Kirsi Aaltonen

4.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
76 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Kirsi Aaltonen is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Strategy and Management and Management Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Kirsi Aaltonen has authored 76 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 55 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 38 papers in Strategy and Management and 20 papers in Management Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Kirsi Aaltonen's work include Construction Project Management and Performance (54 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (27 papers) and Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management (13 papers). Kirsi Aaltonen is often cited by papers focused on Construction Project Management and Performance (54 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (27 papers) and Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management (13 papers). Kirsi Aaltonen collaborates with scholars based in Finland, United Kingdom and Norway. Kirsi Aaltonen's co-authors include Jaakko Kujala, Jere Lehtinen, Tuomas Ahola, Bjørn Andersen, Wenche Aarseth, Andreas Økland, Harri Haapasalo, Sina Moradi, Kalle Kähkönen and Karlos Artto and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Management Science and Sustainability.

In The Last Decade

Kirsi Aaltonen

75 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

Project sustainability strategies: A systematic literatur... 2016 2026 2019 2022 2016 50 100 150 200 250
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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. Project sustainability strategies: A systematic literature review
    2016 291 citations Kirsi Aaltonen et al. International Journal of Project Management profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Kirsi Aaltonen Finland 28 1.7k 1.2k 643 446 226 76 2.7k
Joana Geraldi Denmark 23 1.6k 1.0× 1.0k 0.8× 446 0.7× 479 1.1× 302 1.3× 68 2.4k
Martina Huemann Austria 20 1.2k 0.7× 830 0.7× 408 0.6× 355 0.8× 372 1.6× 64 2.1k
Jaakko Kujala Finland 29 1.4k 0.9× 1.2k 1.0× 354 0.6× 745 1.7× 269 1.2× 79 2.5k
Harvey Maylor United Kingdom 26 1.4k 0.8× 1.2k 1.0× 360 0.6× 554 1.2× 272 1.2× 48 2.6k
Ofer Zwikael Australia 29 2.2k 1.3× 1.2k 1.0× 657 1.0× 872 2.0× 197 0.9× 96 3.2k
Patricia Carrillo United Kingdom 34 1.4k 0.8× 1.1k 0.9× 915 1.4× 405 0.9× 155 0.7× 89 2.8k
Miia Martinsuo Finland 32 1.9k 1.2× 1.7k 1.4× 467 0.7× 870 2.0× 358 1.6× 101 3.4k
Mats Engwall Sweden 17 1.2k 0.7× 1.0k 0.8× 275 0.4× 427 1.0× 333 1.5× 40 2.1k
Karlos Artto Finland 31 1.8k 1.1× 1.6k 1.3× 448 0.7× 956 2.1× 290 1.3× 91 3.0k
Svetlana Cicmil United Kingdom 24 2.0k 1.2× 931 0.8× 648 1.0× 561 1.3× 388 1.7× 70 2.8k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Aaltonen, Kirsi, et al.. (2024). The future of learning: How artificial intelligence and other new technologies revolutionize project management education & training. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 5. 100147–100147. 3 indexed citations
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Aaltonen, Kirsi, et al.. (2024). The Design and Implementation of an Educational Chatbot with Personalized Adaptive Learning Features for Project Management Training. Technology Knowledge and Learning. 30(2). 1047–1072. 6 indexed citations
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Lehtinen, Jere & Kirsi Aaltonen. (2024). Community stakeholders’ online engagement in infrastructure projects: a theory-testing single-case study. Construction Management and Economics. 42(8). 758–786. 3 indexed citations
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Aaltonen, Kirsi, Roya Derakhshan, Francesco Di Maddaloni, & J. Rodney Turner. (2024). Stakeholder engagement: Theoretical and methodological directions for project scholarship. International Journal of Project Management. 42(7). 102649–102649. 11 indexed citations
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Aaltonen, Kirsi, et al.. (2024). Bridging change and project management: A review and future research directions. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6. 100172–100172. 2 indexed citations
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Haapasalo, Harri, et al.. (2021). Collaborative project identity formation process in complex projects. 9(1). 3 indexed citations
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Aaltonen, Kirsi. (2021). Who are we? Reflections on the construction of project scholarship identity. International Journal of Project Management. 40(1). 25–27. 2 indexed citations
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Haapasalo, Harri, et al.. (2020). Formation of Project Identity in a Multi-Project Environment. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 2 indexed citations
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Moradi, Sina, Kalle Kähkönen, & Kirsi Aaltonen. (2020). From Past to Present- the Development of Project Success Research. 8(1). 16 indexed citations
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Venable, John, et al.. (2020). Researching navigation of project complexity using action design research. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. 14(1). 108–130. 14 indexed citations
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Aaltonen, Kirsi, et al.. (2018). The birth of an ICT project alliance. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. 12(2). 325–355. 5 indexed citations
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Lee, Tzong‐Ru, et al.. (2017). Assessing the Health of a Business Ecosystem: The Contribution of the Anchoring Actor in the Formation Phase. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 6(1). 27–51. 9 indexed citations
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Aaltonen, Kirsi, et al.. (2015). Stakeholder Dynamics during the Project Front-End: The Case of Nuclear Waste Repository Projects. Project Management Journal. 46(6). 15–41. 84 indexed citations
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Haapasalo, Harri, et al.. (2015). Business Ecosystem Definition in Built Environment Using a Stakeholder Assessment Process. Management Science. 10(2). 111–129. 6 indexed citations
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Aaltonen, Kirsi, et al.. (2015). Evaluating sources of risks in large engineering projects:the roles of equivocality and uncertainty. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Aaltonen, Kirsi, et al.. (2015). Risk Management in Project Networks: An Information Processing View. Technology and Investment. 6(1). 52–62. 4 indexed citations
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Aaltonen, Kirsi. (2013). The establishment of legitimacy: the case of international projects. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. 6(1). 13–35. 24 indexed citations
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Aaltonen, Kirsi, et al.. (2013). TOWARDS AN IMPROVED UNDERSTANDING OF STAKEHOLDER DYNAMICS DURING THE PROJECT FRONT-END: THE CASE OF NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY PROJECTS. 2 indexed citations
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Aaltonen, Kirsi & Jaakko Kujala. (2010). A project lifecycle perspective on stakeholder influence strategies in global projects. Scandinavian Journal of Management. 26(4). 381–397. 197 indexed citations
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Aaltonen, Kirsi, et al.. (2008). Stakeholder salience in global projects. International Journal of Project Management. 26(5). 509–516. 208 indexed citations

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