2026 David Gann: 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	51	908	846	133	118	149	19426

Discipline name

D-Index

World Ranking

Current World Ranking

National Ranking

Current National Ranking

Publications

Citations

Business and Management

908

846

133

118

149

19426

Overview

David Gann is affiliated with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Business, Management and Accounting as well as Computer Science.

Their work encompasses several subfields including Strategy and Management, Computer Science Applications, Management Information Systems, Sociology and Political Science, and Business and International Management.

Key topics addressed in their research include Open Source Software Innovations, Digital Platforms and Economics, FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, and Innovation and Knowledge Management.

Recent publications by David Gann include:

How open is innovation? A retrospective and ideas forward (2021) in Research Policy
Processes of ecosystem emergence (2022) in Technovation
Entrepreneurship and Knowledge Flows in China's Supply Chains: The Roles of Platforms (2021) in Academy of Management Proceedings

The venues where David Gann frequently publishes reflect a focus on innovation, technology, and management, with works appearing in Research Policy, Technovation, and the Academy of Management Proceedings.

Collaborations are notable in their career, with frequent coauthors including Linus Dahlander, Martin W. Wallin, Llewellyn D W Thomas, Erkko Autio, and Marina Yue Zhang.

Best Publications

How open is innovation

Linus Dahlander;David M. Gann

3206
Citations
Innovation in project-based, service-enhanced firms: the construction of complex products and systems

David M Gann;Ammon J Salter

1875
Citations
The Management of Technological Innovation: Strategy and Practice

Mark Dodgson;David Gann;Ammon Salter

1378
Citations
The Role of Technology in the Shift towards Open Innovation : The Case of Procter & Gamble

Mark Dodgson;David Gann;Ammon Salter

1269
Citations
Architectural Leverage: Putting Platforms in Context

Llewellyn D. W. Thomas;Erkko Autio;David M. Gann

816
Citations
Learning to Adapt: Organisational Adaptation to Climate Change Impacts

Frans Berkhout;Julia Hertin;David M. Gann

758
Citations
The Effects of Culture and Structure on Strategic Flexibility during Business Model Innovation

Adam J. Bock;Tore Opsahl;Gerard George;David M. Gann

758
Citations
Creating value by delivering integrated solutions

Tim Brady;Andrew Davies;David M Gann

733
Citations
Construction as a manufacturing process? Similarities and differences between industrialized housing and car production in Japan

David M. Gann

620
Citations
Building Innovation: Complex Constructs in a Changing World

David M. Gann

500
Citations
The Oxford Handbook of Innovation Management

Mark Dodgson;David M. Gann;Nelson Phillips

411
Citations
Design Quality Indicator as a tool for thinking

David M. Gann;Ammon J. Salter;Jennifer K. Whyte

398
Citations
One foot in, one foot out: how does individuals' external search breadth affect innovation outcomes?

Linus Dahlander;Siobhan O'Mahony;David M. Gann

376
Citations
Innovation in Megaprojects: Systems Integration at London Heathrow Terminal 5

Andrew Davies;David Gann;Tony Douglas

363
Citations
Think, Play, Do: Technology, Innovation, and Organization

Mark Dodgson;David Gann;Ammon J. Salter

316
Citations
Choice and delivery in housebuilding: Lessons from Japan for UK housebuilders

James Barlow;Paul Childerhouse;David Gann;Séverine Hong-Minh

315
Citations
Do regulations encourage innovation? The case of energy efficiency in housing.

David M Gann;Yusi Wang;Richard Hawkins

302
Citations
Sources of ideas for innovation in engineering design

Ammon Salter;David Gann

288
Citations
Last among equals: a comparison of innovation in construction, services and manufacturing in the UK

Toke Reichstein;Ammon J. Salter;David M. Gann

265
Citations
How open is innovation? A retrospective and ideas forward

Linus Dahlander;David M. Gann;Martin W. Wallin;Martin W. Wallin

217
Citations
Innovation: A Very Short Introduction

Mark Dodgson;David Gann

212
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Dodgson University of Queensland

Ammon Salter University of Warwick

Andrew Davies University of Sussex

Jennifer Whyte Imperial College London

Nelson Phillips University of California, Santa Barbara

James Barlow Imperial College London

AbuBakr S. Bahaj University of Southampton

Gerard George Singapore Management University

Michael Hobday University of Brighton

Frans Berkhout King's College London

External Links

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