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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 68 336 16 222 28607

Will Mitchell publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Will Mitchell between 1986 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Will Mitchell published across 40 years, from 1986 to 2025, averaging 5.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2018. 6 of the 234 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1986 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2018. 1986: 3 publications 1987: 0 publications 1988: 0 publications 1989: 2 publications 1990: 3 publications 1991: 4 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 7 publications 1995: 6 publications 1996: 5 publications 1997: 4 publications 1998: 10 publications 1999: 0 publications 2000: 6 publications 2001: 4 publications 2002: 8 publications 2003: 9 publications 2004: 12 publications 2005: 6 publications 2006: 3 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 4 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 3 publications 2011: 4 publications 2012: 7 publications 2013: 9 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 8 publications 2016: 16 publications 2017: 9 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 7 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 3 publications 2022: 3 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 1 publication 2025: 5 publications
1986 2025

234 publications in total across all disciplines

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Will Mitchell: publications per year, 1986 to 2025
Year Publications
1986 3
1987 0
1988 0
1989 2
1990 3
1991 4
1992 5
1993 7
1994 7
1995 6
1996 5
1997 4
1998 10
1999 0
2000 6
2001 4
2002 8
2003 9
2004 12
2005 6
2006 3
2007 7
2008 4
2009 10
2010 3
2011 4
2012 7
2013 9
2014 10
2015 8
2016 16
2017 9
2018 17
2019 7
2020 6
2021 3
2022 3
2023 1
2024 1
2025 5
Total 234
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Will Mitchell 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 Will Mitchell 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, 220–224 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: 222 publications — 81st percentile

81% 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 37 222
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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Will Mitchell 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 Will Mitchell 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, 68 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: 68 D-Index — 89th percentile

89% 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 68
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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Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Strategic Management Society
  • Fellow of the Strategic Management Society
  • Fellow of the Strategic Management Society
  • Fellow of the Strategic Management Society
  • Fellow of the Strategic Management Society

Overview

Will Mitchell was affiliated with the University of Toronto in Canada. Their research contributions spanned the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with a primary focus on Strategy and Management. Other subfields included Management of Technology and Innovation, Economics and Econometrics, Ecology, and Accounting.

The scientist's work covered multiple main topics, particularly:

  • Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
  • Business Strategy and Innovation
  • International Business and FDI
  • Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management
  • Capital Investment and Risk Analysis
  • Corporate Finance and Governance

Among the recent publications were several papers in noteworthy journals, including:

  • "Empirical inquiry without hypotheses: A question-driven, phenomenon-based approach to strategic management research" (2022), published in Strategic Management Journal
  • "How do pre-entrants to the industry incubation stage choose between alliances and acquisitions for technical capabilities and specialized complementary assets?" (2020), published in Strategic Management Journal
  • "Searching for knowledge in response to proximate and remote problem sources: Evidence from the U.S. renewable electricity industry" (2020), published in Strategic Management Journal
  • "Specialization as a double-edged sword: The relationship of scientist specialization with R&D productivity and impact following collaborator change" (2021), published in Strategic Management Journal
  • "Billing And Insurance-Related Administrative Costs: A Cross-National Analysis" (2022), published in Health Affairs

Will Mitchell frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including Navid Asgari, Mahka Moeen, Nilanjana Dutt, Zhiyan Wu, and Garry D. Bruton.

The scientist contributed to various publication venues, notably:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Strategic Management Journal
  • Health Affairs
  • Organization Science
  • Review of Managerial Science

Will Mitchell was recognized as a Fellow of the Strategic Management Society.

Best Publications

  • Dynamic Capabilities: Understanding Strategic Change in Organizations

    Constance E. Helfat;Sydney Finkelstein;Will Mitchell;Harbir Singh

  • Learning from Competing Partners: Outcomes and Durations of Scale and Link Alliances in Europe, North America and Asia

    Pierre Dussauge;Bernard Garrette;Will Mitchell

  • Path-dependent and path-breaking change: reconfiguring business resources following acquisitions in the U.S. medical sector, 1978–1995

    Samina Karim;Will Mitchell

  • Resource redeployment following horizontal acquisitions in Europe and North America, 1988-1992

    Laurence Capron;Laurence Capron;Pierre Dussauge;Will Mitchell

  • Whether and When? Probability and Timing of Incumbents' Entry into Emerging Industrial Subfields

    Will Mitchell

  • SURVIVAL OF BUSINESSES USING COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS TO COMMERCIALIZE COMPLEX GOODS

    Will Mitchell;Kulwant Singh

  • The effect of introducing important incremental innovations on market share and business survival

    Catherine M. Banbury;Will Mitchell

  • Dual clocks: Entry order influences on incumbent and newcomer market share and survival when specialized assets retain their value

    Will Mitchell

  • How a firm's competitive environment and digital strategic posture influence digital business strategy

    Sunil Mithas;Ali Tafti;Will Mitchell

  • Asset Divestiture Following Horizontal Acquisitions: A Dynamic View

    Laurence Capron;Will Mitchell;Anand Swaminathan

  • The Interactions of Organizational and Competitive Influences on Strategy and Performance

    Rebecca M. Henderson;Will Mitchell

  • Selection Capability: How Capability Gaps and Internal Social Frictions Affect Internal and External Strategic Renewal

    Laurence Capron;Will Mitchell

  • THE EFFECT OF OWN-FIRM AND OTHER-FIRM EXPERIENCE ON FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT SURVIVAL IN THE UNITED STATES, 1987-92

    J. Myles Shaver;Will Mitchell;Bernard Yeung

  • Structural homophily or social asymmetry? The formation of alliances by poorly embedded firms

    Gautam Ahuja;Francisco Polidoro;Will Mitchell

  • Coalition Formation in Standard-Setting Alliances

    Robert Axelrod;Will Mitchell;Robert E. Thomas;D. Scott Bennett

  • Organizational Evolution in the interorganizational Environment: Incentives and Constraints on International Expansion Strategy

    Xavier Martin;Anand Swaminathan;Will Mitchell

  • Precarious collaboration: Business survival after partners shut down or form new partnerships

    Kulwant Singh;Will Mitchell

  • How Open System Intermediaries Address Institutional Failures: The Case of Business Incubators in Emerging-Market Countries

    Nilanjana Dutt;Olga Hawn;Elena Vidal;Aaron Chatterji

  • Two Faces: Effects of Business Groups on Innovation in Emerging Economies

    Ishtiaq P. Mahmood;Will Mitchell

  • Incumbents' use of pre-entry alliances before expansion into new technical subfields of an industry

    Will Mitchell;Kulwant Singh

  • Learning from competing partners: outcomes and durations of scale and link alliances in Europe, North America and Asia

    Bernard Garrette;Pierre Dussauge;Will Mitchell

Frequent Co-Authors

Anand Swaminathan
Anand Swaminathan Emory University
Anita M. McGahan
Anita M. McGahan University of Toronto
J. Myles Shaver
J. Myles Shaver University of Minnesota
Jaideep Anand
Jaideep Anand The Ohio State University
Aaron K. Chatterji
Aaron K. Chatterji Duke University
Richard A. Bettis
Richard A. Bettis University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Alfonso Gambardella
Alfonso Gambardella Bocconi University
Constance E. Helfat
Constance E. Helfat Dartmouth College
Kevin A. Schulman
Kevin A. Schulman Stanford University
Richard M. Burton
Richard M. Burton Duke University

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