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Zeynep Aycan

Zeynep Aycan

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
39
Citations
16375
World Ranking
5475
National Ranking
2

Zeynep Aycan 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 Zeynep Aycan sits on this spectrum.

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44 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.

Zeynep Aycan 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 Zeynep Aycan sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 39 D-Index — 30th percentile

30% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi Psychology
  • The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi Psychology
  • The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi Psychology
  • The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi Psychology
  • The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi Psychology
  • The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi Psychology
  • The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi Psychology

Overview

Zeynep Aycan is affiliated with Koç University in Turkey and has an extensive record of research primarily focused on organizational behavior, social sciences, and psychology. Their work intersects several subfields, including organizational behavior and human resource management, social psychology, sociology and political science, gender studies, and cognitive neuroscience.

Their research primarily addresses topics such as job satisfaction and organizational behavior, cultural differences and values, gender diversity and inequality, family business performance and succession, emotional intelligence and performance, evolutionary game theory and cooperation, and social and intergroup psychology.

Aycan's publication history includes important papers such as:

  • Perceptions of the appropriate response to norm violation in 57 societies (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Changes in social norms during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic across 43 countries (2024, Nature Communications)
  • Staffing effectiveness across countries: An institutional perspective (2021, Human Resource Management Journal)
  • "Do you feel like becoming a leader?" Emotions and the likelihood of self-nomination for leadership (2022, The Leadership Quarterly)
  • Reluctance to lead: Conceptualization and contextualization (2024, European Management Journal)

Frequent coauthors of Aycan include Kimmo Eriksson, Michele J. Gelfand, Jered Abernathy, Giulia Andrighetto, and Gizem Arıkan, reflecting ongoing collaboration across various multidisciplinary projects.

Their research has been published repeatedly in venues such as Nature Communications, Human Resource Management Journal, Frontiers in Psychology, The Leadership Quarterly, and the European Management Journal.

In recognition of contributions to the field, Aycan is associated with The Science Academy Society of Turkey - Bilim Akademisi in the area of psychology.

Best Publications

  • Differences Between Tight and Loose Cultures: A 33-Nation Study

    Michele J . Gelfand;Jana L. Raver;Lisa Nishii;Lisa Art. Leslie

  • Cross-Cultural Organizational Behavior

    Michele J. Gelfand;Miriam Erez;Zeynep Aycan

  • Impact of Culture on Human Resource Management Practices: A 10‐Country Comparison

    Zeynep Aycan;Rabindra N. Kanungo;Manuel Mendonca;Kaicheng Yu

  • Cultural Intelligence Domain and Assessment

    David C. Thomas;Efrat Elron;Günter Stahl;Bjørn Z. Ekelund

  • Impact of employment-related experiences on immigrants' psychological well-being and adaptation to Canada.

    Zeynep Aycan;John W. Berry

  • Relative Contributions of Childcare, Spousal Support, and Organizational Support in Reducing Work–Family Conflict for Men and Women: The Case of Turkey

    Zeynep Aycan;Mehmet Eskin

  • Expatriate adjustment as a multifaceted phenomenon: individual and organizational level predictors

    Zeynep Aycan

  • The interplay between cultural and institutional/structural contingencies in human resource management practices

    Zeynep Aycan

  • Organizational Culture and Human Resource Management Practices: The Model of Culture Fit

    Zeynep Aycan;Rabindra N. Kanungo;Jai B. P. Sinha

  • Nurses’ work demands and work–family conflict: A questionnaire survey

    Dilek Yildirim;Zeynep Aycan

  • Key Success Factors for Women in Management in Turkey

    Zeynep Aycan

  • Human resource management in Turkey ‐ Current issues and future challenges

    Zeynep Aycan

  • Cultural intelligence: A theory-based, short form measure

    David C. Thomas;Yuan Liao;Zeynep Aycan;Jean Luc Cerdin

  • A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Participative Decision-Making in Organizations

    Abraham Sagie;Zeynep Aycan

  • The Assessment of Psychological Strain in Work Contexts

    Gisela Mohr;Andreas Müller;Thomas Rigotti;Zeynep Aycan

  • Acculturation of expatriate managers: A process model of adjustment and performance.

    Zeynep Aycan

  • Career Choices, Job Selection Criteria, and Leadership Preferences in a Transitional Nation: The Case of Turkey

    Zeynep Aycan;Selda Fikret-Pasa

  • Cross-Cultural Industrial and Organizational Psychology Contributions, Past Developments, and Future Directions

    Zeynep Aycan

  • Cultural orientations and preference for HRM policies and practices:the case of Oman

    Zeynep Aycan;Abdul Basit Al-Hamadi;Ann Davis;Pawan Budhwar

  • Cross-cultural industrial organizational psychology and organizational behavior: A hundred-year journey.

    Michele J. Gelfand;Zeynep Aycan;Miriam Erez;Kwok Leung

  • The Relationship of Downward Mobbing with Leadership Style and Organizational Attitudes

    Aysegul Ertureten;Zeynep Cemalcilar;Zeynep Aycan

Frequent Co-Authors

Michele J. Gelfand
Michele J. Gelfand Stanford University
David C. Thomas
David C. Thomas University of Victoria
Rabindra N. Kanungo
Rabindra N. Kanungo McGill University
Günter K. Stahl
Günter K. Stahl Vienna University of Economics and Business
Steven Poelmans
Steven Poelmans University of Antwerp
Pawan Budhwar
Pawan Budhwar Aston University
Kevin Au
Kevin Au Chinese University of Hong Kong
Fons J. R. van de Vijver
Fons J. R. van de Vijver Tilburg University
Miriam Erez
Miriam Erez Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Norman P. Li
Norman P. Li Singapore Management University

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