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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 48 1076 1002 472 431 189 22450

Karim R. Lakhani publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Karim R. Lakhani between 1999 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Karim R. Lakhani published across 27 years, from 1999 to 2025, averaging 8.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 21 publications in 2019. 15 of the 236 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1999 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 21. Peak 21 publications in 2019. 1999: 1 publication 2000: 1 publication 2001: 0 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 5 publications 2004: 2 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 10 publications 2007: 9 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 3 publications 2010: 5 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 12 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 12 publications 2016: 13 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 12 publications 2019: 21 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 17 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 11 publications 2024: 8 publications 2025: 7 publications
1999 2025

236 publications in total across all disciplines

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Karim R. Lakhani: publications per year, 1999 to 2025
Year Publications
1999 1
2000 1
2001 0
2002 2
2003 5
2004 2
2005 7
2006 10
2007 9
2008 3
2009 3
2010 5
2011 9
2012 12
2013 11
2014 19
2015 12
2016 13
2017 12
2018 12
2019 21
2020 19
2021 17
2022 5
2023 11
2024 8
2025 7
Total 236
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Karim R. Lakhani 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 Karim R. Lakhani 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, 185–189 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: 189 publications — 72nd percentile

72% 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 59 189
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
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Karim R. Lakhani 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 Karim R. Lakhani 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, 48 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: 48 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% 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 48
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

Karim R. Lakhani is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research spans multiple interdisciplinary fields and topics, focusing significantly on management information systems, statistics, probability and uncertainty, computer science applications, social psychology, and sociology and political science.

The scientist's work explores topics such as:

  • Big Data and Business Intelligence
  • Scientometrics and Bibliometrics Research
  • Open Source Software Innovations
  • Team Dynamics and Performance
  • Knowledge Management and Sharing
  • Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing
  • Meta-analysis and Systematic Reviews

Lakhani publishes frequently in a variety of academic venues. These include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Academy of Management Proceedings
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Organization Science
  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials

Significant recent papers authored or co-authored by Lakhani include:

  • "Navigating the Jagged Technological Frontier: Field Experimental Evidence of the Effects of AI on Knowledge Worker Productivity and Quality" (2023), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "What has changed? The Impact of Covid Pandemic on the Technology and Innovation Management Research Agenda" (2020), published in Journal of Management Studies
  • "Development of a Deep Learning Algorithm for Periapical Disease Detection in Dental Radiographs" (2020), published in Diagnostics
  • "The Crowdless Future? Generative AI and Creative Problem-Solving" (2024), published in Organization Science
  • "How status of research papers affects the way they are read and cited" (2022), published in Research Policy

Frequent collaborators in Lakhani's research include Jacqueline N. Lane, Fabrizio Dell'Acqua, Misha Teplitskiy, Steven Randazzo, and Ethan Mollick. These coauthors have contributed extensively alongside Lakhani to various works.

Best Publications

  • How open source software works: “free” user-to-user assistance

    Karim R Lakhani;Eric von Hippel

  • Why Hackers Do What They Do: Understanding Motivation and Effort in Free/Open Source Software Projects

    Karim R Lakhani;Robert G Wolf

  • Marginality and Problem-Solving Effectiveness in Broadcast Search

    Lars Bo Jeppesen;Karim R. Lakhani

  • Community, joining, and specialization in open source software innovation: a case study

    Georg von Krogh;Sebastian Spaeth;Karim R Lakhani

  • The Truth about Blockchain

    Marco Iansiti;Karim R. Lakhani

  • Incentives and Problem Uncertainty in Innovation Contests: An Empirical Analysis

    Kevin J. Boudreau;Nicola Lacetera;Karim R. Lakhani

  • Using the crowd as an innovation partner.

    Kevin J. Boudreau;Karim R. Lakhani

  • How Open Source Software Works: 'Free' User-to-User Assistance?

    Eric A. von Hippel;Karim R. Lakhani

  • How to Manage Outside Innovation

    Kevin J. Boudreau;Karim R Lakhani

  • Navigating the Jagged Technological Frontier: Field Experimental Evidence of the Effects of AI on Knowledge Worker Productivity and Quality

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  • Unequal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on scientists.

    Kyle R. Myers;Wei Yang Tham;Yian Yin;Nina Cohodes

  • Getting Clear About Communities in Open Innovation

    Joel West;Karim R. Lakhani

  • Digital Ubiquity: How Connections, Sensors, and Data Are Revolutionizing Business

    Marco Iansiti;Karim R. Lakhani

  • The Principles of Distributed Innovation

    Karim R. Lakhani;Jill A. Panetta

  • Why Hackers Do What They Do: Understanding Motivation and Effort in Free/Open Source Software Projects

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  • Perspectives on Free and Open Source Software

    Joseph Feller;Brian Fitzgerald;Scott A. Hissam;Karim R. Lakhani

  • Open innovation and organizational boundaries: task decomposition, knowledge distribution and the locus of innovation

    Karim R. Lakhani;Hila Lifshitz-Assaf;Michael L. Tushman

  • Open innovation and organizational boundaries: task decomposition, knowledge distribution and the locus of innovation

    Karim R. Lakhani;Hila Lifshitz-Assaf;Michael L. Tushman

  • Looking Across and Looking Beyond the Knowledge Frontier: Intellectual Distance, Novelty, and Resource Allocation in Science

    Kevin J. Boudreau;Eva C. Guinan;Karim R. Lakhani;Christoph Riedl

  • Understanding Free/Open Source Software Development Processes

    Walt Scacchi;Joseph Feller;Brian Fitzgerald;Scott A. Hissam

  • Using Open Innovation to Identify the Best Ideas

    Andrew King;Karim R. Lakhani

  • Organizations in the Shadow of Communities

    Siobhan O'Mahony;Karim R. Lakhani

  • The Value of Openness in Scientific Problem Solving

    Karim R. Lakhani;Lars Bo Jeppesen;Peter A. Lohse;Jill A. Panetta

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael L. Tushman
Michael L. Tushman Harvard University
Marco Iansiti
Marco Iansiti Harvard University
Brian Fitzgerald
Brian Fitzgerald University of Limerick
Walt Scacchi
Walt Scacchi University of California, Irvine
Dietmar Harhoff
Dietmar Harhoff Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition
Marie C. Thursby
Marie C. Thursby Georgia Institute of Technology
Jerry G. Thursby
Jerry G. Thursby Harvard University
Tarun Khanna
Tarun Khanna Harvard University
Gary S. Gray
Gary S. Gray Harvard University

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