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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 37 6166 5726 62 58 87 7702

Vesa Suutari publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Vesa Suutari between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Vesa Suutari published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 3.3 papers a year. Output peaked at 8 publications in 2018. 4 of the 98 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 8. Peak 8 publications in 2018. 1996: 2 publications 1997: 0 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 5 publications 2002: 4 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 0 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 5 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 6 publications 2012: 3 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 5 publications 2015: 6 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 2 publications 2018: 8 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 5 publications 2021: 2 publications 2022: 8 publications 2023: 6 publications 2024: 1 publication 2025: 3 publications
1996 2025

98 publications in total across all disciplines

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Vesa Suutari: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 2
1997 0
1998 3
1999 0
2000 2
2001 5
2002 4
2003 2
2004 3
2005 3
2006 0
2007 2
2008 5
2009 2
2010 1
2011 6
2012 3
2013 6
2014 5
2015 6
2016 1
2017 2
2018 8
2019 2
2020 5
2021 2
2022 8
2023 6
2024 1
2025 3
Total 98
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Vesa Suutari publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vesa Suutari sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 84–93 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 publications 570+

This scientist: 87 publications — 8th percentile

8% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301 87
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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Vesa Suutari D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Vesa Suutari sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 37 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 37 D-Index — 23rd percentile

23% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272 37
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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Overview

Vesa Suutari is affiliated with the University of Vaasa in Finland and has contributed extensively to research within the social sciences and business management fields. Their work spans multiple subfields including communication, education, organizational behavior and human resource management, sociology and political science, and gender studies.

The primary topics addressed in Suutari's research are:

  • International Student and Expatriate Challenges
  • Higher Education and Employability
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Socioeconomic Development in MENA
  • Gender Diversity and Inequality
  • Higher Education Governance and Development
  • Global Education and Multiculturalism

Among Suutari's recent papers are:

  • "Taking stock of expatriates' career success after international assignments: A review and future research agenda" (2022), published in Human Resource Management Review
  • "Two decades of research into SIEs and what do we know? A systematic review of the most influential literature and a proposed research agenda" (2021), published in Journal of Global Mobility The Home of Expatriate Management Research
  • "Development of career capital during expatriation: partners' perspectives" (2021), published in Career Development International
  • "Career success of expatriates: the impacts of career capital, expatriate type, career type and career stage" (2023), published in Career Development International
  • "Job exhaustion among assigned and self-initiated expatriates - the role of effort and reward" (2022), published in Journal of Global Mobility The Home of Expatriate Management Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Suutari include:

  • Michael Dickmann
  • Maike Andresen
  • Rodrigo Mello
  • Liisa Mäkelä
  • Sara Louise Muhr

Suutari has published in several prominent venues such as:

  • Journal of Global Mobility The Home of Expatriate Management Research
  • Career Development International
  • Academy of Management Proceedings
  • Human Resource Management Review
  • The International Journal of Human Resource Management

In addition to journal articles, Suutari has contributed to book publications, including a work titled Wanderlust to wonderland?: Exploring key issues in expatriate careers: Individual, organizational, and societal insights published by Personalmanagement und Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie in 2022.

Best Publications

  • Making their own way: international experience through self-initiated foreign assignments

    Vesa Suutari;Chris Brewster

  • Career capital during international work experiences: contrasting self-initiated expatriate experiences and assigned expatriation

    Tiina Jokinen;Chris Brewster;Vesa Suutari

  • Repatriation: empirical evidence from a longitudinal study of careers and expectations among Finnish expatriates

    Vesa Suutari;Chris Brewster

  • Expatriation: A developing research agenda

    Jaime Bonache;Chris Brewster;Vesa Suutari

  • Global managers: career orientation, career tracks, life‐style implications and career commitment

    Vesa Suutari

  • The career capital of managers with global careers

    Vesa Suutari;Kristiina Mäkelä

  • Career anchors of managers with global careers

    Vesa Suutari;Milla Taka

  • International knowledge transfers through expatriates

    Kimmo Riusala;Vesa Suutari

  • Global leader development: an emerging research agenda

    Vesa Suutari

  • Expatriation and Careers: Perspectives of Expatriates and Spouses.

    Kimmo Riusala;Vesa Suutari

  • Careers of skilled migrants: towards a theoretical and methodological expansion

    Akram Al Ariss;Iris Koall;Mustafa Özbilgin;Vesa Suutari

  • Global HRM: aspects of a research agenda

    Chris Brewster;Vesa Suutari

  • The Effect of International Work Experience on the Career Success of Expatriates: A Comparison of Assigned and Self-Initiated Expatriates

    Vesa Suutari;Chris Brewster;Chris Brewster;Liisa Mäkelä;Michael Dickmann

  • Global careers: a social capital paradox

    Kristiina Mäkelä;Vesa Suutari

  • The career competencies of self-initiated and assigned expatriates: assessing the development of career capital over time

    Michael Dickmann;Vesa Suutari;Chris Brewster;Liisa Mäkelä

  • Expatriate management practices and perceived relevance

    Vesa Suutari;Chris Brewster

  • The role of on‐site training and support in expatriation: existing and necessary host‐company practices

    Vesa Suutari;David Burch

  • Changes in institutional context and MNC operations in China: Subsidiary HRM practices in 1996 versus 2006

    Ingmar Björkman;Adam Smale;Jennie Sumelius;Vesa Suutari

  • Exploring expatriate outcomes

    Chris Brewster;Jaime Bonache;Jean-Luc Cerdin;Vesa Suutari

  • Expatriation: Traditional criticisms and international careers: Introducing the special issue

    Jaime Bonache;Chris Brewster;Vesa Suutari;Petra De Saá

Frequent Co-Authors

Chris Brewster
Chris Brewster University of Reading
Mustafa Özbilgin
Mustafa Özbilgin Brunel University London
Ulla Kinnunen
Ulla Kinnunen Tampere University
Ingmar Björkman
Ingmar Björkman Hanken School of Economics
Jan Selmer
Jan Selmer Aarhus University

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