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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 42 1448 1354 229 205 256 16264
Engineering and Technology 41 6800 6565 428 406 190 12681

John S. Edwards publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by John S. Edwards between 1960 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. John S. Edwards published across 66 years, from 1960 to 2025, averaging 6.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 23 publications in 2019. 21 of the 439 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1960 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 23. Peak 23 publications in 2019. 1960: 1 publication 1961: 1 publication 1962: 0 publications 1963: 0 publications 1964: 0 publications 1965: 0 publications 1966: 0 publications 1967: 0 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 0 publications 1971: 0 publications 1972: 2 publications 1973: 1 publication 1974: 1 publication 1975: 0 publications 1976: 1 publication 1977: 2 publications 1978: 0 publications 1979: 3 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 5 publications 1982: 4 publications 1983: 12 publications 1984: 8 publications 1985: 2 publications 1986: 4 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 8 publications 1989: 9 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 10 publications 1993: 3 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 7 publications 1997: 5 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 11 publications 2000: 13 publications 2001: 13 publications 2002: 13 publications 2003: 18 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 20 publications 2006: 16 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 13 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 21 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 7 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 7 publications 2019: 23 publications 2020: 8 publications 2021: 10 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 4 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 20 publications
1960 2025

439 publications in total across all disciplines

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John S. Edwards: publications per year, 1960 to 2025
Year Publications
1960 1
1961 1
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0
1968 0
1969 0
1970 0
1971 0
1972 2
1973 1
1974 1
1975 0
1976 1
1977 2
1978 0
1979 3
1980 1
1981 5
1982 4
1983 12
1984 8
1985 2
1986 4
1987 4
1988 8
1989 9
1990 4
1991 8
1992 10
1993 3
1994 7
1995 5
1996 7
1997 5
1998 11
1999 11
2000 13
2001 13
2002 13
2003 18
2004 5
2005 20
2006 16
2007 14
2008 13
2009 10
2010 12
2011 21
2012 9
2013 12
2014 7
2015 10
2016 12
2017 7
2018 7
2019 23
2020 8
2021 10
2022 1
2023 4
2024 1
2025 20
Total 439
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John S. Edwards 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 John S. Edwards 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, 255–259 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: 256 publications — 87th percentile

87% 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 22 256
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
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John S. Edwards 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 John S. Edwards 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, 42 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: 42 D-Index — 52nd percentile

52% 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 42
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
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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Overview

John S. Edwards is affiliated with Aston University in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with a particular emphasis on Strategy and Management, Management Information Systems, Economics and Econometrics, History, and Political Science and International Relations.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Big Data and Business Intelligence
  • Knowledge Management and Sharing
  • Competitive and Knowledge Intelligence
  • Regional Development and Policy
  • University-Industry-Government Innovation Models
  • Reformation and Early Modern Christianity

Edwards has contributed to several peer-reviewed journal articles. Selected recent publications are:

  • "Opinion Paper: 'So what if ChatGPT wrote it?' Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy," 2023, International Journal of Information Management
  • "Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on information management research and practice: Transforming education, work and life," 2020, International Journal of Information Management
  • "Technology readiness and the organizational journey towards AI adoption: An empirical study," 2022, International Journal of Information Management
  • "Where knowledge management and information management meet: Research directions," 2021, International Journal of Information Management
  • "The future of knowledge management: an agenda for research and practice," 2023, Knowledge Management Research & Practice

The most frequent publication venues for Edwards include:

  • International Journal of Information Management
  • Information & Management
  • Knowledge Management Research & Practice
  • Hispanic Research Journal
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Edwards are:

  • Robert Tijssen
  • Yanqing Duan
  • Koen Jonkers
  • Yogesh K. Dwivedi

Best Publications

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) : Multidisciplinary perspectives on emerging challenges, opportunities, and agenda for research, practice and policy

    Yogesh K. Dwivedi;Laurie Hughes;Elvira Ismagilova;Gert Aarts

  • Artificial intelligence for decision making in the era of Big Data – evolution, challenges and research agenda

    Yanqing Duan;John S. Edwards;Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi

  • Managing Flow: A Process Theory of the Knowledge-Based Firm

    John S Edwards

  • Understanding the impact of business analytics on innovation

    Yanqing Duan;Guangming Cao;John S. Edwards

  • Toward understanding inter‐organizational knowledge transfer needs in SMEs: insight from a UK investigation

    Shizhong Chen;Yanqing Duan;John S. Edwards;Brian Lehaney

  • Knowledge acquisition for expert systems: a practical handbook

    Unknown

  • Technology readiness and the organizational journey towards AI adoption: An empirical study

    Unknown

  • Review: Supply chain knowledge management: A literature review

    Marianna Marra;William Ho;John S. Edwards

  • Knowledge management systems: finding a way with technology

    John Edwards;Duncan Shaw;Paul Michael Collier

  • The Hedonistic Neuron: A Theory of Memory, Learning and Intelligence

    John S. Edwards

  • Web-based expert systems: benefits and challenges

    Y. Duan;J. S. Edwards;M. X. Xu

  • Theory and research on small groups

    R. Scott Tindale;Linda Heath;John Edwards;Emil J. Posavac

  • Knowledge management research & practice: visions and directions

    John S Edwards;Meliha Handzic;Sven Carlsson;Mark Nissen

  • Using grounded theory for theory building in operations management research: a study on inter-firm relationship governance

    Mario J. Binder;John S. Edwards

  • A survey of manpower planning models and their application.

    John S. Edwards

  • Expert Systems: A Decision Support Approach.

    John S. Edwards

  • Integrating group Delphi, fuzzy logic and expert systems for marketing strategy development: the hybridisation and its effectiveness

    Shuliang Li;Barry Davies;John S. Edwards;Russell Kinman

  • Building user commitment to implementing a knowledge management strategy

    Duncan Shaw;John S. Edwards

  • Computer-based support for marketing strategy development

    Shuliang Li;Russell Kinman;Yanqing Duan;John S. Edwards

  • Expert systems in management and administration - are they really different from Decision Support Systems?

    John S. Edwards

  • Knowledge management sans frontières

    J.S. Edwards;John B. Kidd

Frequent Co-Authors

Yanqing Duan
Yanqing Duan University of Bedfordshire
Stewart Robinson
Stewart Robinson Loughborough University
William Ho
William Ho University of Melbourne
Yogesh K. Dwivedi
Yogesh K. Dwivedi King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
Stephen Roper
Stephen Roper University of Warwick
Nripendra P. Rana
Nripendra P. Rana Queen's University Belfast
Aino Kianto
Aino Kianto Lappeenranta University of Technology
Ramakrishnan Ramanathan
Ramakrishnan Ramanathan University of Sharjah
Marijn Janssen
Marijn Janssen Delft University of Technology
Ali Emrouznejad
Ali Emrouznejad University of Surrey

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