Alan MacCormack

3.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
63 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Alan MacCormack is a scholar working on Information Systems, Management of Technology and Innovation and Artificial Intelligence. According to data from OpenAlex, Alan MacCormack has authored 63 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Information Systems, 16 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation and 12 papers in Artificial Intelligence. Recurrent topics in Alan MacCormack's work include Software Engineering Research (14 papers), Product Development and Customization (13 papers) and Open Source Software Innovations (11 papers). Alan MacCormack is often cited by papers focused on Software Engineering Research (14 papers), Product Development and Customization (13 papers) and Open Source Software Innovations (11 papers). Alan MacCormack collaborates with scholars based in United States, Sweden and Germany. Alan MacCormack's co-authors include John Rusnak, Carliss Y. Baldwin, Roberto Verganti, Marco Iansiti, Chris F. Kemerer, Michael A. Cusumano, Beth Crandall, Anant Mishra, Yuanfang Cai and Donald B. Rosenfield and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Management Science and Research Policy.

In The Last Decade

Alan MacCormack

59 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Exploring the Structure of Complex Software Designs: An E... 2006 2026 2012 2019 2006 100 200 300 400
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Exploring the Structure of Complex Software Designs: An Empirical Study of Open Source and Proprietary Code
    2006 447 citations Alan MacCormack, John Rusnak et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alan MacCormack United States 21 878 771 547 527 341 63 2.3k
Jan Pries‐Heje Denmark 25 1.0k 1.1× 379 0.5× 321 0.6× 386 0.7× 274 0.8× 101 2.6k
Sandeep Purao United States 20 755 0.9× 281 0.4× 280 0.5× 357 0.7× 300 0.9× 109 2.7k
Pär J. Ågerfalk Sweden 28 1.4k 1.6× 227 0.3× 519 0.9× 268 0.5× 172 0.5× 118 2.8k
Nils Brede Moe Norway 26 2.2k 2.5× 211 0.3× 498 0.9× 554 1.1× 172 0.5× 91 3.0k
Mohan Tanniru United States 23 584 0.7× 607 0.8× 147 0.3× 260 0.5× 190 0.6× 108 2.6k
Arie van Bennekum Germany 3 1.7k 1.9× 152 0.2× 305 0.6× 381 0.7× 177 0.5× 3 2.5k
Erran Carmel United States 28 2.0k 2.3× 648 0.8× 967 1.8× 360 0.7× 152 0.4× 102 3.7k
J. Alberto Espinosa United States 21 1.0k 1.1× 553 0.7× 483 0.9× 308 0.6× 323 0.9× 41 2.8k
Peter Axel Nielsen Denmark 18 734 0.8× 233 0.3× 191 0.3× 189 0.4× 232 0.7× 109 1.9k
Aybüke Aurum Australia 24 2.0k 2.3× 196 0.3× 429 0.8× 187 0.4× 160 0.5× 79 2.9k

Countries citing papers authored by Alan MacCormack

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Fields of papers citing papers by Alan MacCormack

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Alan MacCormack

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Brusoni, Stefano, Joachim Henkel, Michael G. Jacobides, et al.. (2023). The power of modularity today: 20 years of “Design Rules”. Industrial and Corporate Change. 32(1). 1–10. 12 indexed citations
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Lagerström, Robert, et al.. (2019). A Methodology for Operationalizing Enterprise IT Architecture and Evaluating its Modifiability. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 75–98. 2 indexed citations
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MacCormack, Alan, et al.. (2019). Multivariate Unsupervised Machine Learning for Anomaly Detection in Enterprise Applications. Proceedings of the ... Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. 6 indexed citations
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Lagerström, Robert, Carliss Y. Baldwin, & Alan MacCormack. (2015). Visualizing and Measuring Software Portfolio Architecture: A Power Utility Case. 3(2). 114–121. 4 indexed citations
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Lagerström, Robert, Carliss Y. Baldwin, Alan MacCormack, & Stephan Aier. (2014). Visualizing and Measuring Enterprise Application Architecture: An Exploratory Telecom Case. Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University). 4. 3847–3856. 21 indexed citations
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MacCormack, Alan, et al.. (2013). Spurring Innovation Through Competitions. MIT Sloan management review. 55(1). 25–32. 19 indexed citations
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Baldwin, Carliss Y., Alan MacCormack, & John Rusnak. (2013). Hidden Structure: Using Network Methods to Map Product Architecture. SSRN Electronic Journal. 8 indexed citations
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MacCormack, Alan, William Crandall, Paul Henderson, & Peter Toft. (2012). Do You Need a New Product-Development Strategy?. Research-Technology Management. 55(1). 34–43. 33 indexed citations
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MacCormack, Alan, John Rusnak, & Carliss Y. Baldwin. (2011). Exploring the Duality between Product and Organizational Architectures: A Test of the Mirroring Hypothesis. SSRN Electronic Journal. 37 indexed citations
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MacCormack, Alan, et al.. (2008). Learning the Fine Art of Collaboration.
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Cai, Yuanfang, et al.. (2007). Evolution Analysis of Large-Scale Software Systems Using Design Structure Matrices and Design Rule Theory. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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MacCormack, Alan, et al.. (2007). Innovation through Global Collaboration: A New Source of Competitive Advantage. 30 indexed citations
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MacCormack, Alan, John Rusnak, & Carliss Y. Baldwin. (2007). The Impact of Component Modularity on Design Evolution: Evidence from the Software Industry. SSRN Electronic Journal. 43 indexed citations
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MacCormack, Alan. (2004). Management Lessons from Mars. Harvard business review. 82(5). 18–19. 4 indexed citations
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MacCormack, Alan, et al.. (2003). Reinventing the Automobile: General Motors' AUTOnomy Project. 1 indexed citations
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MacCormack, Alan, et al.. (2003). Dragon's Teeth Vineyards. 1 indexed citations
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Iansiti, Marco & Alan MacCormack. (1996). Team New Zealand (A). 5 indexed citations
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MacCormack, Alan, et al.. (1994). The New Dynamics of Global Manufacturing Site Location. 87 indexed citations
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MacCormack, Alan & Marco Iansiti. (1992). Product Development Flexibility. 8 indexed citations

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