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Some predictors of SMJ article impact

Bergh, Donald D., Perry, John, hanke, Ralph·2006·Strategic Management Journal

Abstract

Article impact is becoming an increasingly popular metric for assessing a scholar's influence, yet little is known about its properties or the factors that affect it. This study tests whether author, article, and methodological attributes influence the impact of SMJ articles, defined as summed counts of article citations. Findings reveal that authors having fewer, more‐often cited articles tended to have SMJ articles that received the most citations. In addition, whether an article appears in a regular or a special issue is not a stable predictor of its impact. Moreover, empirical articles that test primary data, control for more threats to internal validity, and have higher statistical power tend to receive more citations. Further, an article's long‐term impact oftentimes becomes apparent shortly after its publication. Overall, the findings provide new insights into the determinants of impact and its temporal qualities and help explain some of the differences between high and average impact articles. The findings also underscore the need for transparency between author publication strategies (article volume, impact) and the requirements of his/her institution. Implications for authors, reviewers, editors, and administrative evaluation are offered. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Authors
Bergh, D. D., Perry, J., & hanke, R.
Affiliations
  • Purdue University West Lafayette (US)
  • Wichita State University (US)
  • Bowling Green State University (US)
Corresponding author
Bergh, Donald D.
Venue
Strategic Management Journal
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2005-11-21
Volume
27
Issue
1
Pages
81-100
ISSN
  • 0143-2095 (ISSN-L)
  • 1097-0266
OpenAlex
W1834892272
Cited by
148
References
52
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.55
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Strategic Management Journal (publishedVersion)
Funders
Pennsylvania State University
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › scientometrics and bibliometrics research
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Academic Writing and Publishing
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Psychology Research and Bibliometrics
Keywords
article impact, citation counts, scholarly impact, special issue, empirical research design, statistical power, internal validity, publishing strategy, academic assessment

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