2026 Jeffrey K. Pinto: 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	54	764	707	339	307	141	16853

Overview

Jeffrey K. Pinto is affiliated with Penn State Behrend in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on project management, decision sciences, and business management, with a significant emphasis on construction project management and performance.

Their scholarly work spans several fields and subfields, including:

Decision Sciences
Business, Management and Accounting

Management Science and Operations Research
Strategy and Management
Finance
Management Information Systems
Building and Construction

Jeffrey K. Pinto has published extensively on topics such as:

Construction Project Management and Performance
Complex Systems and Decision Making
Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
Capital Investment and Risk Analysis
Quality and Supply Management
Public-Private Partnership Projects
Economic and Environmental Valuation

Their recent publications include:

"Coming to terms with project success: Current perspectives and future challenges," 2022, International Journal of Project Management
"Avoiding the inflection point: Project management theory and research after 40 years," 2021, International Journal of Project Management

Other significant papers in their field, although authored by frequent collaborators, are:

"The 're-meaning' of project success: Updating and recalibrating for a modern project management," 2022, International Journal of Project Management
"Moving Beyond the Planning Fallacy: The Emergence of a New Principle of Project Behavior," 2020, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
"Homo Heuristicus: From Risk Management to Managing Uncertainty in Large-Scale Infrastructure Projects," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Jeffrey K. Pinto collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

Lavagnon A. Ika
Kate Davis
Peter E.D. Love
Neil Turner
Chantal C. Cantarelli

Their work has been published in multiple venues, demonstrating the breadth of their engagement with the academic community. Frequent publication venues include:

International Journal of Project Management
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
Production Planning & Control
IEEE Engineering Management Review
Engineering Project Organization Journal

Best Publications

Variations in Critical Success Factors Over the Stages in the Project Life Cycle

Jeffrey K. Pinto;John E. Prescott

1831
Citations
Critical factors in successful project implementation

Jeffrey K. Pinto;Dennis P. Slevin

1707
Citations
Antecedents and consequences of project team cross-functional cooperation

Mary Beth Pinto;Jeffrey K. Pinto;John E. Prescott

1183
Citations
The causes of project failure

J.K. Pinto;S.J. Mantel

1060
Citations
Does Agile work? - A quantitative analysis of agile project success

Pedro Serrador;Jeffrey K. Pinto

1001
Citations
Project team communication and cross-functional cooperation in new program development

Mary Beth Pinto;Jeffrey K. Pinto

846
Citations
Critical Success Factors in R&D Projects

Jeffrey K. Pinto;Dennis P. Slevin

610
Citations
Trust in projects: An empirical assessment of owner/contractor relationships

Jeffrey K. Pinto;Dennis P. Slevin;Brent English

589
Citations
BALANCING STRATEGY AND TACTICS IN PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION.

Dennis P. Slevin;Jeffrey Pinto

495
Citations
Critical factors in project implementation: a comparison of construction and R&D projects

Jeffrey K. Pinto;Jeffrey G. Covin

420
Citations
PLANNING AND TACTICAL FACTORS IN THE PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS

Jeffrey K. Pinto;John E. Prescott

403
Citations
Strategy and Tactics in a Process Model of Project Implementation

Randall L. Schultz;Dennis P. Slevin;Jeffrey K. Pinto

329
Citations
Managing geographic information systems

Nancy J. Obermeyer;Jeffrey K. Pinto

304
Citations
The Oxford Handbook of Project Management

Pwg Morris;JK Pinto;J Söderlund

295
Citations
The Wiley guide to managing projects

Jeffrey K. Pinto;Peter W. G. Morris

279
Citations
Understanding the role of politics in successful project management

Jeffrey K Pinto

259
Citations
Critical Success Factors in Effective Project Implementation

Jeffrey K. Pinto;Dennis P. Slevin

240
Citations
The “re-meaning” of project success: Updating and recalibrating for a modern project management

Unknown

230
Citations
Examining the roles of government policy on innovation

Peerasit Patanakul;Jeffrey K. Pinto

183
Citations
Project management, governance, and the normalization of deviance

Jeffrey K. Pinto

177
Citations
Project Management: Achieving Competitive Advantage

Jeffrey K. Pinto

107
Citations
The Wiley Guide to Managing Projects: Morris/The Wiley Guide to Managing Projects

Peter W. G. Morris;Jeffrey K. Pinto

91
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Dennis P. Slevin University of Pittsburgh

Graham Winch University of Manchester

John E. Prescott University of Pittsburgh

Jonas Söderlund Linköping University

Aaron J. Shenhar Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Michael F. Goodchild University of California, Santa Barbara

J. Rodney Turner University of Leeds

Jeffrey G. Covin University of Wyoming

Peter E.D. Love Curtin University

Muhd Zaimi Abd Majid University of Technology Malaysia

External Links

Personal website of Jeffrey K. Pinto Google Scholar page

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