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Business and Management
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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 73 258 241 1 1 554 18760

João J. Ferreira publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by João J. Ferreira between 1991 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. João J. Ferreira published across 35 years, from 1991 to 2025, averaging 27 papers a year. Output peaked at 104 publications in 2021. 92 of the 946 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
25 50 75 100
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1991 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 104. Peak 104 publications in 2021. 1991: 1 publication 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 1 publication 1995: 3 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 0 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 22 publications 2008: 21 publications 2009: 25 publications 2010: 32 publications 2011: 31 publications 2012: 38 publications 2013: 32 publications 2014: 40 publications 2015: 26 publications 2016: 40 publications 2017: 77 publications 2018: 72 publications 2019: 76 publications 2020: 67 publications 2021: 104 publications 2022: 42 publications 2023: 65 publications 2024: 49 publications 2025: 43 publications
1991 2025

946 publications in total across all disciplines

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João J. Ferreira: publications per year, 1991 to 2025
Year Publications
1991 1
1992 1
1993 1
1994 1
1995 3
1996 0
1997 4
1998 3
1999 0
2000 2
2001 4
2002 4
2003 0
2004 6
2005 10
2006 4
2007 22
2008 21
2009 25
2010 32
2011 31
2012 38
2013 32
2014 40
2015 26
2016 40
2017 77
2018 72
2019 76
2020 67
2021 104
2022 42
2023 65
2024 49
2025 43
Total 946
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João J. Ferreira 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 João J. Ferreira sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 35–39 to 436+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 122. Most scientists, 122, have 95–99 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 436+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 35–39 publications: 2 scientists 40–44 publications: 2 scientists 45–49 publications: 5 scientists 50–54 publications: 20 scientists 55–59 publications: 39 scientists 60–64 publications: 66 scientists 65–69 publications: 52 scientists 70–74 publications: 80 scientists 75–79 publications: 83 scientists 80–84 publications: 116 scientists 85–89 publications: 94 scientists 90–94 publications: 111 scientists 95–99 publications: 122 scientists 100–104 publications: 104 scientists 105–109 publications: 113 scientists 110–114 publications: 96 scientists 115–119 publications: 97 scientists 120–124 publications: 112 scientists 125–129 publications: 93 scientists 130–134 publications: 79 scientists 135–139 publications: 69 scientists 140–144 publications: 80 scientists 145–149 publications: 81 scientists 150–154 publications: 85 scientists 155–159 publications: 50 scientists 160–164 publications: 74 scientists 165–169 publications: 61 scientists 170–174 publications: 40 scientists 175–179 publications: 44 scientists 180–184 publications: 47 scientists 185–189 publications: 59 scientists 190–194 publications: 35 scientists 195–199 publications: 37 scientists 200–204 publications: 49 scientists 205–209 publications: 48 scientists 210–214 publications: 34 scientists 215–219 publications: 31 scientists 220–224 publications: 37 scientists 225–229 publications: 34 scientists 230–234 publications: 25 scientists 235–239 publications: 28 scientists 240–244 publications: 34 scientists 245–249 publications: 28 scientists 250–254 publications: 23 scientists 255–259 publications: 22 scientists 260–264 publications: 11 scientists 265–269 publications: 16 scientists 270–274 publications: 23 scientists 275–279 publications: 12 scientists 280–284 publications: 16 scientists 285–289 publications: 10 scientists 290–294 publications: 12 scientists 295–299 publications: 12 scientists 300–304 publications: 8 scientists 305–309 publications: 13 scientists 310–314 publications: 13 scientists 315–319 publications: 6 scientists 320–324 publications: 10 scientists 325–329 publications: 9 scientists 330–334 publications: 7 scientists 335–339 publications: 10 scientists 340–344 publications: 10 scientists 345–349 publications: 7 scientists 350–354 publications: 4 scientists 355–359 publications: 10 scientists 360–364 publications: 3 scientists 365–369 publications: 7 scientists 370–374 publications: 2 scientists 375–379 publications: 8 scientists 380–384 publications: 4 scientists 385–389 publications: 5 scientists 390–394 publications: 5 scientists 395–399 publications: 2 scientists 400–404 publications: 2 scientists 405–409 publications: 4 scientists 410–414 publications: 3 scientists 415–419 publications: 2 scientists 420–424 publications: 5 scientists 425–429 publications: 3 scientists 430–434 publications: 1 scientist 435 publications: 1 scientist 436+ publications: 100 scientists
35–39 publications 436+

This scientist: 554 publications — 99th percentile

99% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Business and Management scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
35–39 2
40–44 2
45–49 5
50–54 20
55–59 39
60–64 66
65–69 52
70–74 80
75–79 83
80–84 116
85–89 94
90–94 111
95–99 122
100–104 104
105–109 113
110–114 96
115–119 97
120–124 112
125–129 93
130–134 79
135–139 69
140–144 80
145–149 81
150–154 85
155–159 50
160–164 74
165–169 61
170–174 40
175–179 44
180–184 47
185–189 59
190–194 35
195–199 37
200–204 49
205–209 48
210–214 34
215–219 31
220–224 37
225–229 34
230–234 25
235–239 28
240–244 34
245–249 28
250–254 23
255–259 22
260–264 11
265–269 16
270–274 23
275–279 12
280–284 16
285–289 10
290–294 12
295–299 12
300–304 8
305–309 13
310–314 13
315–319 6
320–324 10
325–329 9
330–334 7
335–339 10
340–344 10
345–349 7
350–354 4
355–359 10
360–364 3
365–369 7
370–374 2
375–379 8
380–384 4
385–389 5
390–394 5
395–399 2
400–404 2
405–409 4
410–414 3
415–419 2
420–424 5
425–429 3
430–434 1
435 1
436+ 100 554
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João J. Ferreira 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 João J. Ferreira sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 89+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 171. Most scientists, 171, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 73 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 156 scientists 31 D-Index: 159 scientists 32 D-Index: 171 scientists 33 D-Index: 161 scientists 34 D-Index: 135 scientists 35 D-Index: 124 scientists 36 D-Index: 114 scientists 37 D-Index: 111 scientists 38 D-Index: 103 scientists 39 D-Index: 89 scientists 40 D-Index: 81 scientists 41 D-Index: 97 scientists 42 D-Index: 80 scientists 43 D-Index: 69 scientists 44 D-Index: 68 scientists 45 D-Index: 63 scientists 46 D-Index: 54 scientists 47 D-Index: 69 scientists 48 D-Index: 50 scientists 49 D-Index: 58 scientists 50 D-Index: 54 scientists 51 D-Index: 62 scientists 52 D-Index: 54 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 49 scientists 55 D-Index: 35 scientists 56 D-Index: 40 scientists 57 D-Index: 44 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 29 scientists 60 D-Index: 48 scientists 61 D-Index: 32 scientists 62 D-Index: 30 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 22 scientists 65 D-Index: 19 scientists 66 D-Index: 20 scientists 67 D-Index: 18 scientists 68 D-Index: 17 scientists 69 D-Index: 21 scientists 70 D-Index: 20 scientists 71 D-Index: 19 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 10 scientists 74 D-Index: 16 scientists 75 D-Index: 24 scientists 76 D-Index: 13 scientists 77 D-Index: 19 scientists 78 D-Index: 8 scientists 79 D-Index: 6 scientists 80 D-Index: 4 scientists 81 D-Index: 12 scientists 82 D-Index: 7 scientists 83 D-Index: 7 scientists 84 D-Index: 6 scientists 85 D-Index: 10 scientists 86 D-Index: 4 scientists 87 D-Index: 11 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 73 D-Index — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Business and Management scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 156
31 159
32 171
33 161
34 135
35 124
36 114
37 111
38 103
39 89
40 81
41 97
42 80
43 69
44 68
45 63
46 54
47 69
48 50
49 58
50 54
51 62
52 54
53 43
54 49
55 35
56 40
57 44
58 34
59 29
60 48
61 32
62 30
63 22
64 22
65 19
66 20
67 18
68 17
69 21
70 20
71 19
72 14
73 10 73
74 16
75 24
76 13
77 19
78 8
79 6
80 4
81 12
82 7
83 7
84 6
85 10
86 4
87 11
88 6
89+ 96
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Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

João J. Ferreira is affiliated with the University of Beira Interior in Portugal and has a substantial publication record in the field of Business, Management and Accounting. They have contributed notably to several subfields, including Strategy and Management, Management of Technology and Innovation, Economics and Econometrics, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, and Sociology and Political Science.

Their research encompasses a range of topics, with significant work in Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Innovation and Knowledge Management, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, Family Business Performance and Succession, International Business and Foreign Direct Investment, Environmental Sustainability in Business, and University-Industry-Government Innovation Models.

The scientist's recent papers include the following:

  • "Literature reviews as independent studies: guidelines for academic practice," 2022, Review of Managerial Science
  • "Digital transformation in business and management research: An overview of the current status quo," 2021, International Journal of Information Management
  • "Collaborative intelligence: How human and artificial intelligence create value along the B2B sales funnel," 2020, Business Horizons
  • "Green growth versus economic growth: Do sustainable technology transfer and innovations lead to an imperfect choice?" 2021, Business Strategy and the Environment
  • "The impact of social responsibility on corporate financial performance: A systematic literature review," 2023, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Frequent co-authors collaborating with João J. Ferreira include:

  • Cristina Fernandes
  • Pedro Mota Veiga
  • Fernando A. F. Ferreira
  • Hussain Gulzar Rammal
  • João M. Lopes

The scientist has published repeatedly in a variety of academic venues. Their most common publication outlets are:

  • Journal of the Knowledge Economy
  • Management Decision
  • IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

In addition to journal articles, João J. Ferreira has authored books published by Springer International Publishing. Titles include:

  • Regional Helix Ecosystems and Sustainable Growth, 2020
  • Technological Innovation and International Competitiveness for Business Growth, 2020

Best Publications

  • To be or not to be digital, that is the question: firm innovation and performance

    João José Matos Ferreira;Cristina Fernandes;Fernando Ferreira;Fernando Ferreira

  • A model of entrepreneurial intention: An application of the psychological and behavioral approaches

    João J. Ferreira;Mário L. Raposo;Ricardo Gouveia Rodrigues;Anabela Dinis

  • Behaviours and entrepreneurial intention: Empirical findings about secondary students

    Arminda M. Finisterra do Paço;João Matos Ferreira;Mário Raposo;Ricardo Gouveia Rodrigues

  • Entrepreneurship research: mapping intellectual structures and research trends

    João J. M. Ferreira;Cristina I. Fernandes;Sascha Kraus

  • University–industry cooperation: A systematic literature review and research agenda

    Carla Mascarenhas;João J Ferreira;Carla Marques

  • Green growth versus economic growth: Do sustainable technology transfer and innovations lead to an imperfect choice?

    Cristina Fernandes;Cristina Fernandes;Pedro Veiga;Pedro Veiga;João José de Matos Ferreira;Mathew Hughes

  • Technology transfer, climate change mitigation, and environmental patent impact on sustainability and economic growth: a comparison of European countries

    João José Matos Ferreira;Cristina I. M. A. S. Fernandes;Fernando Ferreira;Fernando Ferreira

  • Psychological characteristics and entrepreneurial intentions among secondary students

    Anabela Dinis;Arminda do Paço;João Ferreira;Mário Raposo

  • Entrepreneurial intentions: is education enough?

    Arminda do Paço;João Matos Ferreira;Mário Raposo;Ricardo Gouveia Rodrigues

  • Entrepreneurship education: How psychological, demographic and behavioural factors predict the entrepreneurial intention

    Carla S. Marques;João J. Ferreira;Daniela N. Gomes;Ricardo Gouveia Rodrigues

  • Strategic knowledge management: theory, practice and future challenges

    João J. Ferreira;Jens Mueller;Armando Papa

  • Mechanisms of Action of Topical Corticosteroids in Psoriasis

    Luís Uva;Diana Miguel;Catarina Pinheiro;Joana Antunes

  • Triple helix and its evolution: a systematic literature review

    Anderson Galvao;Carla Mascarenhas;Carla Marques;João Ferreira

  • SME Innovative Capacity, Competitive Advantage and Performance in a 'Traditional' Industrial Region of Portugal

    Carla Susana Marques;João Ferreira

  • Entrepreneur's profile: a taxonomy of attribu tes and motivations of university students

    Mário Raposo;Arminda do Paço;João Ferreira

  • What's new in the research on agricultural entrepreneurship?

    Claudia S. L. Dias;Ricardo Rodrigues;João José de Matos Ferreira

  • Influence of institutional environment on entrepreneurial intention: a comparative study of two countries university students

    Juan Carlos Díaz-Casero;Joao José M. Ferreira;Ricardo Hernández Mogollón;Mario Lino Barata Raposo

  • Effects of Schumpeterian and Kirznerian entrepreneurship on economic growth: panel data evidence

    João J. Ferreira;Alain Fayolle;Cristina Fernandes;Mário Raposo

  • A co-citation bibliometric analysis of strategic management research

    João José Ferreira;Cristina I. Fernandes;Vanessa Ratten

  • Digital transformation in the area of health: systematic review of 45 years of evolution

    Isabel C. P. Marques;João J. M. Ferreira

Frequent Co-Authors

Fernando Ferreira
Fernando Ferreira ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon
Mário Raposo
Mário Raposo University of Beira Interior
Carla Susana Marques
Carla Susana Marques University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
Susana Garrido Azevedo
Susana Garrido Azevedo University of Coimbra
Vanessa Ratten
Vanessa Ratten La Trobe University
Arminda do Paço
Arminda do Paço University of Beira Interior
Elias G. Carayannis
Elias G. Carayannis George Washington University
João Paulo Teixeira
João Paulo Teixeira University of Porto
Helen Lawton Smith
Helen Lawton Smith Birkbeck, University of London
Leo Paul Dana
Leo Paul Dana VIZJA University

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