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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 54 750 693 329 297 163 32913

Gerald F. Davis publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gerald F. Davis between 1960 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gerald F. Davis published across 66 years, from 1960 to 2025, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 31 publications in 2016. 12 of the 217 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1960 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 31. Peak 31 publications in 2016. 1960: 1 publication 1961: 1 publication 1962: 0 publications 1963: 1 publication 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 2 publications 1968: 3 publications 1969: 1 publication 1970: 1 publication 1971: 0 publications 1972: 0 publications 1973: 0 publications 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 0 publications 1977: 0 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 0 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 2 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 4 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 2 publications 1998: 0 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 4 publications 2001: 3 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 5 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 18 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 5 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 4 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 31 publications 2017: 3 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 6 publications 2020: 1 publication 2021: 10 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 7 publications 2025: 5 publications
1960 2025

217 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gerald F. Davis: publications per year, 1960 to 2025
Year Publications
1960 1
1961 1
1962 0
1963 1
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 2
1968 3
1969 1
1970 1
1971 0
1972 0
1973 0
1974 1
1975 0
1976 0
1977 0
1978 0
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 1
1983 0
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 0
1989 0
1990 4
1991 3
1992 2
1993 1
1994 4
1995 0
1996 2
1997 2
1998 0
1999 3
2000 4
2001 3
2002 1
2003 5
2004 5
2005 18
2006 3
2007 6
2008 7
2009 5
2010 10
2011 4
2012 11
2013 6
2014 4
2015 13
2016 31
2017 3
2018 4
2019 6
2020 1
2021 10
2022 7
2023 4
2024 7
2025 5
Total 217
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Gerald F. Davis 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 Gerald F. Davis 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, 160–164 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: 163 publications — 63rd percentile

63% 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 74 163
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
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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Gerald F. Davis 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 Gerald F. Davis 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, 54 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: 54 D-Index — 75th percentile

75% 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 54
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
84 6
85 10
86 4
87 11
88 6
89+ 96
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Overview

Gerald F. Davis is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their work spans major fields including Business, Management and Accounting, and Social Sciences, with a focus on several subfields such as Sociology and Political Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management, Economics and Econometrics, and Accounting.

The main research topics covered in their publications include Management and Organizational Studies, Economic Theory and Institutions, Elite Sociology and Global Capitalism, Innovation and Knowledge Management, as well as studies related to Coral and Marine Ecosystems, Marine and Fisheries research, and Coastal and Marine Management.

Recent scholarly papers authored by Gerald F. Davis include:

  • Organization Theory and the Resource-Based View of the Firm: The Great Divide (2021, Journal of Management)
  • Varieties of Uberization: How technology and institutions change the organization(s) of late capitalism (2021, Organization Theory)
  • Corporate Purpose Needs Democracy (2020, Journal of Management Studies)

Davis has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Joel Gehman, Theodore H. DeWitt, Dror Etzion, Jamison M. Gove, and Gareth J. Williams.

Their work has been published in multiple venues, with frequent contributions to the Academy of Management Proceedings, the Journal of Management Studies, SSRN Electronic Journal, Journal of Management, and Organization Theory.

Among book contributions, Gerald F. Davis published "Taming Corporate Power in the 21st Century" through Cambridge University Press in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Special report on emissions scenarios

    Nebojsa Nakicenovic;Joseph Alcamo;Gerald Davis;Bert de Vries

  • Organizations and Organizing: Rational, Natural and Open Systems Perspectives

    W. Richard Scott;Gerald F. Davis

  • Agents without Principles? The Spread of the Poison Pill through the Intercorporate Network

    Gerald F. Davis

  • The economic structure of corporate law

    Frank H. Easterbrook;Daniel R. Fischel

  • Corporate Elite Networks and Governance Changes in the 1980s

    Gerald F. Davis;Henrich R. Greve

  • Managed by the Markets: How Finance Re-Shaped America

    Gerald F. Davis

  • Community isomorphism and corporate social action

    Christopher Marquis;Mary Ann Glynn;Gerald F. Davis

  • A Social Movement Perspective on Corporate Control

    Gerald F. Davis;Tracy A. Thompson

  • Social movements and organization theory

    Gerald F. Davis

  • The Decline and Fall of the Conglomerate Firm in the 1980s: The Deinstitutionalization of an Organizational Form

    Gerald F. Davis;Kristina A. Diekmann;Catherine H. Tinsley

  • The Small World of the American Corporate Elite, 1982-2001

    Gerald F. Davis;Mina Yoo;Wayne E. Baker

  • Prospects for Organization Theory in the Early Twenty-First Century: Institutional Fields and Mechanisms

    Gerald F. Davis;Christopher Marquis

  • Fool's Gold: Social Proof in the Initiation and Abandonment of Coverage by Wall Street Analysts

    Hayagreeva Rao;Henrich R. Greve;Gerald F. Davis

  • Chapter 2 Resource dependence theory: Past and future

    Gerald F. Davis;J. Adam Cobb

  • Organization Theory and the Market for Corporate Control: A Dynamic Analysis of the Characteristics of Large Takeover Targets, 1980-1990

    Gerald F. Davis;Suzanne K. Stout

  • Business ties and proxy voting by mutual funds

    Gerald F. Davis;E. Han Kim

  • New Directions in Corporate Governance

    Gerald F. Davis

  • Embeddedness, Social Identity and Mobility: Why Firms Leave the NASDAQ and Join the New York Stock Exchange:

    Hayagreeva Rao;Gerald F. Davis;Andrew Ward

  • The Money Center Cannot Hold: Commercial Banks in the U.S. System of Corporate Governance

    Gerald F. Davis;Mark S. Mizruchi

  • Financialization of the Economy

    Gerald F. Davis;Suntae Kim

  • The Vanishing American Corporation: Navigating the Hazards of a New Economy

    Gerald F. Davis

  • Challenges for Global Supply Chain Sustainability: Evidence from Conflict Minerals Reports

    Yong Hyun Kim;Gerald F. Davis

Frequent Co-Authors

Mayer N. Zald
Mayer N. Zald University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
W. Richard Scott
W. Richard Scott Stanford University
Mary Ann Glynn
Mary Ann Glynn Boston College
Doug McAdam
Doug McAdam Stanford University
Mark S. Mizruchi
Mark S. Mizruchi University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Anne S. Tsui
Anne S. Tsui Arizona State University
Hayagreeva Rao
Hayagreeva Rao Stanford University
Michael Lounsbury
Michael Lounsbury University of Alberta
Hugh Willmott
Hugh Willmott City, University of London
Frank Dobbin
Frank Dobbin Harvard University

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