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Business and Management
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2026

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 124 12 10 6 5 364 56586
Psychology 119 266 229 169 143 326 52694

Gerald R. Ferris publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Gerald R. Ferris between 1977 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Gerald R. Ferris published across 49 years, from 1977 to 2025, averaging 7.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 18 publications in 2012. 2 of the 376 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1977 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 18. Peak 18 publications in 2012. 1977: 1 publication 1978: 1 publication 1979: 0 publications 1980: 3 publications 1981: 2 publications 1982: 2 publications 1983: 5 publications 1984: 9 publications 1985: 8 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 8 publications 1990: 7 publications 1991: 10 publications 1992: 7 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 4 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 6 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 8 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 10 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 9 publications 2007: 16 publications 2008: 15 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 18 publications 2013: 15 publications 2014: 16 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 13 publications 2020: 7 publications 2021: 11 publications 2022: 4 publications 2023: 0 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 2 publications
1977 2025

376 publications in total across all disciplines

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Gerald R. Ferris: publications per year, 1977 to 2025
Year Publications
1977 1
1978 1
1979 0
1980 3
1981 2
1982 2
1983 5
1984 9
1985 8
1986 4
1987 3
1988 3
1989 8
1990 7
1991 10
1992 7
1993 4
1994 4
1995 5
1996 6
1997 3
1998 6
1999 8
2000 6
2001 7
2002 7
2003 10
2004 12
2005 8
2006 9
2007 16
2008 15
2009 15
2010 10
2011 17
2012 18
2013 15
2014 16
2015 10
2016 16
2017 11
2018 12
2019 13
2020 7
2021 11
2022 4
2023 0
2024 0
2025 2
Total 376
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Gerald R. Ferris 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 R. Ferris 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, 360–364 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: 364 publications — 95th percentile

95% 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
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 3 364
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 R. Ferris 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 R. Ferris 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, 89+ 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: 124 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% 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
84 6
85 10
86 4
87 11
88 6
89+ 96 124
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - 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

Overview

Gerald R. Ferris is affiliated with Florida State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Social Sciences and Business, Management and Accounting, with a significant focus on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science, and Gender Studies. Other subfields of study include Social Psychology and General Health Professions.

Their work addresses several main topics, including Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Gender Diversity and Inequality, the Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering, Social and Intergroup Psychology, Public Policy and Administration Research, Management and Organizational Studies, and Employment and Welfare Studies.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Ferris include:

  • Perceptions of Organizational Politics Research: Past, Present, and Future (2020), published in Journal of Management
  • Political skill in the stressor - strain relationship: A meta-analytic update and extension (2020), published in Journal of Vocational Behavior
  • Selling your network: how political skill builds social capital and enhances salesperson performance (2021), published in Journal of Personal Selling and Sales Management
  • Forty years of political skill and will in organizations: a review, meta-theoretical framework and directions for future research (2021), published in Career Development International
  • Subjectivity in fairness perceptions: How heuristics and self-efficacy shape the fairness expectations and perceptions of organisational newcomers (2021), published in Applied Psychology

Ferris has frequently published in several academic venues, including Applied Psychology, Career Development International, Journal of Business and Psychology, Journal of Management, and Journal of Vocational Behavior.

Collaborations have been a notable aspect of their career, with frequent co-authors including Wayne A. Hochwarter, Samantha L. Jordan, Liam P. Maher, Aqsa Ejaz, and Pamela L. Perrewé.

Best Publications

  • THE VALIDITY OF THE JOB CHARACTERISTICS MODEL: A REVIEW AND META‐ANALYSIS

    Yitzhak Fried;Gerald R. Ferris

  • A Meta-Analysis of Antecedents and Consequences of Leader-Member Exchange Integrating the Past With an Eye Toward the Future

    James H. Dulebohn;William H. Bommer;Robert C. Liden;Robyn L. Brouer

  • Development and Validation of the Political Skill Inventory

    Gerald R. Ferris;Darren C. Treadway;Robert W. Kolodinsky;Wayne A. Hochwarter

  • Influence tactics, affect, and exchange quality in supervisor-subordinate interactions: A laboratory experiment and field study.

    Sandy J. Wayne;Gerald R. Ferris

  • Political Skill in Organizations

    Gerald R. Ferris;Darren C. Treadway;Pamela L. Perrewé;Robyn L. Brouer

  • Perceptions of Organizational Politics

    Gerald R. Ferris;K. Michele Kacmar

  • Politics in organizations.

    Gerald R. Ferris;Gail S. Russ;Patricia M. Fandt

  • Personnel/Human Resources Management: A Political Influence Perspective:

    Gerald R. Ferris;Timothy A. Judge

  • Social Context of Performance Evaluation Decisions

    Timothy A. Judge;Gerald R. Ferris

  • Perceptions of Organizational Politics Scale (POPS): Development and Construct Validation

    K. Michele Kacmar;Gerald R. Ferris

  • Influence tactics and work outcomes: a meta-analysis

    Chad A. Higgins;Timothy A. Judge;Gerald R. Ferris

  • EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE, LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS, AND TEAM OUTCOMES

    L. Melita Prati;Ceasar Douglas;Gerald R. Ferris;Anthony P. Ammeter

  • Leader Political Skill and Team Performance

    Kathleen K. Ahearn;Gerald R. Ferris;Wayne A. Hochwarter;Ceasar Douglas

  • Human Resources Management: Some New Directions

    Gerald R. Ferris;Wayne A. Hochwarter;M. Ronald Buckley;Gloria Harrell-Cook

  • Perceptions of Organizational Politics: Prediction, Stress-Related Implications, and Outcomes

    Gerald R. Ferris;Dwight D. Frink;Maria Carmen Galang;Jing Zhou

  • Toward a social context theory of the human resource management-organization effectiveness relationship

    Gerald R. Ferris;Michelle M. Arthur;Howard M. Berkson;David M. Kaplan

  • Relationships at Work: Toward a Multidimensional Conceptualization of Dyadic Work Relationships

    Gerald R. Ferris;Robert C. Liden;Timothy P. Munyon;James K. Summers

  • Age, tenure, and job satisfaction: A tale of two perspectives

    Arthur G Bedeian;Gerald R Ferris;K.Michele Kacmar

  • Interaction of social skill and general mental ability on job performance and salary.

    Gerald R. Ferris;L. A. Witt;Wayne A. Hochwarter

  • Perceptions of organizational politics: Theory and research directions

    Gerald R Ferris;Garry Adams;Robert W Kolodinsky;Wayne A Hochwarter

Frequent Co-Authors

Wayne A. Hochwarter
Wayne A. Hochwarter Florida State University
Pamela L. Perrewé
Pamela L. Perrewé Florida State University
Darren C. Treadway
Darren C. Treadway University at Buffalo, State University of New York
M. Ronald Buckley
M. Ronald Buckley University of Oklahoma
Gerhard Blickle
Gerhard Blickle University of Bonn
Timothy A. Judge
Timothy A. Judge The Ohio State University
K. Michele Kacmar
K. Michele Kacmar Texas State University
Donald B. Fedor
Donald B. Fedor Georgia Institute of Technology
L. A. Witt
L. A. Witt University of Houston
Chad H. Van Iddekinge
Chad H. Van Iddekinge Florida State University

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