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Derek H.T. Walker

Derek H.T. Walker

D-Index & Metrics

Business and Management

D-Index
52
Citations
10271
World Ranking
887
National Ranking
50

Derek H.T. Walker 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 Derek H.T. Walker sits on this spectrum.

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35 publications 436+

This scientist: 236 publications — 84th percentile

84% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Derek H.T. Walker 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 Derek H.T. Walker sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 52 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Derek H.T. Walker is affiliated with RMIT University in Australia and has contributed primarily to the fields of Business, Management and Accounting, and Decision Sciences. Their research subfields include Management Science and Operations Research, Strategy and Management, Social Psychology, General Health Professions, and Management Information Systems.

The main topics covered in Derek H.T. Walker's work focus on Construction Project Management and Performance, with additional attention to Innovation and Knowledge Management, Value Engineering and Management, Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management, Occupational Health and Safety Research, Facilities and Workplace Management, and Public-Private Partnership Projects.

The following are some of the recent papers authored by Derek H.T. Walker along with their year of publication and publication venue:

  • Improved reliability in planning large-scale infrastructure project delivery through Alliancing, 2022, International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
  • Delivering social value via the construction of legacy infrastructure assets: the case of the level crossing Removal program of projects, 2024, Production Planning & Control
  • Transforming Strategy Into Action on Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) Projects, 2020, Engineering Project Organization Journal
  • Level crossing removal authority Package 1 case study, 2024, OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Derek H.T. Walker has frequently published in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
  • Construction Management and Economics
  • Production Planning & Control
  • Engineering Project Organization Journal
  • OPAL (Open@LaTrobe) (La Trobe University)

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Peter E.D. Love
  • Paulo Vaz-Serra
  • Helen Lingard
  • Ron Wakefield
  • Jane Magree

Best Publications

  • Visualising and mapping stakeholder influence

    Lynda Bourne;Derek H.T. Walker

  • Understanding the Role of “Vision” in Project Success:

    Dale Christenson;Derek H.T. Walker

  • Visualizing Stakeholder Influence — Two Australian Examples:

    Lynda Bourne;Derek H.T. Walker

  • Authentic leadership for 21st century project delivery

    Beverley Lloyd-Walker;Derek Walker

  • Influence, stakeholder mapping and visualization

    Derek H. T. Walker;Lynda Margaret Bourne;Arthur Shelley

  • An investigation into construction time performance

    Derek H. T. Walker

  • Procurement strategies : a relationship-based approach

    Derek H.T. Walker;Keith D. Hampson

  • FACTORS ENABLING INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION AND ACTUAL IMPLEMENTATION IN CONSTRUCTION ORGANISATIONS

    Vachara Peansupap;Derek H.T. Walker

  • Choosing an appropriate research methodology

    Derek H.T. Walker

  • Project Relationship Management and the Stakeholder Circle

    Lynda Bourne;Derek H.T. Walker

  • A Balanced Scorecard Approach to Project Management Leadership

    James Norrie;Derek H. T. Walker

  • Advancing project management in learning organizations

    Lynda Bourne;Derek H.T. Walker

  • Project alliancing vs project partnering: a case study of the Australian National Museum Project

    Derek H.T. Walker;Keith Hampson;Renaye Peters

  • Factors affecting ICT diffusion

    Vachara Peansupap;Derek Walker

  • Looking again at current practice in project management

    Joyce Fortune;Diana White;Kam Jugdev;Derek Walker

  • Project Pathogens: The Anatomy of Omission Errors in Construction and Resource Engineering Project

    P.E.D. Love;D.J. Edwards;Z. Irani;D.H.T. Walker

  • INFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IMPLEMENTATION CONSTRAINTS: A CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PERSPECTIVE

    Vachara Peansupap;Derek H.T. Walker

  • Project alliancing at National Museum of Australia: Collaborative process

    Allan J. Hauck;Derek H. T. Walker;Keith D. Hampson;Renaye J. Peters

  • Identifying and Acting on Early Warning Signs in Complex Projects

    Terry Williams;Ole Jonny Klakegg;Derek H. T. Walker;Bjørn Andersen

  • Procurement Systems: A Cross-Industry Project Management Perspective

    Derek Walker;Steve Rowlinson

Frequent Co-Authors

Steve Rowlinson
Steve Rowlinson University of Hong Kong
Sherif Ali Mohtady Mohamed
Sherif Ali Mohtady Mohamed University of Southern Queensland
Peter E.D. Love
Peter E.D. Love Curtin University
Martin Loosemore
Martin Loosemore University of Technology Sydney
Terry Williams
Terry Williams University of Hull
Helen Lingard
Helen Lingard RMIT University
Siegfried P. Gudergan
Siegfried P. Gudergan University of Waikato
Ralf Müller
Ralf Müller BI Norwegian Business School
David J. Edwards
David J. Edwards Birmingham City University
Mark Thompson
Mark Thompson University of Leeds

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