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Richard J. Whittington

Richard J. Whittington

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Biology and Biochemistry
Australia
2023

D-Index & Metrics

Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
80
Citations
25292
World Ranking
4043
National Ranking
95

Richard J. Whittington publication distribution in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Biology and Biochemistry in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard J. Whittington sits on this spectrum.

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47 publications 1,028+

This scientist: 426 publications — 91st percentile

91% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,028 publications or more.

Richard J. Whittington D-index placement in Biology and Biochemistry in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Biology and Biochemistry scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Richard J. Whittington sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 167+

This scientist: 80 D-Index — 80th percentile

80% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in Australia Leader Award

Overview

Richard J. Whittington is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and has a primary research focus within the field of Business, Management and Accounting. Their work spans several subfields including Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management, Pharmacology, Management Information Systems, and Computer Science Applications.

The scientist's research topics encompass a range of areas related to management and organizational studies. Key topics include:

  • Management and Organizational Studies
  • Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Accounting and Organizational Management
  • Open Source Software Innovations
  • Mycobacterium Research and Diagnosis
  • Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
  • Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies

Recent publications by Richard J. Whittington include:

  • "Making connections: Harnessing the diversity of strategy-as-practice research" (2021), International Journal of Management Reviews
  • "Becoming a strategist: The roles of strategy discourse and ontological security in managerial identity work" (2020), Strategic Organization
  • "Openness as Organizing Principle: Introduction to the Special Issue" (2022), Organization Studies
  • "The Grand Challenge of Corporate Control: Opening strategy to the normative pressures of networked professionals" (2020), Organization Theory
  • "How Crisis Reveals the Structures of Practices" (2020), Journal of Management Studies

The publication record also highlights frequent contributions to specific venues including:

  • Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Strategic Organization
  • International Journal of Management Reviews
  • Organization Studies
  • Organization Theory

Collaborative work has been conducted with several frequent coauthors, among them:

  • Eero Vaara
  • Violetta Splitter
  • Basak Yakis-Douglas
  • Tomi Laamanen
  • David Seidl

Best Publications

  • Guest Editors’ Introduction: Micro Strategy and Strategizing: Towards an Activity–based View

    Gerry Johnson;Leif Melin;Richard Whittington

  • PUTTING GIDDENS INTO ACTION: SOCIAL SYSTEMS AND MANAGERIAL AGENCY

    Richard Whittington

  • Change and Complementarities in the New Competitive Landscape: a European Panel Study, 1992-1996

    Richard Whittington;Andrew Pettigrew;Simon Peck;Evelyn Fenton

  • Change and complementarities in the new competitive landscape: A european panel study, 1992-1996

    Richard Whittington;Andrew Pettigrew;Simon Peck;Evelyn Fenton

  • The European Corporation: Strategy, Structure, and Social Science

    Richard Whittington;Michael Mayer

  • Handbook of Strategy and Management

    Andrew Pettigrew;Howard Thomas;Richard Whittington

  • Opening Strategy: Evolution of a Precarious Profession

    R. Whittington;Ludovic Cailluet;B. Yakis-Douglas

  • Strategic Management: The Strengths and Limitations of a Field

    Andrew Pettigrew;Howard Thomas;Richard Whittington

  • Editorial Essay: The Tumult over Transparency: Decoupling Transparency from Replication in Establishing Trustworthy Qualitative Research*:

    Michael G. Pratt;Sarah Kaplan;Richard Whittington

  • Survival and Dormancy of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in the Environment

    Richard J. Whittington;D. Jeff Marshall;Paul J. Nicholls;Ian B. Marsh

  • Global trade in ornamental fish from an Australian perspective: the case for revised import risk analysis and management strategies.

    R.J. Whittington;R. Chong

  • Innovative forms of organizing : international perspectives

    Andrew Pettigrew;Richard Whittington;Leif Melin;Carlos Sanchez-Runde

  • ENVIRONMENTAL STRUCTURE AND THEORIES OF STRATEGIC CHOICE

    Richard Whittington

  • Progress towards understanding the spread, detection and control of Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis in animal populations.

    R.J. Whittington;E.S.G. Sergeant

  • Evidence for age susceptibility of cattle to Johne's disease.

    Peter A. Windsor;Richard J. Whittington

  • Mycobacteria distenct from Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis isolated from the faeces of ruminants possess IS900-like sequences detectable IS900 polymerase chain reaction: implications for diagnosis.

    DV Cousins;R Whittington;I Marsh;A Masters

  • Comparative studies of piscine and amphibian iridoviruses.

    A. D. Hyatt;A. R. Gould;Z. Zupanovic;A. A. Cunningham

  • Taking Strategy Seriously Responsibility and Reform for an Important Social Practice

    Richard Whittington;Paula Jarzabkowski;Michael Mayer;Eléonore Mounoud

  • Reconfiguration, restructuring and firm performance: Dynamic capabilities and environmental dynamism

    Stéphane J. G. Girod;Richard Whittington

  • Evaluation of an absorbed ELISA and an agar-gel immuno-diffusion test for ovine paratuberculosis in sheep in Australia

    E.S.G. Sergeant;D.J. Marshall;G.J. Eamens;C. Kearns

Frequent Co-Authors

Navneet K. Dhand
Navneet K. Dhand University of Sydney
Leif Melin
Leif Melin Jönköping University
Gerry Johnson
Gerry Johnson Lancaster University
Andrew Pettigrew
Andrew Pettigrew University of Oxford
Peter A. Windsor
Peter A. Windsor University of Sydney
Julian I. Rood
Julian I. Rood Monash University
David Seidl
David Seidl University of Zurich
Ann Langley
Ann Langley HEC Montréal
Alex D. Hyatt
Alex D. Hyatt Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness
Paula Jarzabkowski
Paula Jarzabkowski University of Queensland

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