2026 Jacky Swan: 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	62	468	436	65	55	211	16770

Jacky Swan 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 Jacky Swan sits on this spectrum.

35 publications 436+

This scientist: 211 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Jacky Swan 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 Jacky Swan sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

2024 - Research.com Business and Management in United Kingdom Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Business and Management in United Kingdom Leader Award

Overview

Jacky Swan is affiliated with the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily within business, management, and social sciences, with a focus on health professions.

The main fields of study for Jacky Swan include:

Business, Management and Accounting
Social Sciences
Health Professions

Their work delves into specific subfields such as:

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
General Health Professions
Economics and Econometrics
Education
Safety Research

Key topics explored in their research cover multiple areas including:

Management and Organizational Studies
Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
Healthcare innovation and challenges
Child Welfare and Adoption
Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
Innovative Education and Learning Practices
Emotional Labor in Professions

Jacky Swan has published their research in a variety of academic journals and proceedings. Frequent publication venues include:

Human Relations
Academy of Management Proceedings
Child & Family Social Work
Journal of Management Studies

Recent published papers include:

"Moving from 'what we know works' to 'what we do in practice': An evidence overview of implementation and diffusion of innovation in transition to adulthood for care experienced young people" (2023), Child & Family Social Work
"Navigating turbulent waters: Crafting learning trajectories in a changing work context" (2021), Human Relations
"Finding your Sea Legs: Exploring Newcomer Embodied Learning in an Extreme Context" (2024), Journal of Management Studies
"What is the right thing to do? The constitutive role of organizational ethical frameworks in collective ethical sensemaking" (2023), Human Relations
"Evidence-Based Management to Management-Based Evidence: Mobilizing Evidence Through Managerial Work" (2020), Academy of Management Proceedings

Jacky Swan collaborates frequently with a core group of co-authors. These include:

Ila Bharatan
Eivor Oborn
Emmanouil Gkeredakis
Davide Nicolini
Rachel M. Manning

Best Publications

Knowledge management and innovation: networks and networking

Jacky Swan;Sue Newell;Harry Scarbrough;Donald Hislop

1385
Citations
Managing Knowledge Work and Innovation

Susan Newell;Maxine Robertson;Harry Scarbrough;Jacky Swan

970
Citations
Managing Knowledge Work

Sue Newell;Harry Scarbrough;Maxine Robertson;Jacky Swan

937
Citations
Understanding the Role of Objects in Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration

Davide Nicolini;Jeanne Mengis;Jacky Swan

848
Citations
Social practices and the management of knowledge in project environments

Mike Bresnen;Linda Edelman;Sue Newell;Harry Scarbrough

749
Citations
Trust and inter-organizational networking

Susan Newell;Jacky Swan

707
Citations
The Construction of `Communities of Practice' in the Management of Innovation:

Jacky Swan;Harry Scarbrough;Maxine Robertson

696
Citations
Project-Based Learning and the Role of Learning Boundaries:

Harry Scarbrough;Jacky Swan;Stéphane Laurent;Mike Bresnen

524
Citations
Explaining the Diffusion of Knowledge Management: The Role of Fashion

Harry Scarbrough;Jacky Swan

476
Citations
The Role of Networks In the Diffusion of Technological Innovation

Maxine Robertson;Jacky Swan;Susan Newell

451
Citations
Sharing Knowledge Across Projects Limits to ICT-led Project Review Practices

Sue Newell;Mike Bresnen;Linda F. Edelman;Harry Scarbrough

417
Citations
‘Control – What Control?’ Culture and Ambiguity Within a Knowledge Intensive Firm*

Maxine Robertson;Jacky Swan

405
Citations
Embedding New Management Knowledge in Project-Based Organizations

Mike Bresnen;Anna Goussevskaia;Jacky Swan

390
Citations
The Role of Professional Associations in Technology Diffusion

Jacky A. Swan;Sue Newell

360
Citations
The politics of networked innovation

Jacky Swan;Harry Scarbrough

338
Citations
The Benefits and Pitfalls of Social Capital: Empirical Evidence from Two Organizations in the United Kingdom†

Linda F. Edelman;Mike Bresnen;Sue Newell;Harry Scarbrough

328
Citations
Knowledge Creation in Professional Service Firms: Institutional Effects:

Maxine Robertson;Harry Scarbrough;Jacky Swan

327
Citations
Knowledge Management - The Next Fad to Forget People?

Jacky Swan;Harry Scarbrough;John Preston

320
Citations
A knowledge‐focused perspective on the diffusion and adoption of complex information technologies: the BPR example

Sue Newell;Jacky Swan;Robert D. Galliers

290
Citations
Limits of IT-driven knowledge management initiatives for interactive innovation processes: towards a community-based approach

J. Swan;S. Newell;M. Robertson

279
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Sue Newell University of Warwick

Maxine Robertson Queen Mary University of London

Mike Bresnen Manchester Metropolitan University

Harry Scarbrough City, University of London

Davide Nicolini University of Warwick

Linda F. Edelman Bentley University

David L. Collinson Lancaster University

Robert D. Galliers Bentley University

Carsten Sørensen London School of Economics and Political Science

Sue Dopson University of Oxford

External Links

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