2026 Christian M. Ringle: Business and Management Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Business and Management	99	47	45	2	2	280	192430

Christian M. Ringle 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 Christian M. Ringle sits on this spectrum.

35 publications 436+

This scientist: 280 publications — 90th percentile

90% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Christian M. Ringle 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 Christian M. Ringle sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 99 D-Index — 98th percentile

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

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

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

29073
Citations
PLS-SEM: Indeed a Silver Bullet

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

25038
Citations
When to use and how to report the results of PLS-SEM

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

21118
Citations
The use of partial least squares path modeling in international marketing

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

18158
Citations
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

10106
Citations
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

6249
Citations
Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling: Rigorous Applications, Better Results and Higher Acceptance

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

5931
Citations
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

3581
Citations
Predictive model assessment in PLS-SEM: guidelines for using PLSpredict

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

3296
Citations
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

2910
Citations
Testing measurement invariance of composites using partial least squares

Jörg Henseler;Christian M. Ringle;Marko Sarstedt

2662
Citations
Editor's comments: a critical look at the use of PLS-SEM in MIS quarterly

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

2639
Citations
How to Specify, Estimate, and Validate Higher-Order Constructs in PLS-SEM:

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

2599
Citations
Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling

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

2592
Citations
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

2571
Citations
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

2402
Citations
The Use of Partial Least Squares Path Modeling in International Marketing

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

2141
Citations
Editor's Comments: A Critical Look at the Use of PLS-SEM in "MIS Quarterly"

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2029
Citations
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

1791
Citations
Partial least squares structural equation modeling in HRM research

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

1705
Citations
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

1517
Citations
Modelagem de Equações Estruturais com Utilização do Smartpls

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

1301
Citations
Gain more insight from your PLS-SEM results: The importance-performance map analysis

Christian M. Ringle;Marko Sarstedt

1139
Citations
A Primer on Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling

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

1087
Citations
Rethinking some of the rethinking of partial least squares

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

983
Citations
Partial Least Squares Strukturgleichungsmodellierung (PLS-SEM): Eine anwendungsorientierte Einführung

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

971
Citations
A critical look at the use of PLS-SEM in MIS Quarterly

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

890
Citations
Confirmatory tetrad analysis in PLS path modeling

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

829
Citations
Editorial - Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling: Rigorous Applications, Better Results and Higher Acceptance

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

502
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Marko Sarstedt Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Joseph F. Hair University of South Alabama

Jörg Henseler University of Twente

Siegfried P. Gudergan University of Waikato

G. Tomas M. Hult Michigan State University

Detmar W. Straub Temple University

Nils Boysen Friedrich Schiller University Jena

José L. Roldán University of Seville

Adamantios Diamantopoulos University of Vienna

Roger J. Calantone Michigan State University

External Links

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