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Robert E. Ployhart

D-Index & Metrics

Psychology

D-Index
62
Citations
20824
World Ranking
3179
National Ranking
1806

Robert E. Ployhart publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 152 publications — 50th percentile

50% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Robert E. Ployhart D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Robert E. Ployhart sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 62 D-Index — 72nd percentile

72% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management
  • Dean of Fellow, Academy of Management

Overview

Robert E. Ployhart is affiliated with the University of South Carolina in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on areas within Business, Management, and Accounting as well as Social Sciences, with subfields centered on Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, and Gender Studies.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including:

  • Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Employer Branding and e-HRM
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Intellectual Capital and Performance Analysis
  • Knowledge Management and Sharing
  • Customer Service Quality and Loyalty

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Robert E. Ployhart include:

  • "Resources for What? Understanding Performance in the Resource-Based View and Strategic Human Capital Resource Literatures" (2021), published in the Journal of Management
  • "The COVID-19 pandemic and new hire engagement: Relationships with unemployment rates, state restrictions, and organizational tenure." (2021), published in the Journal of Applied Psychology

Other notable papers related to their research network or overlapping interests are:

  • "Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on job search behavior: An event transition perspective." (2020), Journal of Applied Psychology
  • "A Theory of Firm Value Capture from Employee Job Performance: A Multidisciplinary Perspective" (2020), Academy of Management Review
  • "Human Capital Resources: Reviewing the First Decade and Establishing a Foundation for Future Research" (2022), Journal of Management

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Robert E. Ployhart include:

  • Sam D. Strizver
  • William Shepherd
  • Lynn A. McFarland
  • M. Audrey Korsgaard
  • Prisca Brosi

The main publication venues where Robert E. Ployhart has contributed are:

  • Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Journal of Applied Psychology
  • Journal of Management
  • Academy of Management Review
  • Group & Organization Management

Robert E. Ployhart holds the distinction of being a Dean of Fellow of the Academy of Management.

Best Publications

  • Longitudinal Research: The Theory, Design, and Analysis of Change:

    Robert E. Ployhart;Robert J. Vandenberg

  • Emergence of the Human Capital Resource: A Multilevel Model

    Robert E. Ployhart;Thomas P. Moliterno

  • The Microfoundations Movement in Strategy and Organization Theory

    Teppo Felin;Nicolai Juul Foss;Robert E. Ployhart

  • Transformational leadership: relations to the five-factor model and team performance in typical and maximum contexts.

    Beng-Chong Lim;Robert E. Ployhart

  • The Power of Momentum: A New Model of Dynamic Relationships between Job Satisfaction Change and Turnover Intentions

    Gilad Chen;Robert E. Ployhart;Helena Cooper Thomas;Neil Anderson

  • Multilevel Influences on Voluntary Workplace Green Behavior Individual Differences, Leader Behavior, and Coworker Advocacy

    Andrea Kim;Youngsang Kim;Kyongji Han;Susan E. Jackson

  • Applicants’ Perceptions of Selection Procedures and Decisions: A Critical Review and Agenda for the Future

    Ann Marie Ryan;Robert E. Ployhart

  • Learning by Doing Something Else: Variation, Relatedness, and the Learning Curve

    Melissa A. Schilling;Patricia Vidal;Robert E. Ployhart;Alexandre Marangoni

  • Determinants, Detection and Amelioration of Adverse Impact in Personnel Selection Procedures: Issues, Evidence and Lessons Learned

    Leaetta M. Hough;Frederick L. Oswald;Robert E. Ployhart

  • Individual Adaptability (I-ADAPT) Theory: Conceptualizing the Antecedents, Consequences, and Measurement of Individual Differences in Adaptability

    Robert E. Ployhart;Paul D. Bliese

  • Social Media: A Contextual Framework to Guide Research and Practice

    Lynn A. McFarland;Robert E. Ployhart

  • THE DIVERSITY–VALIDITY DILEMMA: STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING RACIOETHNIC AND SEX SUBGROUP DIFFERENCES AND ADVERSE IMPACT IN SELECTION

    Robert E. Ployhart;Brian C. Holtz

  • The effects of staffing and training on firm productivity and profit growth before, during, and after the Great Recession.

    Youngsang Kim;Robert E. Ployhart

  • An Evaluation of Generic Teamwork Skills Training with Action Teams: Effects on Cognitive and Skill-Based Outcomes

    Aleksander P.J. Ellis;Bradford S. Bell;Robert E. Ployhart;John R. Hollenbeck

  • Generalizing Newcomers' Relational and Organizational Identifications: Processes and Prototypicality

    David M. Sluss;Robert E. Ployhart;M. Glenn Cobb;Blake E. Ashforth

  • The Structure and Function of Human Capital Emergence: a Multilevel Examination of the Attraction-Selection-Attrition Model

    Robert E. Ployhart;Jeff A. Weekley;Kathryn Baughman

  • Context-Emergent Turnover (CET) Theory: A Theory of Collective Turnover

    Anthony J. Nyberg;Robert E. Ployhart

  • Toward an Explanation of Applicant Reactions: An Examination of Organizational Justice and Attribution Frameworks

    Robert E. Ployhart;Ann Marie Ryan

  • A Century of Selection

    Ann Marie Ryan;Robert E. Ployhart

  • EXPLORING RELATIONS BETWEEN TYPICAL AND MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE RATINGS AND THE FIVE FACTOR MODEL OF PERSONALITY

    Robert E. Ployhart;Beng-Chong Lim;Kim-Yin Chan

Frequent Co-Authors

Ann Marie Ryan
Ann Marie Ryan Michigan State University
Neal Schmitt
Neal Schmitt Michigan State University
Paul D. Bliese
Paul D. Bliese University of South Carolina
Gilad Chen
Gilad Chen University of Maryland, College Park
Chad H. Van Iddekinge
Chad H. Van Iddekinge Florida State University
Mark G. Ehrhart
Mark G. Ehrhart University of Central Florida
Frederick L. Oswald
Frederick L. Oswald Rice University
Aleksander P. J. Ellis
Aleksander P. J. Ellis University of Arizona
David Chan
David Chan Singapore Management University
Daniel R. Ilgen
Daniel R. Ilgen Michigan State University

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