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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 39 1696 1588 707 647 74 33280
Engineering and Technology 36 8535 8229 2349 2177 82 31534

Karl T. Ulrich publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Karl T. Ulrich between 1987 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Karl T. Ulrich published across 39 years, from 1987 to 2025, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2023. 4 of the 130 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1987 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2023. 1987: 1 publication 1988: 2 publications 1989: 5 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 4 publications 1993: 12 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 0 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 11 publications 1999: 4 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 5 publications 2002: 0 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 4 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 2 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 3 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 4 publications 2013: 1 publication 2014: 3 publications 2015: 2 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 1 publication 2018: 2 publications 2019: 1 publication 2020: 1 publication 2021: 1 publication 2022: 1 publication 2023: 16 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 4 publications
1987 2025

130 publications in total across all disciplines

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Karl T. Ulrich: publications per year, 1987 to 2025
Year Publications
1987 1
1988 2
1989 5
1990 3
1991 5
1992 4
1993 12
1994 2
1995 2
1996 0
1997 3
1998 11
1999 4
2000 1
2001 5
2002 0
2003 2
2004 4
2005 4
2006 2
2007 3
2008 3
2009 2
2010 4
2011 8
2012 4
2013 1
2014 3
2015 2
2016 1
2017 1
2018 2
2019 1
2020 1
2021 1
2022 1
2023 16
2024 0
2025 4
Total 130
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Karl T. Ulrich 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 Karl T. Ulrich 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, 70–74 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: 74 publications — 9th percentile

9% 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 74
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
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Karl T. Ulrich 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 Karl T. Ulrich 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, 39 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: 39 D-Index — 44th percentile

44% 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 39
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
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

Karl T. Ulrich is affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines including computer science applications, communication, strategy and management, social psychology, and sociology and political science. Their work often intersects with topics such as open source software innovations, knowledge management and sharing, innovation and knowledge management, facilities and workplace management, place attachment and urban studies, sustainable building design and assessment, and food waste reduction and sustainability.

Their recent published papers include:

  • Ideas are Dimes a Dozen: Large Language Models for Idea Generation in Innovation, 2023, SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Minimum Spatial Housing Requirements for Human Flourishing, 2025, Buildings
  • Contents, 2023, University of Pennsylvania Press eBooks
  • Index, 2023, University of Pennsylvania Press eBooks
  • Flexibility as Theory of Change in the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry, 2025, Anthropological Quarterly

Karl T. Ulrich has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including Christian Terwiesch, Lele Sang, Karan Girotra, and Lennart Meincke. Christian Terwiesch stands out as a recurring collaborator with multiple joint publications.

Their work has appeared in various publication venues with notable frequency at the SSRN Electronic Journal and University of Pennsylvania Press eBooks. Other venues include Buildings, Anthropological Quarterly, and Sustainability.

In addition to articles, Karl T. Ulrich has contributed to book publications primarily through the University of Pennsylvania Press and Wharton School Press eBooks. Titles published by the University of Pennsylvania Press include "Winning in China" (2021) and "The Innovation Tournament Handbook" (2022). The Wharton School Press eBooks also lists "Winning in China" (2021).

Best Publications

  • Product Design and Development

    Karl T. Ulrich;Steven D. Eppinger

  • The Role of Product Architecture in the Manufacturing Firm

    Karl T. Ulrich

  • Product Development Decisions: A Review of the Literature

    V. Krishnan;Karl T. Ulrich

  • Planning for Product Platforms

    David Robertson;Karl Ulrich

  • Fundamentals of Product Modularity

    Karl Ulrich

  • Idea Generation and the Quality of the Best Idea

    Karan Girotra;Christian Terwiesch;Karl T. Ulrich

  • Innovation Tournaments: Creating and Selecting Exceptional Opportunities

    Christian Terwiesch;Karl T. Ulrich

  • Diseño y desarrollo de productos

    Karl T. Ulrich;Steven D. Eppinger

  • Component Sharing in the Management of Product Variety: a Study of Automotive Braking Systems

    Marshall Fisher;Kamalini Ramdas;Karl Ulrich

  • How Buyers Cope with Uncertainty When Acquiring Firms in Knowledge-Intensive Industries: Caveat Emptor

    Karl T. Ulrich;David J. Ellison;Russell W. Coff

  • Product Variety, Supply Chain Structure, and Firm Performance: Analysis of the U.S. Bicycle Industry

    Taylor Randall;Karl Ulrich

  • Research Note: User Design of Customized Products

    Taylor Randall;Christian Terwiesch;Karl T. Ulrich

  • 50th Anniversary Article: Technological Innovation, Product Development, and Entrepreneurship in Management Science

    Scott A. Shane;Karl T. Ulrich

  • Brand Equity and Vertical Product Line Extent

    Taylor Randall;Karl Ulrich;David Reibstein

  • USER DESIGN OF CUSTOMIZED PRODUCTS

    Taylor Randall;Christian Terwiesch;Karl T. Ulrich

  • Valuing R&D Projects in a Portfolio: Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry

    Karan Girotra;Christian Terwiesch;Karl T. Ulrich

  • Idea Generation and the Role of Feedback: Evidence from Field Experiments with Innovation Tournaments

    Joel O. Wooten;Karl T. Ulrich

  • Computer aided drawing in three dimensions

    Andrew F. Roberts;Emanuel M. Sachs;David R. Stoops;Karl T. Ulrich

  • Opportunity Spaces in Innovation: Empirical Analysis of Large Samples of Ideas

    Laura J. Kornish;Karl T. Ulrich

  • The Importance of the Raw Idea in Innovation: Testing the Sow's Ear Hypothesis

    Laura J. Kornish;Karl T. Ulrich

  • Bridging Behavioral and Economic Theories of Decline: Organizational Inertia, Strategic Competition, and Chronic Failure

    Taylor Randall;Karl Ulrich;David Reibstein;Arjen Van Witteloostuijn

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Terwiesch
Christian Terwiesch University of Pennsylvania
Marshall L. Fisher
Marshall L. Fisher University of Pennsylvania
David J. Reibstein
David J. Reibstein University of Pennsylvania
Scott Shane
Scott Shane Case Western Reserve University
Arjen van Witteloostuijn
Arjen van Witteloostuijn Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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