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Dirk De Clercq

Dirk De Clercq

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 69 328 308 15 14 267 18528

Dirk De Clercq publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Dirk De Clercq between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Dirk De Clercq published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 8.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 53 publications in 2021. 13 of the 384 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 53. Peak 53 publications in 2021. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 0 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 0 publications 1994: 0 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 4 publications 2002: 3 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 16 publications 2005: 15 publications 2006: 19 publications 2007: 18 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 14 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 14 publications 2015: 9 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 19 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 27 publications 2020: 21 publications 2021: 53 publications 2022: 24 publications 2023: 18 publications 2024: 9 publications 2025: 4 publications
1983 2025

384 publications in total across all disciplines

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Dirk De Clercq: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 0
1991 0
1992 0
1993 0
1994 0
1995 2
1996 1
1997 1
1998 0
1999 0
2000 1
2001 4
2002 3
2003 7
2004 16
2005 15
2006 19
2007 18
2008 13
2009 15
2010 8
2011 10
2012 14
2013 15
2014 14
2015 9
2016 10
2017 19
2018 13
2019 27
2020 21
2021 53
2022 24
2023 18
2024 9
2025 4
Total 384
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Dirk De Clercq 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 Dirk De Clercq sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 35–39 to 436+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 122. Most scientists, 122, have 95–99 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 265–269 publications, is where this scientist sits. 35–39 publications: 2 scientists 40–44 publications: 2 scientists 45–49 publications: 5 scientists 50–54 publications: 20 scientists 55–59 publications: 39 scientists 60–64 publications: 66 scientists 65–69 publications: 52 scientists 70–74 publications: 80 scientists 75–79 publications: 83 scientists 80–84 publications: 116 scientists 85–89 publications: 94 scientists 90–94 publications: 111 scientists 95–99 publications: 122 scientists 100–104 publications: 104 scientists 105–109 publications: 113 scientists 110–114 publications: 96 scientists 115–119 publications: 97 scientists 120–124 publications: 112 scientists 125–129 publications: 93 scientists 130–134 publications: 79 scientists 135–139 publications: 69 scientists 140–144 publications: 80 scientists 145–149 publications: 81 scientists 150–154 publications: 85 scientists 155–159 publications: 50 scientists 160–164 publications: 74 scientists 165–169 publications: 61 scientists 170–174 publications: 40 scientists 175–179 publications: 44 scientists 180–184 publications: 47 scientists 185–189 publications: 59 scientists 190–194 publications: 35 scientists 195–199 publications: 37 scientists 200–204 publications: 49 scientists 205–209 publications: 48 scientists 210–214 publications: 34 scientists 215–219 publications: 31 scientists 220–224 publications: 37 scientists 225–229 publications: 34 scientists 230–234 publications: 25 scientists 235–239 publications: 28 scientists 240–244 publications: 34 scientists 245–249 publications: 28 scientists 250–254 publications: 23 scientists 255–259 publications: 22 scientists 260–264 publications: 11 scientists 265–269 publications: 16 scientists 270–274 publications: 23 scientists 275–279 publications: 12 scientists 280–284 publications: 16 scientists 285–289 publications: 10 scientists 290–294 publications: 12 scientists 295–299 publications: 12 scientists 300–304 publications: 8 scientists 305–309 publications: 13 scientists 310–314 publications: 13 scientists 315–319 publications: 6 scientists 320–324 publications: 10 scientists 325–329 publications: 9 scientists 330–334 publications: 7 scientists 335–339 publications: 10 scientists 340–344 publications: 10 scientists 345–349 publications: 7 scientists 350–354 publications: 4 scientists 355–359 publications: 10 scientists 360–364 publications: 3 scientists 365–369 publications: 7 scientists 370–374 publications: 2 scientists 375–379 publications: 8 scientists 380–384 publications: 4 scientists 385–389 publications: 5 scientists 390–394 publications: 5 scientists 395–399 publications: 2 scientists 400–404 publications: 2 scientists 405–409 publications: 4 scientists 410–414 publications: 3 scientists 415–419 publications: 2 scientists 420–424 publications: 5 scientists 425–429 publications: 3 scientists 430–434 publications: 1 scientist 435 publications: 1 scientist 436+ publications: 100 scientists
35–39 publications 436+

This scientist: 267 publications — 88th percentile

88% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Business and Management scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
35–39 2
40–44 2
45–49 5
50–54 20
55–59 39
60–64 66
65–69 52
70–74 80
75–79 83
80–84 116
85–89 94
90–94 111
95–99 122
100–104 104
105–109 113
110–114 96
115–119 97
120–124 112
125–129 93
130–134 79
135–139 69
140–144 80
145–149 81
150–154 85
155–159 50
160–164 74
165–169 61
170–174 40
175–179 44
180–184 47
185–189 59
190–194 35
195–199 37
200–204 49
205–209 48
210–214 34
215–219 31
220–224 37
225–229 34
230–234 25
235–239 28
240–244 34
245–249 28
250–254 23
255–259 22
260–264 11
265–269 16 267
270–274 23
275–279 12
280–284 16
285–289 10
290–294 12
295–299 12
300–304 8
305–309 13
310–314 13
315–319 6
320–324 10
325–329 9
330–334 7
335–339 10
340–344 10
345–349 7
350–354 4
355–359 10
360–364 3
365–369 7
370–374 2
375–379 8
380–384 4
385–389 5
390–394 5
395–399 2
400–404 2
405–409 4
410–414 3
415–419 2
420–424 5
425–429 3
430–434 1
435 1
436+ 100
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Dirk De Clercq 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 Dirk De Clercq sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 89+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 171. Most scientists, 171, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 69 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 156 scientists 31 D-Index: 159 scientists 32 D-Index: 171 scientists 33 D-Index: 161 scientists 34 D-Index: 135 scientists 35 D-Index: 124 scientists 36 D-Index: 114 scientists 37 D-Index: 111 scientists 38 D-Index: 103 scientists 39 D-Index: 89 scientists 40 D-Index: 81 scientists 41 D-Index: 97 scientists 42 D-Index: 80 scientists 43 D-Index: 69 scientists 44 D-Index: 68 scientists 45 D-Index: 63 scientists 46 D-Index: 54 scientists 47 D-Index: 69 scientists 48 D-Index: 50 scientists 49 D-Index: 58 scientists 50 D-Index: 54 scientists 51 D-Index: 62 scientists 52 D-Index: 54 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 49 scientists 55 D-Index: 35 scientists 56 D-Index: 40 scientists 57 D-Index: 44 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 29 scientists 60 D-Index: 48 scientists 61 D-Index: 32 scientists 62 D-Index: 30 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 22 scientists 65 D-Index: 19 scientists 66 D-Index: 20 scientists 67 D-Index: 18 scientists 68 D-Index: 17 scientists 69 D-Index: 21 scientists 70 D-Index: 20 scientists 71 D-Index: 19 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 10 scientists 74 D-Index: 16 scientists 75 D-Index: 24 scientists 76 D-Index: 13 scientists 77 D-Index: 19 scientists 78 D-Index: 8 scientists 79 D-Index: 6 scientists 80 D-Index: 4 scientists 81 D-Index: 12 scientists 82 D-Index: 7 scientists 83 D-Index: 7 scientists 84 D-Index: 6 scientists 85 D-Index: 10 scientists 86 D-Index: 4 scientists 87 D-Index: 11 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 90th percentile

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

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

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Number of Business and Management scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 156
31 159
32 171
33 161
34 135
35 124
36 114
37 111
38 103
39 89
40 81
41 97
42 80
43 69
44 68
45 63
46 54
47 69
48 50
49 58
50 54
51 62
52 54
53 43
54 49
55 35
56 40
57 44
58 34
59 29
60 48
61 32
62 30
63 22
64 22
65 19
66 20
67 18
68 17
69 21 69
70 20
71 19
72 14
73 10
74 16
75 24
76 13
77 19
78 8
79 6
80 4
81 12
82 7
83 7
84 6
85 10
86 4
87 11
88 6
89+ 96
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Overview

Dirk De Clercq is affiliated with Brock University in Canada and has contributed extensively to the fields of Business, Management and Accounting as well as Social Sciences. Their work primarily centers on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, with significant engagement in Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology, Demography, and Gender Studies.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Workplace Spirituality and Leadership
  • Gender Diversity and Inequality
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • Family Business Performance and Succession
  • Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
  • Management and Organizational Studies

Dirk De Clercq has published frequently in journals such as:

  • Personnel Review
  • Journal of Organizational Effectiveness People and Performance
  • Journal of Management & Organization
  • Management Decision
  • International Journal of Organizational Analysis

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Dirk De Clercq include:

  • Perceived organizational injustice and counterproductive work behaviours: mediated by organizational identification, moderated by discretionary human resource practices, 2021, Personnel Review
  • The stress-reducing effect of coworker support on turnover intentions: Moderation by political ineptness and despotic leadership, 2020, Journal of Business Research
  • When Discrimination is Worse, Autonomy is Key: How Women Entrepreneurs Leverage Job Autonomy Resources to Find Work-Life Balance, 2021, Journal of Business Ethics

Other notable papers related to their frequent co-author Sadia Jahanzeb include:

  • Organizational injustice and knowledge hiding: the roles of organizational dis-identification and benevolence, 2020, Management Decision
  • Bridging the Breach: Using Positive Affectivity to Overcome Knowledge Hiding after Contract Breaches, 2020, The Journal of Psychology

Frequent co-authors with whom Dirk De Clercq has collaborated extensively include:

  • Inam Ul Haq
  • Muhammad Umer Azeem
  • Renato Pereira
  • Tasneem Fatima
  • Sadia Jahanzeb

Best Publications

  • Human capital, social capital, and innovation: a multi-country study

    Mourad Dakhli;Dirk De Clercq

  • Institutional context and the allocation of entrepreneurial effort

    Harry P Bowen;Dirk De Clercq

  • A survey of bacteria and fungi occurring during composting and self-heating processes

    Jaak Ryckeboer;J Mergaert;K Vaes;S Klammer

  • A network-based approach on opportunity recognition

    Pia Arenius;Dirk De Clercq

  • The moderating impact of internal social exchange processes on the entrepreneurial orientation–performance relationship

    Dirk De Clercq;Dimo Dimov;Narongsak (Tek) Thongpapanl

  • The role of knowledge in business start-up activity

    Dirk De Clercq;Pia Arenius

  • The Internationalization of Small and Medium-Sized Firms

    Dirk De Clercq;Harry J. Sapienza;Hans Crijns

  • Learning and knowledge in early internationalization research: past accomplishments and future directions

    Dirk De Clercq;Harry J. Sapienza;R. Isil Yavuz;Lianxi Zhou

  • The moderating effect of institutional context on the relationship between associational activity and new business activity in emerging economies

    Dirk De Clercq;Wade M. Danis;Mourad Dakhli

  • An Entrepreneur's Guide to the Venture Capital Galaxy

    Dirk De Clercq;Vance H. Fried;Oskari Lehtonen;Harry J. Sapienza

  • Organizational social capital, formalization, and internal knowledge sharing in entrepreneurial orientation formation

    Dirk De Clercq;Dimo Dimov;Narongsak "Tek" Thongpapanl

  • Individual–Level Resources and New Business Activity: The Contingent Role of Institutional Context:

    Dirk De Clercq;Dominic S.K. Lim;Chang Hoon Oh

  • Internal knowledge development and external knowledge access in venture capital investment performance

    Dirk De Clercq;Dimo Dimov

  • Toward a Practice Perspective of Entrepreneurship: Entrepreneurial Legitimacy as Habitus

    Dirk De Clercq;Maxim Voronov

  • The roles of learning orientation and passion for work in the formation of entrepreneurial intention

    Dirk De Clercq;Benson Honig;Bruce Martin

  • Antecedents of international and domestic learning effort

    Harry J. Sapienza;Dirk De Clercq;William R. Sandberg

  • Servant Leadership and Work Engagement: The Contingency Effects of Leader–Follower Social Capital

    Dirk De Clercq;Dirk De Clercq;Dave Bouckenooghe;Usman Raja;Ganna Matsyborska

  • Effects of relational capital and commitment on venture capitalists' perception of portfolio company performance

    Dirk De Clercq;Harry J. Sapienza

  • Organizational Commitment in Mexican Small and Medium-Sized Firms: The Role of Work Status, Organizational Climate, and Entrepreneurial Orientation

    Dirk De Clercq;Imanol Belausteguigoitia Rius

  • When good conflict gets better and bad conflict becomes worse: the role of social capital in the conflict–innovation relationship

    Dirk De Clercq;Narongsak Thongpapanl;Dimo Dimov

  • Venture Capital Investment Strategy and Portfolio Failure Rate: A Longitudinal Study

    Dimo Dimov;Dirk De Clercq

Frequent Co-Authors

Dimo Dimov
Dimo Dimov University of Bath
Harry J. Sapienza
Harry J. Sapienza University of Minnesota
Sophie Manigart
Sophie Manigart Vlerick Business School
André van Stel
André van Stel Kozminski University
Benson Honig
Benson Honig McMaster University
Lianxi Zhou
Lianxi Zhou Brock University
Chang Hoon Oh
Chang Hoon Oh University of Kansas
Bart Clarysse
Bart Clarysse ETH Zurich
C. R. Hinings
C. R. Hinings University of Alberta
Niels Bosma
Niels Bosma Utrecht University

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