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Melissa Archpru Akaka

Melissa Archpru Akaka

University of Denver
United States

D-Index & Metrics

Business and Management

D-Index
31
Citations
13652
World Ranking
2714
National Ranking
1054

Melissa Archpru Akaka 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 Melissa Archpru Akaka sits on this spectrum.

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35 publications 436+

This scientist: 80 publications — 12th percentile

12% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Melissa Archpru Akaka 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 Melissa Archpru Akaka sits on this spectrum.

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: 31 D-Index — 10th percentile

10% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Best Publications

  • On value and value co-creation: A service systems and service logic perspective

    Stephen L. Vargo;Paul P. Maglio;Melissa Archpru Akaka

  • Innovation through institutionalization: A service ecosystems perspective

    Stephen L. Vargo;Heiko Wieland;Melissa Archpru Akaka

  • Service-dominant logic

    Stephen L. Vargo;Robert F. Lusch;Melissa Archpru Akaka;Yi He

  • Service-Dominant Logic as a Foundation for Service Science: Clarifications

    Stephen L. Vargo;Melissa Archpru Akaka

  • Value Cocreation and Service Systems (Re)Formation: A Service Ecosystems View

    Stephen L. Vargo;Melissa Archpru Akaka

  • Value cocreation and service systems (Re)formation: A service ecosystems view

    Stephen L. Vargo;Melissa Archpru Akaka

  • The Complexity of Context: A Service Ecosystems Approach for International Marketing:

    Melissa Archpru Akaka;Stephen L. Vargo;Robert F. Lusch

  • Technology as an operant resource in service (eco)systems

    Melissa Archpru Akaka;Stephen L. Vargo

  • Extending the context of service: from encounters to ecosystems

    Melissa Archpru Akaka;Stephen L. Vargo

  • The context of experience

    Melissa Archpru Akaka;Stephen L. Vargo;Hope Jensen Schau

  • An Exploration of Networks in Value Cocreation: A Service-Ecosystems View

    Melissa Archpru Akaka;Stephen L. Vargo;Robert F. Lusch

  • Rethinking the process of diffusion in innovation: A service-ecosystems and institutional perspective

    Stephen L. Vargo;Melissa Archpru Akaka;Heiko Wieland

  • Advancing Service Science with Service-Dominant Logic

    Stephen L. Vargo;Robert F. Lusch;Melissa Archpru Akaka

  • Roles as resources: A social roles perspective of change in value networks

    Melissa Archpru Akaka;Jennifer D. Chandler

  • Conceptualizing Value: A Service-ecosystem View:

    Stephen L. Vargo;Melissa Archpru Akaka;Claudia M. Vaughan

  • Global brand positioning and perceptions

    Melissa Archpru Akaka;Dana L. Alden

  • The Evolution and Prospects of Service-dominant Logic: An Investigation of Past, Present, and Future Research

    Ralf Wilden;Melissa Archpru Akaka;Ingo O. Karpen;Ingo O. Karpen;Jan Hohberger

  • Service-Dominant Logic : A Review and Assessment

    Stephen L. Vargo;Robert F. Lusch;Melissa Archpru Akaka;Yi He

  • The role of symbols in value cocreation

    Melissa Archpru Akaka;Daniela Corsaro;Carol Kelleher;Paul P. Maglio

  • How Does Innovation Emerge in a Service Ecosystem

    Jennifer D. Chandler;Ilias Danatzis;Carolin Wernicke;Melissa Archpru Akaka

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen L. Vargo
Stephen L. Vargo University of Oklahoma
Robert F. Lusch
Robert F. Lusch University of Arizona
Hans Kjellberg
Hans Kjellberg Stockholm School of Economics
Kaj Storbacka
Kaj Storbacka Hanken School of Economics
Siegfried P. Gudergan
Siegfried P. Gudergan University of Waikato
Janet R. McColl-Kennedy
Janet R. McColl-Kennedy University of Queensland
Glenn Parry
Glenn Parry University of Surrey
Deborah J. MacInnis
Deborah J. MacInnis University of Southern California
Paul P. Maglio
Paul P. Maglio University of California, Merced
Richard J. Lutz
Richard J. Lutz University of Florida

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