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Zeynep Aycan

Zeynep Aycan

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 39 5475 5080 2 2 87 16375

Zeynep Aycan publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Zeynep Aycan between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Zeynep Aycan published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 3.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 10 publications in 2017. 9 of the 96 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
2 4 6 8 10
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 10. Peak 10 publications in 2017. 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 2 publications 2000: 2 publications 2001: 2 publications 2002: 2 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 3 publications 2005: 3 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 3 publications 2008: 6 publications 2009: 2 publications 2010: 1 publication 2011: 2 publications 2012: 5 publications 2013: 3 publications 2014: 3 publications 2015: 3 publications 2016: 1 publication 2017: 10 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 3 publications 2020: 3 publications 2021: 4 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 1 publication 2024: 5 publications 2025: 4 publications
1996 2025

96 publications in total across all disciplines

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Zeynep Aycan: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 2
1997 3
1998 3
1999 2
2000 2
2001 2
2002 2
2003 2
2004 3
2005 3
2006 5
2007 3
2008 6
2009 2
2010 1
2011 2
2012 5
2013 3
2014 3
2015 3
2016 1
2017 10
2018 3
2019 3
2020 3
2021 4
2022 5
2023 1
2024 5
2025 4
Total 96
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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.

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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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.

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, 39 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: 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.

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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
38 278
39 300 39
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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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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