World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
38
Citations
12326
World Ranking
5787
National Ranking
2744

David A. Ralston 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 David A. Ralston sits on this spectrum.

44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44 publications 570+

This scientist: 102 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

David A. Ralston 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 David A. Ralston sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 38 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

David A. Ralston is affiliated with Florida International University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Business, Management and Accounting. Within these domains, they have contributed extensively to subfields such as Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Gender Studies, and Communication.

Their scholarly output includes significant work on topics such as Cultural Differences and Values, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Social and Intergroup Psychology, International Student and Expatriate Challenges, Gender Diversity and Inequality, Gender Roles and Identity Studies, and Work-Family Balance Challenges.

David A. Ralston has published in several academic venues, with frequent contributions to the Asia Pacific Journal of Management and the SSRN Electronic Journal, among others. Additional venues include the Journal of International Management, Management International Review, and the Journal of Vocational Behavior.

Their most recent papers include:

  • The Quality of Leader-Member Exchange (LMX): A Multilevel Analysis of Individual-level, Organizational-level and Societal-level Antecedents (2020, Journal of International Management)
  • A Cross-Cultural Examination of Person-Organization Fit: Is P-O Fit Congruent with or Contingent on Societal Values? (2020, Management International Review)
  • The impact of gender-role-orientations on subjective career success: A multilevel study of 36 societies (2022, Journal of Vocational Behavior)
  • Are societal-level values still relevant measures in the twenty-first century businessworld? A 39-society analysis (2022, Asia Pacific Journal of Management)
  • Gender composition at work and women's career satisfaction: An international study of 35 societies (2024, Human Resource Management Journal)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with David A. Ralston comprise Olivier Furrer, Fidel León Darder, Mario Marco Molteni, Len J. Treviño, and Ruth Alas.

Best Publications

  • CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN EUROPE AND THE U.S.: INSIGHTS FROM BUSINESSES SELF-PRESENTATIONS

    Isabelle Maignan;David A. Ralston

  • The Impact of Natural Culture and Economic Ideology on Managerial Work Values: A Study of the United States, Russia, Japan, and China

    David A. Ralston;David H. Holt;Robert H. Terpstra;Yu Kai-cheng

  • Generation Cohorts and Personal Values: A Comparison of China and the United States

    Carolyn P. Egri;David A. Ralston

  • The impact of national culture and economic ideology on managerial work values: a study of the United States, Russia, Japan, and China

    Unknown

  • Differences in Managerial Values: A Study of U.S., Hong Kong and PRC Managers

    David A. Ralston;David J. Gustafson;Fanny M. Cheung;Robert H. Terpstra

  • New Frontiers in Network Theory Development

    Arvind Parkhe;Stanley Wasserman;David A. Ralston

  • Doing Business in the 21st Century with the New Generation of Chinese Managers: A Study of Generational Shifts in Work Values in China

    David A. Ralston;Carolyn P. Egri;Sally Stewart;Robert H. Terpstra

  • NEUTRALIZING JOB STRESSORS: POLITICAL SKILL AS AN ANTIDOTE TO THE DYSFUNCTIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF ROLE CONFLICT

    Pamela L. Perrewé;Kelly L. Zellars;Gerald R. Ferris;Ana Maria Rossi

  • Today's state‐owned enterprises of China: are they dying dinosaurs or dynamic dynamos?

    David A. Ralston;Jane Terpstra-Tong;Robert H. Terpstra;Xueli Wang

  • Corporate responsibility: A review of international management research from 1998 to 2007

    Carolyn P. Egri;David A. Ralston

  • Eastern values : a comparison of managers in the United States, Hong Kong, and the People's Republic of China

    David A. Ralston;David J. Gustafson;Priscilla M. Elsass;Fanny Cheung

  • The crossvergence perspective: reflections and projections

    David A Ralston

  • A Comparative Study of the Work Values of North and South Vietnamese Managers

    David A. Ralston;Nguyen Van Thang;Nancy K. Napier

  • Employee Ingratiation: The Role of Management

    David A. Ralston

  • Are work stress relationships universal? A nine-region examination of role stressors, general self-efficacy, and burnout

    Pamela L Perrewé;Wayne A Hochwarter;Ana Maria Rossi;Alan Wallace

  • Stability and Change in Managerial Work Values: A Longitudinal Study of China, Hong Kong, and the U.S.

    David A. Ralston;James Pounder;Carlos W.H. Lo;Yim‐Yu Wong

  • A twenty-first century assessment of values across the global workforce

    David A. Ralston;Carolyn P. Egri;Emmanuelle Reynaud;Narasimhan Srinivasan

  • Constraints on Capitalism in Russia: The Managerial Psyche, Social Infrastructure, and Ideology

    David H. Holt;David A. Ralston;Robert H. Terpstra

  • Cultural Accommodation: The Effect of Language on the Responses of Bilingual Hong Kong Chinese Managers

    David A. Ralston;Mary K. Cunniff;David J. Gustafson

  • Societal-Level Versus Individual-Level Predictions of Ethical Behavior: A 48-Society Study of Collectivism and Individualism

    David Ralston;Carolyn Egri;Olivier Furrer;Min-Hsun Kuo

  • Attitudes toward Corporate Responsibilities in Western Europe and in Central and East Europe

    Olivier Furrer;Carolyn Egri;David Ralston;Wade Danis

  • Ethical perceptions of organizational politics: A comparative evaluation of American and Hong Kong managers

    David A. Ralston;Robert A. Giacalone;Robert H. Terpstra

Frequent Co-Authors

Marina Dabić
Marina Dabić University of Zagreb
Pamela L. Perrewé
Pamela L. Perrewé Florida State University
Philip Hallinger
Philip Hallinger Mahidol University
Carlos Wing-Hung Lo
Carlos Wing-Hung Lo Chinese University of Hong Kong
Mina Westman
Mina Westman Tel Aviv University
Wayne A. Hochwarter
Wayne A. Hochwarter Florida State University
Fanny M. Cheung
Fanny M. Cheung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Allison W. Pearson
Allison W. Pearson Mississippi State University
Gerald R. Ferris
Gerald R. Ferris Florida State University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring Social Sciences and Humanities in the USA opens diverse career options, especially with the rise of online education. Many students are choosing flexible degree paths that align with high-growth sectors like counseling, therapy, psychology, and social work.

Those interested in counseling can find cacrep online counseling programs, which offer affordability and accreditation for a variety of counseling careers. If your passion lies in helping families and couples, you might consider a marriage and family therapy degree online, designed to prepare graduates for licensure and direct client work.

For broader study in human behavior, the cheapest psychology degree online options allow you to earn a respected credential and enter fields like mental health, business, and education. If you aim to impact communities as a social worker, you can accelerate your career with 1 year msw programs online no bsw, even without a bachelor’s in social work.

Online degrees in these fields provide greater access and flexibility—helping you start or advance a meaningful career in the Social Sciences and Humanities.

Best Scientists Citing David A. Ralston

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles