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2026
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Social Sciences and Humanities
Germany
2023

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Business and Management

D-Index
99
Citations
192430
World Ranking
47
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Business and Management in Germany Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Business and Management in Germany Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Business and Management in Germany Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Germany Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Germany Leader Award

Overview

Christian M. Ringle is affiliated with Hamburg University of Technology in Germany and has an extensive body of work in the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with 81 publications. Their research covers several subfields including Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management, Marketing, Sociology and Political Science, and Information Systems and Management.

The scientist's research topics focus on areas such as:

  • Customer Service Quality and Loyalty
  • Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
  • Environmental Sustainability in Business
  • Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media
  • Multi-Criteria Decision Making

Christian M. Ringle has published multiple recent papers, including:

  • "PLS-SEM's most wanted guidance," 2022, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
  • "Progress in partial least squares structural equation modeling use in marketing research in the last decade," 2022, Psychology and Marketing
  • "Beyond a tandem analysis of SEM and PROCESS: Use of PLS-SEM for mediation analyses!," 2020, International Journal of Market Research
  • "Executing and interpreting applications of PLS-SEM: Updates for family business researchers," 2020, Journal of Family Business Strategy
  • "Improving PLS-SEM use for business marketing research," 2023, Industrial Marketing Management

Frequent co-authors in this scientist's work include:

  • Marko Sarstedt
  • Joseph F. Hair
  • G. Tomas M. Hult
  • Benjamin D. Liengaard
  • Nicholas P. Danks

The publication venues where their work appears most frequently include:

  • Journal of Marketing Analytics
  • European Journal of Marketing
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Business Research
  • International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

Christian M. Ringle has published books primarily with Springer International Publishing and the University of Southern Denmark. The titles include:

  • "Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) Using R," 2021
  • "State of the Art in Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM)," 2023
  • "Partial least squares Strukturgleichungsmodellierung (PLS-SEM): Eine anwendungsorientierte Einführung," 2024

Best Publications

  • A primer on partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM)

    Joseph F. Hair;G. Tomas M. Hult;Christian M. Ringle;Marko Sarstedt

  • PLS-SEM: Indeed a Silver Bullet

    Joe F. Hair;Christian M. Ringle;Marko Sarstedt

  • When to use and how to report the results of PLS-SEM

    Joseph F. Hair;Jeffrey J. Risher;Marko Sarstedt;Christian M. Ringle

  • The use of partial least squares path modeling in international marketing

    Jörg Henseler;Christian M. Ringle;Rudolf R. Sinkovics

  • An assessment of the use of partial least squares structural equation modeling in marketing research

    Joe F. Hair;Marko Sarstedt;Marko Sarstedt;Christian M. Ringle;Christian M. Ringle;Jeannette A. Mena

  • Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) Using R : A Workbook

    Joseph F. Hair Jr.;G. Tomas M. Hult;Christian M. Ringle;Marko Sarstedt

  • Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling: Rigorous Applications, Better Results and Higher Acceptance

    Joseph F. Hair;Christian M. Ringle;Marko Sarstedt

  • Common Beliefs and Reality About PLS: Comments on Rönkkö and Evermann (2013)

    Joerg Henseler;Joerg Henseler;Theo K. Dijkstra;Marko Sarstedt;Marko Sarstedt;Christian M. Ringle;Christian M. Ringle

  • Predictive model assessment in PLS-SEM: guidelines for using PLSpredict

    Galit Shmueli;Marko Sarstedt;Joseph F. Hair;Jun-Hwa Cheah

  • The Use of Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling in Strategic Management Research: A Review of Past Practices and Recommendations for Future Applications

    Joseph F. Hair;Marko Sarstedt;Torsten M. Pieper;Christian M. Ringle

  • Testing measurement invariance of composites using partial least squares

    Jörg Henseler;Christian M. Ringle;Marko Sarstedt

  • Editor's comments: a critical look at the use of PLS-SEM in MIS quarterly

    Christian M. Ringle;Marko Sarstedt;Detmar W. Straub

  • How to Specify, Estimate, and Validate Higher-Order Constructs in PLS-SEM:

    Marko Sarstedt;Joseph F. Hair;Jun-Hwa Cheah;Jan-Michael Becker

  • Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling

    Marko Sarstedt;Marko Sarstedt;Christian M. Ringle;Joseph F. Hair

  • Mirror, mirror on the wall: a comparative evaluation of composite-based structural equation modeling methods

    Joseph F. Hair;G. Tomas M. Hult;Christian M. Ringle;Christian M. Ringle;Marko Sarstedt;Marko Sarstedt

  • Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM): A useful tool for family business researchers

    Marko Sarstedt;Marko Sarstedt;Christian M. Ringle;Christian M. Ringle;Donna Smith;Russell Reams

  • The Use of Partial Least Squares Path Modeling in International Marketing

    Jörg Henseler;Jörg Henseler;Christian M. Ringle;Rudolf R Sinkovics

  • Editor's Comments: A Critical Look at the Use of PLS-SEM in "MIS Quarterly"

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  • Estimation issues with PLS and CBSEM: Where the bias lies! ☆

    Marko Sarstedt;Marko Sarstedt;Joseph F. Hair;Christian M. Ringle;Christian M. Ringle;Kai O. Thiele

  • Partial least squares structural equation modeling in HRM research

    Christian M. Ringle;Marko Sarstedt;Rebecca Mitchell;Siegfried P. Gudergan

  • An assessment of the use of partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) in hospitality research

    Faizan Ali;S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh;Marko Sarstedt;Christian M. Ringle

  • Modelagem de Equações Estruturais com Utilização do Smartpls

    Christian M. Ringle;Dirceu da Silva;Diógenes de Souza Bido

  • Gain more insight from your PLS-SEM results: The importance-performance map analysis

    Christian M. Ringle;Marko Sarstedt

  • A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling

    Marko Sarstedt;G. Tomas M. Hult;Christian M. Ringle;Joseph Hair

  • Rethinking some of the rethinking of partial least squares

    Joseph F. Hair;Marko Sarstedt;Christian M. Ringle

  • Partial Least Squares Strukturgleichungsmodellierung (PLS-SEM): Eine anwendungsorientierte Einführung

    Joe F. Hair;G. Thomas M. Hult;Christian M. Ringle;Marko Sarstedt

  • A critical look at the use of PLS-SEM in MIS Quarterly

    Christian M. Ringle;Marko Sarstedt;Detmar W. Straub

  • Confirmatory tetrad analysis in PLS path modeling

    Siegfried P. Gudergan;Christian M. Ringle;Sven Wende;Alexander Will

  • Editorial - Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling: Rigorous Applications, Better Results and Higher Acceptance

    Joseph F. Hair;Christian M. Ringle;Marko Sarstedt

Frequent Co-Authors

Marko Sarstedt
Marko Sarstedt Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Joseph F. Hair
Joseph F. Hair University of South Alabama
Jörg Henseler
Jörg Henseler University of Twente
Siegfried P. Gudergan
Siegfried P. Gudergan University of Waikato
G. Tomas M. Hult
G. Tomas M. Hult Michigan State University
Detmar W. Straub
Detmar W. Straub Temple University
Nils Boysen
Nils Boysen Friedrich Schiller University Jena
José L. Roldán
José L. Roldán University of Seville
Adamantios Diamantopoulos
Adamantios Diamantopoulos University of Vienna
Roger J. Calantone
Roger J. Calantone Michigan State University

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