World's Best Scientists 2026 revealed!

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 55 710 653 311 279 155 55237

W. Richard Scott publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by W. Richard Scott between 1957 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. W. Richard Scott published across 69 years, from 1957 to 2025, averaging 2.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2020. 1 of the 203 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1957 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2020. 1957: 1 publication 1958: 0 publications 1959: 0 publications 1960: 1 publication 1961: 2 publications 1962: 4 publications 1963: 2 publications 1964: 4 publications 1965: 1 publication 1966: 1 publication 1967: 5 publications 1968: 0 publications 1969: 0 publications 1970: 2 publications 1971: 1 publication 1972: 1 publication 1973: 1 publication 1974: 0 publications 1975: 1 publication 1976: 2 publications 1977: 2 publications 1978: 1 publication 1979: 4 publications 1980: 1 publication 1981: 2 publications 1982: 3 publications 1983: 4 publications 1984: 7 publications 1985: 5 publications 1986: 3 publications 1987: 3 publications 1988: 2 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 2 publications 1992: 0 publications 1993: 4 publications 1994: 2 publications 1995: 2 publications 1996: 3 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 1 publication 1999: 3 publications 2000: 1 publication 2001: 3 publications 2002: 7 publications 2003: 1 publication 2004: 2 publications 2005: 10 publications 2006: 4 publications 2007: 2 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 6 publications 2010: 13 publications 2011: 8 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 4 publications 2016: 4 publications 2017: 4 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 15 publications 2021: 0 publications 2022: 0 publications 2023: 2 publications 2024: 0 publications 2025: 1 publication
1957 2025

203 publications in total across all disciplines

View publications per year as a table
W. Richard Scott: publications per year, 1957 to 2025
Year Publications
1957 1
1958 0
1959 0
1960 1
1961 2
1962 4
1963 2
1964 4
1965 1
1966 1
1967 5
1968 0
1969 0
1970 2
1971 1
1972 1
1973 1
1974 0
1975 1
1976 2
1977 2
1978 1
1979 4
1980 1
1981 2
1982 3
1983 4
1984 7
1985 5
1986 3
1987 3
1988 2
1989 2
1990 3
1991 2
1992 0
1993 4
1994 2
1995 2
1996 3
1997 3
1998 1
1999 3
2000 1
2001 3
2002 7
2003 1
2004 2
2005 10
2006 4
2007 2
2008 4
2009 6
2010 13
2011 8
2012 5
2013 3
2014 3
2015 4
2016 4
2017 4
2018 3
2019 7
2020 15
2021 0
2022 0
2023 2
2024 0
2025 1
Total 203
Download as CSV

W. Richard Scott 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 W. Richard Scott 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, 155–159 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: 155 publications — 60th percentile

60% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more.

View publications distribution as a table
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 50 155
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
Download as CSV

W. Richard Scott 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 W. Richard Scott 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, 55 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: 55 D-Index — 77th percentile

77% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

View D-Index distribution as a table
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 55
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
Download as CSV

Overview

W. Richard Scott is affiliated with Stanford University in the United States. Their recent research spans multiple disciplines including management, economics, and public administration, reflecting a diverse academic portfolio.

The scientist's notable papers include the following:

  • Contents, 2020, Stanford University Press eBooks
  • Sense Making Questionnaire, 2023, PsycTESTS Dataset
  • Health Professions and Organization, 2025, The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior, and Society

Throughout their career, W. Richard Scott has collaborated frequently with several scholars. Notable coauthors include AnneVE Newman, Sarah N. Deschenes, Kathryn C. Hopkins, and Lance M. McCracken.

  • AnneVE Newman
  • Sarah N. Deschenes
  • Kathryn C. Hopkins
  • Lance M. McCracken

Publication venues associated with Scott's work reflect a combination of university press books, dataset contributions, and comprehensive encyclopedic references.

  • Stanford University Press eBooks
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • The Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Health, Illness, Behavior, and Society

Their research contributes primarily to the following subfields:

  • Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Public Administration

W. Richard Scott's work addresses topics spanning:

  • Management and Organizational Studies
  • Economic Theory and Institutions
  • Public Policy and Administration Research

The scope of Scott's academic output indicates an interdisciplinary approach connecting organizational studies with economic and policy frameworks. Their involvement in producing both qualitative instruments like the Sense Making Questionnaire and comprehensive conceptual reviews such as the entry on Health Professions and Organization underscores a range spanning empirical tools to synthesized knowledge for encyclopedic use.

Best Publications

  • Institutions and Organizations

    W. Richard Scott

  • Organizations: Rational, Natural, and Open Systems

    Unknown

  • The Adolescence of Institutional Theory.

    W. Richard Scott

  • Organizational Environments: Ritual and Rationality

    John W. Meyer;W. Richard Scott

  • Organizations: Rational, Natural and Open Systems

    Unknown

  • Organizations and Organizing: Rational, Natural and Open Systems Perspectives

    W. Richard Scott;Gerald F. Davis

  • Institutions and Organizations: Ideas and Interests

    W. Richard Scott

  • Institutions and Organizations: Ideas, Interests, and Identities

    W. Richard Scott

  • INSTITUTIONAL THEORY AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE: INTRODUCTION TO THE SPECIAL RESEARCH FORUM

    M. Tina Dacin;Jerry Goodstein;W. Richard Scott

  • Institutions and Organizations.

    M. Tina Dacin;W. Richard Scott

  • Institutional Environments and Organizations: Structural Complexity and Individualism

    W. Richard Scott;John W. Meyer;John Boli

  • A Multidimensional Model of Organizational Legitimacy: Hospital Survival in Changing Institutional Environments

    Martin Ruef;W. Richard Scott

  • Institutional Change and Healthcare Organizations : From Professional Dominance to Managed Care

    W. Richard Scott;Martin Ruef;Peter J. Mendel;Carol A. Caronna

  • Approaching adulthood: the maturing of institutional theory

    W. Richard Scott

  • Formal Organizations: A Comparative Approach

    Peter Michael Blau;W. Richard Scott

  • Lords of the Dance: Professionals as Institutional Agents

    W. Richard Scott

  • Equal Opportunity Law and the Construction of Internal Labor Markets

    Frank Dobbin;John R. Sutton;John W. Meyer;W. Richard Scott

  • Organizations: Rational, Natural, and Open Systems.

    Janice M. Beyer;W. Richard Scott

  • Organizations and Movements

    Doug McAdam;W. Richard Scott

  • The Organizational Life Cycle

    W Richard Scott

  • Institutions and Organizations.

    Peter V. Marsden;W. Richard Scott

  • The new institutionalism in sociology

    Mary C. Brinton;Victor Nee

  • Reflections on a Half-Century of Organizational Sociology

    W. Richard Scott

  • Organizational Environments: Ritual and Rationality

    Henry Levin;John W. Meyer;W. Richard Scott

  • Organizational Environments: Ritual and Rationality.

    Glenn R. Carroll;John W. Meyer;W. Richard Scott;Brian Rowan

Frequent Co-Authors

Raymond E. Levitt
Raymond E. Levitt Stanford University
John W. Meyer
John W. Meyer Stanford University
Milbrey W. McLaughlin
Milbrey W. McLaughlin Stanford University
Gerald F. Davis
Gerald F. Davis University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Doug McAdam
Doug McAdam Stanford University
Frank Dobbin
Frank Dobbin Harvard University
Mayer N. Zald
Mayer N. Zald University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Craig Calhoun
Craig Calhoun Arizona State University
Peter M. Blau
Peter M. Blau Columbia University
Witold J. Henisz
Witold J. Henisz University of Pennsylvania

If you think any of the details on this page are incorrect, let us know.

Report an issue

We appreciate your kind effort to assist us to improve this page, it would be helpful providing us with as much detail as possible in the text box below:

Related Online Degrees & Career Pathways

Exploring alternative online degrees can expand your business and management career options. Several pathways offer specialized skills and flexibility through online programs. For example, those interested in project oversight can pursue a construction management degree cost-effectively, with many universities providing budget-friendly online options.

If you are already in the workforce and seeking leadership roles, online emba programs are designed for professionals aiming to move into executive positions without putting their careers on hold. Students can also research affordable master degree programs across various business disciplines to enhance credentials at a lower cost.

For those drawn to the analytical side of business, an online masters for data science merges management principles with advanced data analysis—an in-demand skill set in today’s market. Whichever path you choose, online programs offer the flexibility, affordability, and diversity needed to advance your business and management career in the USA.

Best Scientists Citing W. Richard Scott

Trending Scientists

Recently Published Articles