R and D Management

Aims & Scope

R&D Management publishes articles which address the interests of both practicing managers and academic researchers in R&D and innovation management.

Covering the full range of topics in research, development, design and innovation, and related strategic and human resource issues - from exploratory science to commercial exploitation - articles also examine social, economic and environmental implications.

In addition, the journal publishes notes and comments, and reviews of new publications in the field.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	5.7
2024	6.70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	1.778

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	123

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1771

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1246

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Business, Management and Accounting, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Open R&D and open innovation: exploring the phenomenon

  Citation: 1256

  Authors: Ellen, Oliver, Henry

• Beyond high tech: early adopters of open innovation in other industries

  Citation: 1178

  Authors: Henry, Adrienne Kardon

• The future of open innovation

  Citation: 1006

  Authors: Oliver, Ellen, Henry

• Investigating the Not Invented Here (NIH) syndrome: A look at the performance, tenure, and communication patterns of 50 R & D Project Groups

  Citation: 958

  Authors: Ralph, Thomas J.

• Successful industrial innovation: critical factors for the 1990s

  Citation: 754

  Authors: Roy

• Green innovation in technology and innovation management – an exploratory literature review

  Citation: 678

  Authors: Tim, Frank, Cornelius

• Challenges of open innovation: the paradox of firm investment in open-source software

  Citation: 626

  Authors: Joel, Scott

• Opening up the innovation process: towards an agenda

  Citation: 600

  Authors: Oliver

• the ‘making’ of an entrepreneur: testing a model of entrepreneurial intent among engineering students at MIT

  Citation: 577

  Authors: Christian, Nikolaus

• The role of technology in the shift towards open innovation: the case of Procter & Gamble

  Citation: 516

  Authors: Mark, David, Ammon

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