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Shelby D. Hunt
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Business and Management
USA
2024

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 96 59 28 228 91013

Shelby D. Hunt publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Shelby D. Hunt between 1970 and 2022, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Shelby D. Hunt published across 53 years, from 1970 to 2022, averaging 4.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 16 publications in 2011. 6 of the 249 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1970 to 2022. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 16. Peak 16 publications in 2011. 1970: 2 publications 1971: 2 publications 1972: 4 publications 1973: 3 publications 1974: 2 publications 1975: 2 publications 1976: 5 publications 1977: 1 publication 1978: 5 publications 1979: 0 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 3 publications 1982: 8 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 5 publications 1985: 6 publications 1986: 5 publications 1987: 4 publications 1988: 3 publications 1989: 4 publications 1990: 8 publications 1991: 3 publications 1992: 9 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 3 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 12 publications 2003: 4 publications 2004: 6 publications 2005: 4 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 4 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 2 publications 2011: 16 publications 2012: 9 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 12 publications 2015: 10 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 6 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 2 publications
1970 2022

249 publications in total across all disciplines

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Shelby D. Hunt: publications per year, 1970 to 2022
Year Publications
1970 2
1971 2
1972 4
1973 3
1974 2
1975 2
1976 5
1977 1
1978 5
1979 0
1980 1
1981 3
1982 8
1983 4
1984 5
1985 6
1986 5
1987 4
1988 3
1989 4
1990 8
1991 3
1992 9
1993 4
1994 7
1995 6
1996 2
1997 7
1998 2
1999 3
2000 6
2001 4
2002 12
2003 4
2004 6
2005 4
2006 7
2007 4
2008 4
2009 2
2010 2
2011 16
2012 9
2013 3
2014 12
2015 10
2016 1
2017 6
2018 4
2019 3
2020 4
2021 4
2022 2
Total 249
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Shelby D. Hunt 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 Shelby D. Hunt 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, 225–229 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: 228 publications — 82nd percentile

82% 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 34 228
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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Shelby D. Hunt 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 Shelby D. Hunt 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, 89+ 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: 96 D-Index — 98th percentile

98% 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
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 96
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2015 - Fellow of the American Marketing Association
  • 1992 - AMA-Irwin-McGraw-Hill Distinguished Marketing Educator Award, American Marketing Association

Overview

Shelby D. Hunt was affiliated with Texas Tech University in the United States and contributed extensively to the field of business, management, and accounting. Their research spanned multiple subfields, notably marketing, organizational behavior and human resource management, management of technology and innovation, strategy and management, and tourism, leisure and hospitality management.

The scientist's scholarly output covered various main topics including consumer behavior in brand consumption and identification, customer service quality and loyalty, management and marketing education, business strategy and innovation, the wine industry and tourism, service and product innovation, and management theory and practice.

Frequent publication venues for Shelby D. Hunt's work included:

  • AMS Review
  • Journal of Macromarketing
  • Journal of Marketing Management
  • Journal of Business Research
  • Journal of Global Scholars of Marketing Science

Some of the recent published papers by Shelby D. Hunt were:

  • Indigenous theory development in marketing: the foundational premises approach, 2020, AMS Review
  • For re-institutionalizing the marketing discipline in Era V, 2020, AMS Review
  • The marketing discipline's troubled trajectory: The manifesto conversation, candidates for central focus, and prognosis for renewal, 2022, AMS Review
  • The Five Stages of the Macromarketing Field of Study: From Raison D'etre to Field of Significant Promise, 2021, Journal of Macromarketing

Shelby D. Hunt collaborated frequently with several co-authors throughout their career. These included:

  • Sreedhar Madhavaram
  • Pelin Bicen
  • Hunter N. Hatfield
  • Ashley Hass
  • Kerry T. Manis

Their research contributions earned recognition in the form of awards, such as being named a Fellow of the American Marketing Association in 2015 and receiving the AMA-Irwin-McGraw-Hill Distinguished Marketing Educator Award from the American Marketing Association in 1992.

Best Publications

  • The Commitment-Trust Theory of Relationship Marketing

    Robert M. Morgan;Shelby D. Hunt

  • The Commitment-Trust Theory of Relationship Marketing

    Unknown

  • The Comparative Advantage Theory of Competition

    Shelby D. Hunt;Robert M. Morgan

  • A General Theory of Marketing Ethics

    Shelby D. Hunt;Scott Vitell

  • A General Theory of Competition: Resources, Competences, Productivity, Economic Growth

    Shelby Dean Hunt

  • Power in a Channel of Distribution: Sources and Consequences:

    Shelby D. Hunt;John R. Nevin

  • The Resource-Advantage Theory of Competition: Dynamics, Path Dependencies, and Evolutionary Dimensions:

    Shelby D. Hunt;Robert M. Morgan

  • The Identity Salience Model of Relationship Marketing Success: The Case of Nonprofit Marketing

    Dennis B. Arnett;Steve D. German;Shelby D. Hunt

  • CORPORATE ETHICAL VALUES AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT IN MARKETING

    Shelby D. Hunt;Van R. Wood;Lawrence B. Chonko

  • The Nature and Scope of Marketing

    Shelby D. Hunt

  • Modern Marketing Theory: Critical Issues in the Philosophy of Marketing Science

    Shelby D. Hunt

  • The Comparative Advantage Theory of Competition

    Unknown

  • The Pretest in Survey Research: Issues and Preliminary Findings:

    Shelby D. Hunt;Richard D. Sparkman;James B. Wilcox

  • Alliance Competence, Resources, and Alliance Success: Conceptualization, Measurement, and Initial Test:

    C. Jay Lambe;Robert E. Spekman;Shelby D. Hunt

  • The General Theory of Marketing Ethics: A Revision and Three Questions

    Shelby D. Hunt;Scott J. Vitell

  • General Theories and the Fundamental Explananda of Marketing

    Shelby D. Hunt

  • Foundations of Marketing Theory: Toward a General Theory of Marketing

    Shelby D. Hunt

  • Ethics and marketing management: An empirical examination

    Lawrence B. Chonko;Shelby D. Hunt

  • Organizational Commitment: One of Many Commitments or Key Mediating Construct?

    Shelby D. Hunt;Robert M. Morgan

  • The explanatory foundations of relationship marketing theory

    Shelby D. Hunt;Dennis B. Arnett;Sreedhar Madhavaram

  • Relationship-Based Competitive Advantage: The Role of Relationship Marketing in Marketing Strategy

    Robert M Morgan;Shelby Hunt

  • The Service-Dominant Logic and a Hierarchy of Operant Resources: Developing Masterful Operant Resources and Implications for Marketing Strategy

    Sreedhar R. Madhavaram;Shelby D. Hunt

  • Cognitive Moral Development and Marketing

    Unknown

Frequent Co-Authors

Lawrence B. Chonko
Lawrence B. Chonko The University of Texas at Arlington
Michael C. Soulen
Michael C. Soulen University of Pennsylvania
Jagdish N. Sheth
Jagdish N. Sheth Emory University
Scott J. Vitell
Scott J. Vitell University of Mississippi
Robert E. Spekman
Robert E. Spekman University of Virginia
Emma E. Furth
Emma E. Furth University of Pennsylvania
Steven M. Shugan
Steven M. Shugan University of Florida
Evert Gummesson
Evert Gummesson Stockholm University
Roland T. Rust
Roland T. Rust University of Maryland, College Park
O. C. Ferrell
O. C. Ferrell Auburn University

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