Oliver E. Williamson

113.5k total citations · 37 hit papers
168 papers, 62.5k citations indexed

About

Oliver E. Williamson is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management and Accounting. According to data from OpenAlex, Oliver E. Williamson has authored 168 papers receiving a total of 62.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 78 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 30 papers in Strategy and Management and 19 papers in Accounting. Recurrent topics in Oliver E. Williamson's work include Economic Theory and Institutions (38 papers), Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (24 papers) and Business Strategy and Innovation (23 papers). Oliver E. Williamson is often cited by papers focused on Economic Theory and Institutions (38 papers), Law, Economics, and Judicial Systems (24 papers) and Business Strategy and Innovation (23 papers). Oliver E. Williamson collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and France. Oliver E. Williamson's co-authors include D. O’Brien, William G. Ouchi, Armen A. Alchian, Joseph T. Mahoney, Michael Riordan, Joan O’Connell, Oliver Hart, Dennis W. Carlton, Jean Tirole and Carl Kaysen and has published in prestigious journals such as The Journal of Finance, Academy of Management Review and Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews.

In The Last Decade

Oliver E. Williamson

160 papers receiving 52.1k citations

Hit Papers

Markets and Hierarchies: Analysis and Antitrust Implicati... 1965 2026 1985 2005 1976 1979 1991 1987 1975 2.5k 5.0k 7.5k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Oliver E. Williamson United States 70 28.7k 20.1k 13.6k 10.3k 8.1k 168 62.5k
James G. March United States 71 32.6k 1.1× 10.7k 0.5× 9.2k 0.7× 6.7k 0.7× 14.5k 1.8× 187 70.1k
David J. Teece United States 73 50.5k 1.8× 17.3k 0.9× 8.9k 0.7× 10.3k 1.0× 8.2k 1.0× 223 73.6k
Jay B. Barney United States 73 43.3k 1.5× 11.8k 0.6× 14.2k 1.0× 11.3k 1.1× 15.9k 2.0× 177 72.9k
Walter W. Powell United States 43 23.3k 0.8× 7.9k 0.4× 6.9k 0.5× 4.9k 0.5× 11.9k 1.5× 96 54.4k
Michael A. Hitt United States 110 32.8k 1.1× 9.5k 0.5× 19.7k 1.4× 4.8k 0.5× 15.1k 1.9× 350 55.4k
Daniel A. Levinthal United States 50 32.2k 1.1× 14.0k 0.7× 6.4k 0.5× 3.9k 0.4× 6.0k 0.8× 104 48.6k
Donald C. Hambrick United States 97 26.1k 0.9× 6.5k 0.3× 25.4k 1.9× 4.0k 0.4× 18.2k 2.3× 162 56.2k
Jeffrey Pfeffer United States 89 19.1k 0.7× 5.2k 0.3× 10.3k 0.8× 5.8k 0.6× 21.2k 2.6× 261 55.9k
Sidney G. Winter United States 47 25.2k 0.9× 16.6k 0.8× 4.7k 0.3× 3.6k 0.4× 4.6k 0.6× 101 44.0k
Paul DiMaggio United States 51 18.8k 0.7× 5.7k 0.3× 7.1k 0.5× 5.4k 0.5× 13.3k 1.7× 128 59.3k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
1.
Swedberg, Richard, Gary S. Becker, James S. Coleman, et al.. (2020). Economics and Sociology. Princeton University Press eBooks. 6 indexed citations
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Williamson, Oliver E.. (2016). Markets and Hierarchies: Some Elementary Considerations. American Economic Review. 63(2). 316–325. 242 indexed citations breakdown →
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Williamson, Oliver E.. (2016). Credible Commitments: Further Remarks. American Economic Review. 74(3). 488–490. 5 indexed citations
4.
Baron, James N., Michael T. Hannan, Neil Fligstein, et al.. (2016). The Impact of Economics on Contemporary Sociology. Journal of Economic Literature. 32(3). 1111–1146. 18 indexed citations
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Williamson, Oliver E.. (2013). The Transaction Cost Economics Project. MONTENEGRIN JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS. 10(1). 7–12. 5 indexed citations
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Williamson, Oliver E.. (2009). Opening the Black Box of Firm and Market Organization: Antitrust. Chapters. 3 indexed citations
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Brousseau, Éric, Oliver E. Williamson, Paul L. Joskow, et al.. (2008). New Institutional Economics. Cambridge University Press eBooks. 87 indexed citations
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Williamson, Oliver E.. (1998). The Institutions of Governance. American Economic Review. 88(2). 75–79. 271 indexed citations breakdown →
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Williamson, Oliver E.. (1994). Visible and invisible governance. American Economic Review. 84(2). 323–326. 46 indexed citations
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Williamson, Oliver E.. (1993). Calculated Trust, A Reply. The Journal of Law and Economics. 36(1). 501–502. 1 indexed citations
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Williamson, Oliver E.. (1987). Essays in antitrust economics. 3 indexed citations
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Williamson, Oliver E.. (1981). The Modern Corporation: Origins, Evolution, Attributes.. Journal of Economic Literature. 19(4). 1537–1568. 898 indexed citations breakdown →
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Williamson, Oliver E.. (1981). Reply to Lefever. The Yale Law Journal. 90(7). 6. 1 indexed citations
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Williamson, Oliver E.. (1979). On the Governance of the Modern Corporation. Hofstra law review. 8(1). 4. 4 indexed citations
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Williamson, Oliver E.. (1979). Williamson on Predatory Pricing II. The Yale Law Journal. 88(6). 3. 2 indexed citations
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Williamson, Oliver E.. (1976). The Economics of Internal Organization: Exit and Voice in Relation to Markets and Hierarchies. American Economic Review. 66(2). 369–377. 50 indexed citations
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Williamson, Oliver E.. (1970). Corporate control and business behavior : an inquiry into the effects of organization form on enterprise behavior. Prentice Hall eBooks. 72 indexed citations
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Williamson, Oliver E.. (1969). Economies as an Antitrust Defense: Reply. American Economic Review. 59(5). 954–959. 14 indexed citations
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Williamson, Oliver E.. (1969). Allocative Efficiency and the Limits of Antitrust. American Economic Review. 59(2). 105–118. 17 indexed citations

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