2026 Robert G. Cooper: 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	103	39	37	3	3	172	48913

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Business and Management in Canada Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Business and Management in Canada Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Business and Management in Canada Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
Fellow of the Institute for the Study of Business Markets (ISBM)
Fellow of the Institute for the Study of Business Markets (ISBM)
Fellow of the Institute for the Study of Business Markets (ISBM)

Overview

Robert G. Cooper is affiliated with McMaster University in Canada and works primarily in the field of Business, Management and Accounting. Their research focuses on several subfields including Management Information Systems, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Information Systems, Strategy and Management, and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality.

The main topics addressed in their research include:

Big Data and Business Intelligence
Digital Transformation in Industry
Technology Assessment and Management
Innovation and Knowledge Management
Software Engineering Techniques and Practices
Capital Investment and Risk Analysis
Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting

Robert G. Cooper has published frequently in venues such as:

IEEE Engineering Management Review
Research-Technology Management
Industrial Marketing Management
Journal of Product Innovation Management
EBioMedicine

Some of the recent papers authored by Cooper include:

"Accelerating innovation: Some lessons from the pandemic," 2021, Journal of Product Innovation Management
"The AI transformation of product innovation," 2024, Industrial Marketing Management
"The Artificial Intelligence Revolution in New-Product Development," 2023, IEEE Engineering Management Review
"AI and New Product Development," 2024, Research-Technology Management
"The 5-th Generation Stage-Gate Idea-to-Launch Process," 2022, IEEE Engineering Management Review

Cooper's frequent co-authors include Janine A. Lamb, Lars Rönnblom, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Hector Chinoy, and Alexander Brem.

The scientist has also contributed to book publications, including a title published by Kellogg School of Management eBooks titled "Danaka Corporation: Growth Portfolio Management1" in 2023.

Among recognitions, Robert G. Cooper holds the distinction of Fellow of the Institute for the Study of Business Markets (ISBM).

Best Publications

Winning at new products : accelerating the process from idea to launch

Robert G. Cooper

2316
Citations
Stage-gate systems: A new tool for managing new products

Robert G. Cooper

2158
Citations
Benchmarking the Firm's Critical Success Factors in New Product Development

Robert G. Cooper;Elko J. Kleinschmidt

2054
Citations
New Products: What Separates Winners from Losers?

R. G. Cooper;E. J. Kleinschmidt

1753
Citations
An Investigation into the New Product Process: Steps, Deficiencies, and Impact

Robert G. Cooper;Elko J. Kleinschmidt

1712
Citations
Portfolio Management For New Products

Robert G. Cooper;Scott J. Edgett;Elko J. Kleinschmidt

1536
Citations
The Dimensions of Industrial New Product Success and Failure

R G Cooper

1493
Citations
Perspective: The Stage-Gate® Idea-to-Launch Process—Update, What's New, and NexGen Systems*

Robert G. Cooper

1461
Citations
The Impact of Product Innovativeness on Performance

E. J. Kleinschmidt;R. G. Cooper

1299
Citations
New Product Portfolio Management: Practices and Performance

Robert G. Cooper;Scott J. Edgett;Elko J. Kleinschmidt

1220
Citations
Optimizing the Stage-Gate Process: What Best-Practice Companies Do—I

Robert G. Cooper;Scott J. Edgett;Elko J. Kleinschmidt

1016
Citations
Winning Businesses in Product Development: The Critical Success Factors

Robert G. Cooper;Elko J. Kleinschmidt

906
Citations
The impact of export strategy on export sales performance

Robert G. Cooper;Elko J. Kleinschmidt

898
Citations
Perception of numbers by human infants.

Prentice Starkey;Robert G. Cooper

891
Citations
Portfolio management for new product development: results of an industry practices study

Robert Cooper;Scott Edgett;Elko Kleinschmidt

877
Citations
Success factors in product innovation

R.G. Cooper;E.J. Kleinschmidt

862
Citations
Determinants of Timeliness in Product Development

Robert G. Cooper;Elko J. Kleinschmidt

806
Citations
Perspective third-generation new product processes

Robert G. Cooper

719
Citations
New Product Portfolio Management : Practices and Performance

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709
Citations
Benchmarking Best NPD Practices—II

Robert G. Cooper;Scott J. Edgett;Elko J. Kleinschmidt

675
Citations
New Problems, New Solutions: Making Portfolio Management More Effective

Robert G. Cooper;Scott J. Edgett;Elko J. Kleinschmidt

654
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Elko J. Kleinschmidt McMaster University

Scott J. Edgett McMaster University

Mark H. Bickhard Lehigh University

Roger J. Calantone Michigan State University

External Links

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