Ralf Müller

11.7k total citations · 3 hit papers
144 papers, 7.7k citations indexed

About

Ralf Müller is a scholar working on Management Science and Operations Research, Strategy and Management and Management Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Ralf Müller has authored 144 papers receiving a total of 7.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 96 papers in Management Science and Operations Research, 51 papers in Strategy and Management and 22 papers in Management Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Ralf Müller's work include Construction Project Management and Performance (92 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (32 papers) and BIM and Construction Integration (15 papers). Ralf Müller is often cited by papers focused on Construction Project Management and Performance (92 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (32 papers) and BIM and Construction Integration (15 papers). Ralf Müller collaborates with scholars based in Norway, China and Canada. Ralf Müller's co-authors include J. Rodney Turner, Kam Jugdev, Robert Joslin, Jingting Shao, Tomas Blomquist, Sofia Pemsel, Monique Aubry, Shankar Sankaran, Nathalie Drouin and Thomas Biedenbach and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, International Journal of Project Management and Long Range Planning.

In The Last Decade

Ralf Müller

141 papers receiving 7.0k citations

Hit Papers

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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. A Retrospective look at our Evolving Understanding of Project Success
    2005 631 citations Kam Jugdev, Ralf Müller Project Management Journal profile →
  2. The Project Manager's Leadership Style as a Success Factor on Projects: A Literature Review
    2005 531 citations J. Rodney Turner, Ralf Müller Project Management Journal profile →
  3. Leadership competency profiles of successful project managers
    2009 484 citations Ralf Müller, J. Rodney Turner International Journal of Project Management profile →

Author Peers

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Author Last Decade Papers Cites
Ralf Müller 5.5k 3.3k 2.0k 1.6k 964 144 7.7k
J. Rodney Turner 6.4k 1.2× 3.8k 1.2× 2.3k 1.2× 1.8k 1.1× 1.1k 1.1× 114 9.1k
Jeffrey K. Pinto 3.4k 0.6× 2.2k 0.7× 1.6k 0.8× 938 0.6× 660 0.7× 109 6.4k
Jonas Söderlund 2.8k 0.5× 2.1k 0.7× 858 0.4× 702 0.4× 707 0.7× 120 4.4k
Christoph H. Loch 2.7k 0.5× 3.1k 0.9× 1.7k 0.8× 318 0.2× 405 0.4× 114 7.2k
Mike Bresnen 2.2k 0.4× 1.8k 0.6× 1.1k 0.5× 675 0.4× 774 0.8× 102 4.2k
Graham Winch 2.7k 0.5× 1.9k 0.6× 844 0.4× 1.0k 0.7× 437 0.5× 118 4.3k
Lars‐Erik Gadde 1.5k 0.3× 4.6k 1.4× 2.3k 1.2× 659 0.4× 1.9k 1.9× 103 8.0k
Jörg Sydow 2.1k 0.4× 4.3k 1.3× 1.1k 0.5× 289 0.2× 1.9k 2.0× 189 8.2k
Hans Georg Gemünden 1.8k 0.3× 3.6k 1.1× 1.1k 0.5× 292 0.2× 1.2k 1.2× 113 6.0k
Svetlana Cicmil 2.0k 0.4× 931 0.3× 561 0.3× 648 0.4× 388 0.4× 70 2.8k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Ralf Müller

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ralf Müller

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Wang, Linzhuo, Xinnan Wang, & Ralf Müller. (2024). Breaking free from the invisible cage: Leveraging institutional logics to understand and facilitate organizational change projects. International Journal of Project Management. 42(6). 102635–102635.
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Brunet, Maude, et al.. (2024). Exploring the Connections Between Project Management Offices and Organizational Design. Project Management Journal. 55(5). 463–472. 3 indexed citations
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Müller, Ralf. (2023). Exploring the future of research in project management. Revista de Gestão e Projetos. 14(3). 14–26.
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Locatelli, Giorgio, Lavagnon A. Ika, Nathalie Drouin, et al.. (2023). A Manifesto for project management research. European Management Review. 20(1). 3–17. 60 indexed citations
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Marrewijk, Alfons van, Shankar Sankaran, Nathalie Drouin, & Ralf Müller. (2023). Climbing to the top: Personal life stories on becoming megaproject leaders. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 4. 100085–100085. 6 indexed citations
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Müller, Ralf & Giorgio Locatelli. (2023). Philosophical Stances and Theoretical Perspectives in Submissions to Project Management Journal ® . Project Management Journal. 54(2). 111–115. 6 indexed citations
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Müller, Ralf, Раймонда Алондериене, Mario Bourgault, et al.. (2022). A (meta)governance framework for multi-level governance of inter-organizational project networks. Production Planning & Control. 35(10). 1043–1062. 17 indexed citations
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Unterhitzenberger, Christine, Ralf Müller, Anne Live Vaagaasar, et al.. (2022). A Multilevel Governance Model for Interorganizational Project Networks. Project Management Journal. 54(1). 88–105. 16 indexed citations
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Müller, Ralf. (2022). Governance, governmentality and project performance: the role of sovereignty. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 7(2). 5–17. 13 indexed citations
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Liu, Bingsheng, et al.. (2021). Exploring the Effects of Horizontal Leaders’ Presence on Team Members’ Job Burnout: A Moderated Mediation Model. Journal of Management in Engineering. 37(6). 7 indexed citations
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Zhu, Fangwei, et al.. (2020). Facilitating Efficiency and Flexibility Ambidexterity in Project-Based Organizations: An Exploratory Study of Organizational Antecedents. Project Management Journal. 51(5). 556–572. 25 indexed citations
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Aurich, Jan C., Bahram Ravani, Achim Ebert, et al.. (2017). Physical Modeling for Virtual Manufacturing Systems and Processes. Applied Mechanics and Materials. 6 indexed citations
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Müller, Ralf, Erling S. Andersen, Øyvind Kvalnes, et al.. (2012). The Interrelationship of Governance,Trust, and Ethics in Temporary Organizations. RMIT Research Repository (RMIT University Library). 47 indexed citations
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Müller, Ralf & Kam Jugdev. (2012). Critical success factors in projects. International Journal of Managing Projects in Business. 5(4). 757–775. 244 indexed citations
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Müller, Ralf. (2011). Project Governance. Oxford University Press eBooks. 14 indexed citations
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Bredillet, Christophe, et al.. (2011). Work motivation as a determinant of organizational and professional commitment in case of temporary organizations : theoretical perspectives. Science & Engineering Faculty. 2 indexed citations
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Müller, Ralf, Monique Aubry, & Brian Hobbs. (2010). Images of PMOs : Results from a multi-phase research program. 301–321. 6 indexed citations
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Blomquist, Tomas & Ralf Müller. (2006). Middle Managers in Program and Project Portfolio Management : Practices, Roles and Responsibilities. 8 indexed citations
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Müller, Ralf. (1999). The Continuity of Peirce’s Thought. International Philosophical Quarterly. 39(2). 226–228. 40 indexed citations

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