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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 65 404 376 27 27 341 15158
Computer Science 65 2478 2401 334 331 360 15127

Robert M. Davison publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Robert M. Davison between 1992 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Robert M. Davison published across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025, averaging 13.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 30 publications in 2024. 43 of the 448 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1992 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 30. Peak 30 publications in 2024. 1992: 1 publication 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 1 publication 1996: 1 publication 1997: 3 publications 1998: 6 publications 1999: 9 publications 2000: 11 publications 2001: 15 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 17 publications 2004: 11 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 13 publications 2007: 20 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 11 publications 2010: 12 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 17 publications 2013: 12 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 17 publications 2017: 27 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 18 publications 2020: 19 publications 2021: 22 publications 2022: 21 publications 2023: 24 publications 2024: 30 publications 2025: 13 publications
1992 2025

448 publications in total across all disciplines

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Robert M. Davison: publications per year, 1992 to 2025
Year Publications
1992 1
1993 1
1994 2
1995 1
1996 1
1997 3
1998 6
1999 9
2000 11
2001 15
2002 8
2003 17
2004 11
2005 10
2006 13
2007 20
2008 17
2009 11
2010 12
2011 13
2012 17
2013 12
2014 19
2015 10
2016 17
2017 27
2018 17
2019 18
2020 19
2021 22
2022 21
2023 24
2024 30
2025 13
Total 448
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Robert M. Davison publications per year - data summary

  • Robert M. Davison, a Business and Management scholar from City University of Hong Kong, has 448 publications recorded across 34 years, from 1992 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1992 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive year is 2024, with 30 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1992, 1993, 1995 and 1996, with 1 publication each.
  • The rate of publication averages 13.2 papers per year over the whole span, or 13.2 per year counting only the 34 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 110 publications, 25% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1992-2003: 75 publications (6.3 per year); 2004-2015: 165 publications (13.8 per year); 2016-2025: 208 publications (20.8 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Robert M. Davison 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 Robert M. Davison 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, 340–344 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: 341 publications — 94th percentile

94% 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
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 10 341
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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Robert M. Davison 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.
  • Robert M. Davison, a Business and Management scholar from City University of Hong Kong, records 341 publications - the 94th percentile of the discipline.
  • 94% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Robert M. Davison, and about 6% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 135–139 publications range, and Robert M. Davison 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).

Robert M. Davison 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 Robert M. Davison 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, 65 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: 65 D-Index — 87th percentile

87% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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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
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 65
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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Robert M. Davison 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.
  • Robert M. Davison, a Business and Management scholar from City University of Hong Kong, records 65 D-Index - the 87th percentile of the discipline.
  • 87% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Robert M. Davison, and about 13% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Robert M. Davison ranks above 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

Robert M. Davison is affiliated with the City University of Hong Kong in China. Their research spans various topics primarily situated within the social sciences and business management domains.

Their main fields of study include:

  • Social Sciences
  • Business, Management and Accounting

Within these broader fields, Davison's work further specializes in subfields such as:

  • Management Information Systems
  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Communication
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Information Systems

The core topics addressed in their research are:

  • Information Systems Theories and Implementation
  • Big Data and Business Intelligence
  • Knowledge Management and Sharing
  • Technology Adoption and User Behaviour
  • Information Technology Governance and Strategy
  • Digital Marketing and Social Media
  • E-Government and Public Services

Davison has contributed to multiple publication venues, most frequently publishing in:

  • Information Systems Journal
  • The Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries
  • International Journal of Information Management
  • Information Technology and People
  • Internet Research

Several notable recent papers include:

  • "Opinion Paper: 'So what if ChatGPT wrote it?' Multidisciplinary perspectives on opportunities, challenges and implications of generative conversational AI for research, practice and policy," 2023, International Journal of Information Management
  • "Climate change and COP26: Are digital technologies and information management part of the problem or the solution? An editorial reflection and call to action," 2021, International Journal of Information Management
  • "Reimagining e-leadership for reconfigured virtual teams due to Covid-19," 2021, International Journal of Information Management
  • "The Transformative Potential of Disruptions: A Viewpoint," 2020, International Journal of Information Management
  • "Role stressors, job satisfaction, and employee creativity: The cross-level moderating role of social media use within teams," 2020, Information & Management

The scientist has published books under Springer Science+Business Media, including:

  • Human Choice and Computers, 2024
  • Human Choice and Digital by Default: Autonomy vs Digital Determination, 2022

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Louie H.M. Wong
  • Andrew Hardin
  • Carol Xiaojuan Ou
  • Monideepa Tarafdar
  • Sutirtha Chatterjee

Best Publications

  • Principles of canonical action research

    Robert M. Davison;Maris G. Martinsons;Ned Kock

  • The balanced scorecard: a foundation for the strategic management of information systems

    Robert Davison;Dennis Tse;Maris Martinsons

  • Climate change and COP26: Are digital technologies and information management part of the problem or the solution? An editorial reflection and call to action

    Yogesh K. Dwivedi;Yogesh K. Dwivedi;Laurie Hughes;Arpan Kumar Kar;Abdullah M. Baabdullah

  • Swift Guanxi in online marketplaces: the role of computer-mediated communication technologies

    Carol Xiaojuan Ou;Paul A. Pavlou;Robert M. Davison

  • Impact of personal and cultural factors on knowledge sharing in China

    Qian Huang;Robert M. Davison;Jibao Gu

  • From government to e‐government: a transition model

    Robert M. Davison;Christian Wagner;Louis C.K. Ma

  • Technology Leapfrogging in Developing Countries - An Inevitable Luxury?

    Robert Davison;Doug Vogel;Roger W. Harris;Noel Jones

  • Cultural complications of ERP

    Robert Davison

  • Strategic decision making and support systems: Comparing American, Japanese and Chinese management

    Maris G. Martinsons;Robert M. Davison

  • Context is king! Considering particularism in research design and reporting

    Robert M Davison;Maris G Martinsons

  • The impact of trust, guanxi orientation and face on the intention of Chinese employees and managers to engage in peer-to-peer tacit and explicit knowledge sharing

    Qian Huang;Qian Huang;Robert M. Davison;Jibao Gu

  • Information technology to support informal knowledge sharing

    Robert M. Davison;Carol X. J. Ou;Maris G. Martinsons

  • The influence of peer characteristics and technical features of a social shopping website on a consumers purchase intention

    Xi Hu;Qian Huang;Xuepan Zhong;Robert M. Davison

  • SME adoption of IT: the case of electronic trading systems

    M. Khalifa;M. Davison

  • Social Support, Source Credibility, Social Influence, and Impulsive Purchase Behavior in Social Commerce

    Xi Hu;Xiayu Chen;Robert M. Davison

  • I Know I Can, But Can We? Culture and Efficacy Beliefs in Global Virtual Teams

    Andrew M. Hardin;Mark A. Fuller;Robert M. Davison

  • Efficacy in Technology-Mediated Distributed Teams

    Mark Fuller;Andrew Hardin;Robert Davison

  • The role of website quality and social capital in building buyers' loyalty

    Xiayu Chen;Qian Huang;Robert M. Davison

  • The roles of theory in canonical action research

    Robert M. Davison;Maris G. Martinsons;Carol X. J. Ou

  • Interactive or interruptive? Instant messaging at work

    Carol X. J. Ou;Robert M. Davison

Frequent Co-Authors

Maris G. Martinsons
Maris G. Martinsons City University of Hong Kong
Douglas R. Vogel
Douglas R. Vogel Harbin Institute of Technology
Ned Kock
Ned Kock Texas A&M International University
Gert-Jan de Vreede
Gert-Jan de Vreede Stevens Institute of Technology
Hefu Liu
Hefu Liu University of Science and Technology of China
Paul A. Pavlou
Paul A. Pavlou University of Miami
Robert O. Briggs
Robert O. Briggs San Diego State University
Monideepa Tarafdar
Monideepa Tarafdar University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jibao Gu
Jibao Gu University of Science and Technology of China
Zhongsheng Hua
Zhongsheng Hua Zhejiang University

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