Leaderboards/Community Development and Social Impact

Community Development and Social Impact

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
John Bosco Turyasingura
Kabale University
2
Felipe Arias Fogliano de Souza Cunha
Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos
3
Jonathan Berk
National Bureau of Economic Research
4
Oko Chima Enworo
University of South Africa
5
Mohammed Faiz Kamaludin
Community Catalyst
6
Francesco Di Maddaloni
University of Johannesburg
7
Viola Hakkarainen
University of Helsinki
8
Elisa Ravazzoli
Eurac Research
9
Eray Arda Akartuna
City University of Hong Kong
10
Yusuf Iskandar
Universitas Wijaya Putra

Rising Stars Papers

1
The impact of impact investing
Journal of Financial Economics|2024
74 cit.
2
The dark legacy of megaprojects: A case of local disengagement, missed opportunities, and social value dissipation
International Journal of Project Management|2025
20 cit.
3
Measuring public transport accessibility to fixed activities and discretionary opportunities: a space–time approach
European Transport Research Review|2024
15 cit.
4
A Holistic Network Analysis of the Money Laundering Threat Landscape: Assessing Criminal Typologies, Resilience and Implications for Disruption
Journal of Quantitative Criminology|2024
15 cit.
5
Enhancing the horizon scanning utility of futures-oriented systematic and scoping reviews
Futures|2024
14 cit.
6
Motivating a standardised approach to financial intelligence: a typological scoping review of money laundering methods and trends
Journal of Experimental Criminology|2024
10 cit.
7
Online sustainability education: purpose, process and implementation for transformative universities
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education|2024
7 cit.
8
Flexible Infrastructure Design: A Real Options Reasoning Approach to Navigating Uncertainty in Large-Scale Projects
Journal of Management in Engineering|2024
5 cit.
9
An Artificial Intelligence-Driven Temporal Network Analysis of Myanmar’s Cyber Scam Ecosystem
Asian Journal of Criminology|2025
4 cit.
10
Community-based approaches in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation: an analysis of applied participatory processes
Climatic Change|2025
4 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Elena Louder
University of South Carolina
2
Riccardo Tipaldi
University of Essex
3
Jesse David Kabagambe
Kabale University
4
Bill Leathes
Met Office
5
Neil Stott
University of Cambridge
6
Jenny Harlock
University of Bath
7
Eric Yanfei Zhao
Ghana Institute of Languages
8
Nienke Keen
Unknown
9
Caitlin McMullin
Roskilde University
10
Colin Dey
University of Dundee

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Optimal Distinctiveness: On Being the Same and Different
Organization Theory|2022
57 cit.
2
International expansion and home-country resource acquisition: A signaling perspective of emerging-market firms’ internationalization
Journal of International Business Studies|2023
36 cit.
3
Going beyond optimal distinctiveness: Strategic positioning for gaining an audience composition premium
Strategic Management Journal|2022
31 cit.
4
“We're not there to lead”: Professional roles and responsibilities in “citizen‐led” co‐production
Public Administration Review|2023
30 cit.
5
Individual, Group, and Collective Co-production: The Role of Public Value Conceptions in Shaping Co-production Practices
Administration & Society|2022
24 cit.
6
Expectations versus reality: the sustainability of co-production approaches over time
Public Management Review|2023
19 cit.
7
Entrepreneurial Resourcefulness: Theoretical Origins, Integrative Review, and Research Agenda
Journal of Management Studies|2024
19 cit.
8
How financial literacy moderates the relationship between qualitative business information and the success of an equity crowdfunding campaign: Evidence from Mediterranean and Gulf Cooperation Council countries
Technology in Society|2023
15 cit.
9
Social class origin and entrepreneurship: An integrative review and research agenda
Journal of Business Venturing|2025
15 cit.
10
ESG Disclosure and Access to Credit: A Configurational Analysis of European Listed Firms
Business Strategy and the Environment|2025
13 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Lindsay C. Stringer
University of York
2
Barbara C. Crosby
University of Minnesota
3
Melissa M. Stone
University of Minnesota
4
Paul Tracey
University of Cambridge
5
Barbara Parker
San Francisco Unified School District
6
Dean A. Shepherd
University of Notre Dame
7
James J. Chrisman
Mississippi State University
8
Richard Harrison
University of Edinburgh
9
Albert P.C. Chan
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
10
Andrew H. Van de Ven
University of Minnesota

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Developmental Processes of Cooperative Interorganizational Relationships
Academy of Management Review|1994
4.4k cit.
2
Central Problems in the Management of Innovation
Management Science|1986
3.7k cit.
3
In Search of Excellence: Lessons from America's Best-Run Companies.
Administrative Science Quarterly|1983
3.1k cit.
4
Entrepreneurial orientation and small business performance: a configurational approach
Journal of Business Venturing|2004
3.1k cit.
5
Entrepreneurial Action And The Role Of Uncertainty In The Theory Of The Entrepreneur
Academy of Management Review|2006
3k cit.
6
Explaining Development and Change in Organizations
Academy of Management Review|1995
3k cit.
7
Knowledge‐based resources, entrepreneurial orientation, and the performance of small and medium‐sized businesses
Strategic Management Journal|2003
2.8k cit.
8
Structuring cooperative relationships between organizations
Strategic Management Journal|1992
2.8k cit.
9
Who's in and why? A typology of stakeholder analysis methods for natural resource management
Journal of Environmental Management|2009
2.6k cit.
10
Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research
Research Portal (Queen's University Belfast)|2003
2.5k cit.

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