The Role of Reviewer Identity Disclosure in Electronic Markets

    Chris Forman;Anindya Ghose;Batia Wiesenfeld

  • Co-Creation of Value in a Platform Ecosystem: The Case of Enterprise Software

    Marco Ceccagnoli;Chris Forman;Peng Huang;D. J. Wu

  • Can vendors influence switching costs and compatibility in an environment with open standards

    Pei-yu Chen;Chris Forman

  • Geographic location and the diffusion of Internet technology

    Chris Forman;Avi Goldfarb;Shane Greenstein

  • Understanding the Inputs into Innovation: Do Cities Substitute for Internal Firm Resources?

    Chris Forman;Avi Goldfarb;Shane Greenstein

  • Digital Dispersion: An Industrial and Geographic Census of Commerical Internet Use

    Chris Forman;Avi Goldfarb;Shane Greenstein

  • The Effect of Electronic Commerce on Geographic Purchasing Patterns and Price Dispersion

    Eric Overby;Chris Forman

  • Special Section Introduction-Information, Technology, and the Changing Nature of Work

    Chris Forman;John Leslie King;Kalle Lyytinen

  • Assessing the Impact of RFID on Return Center Logistics

    Nishtha Langer;Chris Forman;Sunder Kekre;Alan Scheller-Wolf

  • Competition between Local and Electronic Markets: How the Benefit of Buying Online Depends on Where You Live

    Chris Forman;Anindya Ghose;Avi Goldfarb

  • Opening Up Intellectual Property Strategy: Implications for Open Source Software Entry by Start-up Firms

    Wen Wen;Marco Ceccagnoli;Chris Forman

  • The Trillion Dollar Conundrum

    David Dranove;Chris Forman;Avi Goldfarb;Shane Greenstein

  • The Internet and Local Wages

    Chris Forman;Avi Goldfarb;Shane Greenstein

Frequent Co-Authors

Avi Goldfarb
Avi Goldfarb University of Toronto
Shane Greenstein
Shane Greenstein Harvard University
Ashish Arora
Ashish Arora Duke University
Anindya Ghose
Anindya Ghose New York University
Sandra A. Slaughter
Sandra A. Slaughter Georgia Institute of Technology
David Dranove
David Dranove Northwestern University
Sunder Kekre
Sunder Kekre Carnegie Mellon University
Alan Scheller-Wolf
Alan Scheller-Wolf Carnegie Mellon University
Baohong Sun
Baohong Sun Carnegie Mellon University
John Leslie King
John Leslie King University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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