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Risto Rajala

Risto Rajala

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 38 1870 1750 17 17 173 5331

Risto Rajala publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Risto Rajala between 2001 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Risto Rajala published across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025, averaging 7.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 19 publications in 2016. 2 of the 180 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2001 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 19. Peak 19 publications in 2016. 2001: 1 publication 2002: 0 publications 2003: 3 publications 2004: 5 publications 2005: 8 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 12 publications 2008: 10 publications 2009: 12 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 6 publications 2012: 6 publications 2013: 4 publications 2014: 13 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 19 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 6 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 0 publications 2025: 2 publications
2001 2025

180 publications in total across all disciplines

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Risto Rajala: publications per year, 2001 to 2025
Year Publications
2001 1
2002 0
2003 3
2004 5
2005 8
2006 5
2007 12
2008 10
2009 12
2010 7
2011 6
2012 6
2013 4
2014 13
2015 15
2016 19
2017 16
2018 13
2019 11
2020 4
2021 6
2022 1
2023 1
2024 0
2025 2
Total 180
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Risto Rajala publications per year - data summary

  • Risto Rajala, a Business and Management scholar from Aalto University, has 180 publications recorded across 25 years, from 2001 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 2001 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2016, with 19 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 2001, 2022 and 2023, with 1 publication each.
  • 2 of the 25 years in the span carry no publications at all (2002 and 2024).
  • The rate of publication averages 7.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 7.8 per year counting only the 23 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 10 publications, 6% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 2001-2009: 56 publications (6.2 per year); 2010-2018: 99 publications (11.0 per year); 2019-2025: 25 publications (3.6 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is declining.

Risto Rajala 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 Risto Rajala 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, 170–174 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: 173 publications — 67th percentile

67% 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
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 40 173
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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Risto Rajala publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,017 Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 35–39 to 436+ publications.
  • Risto Rajala, a Business and Management scholar from Aalto University, records 173 publications - the 67th percentile of the discipline.
  • 67% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Risto Rajala, and about 33% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 135–139 publications range, and Risto Rajala ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 95–99 publications, holding 122 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 52% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 135–139 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 436 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Risto Rajala 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 Risto Rajala 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, 38 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: 38 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% 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
33 161
34 135
35 124
36 114
37 111
38 103 38
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
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Risto Rajala D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,017 Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 60 ranges running from 30 to 89+ D-Index.
  • Risto Rajala, a Business and Management scholar from Aalto University, records 38 D-Index - the 41st percentile of the discipline.
  • 41% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Risto Rajala, and about 59% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Risto Rajala ranks below the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 171 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 44 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (3% of the field).

Overview

Risto Rajala is affiliated with Aalto University in Finland and specializes in the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with a focus on Strategy and Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Sociology and Political Science, Clinical Psychology, and Developmental and Educational Psychology.

Their research covers a range of topics including Management and Organizational Studies, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, Ethics in Business and Education, Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research, Innovation and Knowledge Management, Healthcare Policy and Management, and Healthcare Quality and Management.

Recent publications by Risto Rajala include:

  • Integrating CSR with Business Strategy: A Tension Management Perspective, 2020, Journal of Business Ethics
  • Engaging a product-focused sales force in solution selling: interplay of individual- and organizational-level conditions, 2020, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science
  • Digital Transformation: The Interplay of Explorative and Exploitative Capability Development, 2020, Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
  • Revisiting the unholy alliance of health-care operations: payor-provider integration of occupational health services, 2020, International Journal of Operations & Production Management
  • The Effects of Competence-Based, Expressive and Collaborative Service Performance on the B2B Service Relationship, 2021, Technology Innovation Management Review

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Risto Rajala include:

  • Jaakko Siltaloppi
  • Anna Salonen
  • Harri Terho
  • Eva Böhm
  • Ari Virtanen

Risto Rajala's work is often published in recognized academic venues such as:

  • Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science
  • Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
  • Technology Innovation Management Review
  • Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Journal of Business Ethics

The research provided by Rajala contributes to multiple areas of business and management research with interdisciplinary approaches that include ethics, healthcare management, organizational behavior, and innovation studies.

Best Publications

  • Service Innovation Myopia? A New Recipe for Client-Provider Value Creation

    Kristian Möller;Risto Rajala;Mika Westerlund

  • Theory and practice of value co-creation in B2B systems

    Marko Kohtamäki;Risto Rajala

  • Social capital in the growth of science-and-technology-based SMEs

    Jukka Partanen;Kristian Möller;Mika Westerlund;Risto Rajala

  • Learning and innovation in inter‐organizational network collaboration

    Mika Westerlund;Risto Rajala

  • Value-based selling: An organizational capability perspective

    Pekka Töytäri;Risto Rajala

  • Managing inter-organizational networks for value creation in the front-end of projects

    Juri Matinheikki;Karlos Artto;Antti Peltokorpi;Risto Rajala

  • Why people use online social media brand communities: A consumption value theory perspective

    Puneet Kaur;Amandeep Dhir;Risto Rajala;Yogesh Dwivedi

  • Organizational and institutional barriers to value-based pricing in industrial relationships

    Pekka Töytäri;Risto Rajala;Thomas Brashear Alejandro

  • Business Models – A New Perspective on Firms' Assets and Capabilities Observations from the Finnish Software Industry

    Risto Rajala;Mika Westerlund

  • Strategies for Integrating Stakeholders into Sustainability Innovation: A Configurational Perspective

    Jouni Juntunen;Minna Halme;Angelina Korsunova-Tsaruk;Risto Rajala

  • Knowledge sharing through virtual teams across borders and boundaries

    Olli-Pekka Kauppila;Risto Rajala;Annukka Jyrämä

  • Green Innovation Games: Value-Creation Strategies for Corporate Sustainability:

    Tommi Lampikoski;Mika Westerlund;Risto Rajala;Kristian Möller

  • A Framework for Analyzing Software Business Models

    Risto Rajala;Matti Rossi;Virpi Kristiina Tuunainen

  • Environmental sustainability in industrial manufacturing: re-examining the greening of Interface's business model

    Risto Rajala;Mika Westerlund;Tommi Lampikoski

  • Information sharing for sales and operations planning: Contextualized solutions and mechanisms

    Riikka Kaipia;Jan Holmström;Johanna Småros;Risto Rajala

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

    Jere Lehtinen;Kirsi Aaltonen;Risto Rajala

  • Flow in context

    Puneet Kaur;Amandeep Dhir;Sufen Chen;Risto Rajala

  • Integrating CSR with Business Strategy: A Tension Management Perspective

    Jaakko Siltaloppi;Risto Rajala;Henri Hietala

  • Strategic flexibility in open innovation – designing business models for open source software

    Risto Rajala;Mika Westerlund;Kristian Möller

  • Why do young people tag photos on social networking sites? Explaining user intentions

    Amandeep Dhir;Puneet Kaur;Risto Rajala

  • Does a contextualized theory of planned behavior explain why teenagers stay in virtual worlds

    Matti Mäntymäki;Jani Merikivi;Tibert Verhagen;Frans Feldberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Mika Westerlund
Mika Westerlund Carleton University
Seppo Leminen
Seppo Leminen Aalto University
Kristian Möller
Kristian Möller Aalto University
Amandeep Dhir
Amandeep Dhir University of Agder
Karlos Artto
Karlos Artto Aalto University
Matti Rossi
Matti Rossi Aalto University
Marko Kohtamäki
Marko Kohtamäki University of Vaasa
Faïz Gallouj
Faïz Gallouj University of Lille
Jan Holmström
Jan Holmström Aalto University
Minna Halme
Minna Halme Aalto University

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