The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John W. Meyer sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 205 publications — 66th percentile
66% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.
The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where John W. Meyer sits on this spectrum.
This scientist: 79 D-Index — 95th percentile
95% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.
The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.
John W. Meyer is a researcher based at Stanford University in the United States. Their work predominantly spans the fields of Social Sciences and Business, Management and Accounting, with a significant focus on areas intersecting Political Science, Sociology, Organizational Behavior, Education, and Technology Management.
The main research topics covered by their work include:
Some recent academic papers authored or co-authored by Meyer include:
Frequent collaborators in their work include:
Meyer has published multiple books, mainly with Princeton University Press and Cambridge University Press. At Princeton University Press, there are three editions of The University and the Global Knowledge Society all published in 2020, while at Cambridge University Press they published Institutional Theory in 2021.
Their work has appeared in the following frequent publication venues:
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David Strang;David Strang;John W. Meyer;John W. Meyer
Evan Schofer;John W. Meyer
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W. Richard Scott;John W. Meyer;John Boli
John W. Meyer;Ronald L. Jepperson
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Frank Dobbin;John R. Sutton;John W. Meyer;W. Richard Scott
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John Boli;Francisco O. Ramirez;John W. Meyer
Kenneth Dauber;George M. Thomas;John W. Meyer;Francisco O. Ramirez
John W. Meyer;David John Frank;Ann Hironaka;Evan Schofer
John W. Meyer;Georg Krücken;Barbara Kuchler
John W. Meyer;David Kamens;Aaron Benavot
Gili S. Drori;John W. Meyer;Hokyu Hwang
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Henry Levin;John W. Meyer;W. Richard Scott
Glenn R. Carroll;John W. Meyer;W. Richard Scott;Brian Rowan
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