World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!
Kirsi Aaltonen

Kirsi Aaltonen

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 32 2667 2518 37 36 90 4519

Kirsi Aaltonen publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Kirsi Aaltonen between 2008 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Kirsi Aaltonen published across 18 years, from 2008 to 2025, averaging 6.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2020. 18 of the 111 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2008 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2020. 2008: 1 publication 2009: 2 publications 2010: 4 publications 2011: 3 publications 2012: 0 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 0 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 9 publications 2017: 13 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 17 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 14 publications 2025: 4 publications
2008 2025

111 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
Kirsi Aaltonen: publications per year, 2008 to 2025
Year Publications
2008 1
2009 2
2010 4
2011 3
2012 0
2013 3
2014 0
2015 8
2016 9
2017 13
2018 3
2019 10
2020 17
2021 6
2022 8
2023 6
2024 14
2025 4
Total 111
Download as CSV

Kirsi Aaltonen 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 Kirsi Aaltonen 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, 90–94 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: 90 publications — 19th percentile

19% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View publications distribution as a table
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 90
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
Download as CSV

Kirsi Aaltonen 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 Kirsi Aaltonen 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, 32 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: 32 D-Index — 16th percentile

16% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 32
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
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
Download as CSV

Overview

Kirsi Aaltonen is affiliated with the University of Oulu in Finland and has an extensive research portfolio primarily within the fields of Business, Management and Accounting, and Decision Sciences. Their work spans several subfields, including Management Science and Operations Research, Strategy and Management, Building and Construction, Management Information Systems, and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management.

The research topics covered by Aaltonen focus on Construction Project Management and Performance, BIM and Construction Integration, Innovation and Knowledge Management, Management and Organizational Studies, Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management, Knowledge Management and Sharing, and Educational Games and Gamification.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Aaltonen include:

  • Teachers' experiences of using game-based learning methods in project management higher education, 2022, Project Leadership and Society
  • Organizing external stakeholder engagement in inter-organizational projects: Opening the black box, 2020, International Journal of Project Management
  • Challenges of adopting agile methods in a public organization, 2022, International Journal of Information Systems and Project Management
  • Project Managers' Competencies in Collaborative Construction Projects, 2020, Buildings
  • Game-Based Learning in Project Sustainability Management Education, 2021, Sustainability

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Aaltonen include Jaakko Kujala, Harri Haapasalo, Elina Jääskä, Nadezhda Gotcheva, and Sina Moradi. The number of joint publications ranges from four to eight with these collaborators.

Aaltonen's work is regularly published in a core set of academic venues. These include:

  • International Journal of Managing Projects in Business
  • Project Leadership and Society
  • International Journal of Project Management
  • International Journal of Project Organisation and Management
  • Construction Management and Economics

Best Publications

  • Stakeholder salience in global projects

    Kirsi Aaltonen;Kujala Jaakko;Oijala Tuomas

  • A project lifecycle perspective on stakeholder influence strategies in global projects

    Kirsi Aaltonen;Jaakko Kujala

  • Project sustainability strategies: A systematic literature review

    Unknown

  • Project stakeholder analysis as an environmental interpretation process

    Kirsi Aaltonen

  • Response strategies to stakeholder pressures in global projects

    Kirsi Aaltonen;Risto Sivonen

  • Towards an improved understanding of project stakeholder landscapes

    Kirsi Aaltonen;Jaakko Kujala

  • Dimensions of distance in a project network: Exploring Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant project

    Inkeri Ruuska;Karlos Artto;Kirsi Aaltonen;Päivi Lehtonen

  • Stakeholder Dynamics During the Project Front-End: The Case of Nuclear Waste Repository Projects

    Kirsi Aaltonen;Jaakko Kujala;Laura Havela;Grant Savage

  • Challenges of adopting agile methods in a public organization

    Jouko Nuottila;Kirsi Aaltonen;Jaakko Kujala

  • Stakeholder management in complex product systems: Practices and rationales for engagement and disengagement

    Jere Lehtinen;Kirsi Aaltonen;Risto Rajala

  • Politics, public servants, and profits: Institutional complexity and temporary hybridization in a public infrastructure alliance project

    Juri Matinheikki;Juri Matinheikki;Kirsi Aaltonen;Derek Walker

  • Managing Project Stakeholder Communication: The Qstock Festival Case

    Virpi Turkulainen;Kirsi Aaltonen;Päivi Lohikoski

  • A stakeholder network perspective on unexpected events and their management in international projects

    Kirsi Aaltonen;Jaakko Kujala;Päivi Lehtonen;Inkeri Ruuska

  • Toward an Improved Understanding of Agile Project Governance: A Systematic Literature Review

    Teemu Lappi;Teemu Karvonen;Lucy Ellen Lwakatare;Kirsi Aaltonen

  • Project governance in public sector agile software projects

    Teemu Mikael Lappi;Kirsi Aaltonen

  • Project Managers’ Competencies in Collaborative Construction Projects

    Sina Moradi;Kalle Kähkönen;Kirsi Aaltonen

  • Project governance and portfolio management in government digitalization

    Teemu Mikael Lappi;Kirsi Aaltonen;Jaakko Kujala

  • The formation of a collaborative project identity in an infrastructure alliance project

    Anna-Maija Hietajärvi;Kirsi Aaltonen

  • Value creation dynamics in a project alliance

    Farzad Pargar;Jaakko Kujala;Kirsi Aaltonen;Sampsa Ruutu

  • Something old, something new: Path dependence and path creation during the early stage of a project

    Kirsi Aaltonen;Tuomas Ahola;Karlos Artto

  • Stakeholder Management in International Projects

    Kirsi Aaltonen

Frequent Co-Authors

Karlos Artto
Karlos Artto Aalto University
Jaakko Kujala
Jaakko Kujala University of Oulu
Derek H.T. Walker
Derek H.T. Walker RMIT University
Risto Rajala
Risto Rajala Aalto University

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring Business and Management studies opens doors to a wide range of career options, many of which can be further specialized with flexible online degree programs. For those interested in finance, pursuing an online accountant degree offers essential skills for roles in auditing, payroll, and tax management.

Technology-driven students may consider expanding their knowledge with an online artificial intelligence degree, a rapidly growing field influencing business decision-making and automation. For individuals drawn to the building and real estate industries, a construction management degree online cost can be a practical consideration, combining project leadership skills with industry expertise—all with flexible tuition structures.

Professionals seeking executive positions may benefit from affordable online executive mba programs that balance rigorous business training with affordability and convenience. These pathways can all help accelerate career growth, provide up-to-date knowledge, and fit personal schedules.

Best Scientists Citing Kirsi Aaltonen

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles