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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 87 106 98 53 49 271 61572

Howard E Aldrich publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Howard E Aldrich between 1967 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Howard E Aldrich published across 59 years, from 1967 to 2025, averaging 6 papers a year. Output peaked at 14 publications in 2016. 6 of the 353 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1967 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 14. Peak 14 publications in 2016. 1967: 1 publication 1968: 1 publication 1969: 3 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 5 publications 1972: 6 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 3 publications 1975: 4 publications 1976: 4 publications 1977: 8 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 4 publications 1980: 4 publications 1981: 7 publications 1982: 1 publication 1983: 7 publications 1984: 3 publications 1985: 4 publications 1986: 8 publications 1987: 5 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 10 publications 1990: 5 publications 1991: 6 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 7 publications 1995: 8 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 5 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 9 publications 2002: 6 publications 2003: 11 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 9 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 6 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 8 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 9 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 14 publications 2017: 11 publications 2018: 11 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 5 publications 2022: 7 publications 2023: 10 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 1 publication
1967 2025

353 publications in total across all disciplines

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Howard E Aldrich: publications per year, 1967 to 2025
Year Publications
1967 1
1968 1
1969 3
1970 2
1971 5
1972 6
1973 1
1974 3
1975 4
1976 4
1977 8
1978 0
1979 4
1980 4
1981 7
1982 1
1983 7
1984 3
1985 4
1986 8
1987 5
1988 3
1989 10
1990 5
1991 6
1992 4
1993 1
1994 7
1995 8
1996 2
1997 7
1998 5
1999 3
2000 6
2001 9
2002 6
2003 11
2004 5
2005 9
2006 6
2007 6
2008 4
2009 8
2010 13
2011 9
2012 11
2013 7
2014 9
2015 13
2016 14
2017 11
2018 11
2019 11
2020 4
2021 5
2022 7
2023 10
2024 5
2025 1
Total 353
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Howard E Aldrich 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 Howard E Aldrich 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, 270–274 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: 271 publications — 89th percentile

89% 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 23 271
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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Howard E Aldrich 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 Howard E Aldrich 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, 87 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: 87 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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 87
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
  • 2017 - Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award, American Sociological Association
  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 2000 - Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research, Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management
  • Mentor Award, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management
  • Mentor Award, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management
  • Mentor Award, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management
  • Mentor Award, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management
  • Mentor Award, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management

Overview

Howard E Aldrich is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily lies within the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with specific emphasis on Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, and Accounting. Additional subfields include Sociology and Political Science as well as Business and International Management.

Their work explores core topics such as Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Family Business Performance and Succession, Corporate Finance and Governance, Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, Private Equity and Venture Capital, and Management and Organizational Studies.

Howard E Aldrich has published frequently in venues such as Entrepreneurship Research Journal, Academy of Management Proceedings, and Journal of Family Business Strategy. Other notable publication venues include Journal of Management Inquiry and Organization Science.

Selected recent papers authored by Howard E Aldrich include:

  • "Embedded but not asleep: Entrepreneurship and family business research in the 21st century," 2021, Journal of Family Business Strategy
  • "Entrepreneurship in family firms: What's next? Multilevel embeddedness and individuals' cognition," 2023, Journal of Family Business Strategy

The scientist has collaborated frequently with coauthors including Giovanna Campopiano, Rania Labaki, Thomas S. Lyons, Boca Raton, and Michael Mustafa.

Howard E Aldrich has received multiple awards such as the Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award from the American Sociological Association in 2017, Fellowship in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2012, the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research from the Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum in 2000, as well as recognition as Dean of Fellow at the Academy of Management and Mentor Award from the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management.

Best Publications

  • Organizations and Environments

    Howard E Aldrich

  • Fools Rush in? The Institutional Context of Industry Creation

    Howard E. Aldrich;C. Marlene Fiol

  • Entrepreneurship Through Social Networks

    C. Zimmer;Howard Aldrich

  • Environments of Organizations

    and H E Aldrich;J Pfeffer

  • The pervasive effects of family on entrepreneurship: toward a family embeddedness perspective

    Howard E Aldrich;Jennifer E Cliff

  • Even Dwarfs Started Small: Liabilities of Age and Size and Their Strategic Implications

    Howard E Aldrich;Ellen Auster

  • Ethnicity and Entrepreneurship

    Howard E Aldrich;Roger D Waldinger

  • Boundary Spanning Roles and Organization Structure

    Howard E Aldrich;Diane Herker

  • Entrepreneurship Through Social Networks

    Howard E. Aldrich;Catherine Zimmer

  • Fools Rush in? The Institutional Context of Industry Creation

    Unknown

  • Personal and Extended Networks Are Central to the Entrepreneurial Process

    Paola Dubini;Howard E Aldrich

  • Ethnic Entrepreneurs: Immigrant Business in Industrial Societies

    Howard E Aldrich;Roger D Waldinger

  • The Structure of Founding Teams: Homophily, Strong Ties, and Isolation among U.S. Entrepreneurs

    Martin Ruef;Howard E. Aldrich;Nancy M. Carter

  • Organizations Evolving

    Unknown

  • Many are Called, but Few are Chosen: An Evolutionary Perspective for the Study of Entrepreneurship

    Howard E. Aldrich;Martha Argelia Martinez

  • Family Matters: Gender, Networks, and Entrepreneurial Outcomes

    Linda A. Renzulli;Howard Aldrich;James Moody

  • Organization-Sets, Action-Sets, and Networks: Making the Most of Simplicity

    Howard E Aldrich;David Whetten

  • Access (Not) Denied: The Impact of Financial, Human, and Cultural Capital on Entrepreneurial Entryin the United States

    Phillip H. Kim;Howard E. Aldrich;Lisa A. Keister

  • Women on the verge of a breakthrough:networking among entrepreneurs in the United States and Italy

    Howard E Aldrich;Pat Ray Reese;Paola Dubini

  • From Traits to Rates: An Ecological Perspective on Organizational Foundings

    Howard E Aldrich;Gabriele Wiedenmayer

  • Populations, natural selection, and applied organizational science.

    Bill McKelvey;Howard Aldrich

  • Networking Among Women Entrepreneurs

    Howard E Aldrich

  • Many are Called, but Few are Chosen: An Evolutionary Perspective for the Study of Entrepreneurship

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Martin Ruef
Martin Ruef Duke University
Catherine Zimmer
Catherine Zimmer University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ted Baker
Ted Baker Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Johan Wiklund
Johan Wiklund Syracuse University
Roger Waldinger
Roger Waldinger University of California, Los Angeles
David A. Whetten
David A. Whetten Brigham Young University
Peter V. Marsden
Peter V. Marsden Harvard University
Trevor Jones
Trevor Jones Cardiff University
Dean A. Shepherd
Dean A. Shepherd University of Notre Dame
Glenna Spitze
Glenna Spitze University at Albany, State University of New York

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