2026 Ian Lings: Business and Management Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Business and Management	34	2283	2152	136	136	100	8702

Ian Lings 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 Ian Lings sits on this spectrum.

35 publications 436+

This scientist: 100 publications — 27th percentile

27% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ian Lings 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 Ian Lings sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 34 D-Index — 26th percentile

26% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Ian Lings is affiliated with the Queensland University of Technology in Australia. Their work mainly centers around the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with a focus on several subfields such as Marketing, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Management of Technology and Innovation, Communication, and Strategy and Management.

The research conducted by Ian Lings covers key topics including Marketing and Advertising Strategies, Customer Service Quality and Loyalty, Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification, Management and Marketing Education, Advertising and Communication Studies, Corporate Identity and Reputation, and Digital Marketing and Social Media.

Ian Lings has contributed publications primarily in the following venues:

Journal of Marketing Communications
Journal of Consumer Marketing
PsycTESTS Dataset

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Ian Lings include:

"How gratitude improves relationship marketing outcomes for young consumers" (2020), published in Journal of Consumer Marketing
"A step change in marketing communication education - the next urgent steps for research" (2023), published in Journal of Marketing Communications
"Competitive advantage for life: an industry view of marketing communication education" (2023), published in Journal of Marketing Communications
"Information Disclosure, Consumer Hope, and Online Repurchasing--Model" (2020), published in PsycTESTS Dataset
"The power of synergy to reinvent IMC education" (2023), published in Journal of Marketing Communications

Frequent collaborative partners in Ian Lings's research include:

Gayle Kerr
Philip J. Kitchen
Syed Muhammad Fazal-e-Hasan
Gary Mortimer
Gurjeet Kaur

The publications by Ian Lings reflect a strong emphasis on marketing communication education and strategic marketing approaches. Their work engages both theoretical and practical dimensions within marketing and management disciplines.

Best Publications

Dynamic Capabilities and Performance: Strategy, Structure and Environment

Ralf Wilden;Siegfried P. Gudergan;Bo Bernhard Nielsen;Ian Lings

1037
Citations
Internal market orientation: Construct and consequences

Ian N Lings

821
Citations
Doing Business Research: A Guide to Theory and Practice

Nick J. Lee;Ian N. Lings

786
Citations
Employer branding: strategic implications for staff recruitment

Ralf Wilden;Siegfried Gudergan;Ian Lings

749
Citations
Measuring internal market orientation

Ian N. Lings;Gordon E. Greenley

681
Citations
Strategic planning and performance: extending the debate

John M. Rudd;Gordon E. Greenley;Amanda T. Beatson;Ian N. Lings

392
Citations
The influence of internal communication on employee engagement: A pilot study

Emma Karanges;Kim Johnston;Amanda Beatson;Ian Lings

373
Citations
An introduction to the application of (case 1) best–worst scaling in marketing research

Jordan Louviere;Ian Lings;Towhidul Islam;Siegfried Gudergan

324
Citations
The impact of internal and external market orientations on firm performance

Ian N. Lings;Gordon E. Greenley

306
Citations
Balancing internal and external market orientations

Ian Lings

284
Citations
Internal Marketing and Customer Driven Wavefronts

Roger F. Brooks;Ian N Lings;Martina A Botschen

252
Citations
Implementing and Measuring the Effectiveness of Internal Marketing.

Ian N. Lings;Roger F. Brooks

251
Citations
Investigating attitudes towards three South American destinations in an emerging long haul market using a model of consumer-based brand equity (CBBE)

Constanza Bianchi;Constanza Bianchi;Steven Pike;Ian Lings

247
Citations
Internal market orientation and market‐oriented behaviours

Ian N. Lings;Gordon E. Greenley

240
Citations
Internal marketing and supply chain management

Ian N. Lings

181
Citations
Employee behaviour and relationship quality: impact on customers

Amanda Beatson;Ian Lings;Siegfried Gudergan

176
Citations
Attracting and retaining staff: the role of branding and industry image

Michelle Wallace;Ian Lings;Roslyn A Cameron;Neroli Sheldon

143
Citations
Managing Service Quality with Internal Marketing Schematics

Ian N Lings

130
Citations
Buying a sponsor's brand: the role of affective commitment to the sponsored team

Ian N. Lings;Kate M. Owen

94
Citations
The role of customer gratitude in making relationship marketing investments successful

Syed Fazal e Hasan;Ian Lings;Larry Neale;Gary Mortimer

93
Citations
Employer branding : strategic implications for staffrecruitment

Ralph Wilden;Siegfried Gudergan;Ian Lings

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Siegfried P. Gudergan University of Waikato

Steven Pike Queensland University of Technology

Nick Lee University of Warwick

John W. Cadogan University of Leicester

Judy Drennan Queensland University of Technology

Constanza Bianchi Queensland University of Technology

Gordon E. Greenley Aston University

Jordan J. Louviere University of South Australia

Bo Bernhard Nielsen University of Sydney

Terry N. Flynn University of Nottingham

External Links

Personal website of Ian Lings Google Scholar page

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