2026 Jane E. Dutton: 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	75	213	198	105	97	145	72851

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

Overview

Jane E. Dutton is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of psychology, with a focus on clinical psychology, organizational behavior and human resource management, social psychology, applied psychology, and information systems and management.

The scientist's recent publications address a variety of topics related to psychological well-being, management, and health care. Notable papers include:

"Positive psychology in a pandemic: buffering, bolstering, and building mental health" (2021, The Journal of Positive Psychology)
"The courage to teach with compassion: Enriching classroom designs and practices to foster responsiveness to suffering" (2021, Management Learning)
"The importance of multiculturalism in medical education: a global comparison of perspectives from medical and health professions students at 21 universities" (2025, JRSM Open)
"Navigating Distress: Exploring How People Make Sense of Negative Emotions in Everyday Workplaces" (2020, Academy of Management Proceedings)
"Self-Compassion in Organizations: Future Directions in Practice and Research" (2021, Academy of Management Proceedings)

Their work explores several recurring topics, such as psychological well-being and life satisfaction, COVID-19 and mental health, optimism, hope, and well-being, management and organizational studies, management theory and practice, ethics in business and education, and cultural competency in health care.

Throughout their career, Jane E. Dutton has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including:

Kristin D. Neff
Sally Maitlis
Arne Carlsen
Lea Waters
Sara B. Algoe

Their research has been published in multiple venues, with a significant number of papers appearing in the Academy of Management Proceedings. Other notable publication venues include The Journal of Positive Psychology, Management Learning, JRSM Open, and AI Practitioner.

Best Publications

Organizational images and member identification.

Jane E. Dutton;Janet M. Dukerich;Celia V. Harquail

7949
Citations
Threat-rigidity effects in organizational behavior: A multilevel analysis.

Barry M. Staw;Lance E. Sandelands;Jane E. Dutton

5194
Citations
Keeping An Eye on the Mirror: Image and Identity In Organizational Adaptation

Jane E. Dutton;Janet M. Dukerich

5107
Citations
Crafting a Job: Revisioning Employees as Active Crafters of Their Work

Amy Wrzesniewski;Jane E. Dutton

4882
Citations
The Adoption of Radical and Incremental Innovations: An Empirical Analysis

Robert D. Dewar;Jane E. Dutton

3954
Citations
Positive organizational scholarship : foundations of a new discipline

Kim S. Cameron;Jane E. Dutton;Robert E. Quinn

3246
Citations
Categorizing Strategic Issues: Links to Organizational Action

Jane E. Dutton;Susan E. Jackson

2451
Citations
Crafting a Job: Revisioning Employees as Active Crafters of Their Work

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2299
Citations
SELLING ISSUES TO TOP MANAGEMENT

Jane E. Dutton;Susan J. Ashford

1889
Citations
A Socially Embedded Model of Thriving at Work

Gretchen Spreitzer;Kathleen Sutcliffe;Jane Dutton;Scott Sonenshein

1877
Citations
Organizational Identity and Identification: Charting New Waters and Building New Bridges

Stuart Albert;Blake E. Ashforth;Jane E. Dutton

1833
Citations
Discerning threats and opportunities.

Susan E. Jackson;Jane E. Dutton

1430
Citations
THE CREATION OF MOMENTUM FOR CHANGE THROUGH THE PROCESS OF STRATEGIC ISSUE DIAGNOSIS

Jane E. Dutton;Robert B. Duncan

1358
Citations
Moves that matter: Issue selling and organizational change.

Jane E. Dutton;Susan J. Ashford;Regina M. O'Neill;Katherine A. Lawrence

1221
Citations
INTERPERSONAL SENSEMAKING AND THE MEANING OF WORK

Amy Wrzesniewski;Jane E Dutton;Gelaye Debebe

1167
Citations
Taking Stock: A review of more than twenty years of research on empowerment at work

Gretchen Spreitzer;Peter Bamberger;Jane Dutton;Dafna Eylon

1144
Citations
Perceiving and responding to challenges in job crafting at different ranks: When proactivity requires adaptivity

Justin M. Berg;Justin M. Berg;Amy Wrzesniewski;Jane E. Dutton

1116
Citations
Pathways for Positive Identity Construction at Work: Four Types of Positive Identity and the Building of Social Resources

Jane E. Dutton;Laura Morgan Roberts;Jeffrey Bednar

1037
Citations
Out on a limb: The role of context and impression management in selling gender-equity issues.

Susan J. Ashford;Nancy P. Rothbard;Sandy Kristin Piderit;Jane E. Dutton

1008
Citations
Reading the wind: how middle managers assess the context for selling issues to top managers

Jane E. Dutton;Susan J. Ashford;Regina M. O’ Neill;Erika Hayes

987
Citations
Compassion in Organizational Life

Jason M. Kanov;Sally Maitlis;Monica C. Worline;Jane E. Dutton

919
Citations
Order Without Design: Information Production and Policy Making

Martha S Feldman

900
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Gretchen M. Spreitzer University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Paul Shrivastava Pennsylvania State University

Sally Maitlis University of Oxford

Susan J. Ashford University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Donald L. McCabe Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Adam M. Grant University of Pennsylvania

Robert E. Quinn University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Belle Rose Ragins University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Kim S. Cameron University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Jean M. Bartunek Boston College

External Links

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