2026 Ilan Alon: 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	56	704	647	3	2	342	10822

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Business and Management in Israel Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Business and Management in Israel Leader Award

Overview

Ilan Alon is affiliated with Ariel University in Israel and has contributed significantly to research in the fields of Business, Management, and Accounting. Their scholarly output includes 92 publications primarily focused on strategy, management, and related subfields.

The main areas of study for Ilan Alon include:

Strategy and Management
Accounting
Information Systems
Economics and Econometrics
Communication

Their research addresses key topics such as:

International Business and Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
Corporate Finance and Governance
FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance
Franchising Strategies and Performance
International Student and Expatriate Challenges
Blockchain Technology Applications and Security
International Development and Aid

Ilan Alon has published frequently in a variety of venues, with notable contributions to:

European Journal of International Management
Journal of Business Research
Competitiveness Review An International Business Journal incorporating Journal of Global Competitiveness
FIIB Business Review
Multinational Business Review

Among recent papers authored or coauthored by Ilan Alon are the following:

Regime Type and COVID-19 Response, 2020, FIIB Business Review
Franchising research on emerging markets: Bibliometric and content analyses, 2021, Journal of Business Research
Policy, institutional fragility, and Chinese outward foreign direct investment: An empirical examination of the Belt and Road Initiative, 2020, Journal of International Business Policy
A bibliometric review of cryptocurrencies as a financial asset, 2021, Technology Analysis and Strategic Management
The impact of COVID-19 on franchising in emerging markets: An example from Brazil, 2020, Global Business and Organizational Excellence

Collaborations feature prominently in their work, with frequent coauthors including:

Vanessa Pilla Galetti Bretas
Wenxian Zhang
Christoph Lattemann
Nicole Richter
Andrea Paltrinieri

In addition to journal articles, Ilan Alon has contributed to books published by Springer International Publishing. Included among these is Huawei Goes Global, published in 2020.

Best Publications

Global leadership success through emotional and cultural intelligences

Ilan Alon;James M. Higgins

674
Citations
Big Data Analytics Capabilities and Performance : Evidence from a Moderated Multi-Mediation Model

Riccardo Rialti;Lamberto Zollo;Alberto Ferraris;Alberto Ferraris;Ilan Alon

380
Citations
Bibliometric analysis of absorptive capacity

Indri Dwi Apriliyanti;Indri Dwi Apriliyanti;Ilan Alon

358
Citations
CSR Communication Intensity in Chinese and Indian Multinational Companies

Christoph Lattemann;Marc Fetscherin;Ilan Alon;Shaomin Li

334
Citations
An Examination of International Retail Franchising in Emerging Markets

Dianne H. B. Welsh;Ilan Alon;Cecilia M. Falbe

328
Citations
Forecasting aggregate retail sales

Ilan Alon;Min Qi;Robert J. Sadowski

312
Citations
Corporate Social Responsibility in Emerging Markets: The Importance of the governance Environment.

Shaomin Li;Marc Fetscherin;Ilan Alon;Christoph Lattemann

286
Citations
Corruption in international business: A review and research agenda

Salman Bahoo;Salman Bahoo;Ilan Alon;Andrea Paltrinieri

283
Citations
Towards a Macro Environmental Model of International Franchising

Ilan Alon;David McKee

212
Citations
A review of the internationalization of Chinese enterprises

Ilan Alon;John Anderson;Ziaul Haque Munim;Alice Ho

211
Citations
Usage of public corporate communications of social responsibility in Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC)

Ilan Alon;Christopher Lattemann;Marc Fetscherin;Shaomin Li

192
Citations
The Use of Franchising by U.S.‐Based Retailers

Ilan Alon

176
Citations
Global Franchising and Development in Emerging and Transitioning Markets

Ilan Alon

174
Citations
When should organizational change be implemented? The moderating effect of environmental dynamism between dynamic capabilities and new venture performance

Hao Jiao;Ilan Alon;Chun Kwong Koo;Yu Cui

170
Citations
Examining the determinants of hotel chain expansion through international franchising

Ilan Alon;Liqiang Ni;Youcheng C. Wang

163
Citations
Executive perks: Compensation and corporate performance in China

Pattarin Adithipyangkul;Ilan Alon;Tianyu Zhang

163
Citations
A stranger in a strange land: Micro political risk and the multinational firm

Ilan Alon;Theodore T. Herbert

157
Citations
Regime Type and COVID-19 Response

Ilan Alon;Matthew Farrell;Shaomin Li

153
Citations
Franchising research on emerging markets: Bibliometric and content analyses

Vanessa P.G. Bretas;Ilan Alon

152
Citations
Globalization of Chinese Firms: Theoretical Universalism or Particularism

Ilan Alon;John Child;Shaomin Li;John R. McIntyre

151
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Marc Fetscherin Rollins College

Dianne H.B. Welsh University of North Carolina at Greensboro

John Child University of Birmingham

Alberto Ferraris University of Turin

Trond Randøy University of Agder

Nathan M. Jensen The University of Texas at Austin

Demetris Vrontis University of Nicosia

Beata Smarzynska Javorcik University of Oxford

Roy Mersland University of Agder

Pia Hurmelinna-Laukkanen University of Oulu

External Links

Personal website of Ilan Alon Google Scholar page

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