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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 47 1126 493 111 17805

Steven W. Floyd publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Steven W. Floyd between 1983 and 2024, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Steven W. Floyd published across 42 years, from 1983 to 2024, averaging 2.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2010. 4 of the 115 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2024. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2010. 1983: 1 publication 1984: 0 publications 1985: 0 publications 1986: 0 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 3 publications 1990: 4 publications 1991: 0 publications 1992: 3 publications 1993: 1 publication 1994: 2 publications 1995: 0 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 1 publication 2003: 5 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 7 publications 2006: 7 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 7 publications 2009: 4 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 5 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 7 publications 2014: 2 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 2 publications 2017: 5 publications 2018: 4 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 0 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 3 publications 2024: 1 publication
1983 2024

115 publications in total across all disciplines

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Steven W. Floyd: publications per year, 1983 to 2024
Year Publications
1983 1
1984 0
1985 0
1986 0
1987 0
1988 2
1989 3
1990 4
1991 0
1992 3
1993 1
1994 2
1995 0
1996 2
1997 3
1998 2
1999 2
2000 2
2001 2
2002 1
2003 5
2004 3
2005 7
2006 7
2007 2
2008 7
2009 4
2010 8
2011 5
2012 5
2013 7
2014 2
2015 3
2016 2
2017 5
2018 4
2019 3
2020 0
2021 2
2022 0
2023 3
2024 1
Total 115
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Steven W. Floyd publications per year - data summary

  • Steven W. Floyd, a Business and Management scholar from University of Massachusetts Amherst, has 115 publications recorded across 42 years, from 1983 to 2024.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1983 and the most recent to 2024.
  • The most productive year is 2010, with 8 publications.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1983, 1993, 2002 and 2024, with 1 publication each.
  • 8 of the 42 years in the span carry no publications at all (1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 and others).
  • The rate of publication averages 2.7 papers per year over the whole span, or 3.4 per year counting only the 34 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2020-2024) hold 6 publications, 5% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1983-1996: 18 publications (1.3 per year); 1997-2010: 55 publications (3.9 per year); 2011-2024: 42 publications (3.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

Steven W. Floyd 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 Steven W. Floyd 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, 110–114 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: 111 publications — 35th percentile

35% 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 96 111
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
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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Steven W. Floyd 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.
  • Steven W. Floyd, a Business and Management scholar from University of Massachusetts Amherst, records 111 publications - the 35th percentile of the discipline.
  • 35% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Steven W. Floyd, and about 65% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 135–139 publications range, and Steven W. Floyd ranks below 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).

Steven W. Floyd 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 Steven W. Floyd 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, 47 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: 47 D-Index — 63rd percentile

63% 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 47
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
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Steven W. Floyd 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.
  • Steven W. Floyd, a Business and Management scholar from University of Massachusetts Amherst, records 47 D-Index - the 63rd percentile of the discipline.
  • 63% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than Steven W. Floyd, and about 37% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and Steven W. Floyd 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

Steven W. Floyd was affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research primarily focused on the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with a total of 13 publications in this area.

Their work spanned several subfields including Strategy and Management, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Management Information Systems, Management Science and Operations Research, and Management of Technology and Innovation.

Floyd's research topics covered a variety of themes such as Innovation and Knowledge Management, Management and Organizational Studies, Accounting and Organizational Management, Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting, University-Industry-Government Innovation Models, Public Policy and Administration Research, and Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies.

Frequent coauthors in Floyd's collaborations were Erim Ergene, Murat Tarakci, Mariano L.M. Heyden, Linda Rouleau, and Anneloes Raes.

Their recent papers include the following:

  • Heroes or Villains? Recasting Middle Management Roles, Processes, and Behaviours (2023), Journal of Management Studies
  • Strategic leaders' ecosystem vision formation and digital transformation: A motivated interactional lens (2023), Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal
  • Managing goal heterogeneity in strategic initiatives (2023), Long Range Planning
  • In pursuit of decision comprehensiveness: navigating goal heterogeneity (2024), Management Decision
  • Strategic Initiatives in the Intraorganizational Ecology: An Investigation of Multi-level Goals (2021), Academy of Management Proceedings

Floyd's publications appeared frequently in journals such as the Journal of Management Studies, Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, Long Range Planning, Management Decision, and Academy of Management Proceedings.

Best Publications

  • Strategizing Throughout the Organization: Managing Role Conflict in Strategic Renewal

    Steven W. Floyd;Peter J. Lane

  • The strategy process, middle management involvement, and organizational performance

    Bill Wooldridge;Steven W. Floyd

  • Middle management involvement in strategy and its association with strategic type: A research note

    Steven W. Floyd;Bill Wooldridge

  • Middle Management’s Strategic Influence and Organizational Performance†

    Steven W. Floyd;Bill Wooldridge

  • Emerging Issues in Corporate Entrepreneurship

    Gregory G. Dess;R. Duane Ireland;Shaker A. Zahra;Steven W. Floyd

  • The Middle Management Perspective on Strategy Process: Contributions, Synthesis, and Future Research

    Bill Wooldridge;Torsten Schmid;Steven W. Floyd

  • Dinosaurs or dynamos? Recognizing middle management's strategic role

    Steven W. Floyd;Bill Wooldridge

  • Knowledge Creation and Social Networks in Corporate Entrepreneurship: The Renewal of Organizational Capability:

    Steven W. Floyd;Bill Wooldridge

  • Building Strategy from the Middle: Reconceptualizing Strategy Process

    Steven W. Floyd;Bill Wooldridge

  • Managing strategic consensus: the foundation of effective implementation

    Steven W. Floyd;Bill Wooldridge

  • Strategic Planning Research: Toward a Theory-Driven Agenda

    Carola Wolf;Steven W. Floyd

  • Inter-Firm Networks and Entrepreneurial Behavior: A Structural Embeddedness Perspective

    Zeki Simsek;Michael H. Lubatkin;Steven W. Floyd

  • RESEARCH NOTES AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIC PROCESS EFFECTS ON CONSENSUS

    Bill Wooldridge;Steven W. Floyd

  • Towards modelling the effects of national culture on IT implementation and acceptance

    John F. Veiga;Steven W. Floyd;Kathleen Dechant

  • Strategy processes and practices: Dialogues and intersections

    Robert A. Burgelman;Steven W. Floyd;Tomi Laamanen;Saku Mantere

  • The Lack of Consensus About Strategic Consensus: Advancing Theory and Research

    Franz W. Kellermanns;Jorge Walter;Christoph Lechner;Steven W. Floyd

  • The Strategic Middle Manager: How to Create and Sustain Competitive Advantage

    Steven W. Floyd;Bill Wooldridge

  • Path analysis of the relationship between competitive strategy, information technology, and financial performance

    S. W. Floyd;B. Wooldridge

  • Task Contingencies in the Curvilinear Relationships Between Intergroup Networks and Initiative Performance

    Christoph Lechner;Karolin Frankenberger;Steven W. Floyd

  • Are managers from Mars and academicians from venus? Toward an understanding of the relationship between academic quality and practical relevance

    David C. Baldridge;Steven W. Floyd;Lívia Markóczy

  • Emerging issues on corporate entrepreneurship

    Gregory G. Dess;R. Duane Ireland;Shaker A. Zahra;Steven Floyd

  • In the Age of the Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power.

    Steven W. Floyd

Frequent Co-Authors

Franz W. Kellermanns
Franz W. Kellermanns University of North Carolina at Charlotte
John F. Veiga
John F. Veiga University of Connecticut
Mike Wright
Mike Wright Imperial College London
R. Duane Ireland
R. Duane Ireland Texas A&M University
Shaker A. Zahra
Shaker A. Zahra University of Minnesota
Gregory G. Dess
Gregory G. Dess The University of Texas at Dallas
Michael Lubatkin
Michael Lubatkin University of Connecticut
Oliver Gassmann
Oliver Gassmann University of St. Gallen
Siri Terjesen
Siri Terjesen Florida Atlantic University
Eero Vaara
Eero Vaara University of Oxford

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