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Donald F. Kuratko

Donald F. Kuratko

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Business and Management
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 83 137 127 72 67 280 36111

Donald F. Kuratko publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Donald F. Kuratko between 1982 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Donald F. Kuratko published across 44 years, from 1982 to 2025, averaging 6.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 32 publications in 2020. 28 of the 305 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1982 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 32. Peak 32 publications in 2020. 1982: 1 publication 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 2 publications 1987: 2 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 1 publication 1990: 5 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 5 publications 1994: 6 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 1 publication 1998: 0 publications 1999: 10 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 7 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 30 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 16 publications 2016: 6 publications 2017: 10 publications 2018: 26 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 32 publications 2021: 13 publications 2022: 2 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 21 publications 2025: 7 publications
1982 2025

305 publications in total across all disciplines

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Donald F. Kuratko: publications per year, 1982 to 2025
Year Publications
1982 1
1983 1
1984 0
1985 1
1986 2
1987 2
1988 0
1989 1
1990 5
1991 2
1992 2
1993 5
1994 6
1995 1
1996 1
1997 1
1998 0
1999 10
2000 5
2001 4
2002 4
2003 2
2004 9
2005 7
2006 7
2007 6
2008 5
2009 11
2010 8
2011 7
2012 5
2013 30
2014 9
2015 16
2016 6
2017 10
2018 26
2019 7
2020 32
2021 13
2022 2
2023 5
2024 21
2025 7
Total 305
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Donald F. Kuratko 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 Donald F. Kuratko 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, 280–284 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: 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.

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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
270–274 23
275–279 12
280–284 16 280
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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Donald F. Kuratko 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 Donald F. Kuratko 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, 83 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: 83 D-Index — 96th percentile

96% 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
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 83
84 6
85 10
86 4
87 11
88 6
89+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow
  • 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow
  • 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow
  • 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow
  • 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow

Overview

Donald F. Kuratko is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with a particular focus on entrepreneurship. Their research portfolio includes 73 publications within this main field of study.

The subfields that Kuratko has notably contributed to include Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Business and International Management, Accounting, and Strategy and Management. Their investigations often cover topics such as Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, Family Business Performance and Succession, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Innovation and Knowledge Management, Higher Education and Employability, and Microfinance and Financial Inclusion.

Recent scholarly papers authored by Donald F. Kuratko include:

  • Unraveling the entrepreneurial mindset (2020), published in Small Business Economics
  • Entrepreneurial Hustle: Navigating Uncertainty and Enrolling Venture Stakeholders through Urgent and Unorthodox Action (2020), published in Journal of Management Studies
  • The great divides in social entrepreneurship and where they lead us (2020), published in Small Business Economics
  • Escaping the knowledge corridor: How founder human capital and founder coachability impacts product innovation in new ventures (2020), published in Journal of Business Venturing
  • Overcoming the liability of poorness: disadvantage, fragility, and the poverty entrepreneur (2020), published in Small Business Economics

Kuratko's frequent coauthors include Michael H. Morris, Greg Fisher, Regan Stevenson, Emily Neubert, and Matthew R. Marvel. These collaborations have contributed to a diverse array of topics within entrepreneurship and innovation.

The primary publication venues where Kuratko's work appears include:

  • Small Business Economics (7 publications)
  • Journal of Business Venturing (3 publications)
  • Business Horizons (3 publications)
  • Journal of Small Business Management (3 publications)
  • Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice (3 publications)

Among book publications, Kuratko has contributed a title published by Edward Elgar Publishing: What do Entrepreneurs Create? (2020), which has received citations within academic circles.

Donald F. Kuratko has been recognized as a 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow, indicating engagement with emerging research themes within entrepreneurship.

Best Publications

  • The Emergence of Entrepreneurship Education: Development, Trends, and Challenges

    Donald F. Kuratko

  • Middle managers' perception of the internal environment for corporate entrepreneurship: assessing a measurement scale

    Jeffrey S Hornsby;Donald F Kuratko;Shaker A Zahra

  • Entrepreneurship: A Contemporary Approach

    Donald F. Kuratko;Richard M. Hodgetts

  • Conceptualizing Corporate Entrepreneurship Strategy

    R. Duane Ireland;Jeffrey G. Covin;Donald F. Kuratko

  • Corporate Entrepreneurship & Innovation

    Michael H. Morris;Donald F.Kuratko;Jeffrey G. Covin

  • A Model of Middle‐Level Managers’ Entrepreneurial Behavior

    Donald F. Kuratko;R. Duane Ireland;Jeffrey G. Covin;Jeffrey S. Hornsby

  • An Examination of Owner's Goals in Sustaining Entrepreneurship

    Donald F. Kuratko;Jeffrey S. Hornsby;Douglas W. Naffziger

  • Reconceptualizing entrepreneurial orientation

    Brian S. Anderson;Patrick M. Kreiser;Donald F. Kuratko;Jeffrey S. Hornsby

  • The Antecedents and Consequences of Firm-Level Entrepreneurship: The State of the Field

    Shaker A. Zahra;Daniel F. Jennings;Donald F. Kuratko

  • A Proposed Research Model of Entrepreneurial Motivation

    Douglas W. Naffziger;Jeffrey S. Hornsby;Donald F. Kuratko

  • Developing an Intrapreneurial Assessment Instrument for an Effective Corporate Entrepreneurial Environment

    Donald F. Kuratko;Ray V. Montagno;Jeffrey S Hornsby

  • An Interactive Model of the Corporate Entrepreneurship Process

    Jeffrey S. Hornsby;Douglas W. Naffziger;Donald F. Kuratko;Ray V. Montagno

  • Strategic Entrepreneurship: Exploring Different Perspectives of an Emerging Concept:

    Donald F. Kuratko;David B. Audretsch

  • Entrepreneurial Leadership in the 21st Century: Guest Editor's Perspective

    Donald F. Kuratko

  • Managers' corporate entrepreneurial actions: Examining perception and position

    Jeffrey S. Hornsby;Donald F. Kuratko;Dean A. Shepherd;Jennifer P. Bott

  • Improving firm performance through entrepreneurial actions: Acordia's corporate entrepreneurship strategy

    Donald F. Kuratko;R. Duane Ireland;Jeffrey S. Hornsby

  • Diagnosing a firm's internal environment for corporate entrepreneurship

    Donald F. Kuratko;Jeffrey S. Hornsby;Jeffrey G. Covin

  • Disaggregating entrepreneurial orientation: the non-linear impact of innovativeness, proactiveness and risk-taking on SME performance

    Patrick M. Kreiser;Louis D. Marino;Donald F. Kuratko;K. Mark Weaver

  • Effective Small Business Management

    Richard M. Hodgetts;Donald F. Kuratko

  • Entrepreneurship: Theory, Process, Practice

    Donald F. Kuratko

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeffrey S. Hornsby
Jeffrey S. Hornsby University of Missouri–Kansas City
Jeffrey G. Covin
Jeffrey G. Covin University of Wyoming
Michael H. Morris
Michael H. Morris University of Notre Dame
Dean A. Shepherd
Dean A. Shepherd University of Notre Dame
David B. Audretsch
David B. Audretsch Indiana University
Shaker A. Zahra
Shaker A. Zahra University of Minnesota
Jeffery S. McMullen
Jeffery S. McMullen Indiana University
R. Duane Ireland
R. Duane Ireland Texas A&M University
Daniel T. Holt
Daniel T. Holt Mississippi State University
Albert N. Link
Albert N. Link University of North Carolina at Greensboro

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