Yang and Tao (2012), extending the work of Thieme (2007), sought to identify the top innovation management scholars by calculating their research productivity ranking. The authors collected and analyzed 1229 innovation management articles from ten peer-reviewed research journals between 1991 and 2010. According to their analysis, the top 10 innovation management scholars are:
- Michael Song
- Roger J. Calantone
- Erik Jan Hultink
- Mark E. Parry
- Kwaku Atuahene-Gima
- C. Anthony Di Benedetto
- Abbie Griffin
- William E. Souder
- Barry L. Bayus
- Christoph H. Loch
I’m curious how many of these names are recognized by innovation consultants or innovators working within organizations? My guess is the number is pretty low. If that’s the case, then it begs the question if these scholars are having a meaningful impact on innovation activities occurring in the business world?
References
Thieme, J. (2007). Perspective: The world’s top innovation management scholars and their social capital. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 24, 214-229.
Yang, P., and Tao, L. (2012). Perspective: Ranking of the world’s top innovation management scholars and universities. Journal of Product Innovation Management, 29, 319-331.