Bill George

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
28 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Bill George is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Philosophy and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Bill George has authored 28 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 2 papers in Social Psychology, 2 papers in Philosophy and 2 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Bill George's work include Mental Health and Psychiatry (2 papers), Psychiatric care and mental health services (1 paper) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (1 paper). Bill George is often cited by papers focused on Mental Health and Psychiatry (2 papers), Psychiatric care and mental health services (1 paper) and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (1 paper). Bill George collaborates with scholars based in United States, Switzerland and Spain. Bill George's co-authors include Warren G. Bennis, Peter A. Sims, David Gergen, Andrew N. McLean, Jay W. Lorsch, Douglas M. Baker, Erwin F. Hirsch, Richard H. Egdahl, Nuala Ryan and Andrew McLean and has published in prestigious journals such as Psychological Medicine, Gene and Schizophrenia Bulletin.

In The Last Decade

Bill George

24 papers receiving 985 citations

Hit Papers

Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creati... 2003 2026 2010 2018 2003 200 400 600
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. Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value
    2003 612 citations Bill George, Warren G. Bennis TU Digital Collections (Thammasat University) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bill George United States 9 636 362 211 201 189 28 1.2k
Larry C. Spears United States 11 611 1.0× 237 0.7× 202 1.0× 264 1.3× 352 1.9× 38 1.3k
Barbara Kellerman United States 16 591 0.9× 305 0.8× 172 0.8× 82 0.4× 176 0.9× 44 1.2k
Sanjay T. Menon United States 11 794 1.2× 383 1.1× 282 1.3× 197 1.0× 95 0.5× 23 1.4k
Jinyu Hu United States 5 602 0.9× 260 0.7× 214 1.0× 145 0.7× 111 0.6× 10 1.1k
Hakan Erkutlu Türkiye 19 715 1.1× 318 0.9× 218 1.0× 183 0.9× 65 0.3× 41 1.1k
Rubiná Mahsud United States 9 584 0.9× 220 0.6× 230 1.1× 246 1.2× 108 0.6× 11 1.0k
Christopher P. Neck United States 13 841 1.3× 531 1.5× 216 1.0× 186 0.9× 168 0.9× 24 1.5k
Gert Roodt South Africa 16 832 1.3× 335 0.9× 144 0.7× 149 0.7× 141 0.7× 82 1.3k
Aamir Ali Chughtai Pakistan 16 996 1.6× 336 0.9× 212 1.0× 309 1.5× 122 0.6× 23 1.3k
Judith A. Kolb United States 14 645 1.0× 249 0.7× 124 0.6× 89 0.4× 132 0.7× 35 1.1k

Countries citing papers authored by Bill George

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bill George

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Bill George. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Bill George. The network helps show where Bill George may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bill George

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bill George. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bill George based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bill George. Bill George is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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George, Bill, et al.. (2025). Authentic leadership across levels: Unlocking global potential. Organizational Dynamics. 54(3). 101143–101143. 1 indexed citations
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George, Bill. (2022). CRISIS, CHANGE, AND THE ROLE OF THE EMERGING LEADER. Leader to Leader. 2022(106). 7–12.
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George, Bill. (2018). LEAD TRUE Authentic Leadership Rediscovered. 3 indexed citations
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George, Bill & Jay W. Lorsch. (2014). How to outsmart activist investors. Harvard business review. 92(5). 88–95. 16 indexed citations
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George, Bill, et al.. (2014). The Second World. Schizophrenia Bulletin. 42(4). 866–866. 1 indexed citations
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George, Bill, et al.. (2013). A modern name for schizophrenia (PSS) would diminish self-stigma. Psychological Medicine. 43(7). 1555–1557. 23 indexed citations
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George, Bill, et al.. (2013). Omar Ishrak: Building Medtronic Globally. 1 indexed citations
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George, Bill, et al.. (2011). Descubra su auténtico liderazgo. Harvard business review. 89(11). 10–17. 3 indexed citations
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George, Bill & Douglas M. Baker. (2011). True North Groups: A Powerful Path to Personal and Leadership Development. 4 indexed citations
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George, Bill. (2010). Viewpoint. A less stigmatising name for schizophrenia.. PubMed. 35–35. 1 indexed citations
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George, Bill, et al.. (2008). Finding Your True North: A Personal Guide. Gene. 161(1). 137–8. 6 indexed citations
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George, Bill, Peter A. Sims, & David Gergen. (2007). True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 227 indexed citations
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George, Bill & Andrew McLean. (2007). The transformation from “I” to “we”. Leader to Leader. 2007(45). 26–32. 2 indexed citations
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George, Bill & Warren G. Bennis. (2003). Authentic Leadership: Rediscovering the Secrets to Creating Lasting Value. TU Digital Collections (Thammasat University). 612 indexed citations breakdown →
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George, Bill. (2003). The journey to authenticity. Leader to Leader. 2004(31). 29–35. 11 indexed citations
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George, Bill, et al.. (1993). Interview: Bill George. 7(6). 17–19. 2 indexed citations
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Clowes, G. H. A., Erwin F. Hirsch, & Bill George. (1986). Survival from sepsis: The significance of altered protein metabolism regulated by proteolysis inducing factor, the circulating cleavage product of interleukin-1. The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care. 26(8). 764–764. 3 indexed citations
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Clowes, G. H. A., Erwin F. Hirsch, Bill George, et al.. (1986). Survival from Sepsis. The Significance of Altered Protein Metabolism Regulated by Proteolysis Inducing Factor, the Circulating Cleavage Product of Interleukin‐1. Nutrition in Clinical Practice. 1(1). 58–59. 1 indexed citations
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Ryan, Nuala, et al.. (1977). Endocrine activation and altered muscle metabolism after hemorrhagic shock.. American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism. 233(5). E439–E439. 7 indexed citations

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