2026 Nicholas O'Regan: Business and Management Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Business and Management	46	1224	1142	190	169	181	9183

Nicholas O'Regan 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 Nicholas O'Regan sits on this spectrum.

35 publications 436+

This scientist: 181 publications — 69th percentile

69% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Nicholas O'Regan 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 Nicholas O'Regan sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 61st percentile

61% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the British Academy of Management
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the British Academy of Management
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the British Academy of Management
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the British Academy of Management
Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
Fellow of the British Academy of Management

Overview

Nicholas O'Regan is affiliated with Aston University in the United Kingdom. Their research focuses primarily on the broad field of Business, Management, and Accounting, with substantial contributions to subfields including Strategy and Management, Management of Technology and Innovation, Economics and Econometrics, Accounting, and Gender Studies.

Their recent publications reflect diverse interests across various management topics and business challenges. Notable papers include:

"How can SMEs successfully navigate VUCA environment: The role of agility in the digital transformation era" (2021) published in Technological Forecasting and Social Change
""Real impact": Challenges and opportunities in bridging the gap between research and practice - Making a difference in industry, policy, and society" (2024) published in International Journal of Information Management
"Global value chains and digital platforms: Implications for strategy" (2022) published in Strategic Change
"COVID-19 Pandemic: The Interplay Between Firm Disruption and Managerial Attention Focus" (2021) published in British Journal of Management
"Entrepreneurial behavior and firm performance: The mediating role of business model novelty" (2021) published in R and D Management

Their frequent co-authors include:

Abby Ghobadian
David Sarpong
Ciro Troise
Tian Han
V. K. Narayanan

Their work appears regularly in publication venues such as:

Strategic Change
Academy of Management Proceedings
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
International Journal of Information Management
British Journal of Management

The main topics explored by Nicholas O'Regan in their research include:

Innovation and Knowledge Management
Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
Business Strategy and Innovation
COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Corporate Finance and Governance

Nicholas O'Regan has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom as well as a Fellow of the British Academy of Management.

Best Publications

Social innovation and social entrepreneurship: : A systematic review

Wendy Phillips;Hazel Sung-yan Lee;Abby Ghobadian;Nicholas O’Regan

853
Citations
Fast tracking innovation in manufacturing SMEs

Nicholas O'Regan;Abby Ghobadian;Martin A. Sims

468
Citations
In search of the drivers of high growth in manufacturing SMEs

Nicholas O'Regan;Abby Ghobadian;David Gallear

365
Citations
e-Leadership through strategic alignment: an empirical study of small- and medium-sized enterprises in the digital age

Weizi Li;Kecheng Liu;Maksim Belitski;Abby Ghobadian

360
Citations
Innovation in SMEs: the impact of strategic orientation and environmental perceptions

Nicholas O'Regan;Abby Ghobadian

358
Citations
The importance of capabilities for strategic direction and performance

Nicholas O’Regan;Abby Ghobadian

332
Citations
How can SMEs successfully navigate VUCA environment: The role of agility in the digital transformation era

Ciro Troise;Vincenzo Corvello;Abby Ghobadian;Nicholas O'Regan

276
Citations
Business-level strategy and performance: The moderating effects of environment and structure

M.K. Nandakumar;Abby Ghobadian;Nicholas O'Regan

271
Citations
Effective strategic planning in small and medium sized firms

Nicholas O’Regan;Abby Ghobadian

261
Citations
Formal strategic planning: The key to effective business process management?

Nicholas O’Regan;Abby Ghobadian

184
Citations
Examining legitimatisation of additive manufacturing in the interplay between innovation, lean manufacturing and sustainability

Abby Ghobadian;Irene Talavera;Arijit Bhattacharya;Vikas Kumar

181
Citations
The Impact of Ownership on Small Firm Behaviour and Performance

Abby Ghobadian;Nicholas O'Regan

179
Citations
Scholarship That Matters: Academic–Practitioner Engagement in Business and Management

Tim Hughes;David Bence;Louise Grisoni;Nicholas O'regan

173
Citations
Perceptions of generic strategies of small and medium sized engineering and electronics manufacturers in the UK: The applicability of the Miles and Snow typology

Nicholas O'Regan;Abby Ghobadian

169
Citations
Generic strategies and performance: evidence from manufacturing firms

M.K. Nandakumar;Abby Ghobadian;Nicholas O'Regan

152
Citations
Testing the homogeneity of SMEs: The impact of size on managerial and organisational processes

Nicholas O'Regan;Abby Ghobadian

148
Citations
Private-public partnerships: policy and experience

Abby Ghobadian;Nicholas O'Regan;David Gallear;Howard Viney

148
Citations
High performance: ownership and decision‐making in SMEs

Nicholas O'Regan;Martin Sims;Abby Ghobadian

125
Citations
Business model design–performance relationship under external and internal contingencies: Evidence from SMEs in an emerging economy

Rakesh Kumar Pati;Rakesh Kumar Pati;Mankavil Kovil Veettil Nandakumar;Abby Ghobadian;R. Duane Ireland

120
Citations
Implementing dynamic capabilities for corporate strategic change towards sustainability

Qiang Wu;Qile He;Yanqing Duan;Nicholas O'Regan

118
Citations
The use and deployment of soft process technologies within UK manufacturing SMEs: an empirical assessment using logit models

Kevin F. Mole;Abby Ghobadian;Nicholas O'Regan;Jonathan Liu

114
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Abby Ghobadian University of Reading

John A. Parnell University of North Alabama

Glenn Parry University of Surrey

V Kumar Brock University

Mairi Maclean University of Bath

Howard Thomas Singapore Management University

Michael A. Hitt Texas A&M University

R. Duane Ireland Texas A&M University

Oscar F. Bustinza University of Granada

Ferran Vendrell-Herrero University of Edinburgh

External Links

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