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Sandra Waddock

Sandra Waddock

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 59 569 529 252 229 320 28266

Sandra Waddock publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Sandra Waddock between 1979 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Sandra Waddock published across 47 years, from 1979 to 2025, averaging 9.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 59 publications in 2017. 30 of the 436 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40 50
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1979 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 59. Peak 59 publications in 2017. 1979: 1 publication 1980: 0 publications 1981: 0 publications 1982: 0 publications 1983: 0 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 1 publication 1989: 4 publications 1990: 2 publications 1991: 5 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 5 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 4 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 7 publications 2002: 10 publications 2003: 8 publications 2004: 9 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 8 publications 2007: 14 publications 2008: 17 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 17 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 25 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 13 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 59 publications 2018: 13 publications 2019: 9 publications 2020: 45 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 10 publications 2023: 8 publications 2024: 18 publications 2025: 12 publications
1979 2025

436 publications in total across all disciplines

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Sandra Waddock: publications per year, 1979 to 2025
Year Publications
1979 1
1980 0
1981 0
1982 0
1983 0
1984 0
1985 1
1986 0
1987 0
1988 1
1989 4
1990 2
1991 5
1992 3
1993 4
1994 7
1995 5
1996 3
1997 4
1998 4
1999 7
2000 8
2001 7
2002 10
2003 8
2004 9
2005 10
2006 8
2007 14
2008 17
2009 4
2010 7
2011 17
2012 5
2013 25
2014 19
2015 13
2016 16
2017 59
2018 13
2019 9
2020 45
2021 14
2022 10
2023 8
2024 18
2025 12
Total 436
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Sandra Waddock 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 Sandra Waddock 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, 320–324 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: 320 publications — 93rd percentile

93% 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 10 320
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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Sandra Waddock 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 Sandra Waddock 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, 59 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: 59 D-Index — 81st percentile

81% 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 59
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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Overview

Sandra Waddock is affiliated with Boston College in the United States and is active in the field of social sciences, with 26 publications across several subfields. These include sociology and political science, management science and operations research, organizational behavior and human resource management, management, monitoring, policy and law, and business and international management.

Their research spans multiple key topics, with a primary focus on complex systems and decision making, innovation, sustainability, and human-machine systems. Other notable areas include sustainable development and environmental policy, management and organizational studies, innovation and socioeconomic development, global energy and sustainability research, as well as climate change communication and perception.

Waddock has contributed to both journals and books, publishing notably in venues such as the Academy of Management Proceedings, Humanistic Management Journal, Sustainability, Business and Society Review, and the Journal of Management for Global Sustainability.

  • Academy of Management Proceedings (14 publications)
  • Humanistic Management Journal (4 publications)
  • Sustainability (3 publications)
  • Business and Society Review (3 publications)
  • Journal of Management for Global Sustainability (3 publications)

Among recent papers, the following represent key contributions:

  • "Achieving sustainability requires systemic business transformation," 2020, Global Sustainability
  • "Imagining transformation: Change agent narratives of sustainable futures," 2022, Futures
  • "Natural Sciences, Management Theory, and System Transformation for Sustainability," 2020, Business & Society
  • "Invoking indigenous wisdom for management learning," 2020, Management Learning
  • "Reframing and Transforming Economics around Life," 2020, Sustainability

Collaboration is part of Waddock's research practice, with frequent co-authors including Andreas Rasche, Chris Laszlo, Steve Waddell, Joan Marques, and Chris Riedy.

  • Andreas Rasche (12 collaborations)
  • Chris Laszlo (8 collaborations)
  • Steve Waddell (5 collaborations)
  • Joan Marques (4 collaborations)
  • Chris Riedy (2 collaborations)

Their book publications include titles released by Stanford University Press eBooks and Emerald Publishing Limited.

  • Building the Responsible Enterprise, 2020, Stanford University Press eBooks
  • Sustainability, 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited

Best Publications

  • The corporate social performance-financial performance link

    Sandra A. Waddock;Samuel B. Graves

  • Corporate responsibility and financial performance: the role of intangible resources

    Jordi Surroca;Josep A. Tribó;Sandra Waddock

  • Institutional Owners and Corporate Social Performance

    Samuel B. Graves;Sandra A. Waddock

  • Parallel universes: Companies, academics, and the progress of corporate citizenship

    Sandra A. Waddock

  • Responsibility: The new business imperative

    Sandra A. Waddock;Charles Bodwell;Samuel B. Graves

  • Building a New Institutional Infrastructure for Corporate Responsibility

    Sandra Waddock

  • Unfolding Stakeholder Thinking: Theory, Responsibility and Engagement

    Jörg Andriof;Jörg Andriof;Sandra Waddock;Bryan Husted;Sandra Sutherland Rahman

  • Social Entrepreneurs and Catalytic Change.

    Sandra A. Waddock;James E. Post

  • Leading Corporate Citizens: Vision, Values, Value Added

    Sandra A. Waddock

  • Accountability in a Global Economy: The Emergence of International Accountability Standards

    Dirk Ulrich Gilbert;Andreas Rasche;Sandra Waddock

  • Understanding Social Partnerships: An Evolutionary Model of Partnership Organizations

    Sandra A. Waddock

  • Quality of Management and Quality of Stakeholder Relations Are They Synonymous

    Sandra A. Waddock;Samuel B. Graves

  • Understanding Shareholder Activism: Which Corporations are Targeted?

    Kathleen Rehbein;Sandra Waddock;Samuel B. Graves

  • A Typology of Social Partnership Organizations

    Sandra A. Waddock

  • Institutional ownership and control: implications for long-term corporate strategy

    Samuel B. Graves;Sandra A. Waddock

  • Relationships: The real challenge of corporate global citizenship

    Sandra A. Waddock;Neil Smith

  • Unfolding Stakeholder Engagement

    Jörg Andriof;Sandra Waddock

  • The Multiple Bottom Lines of Corporate Citizenship: Social Investing, Reputation, and Responsibility Audits

    Sandra Waddock

  • Myths and Realities of Social Investing

    Sandra A. Waddock

  • Creating Corporate Accountability: Foundational Principles to Make Corporate Citizenship Real

    Sandra A. Waddock

  • The United Nations Global Compact Retrospect and Prospect

    Andreas Rasche;Sandra Waddock;Malcolm McIntosh

  • The complexity of wicked problems in large scale change

    Sandra Waddock;Greta M. Meszoely;Steve Waddell;Domenico Dentoni

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Shrivastava
Paul Shrivastava Pennsylvania State University
Andreas Rasche
Andreas Rasche Copenhagen Business School
James Weber
James Weber Duquesne University
Bryan W. Husted
Bryan W. Husted Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
Thomas Donaldson
Thomas Donaldson University of Pennsylvania
James P. Walsh
James P. Walsh University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robert E. Quinn
Robert E. Quinn University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Andrew J. Hoffman
Andrew J. Hoffman University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Nancy J. Adler
Nancy J. Adler McGill University
Karen O'Brien
Karen O'Brien University of Oslo

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