Ronald E. Goldsmith

24.0k total citations · 8 hit papers
180 papers, 17.2k citations indexed

About

Ronald E. Goldsmith is a scholar working on Marketing, Sociology and Political Science and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Ronald E. Goldsmith has authored 180 papers receiving a total of 17.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 110 papers in Marketing, 71 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 34 papers in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management. Recurrent topics in Ronald E. Goldsmith's work include Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification (102 papers), Digital Marketing and Social Media (56 papers) and Customer Service Quality and Loyalty (32 papers). Ronald E. Goldsmith is often cited by papers focused on Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification (102 papers), Digital Marketing and Social Media (56 papers) and Customer Service Quality and Loyalty (32 papers). Ronald E. Goldsmith collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Canada. Ronald E. Goldsmith's co-authors include Leisa Reinecke Flynn, Barbara A. Lafferty, Charles F. Hofacker, Stephen J. Newell, Stephen W. Litvin, Bing Pan, Ronald A. Clark, Jacqueline K. Eastman, Elizabeth B. Goldsmith and Jon B. Freiden and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Journal of Marketing Research and Journal of Business Research.

In The Last Decade

Ronald E. Goldsmith

179 papers receiving 15.2k citations

Hit Papers

Electronic word-of-mouth in hospitality and to... 1991 2026 2002 2014 2007 2000 1991 1991 1999 500 1000 1.5k 2.0k
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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. Electronic word-of-mouth in hospitality and tourism management
    2007 2.1k citations Ronald E. Goldsmith et al. profile →
  2. The Impact of Corporate Credibility and Celebrity Credibility on Consumer Reaction to Advertisements and Brands
    2000 927 citations Ronald E. Goldsmith, Barbara A. Lafferty et al. profile →
  3. Measuring consumer innovativeness
    1991 881 citations Ronald E. Goldsmith et al. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science profile →
  4. Measuring Consumer Innovativeness
    1991 811 citations Ronald E. Goldsmith et al. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science profile →
  5. Status Consumption in Consumer Behavior: Scale Development and Validation
    1999 679 citations Jacqueline K. Eastman, Ronald E. Goldsmith et al. The Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice profile →
  6. A Short, Reliable Measure of Subjective Knowledge
    1999 635 citations Leisa Reinecke Flynn, Ronald E. Goldsmith Journal of Business Research profile →
  7. Opinion Leaders and Opinion Seekers: Two New Measurement Scales
    1996 539 citations Leisa Reinecke Flynn, Ronald E. Goldsmith et al. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science profile →
  8. Corporate Credibility’s Role in Consumers’ Attitudes and Purchase Intentions When a High versus a Low Credibility Endorser Is Used in the Ad
    1999 525 citations Barbara A. Lafferty, Ronald E. Goldsmith Journal of Business Research profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ronald E. Goldsmith United States 66 10.2k 9.4k 3.4k 3.3k 1.4k 180 17.2k
Elizabeth C. Hirschman United States 43 12.3k 1.2× 8.4k 0.9× 4.9k 1.4× 2.5k 0.7× 1.4k 0.9× 162 21.3k
William O. Bearden United States 55 10.0k 1.0× 6.7k 0.7× 6.0k 1.8× 2.9k 0.9× 2.7k 1.9× 144 18.8k
Wayne D. Hoyer United States 54 9.3k 0.9× 5.5k 0.6× 5.1k 1.5× 1.7k 0.5× 2.1k 1.5× 122 15.1k
Martin Wetzels Netherlands 51 6.7k 0.7× 7.6k 0.8× 5.9k 1.7× 4.9k 1.5× 3.1k 2.2× 155 18.2k
Geoffrey N. Soutar Australia 56 7.9k 0.8× 8.4k 0.9× 6.1k 1.8× 2.7k 0.8× 2.1k 1.5× 278 17.8k
Donna L. Hoffman United States 40 5.9k 0.6× 8.6k 0.9× 3.4k 1.0× 6.6k 2.0× 1.2k 0.8× 83 15.2k
Deborah J. MacInnis United States 44 8.0k 0.8× 5.9k 0.6× 3.6k 1.0× 1.1k 0.3× 1.5k 1.0× 108 12.6k
James R. Bettman United States 64 11.0k 1.1× 7.4k 0.8× 3.6k 1.0× 2.2k 0.7× 1.5k 1.1× 141 25.7k
Michel Laroche Canada 57 8.8k 0.9× 6.4k 0.7× 3.0k 0.9× 1.9k 0.6× 1.5k 1.1× 202 13.5k
Carlos Flavián Spain 64 6.0k 0.6× 8.6k 0.9× 3.9k 1.1× 5.6k 1.7× 827 0.6× 191 15.2k

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All Works

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Pillai, Kishore Gopalakrishna, et al.. (2019). Regulatory focus, nutrition involvement, and nutrition knowledge. Appetite. 137. 267–273. 19 indexed citations
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Hochstein, Bryan, Willy Bolander, Ronald E. Goldsmith, & Christopher R. Plouffe. (2018). Adapting influence approaches to informed consumers in high-involvement purchases: are salespeople really doomed?. Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science. 47(1). 118–137. 73 indexed citations
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Goldsmith, Ronald E., Leisa Reinecke Flynn, & Elizabeth B. Goldsmith. (2015). Consumer Characteristics Associated with Compulsive Buying. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 7(3). 21–38. 8 indexed citations
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Clark, Ronald A., James J. Zboja, & Ronald E. Goldsmith. (2013). Antecedents of Coupon Proneness: A Key Mediator of Coupon Redemption. Journal of Promotion Management. 19(2). 188–210. 23 indexed citations
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Goldsmith, Ronald E.. (2013). Encouraging Critical Thinking Skills among College Students. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Flynn, Leisa Reinecke, et al.. (2013). A Cross-Cultural Study of Materialism and Brand Engagement. 5(3). 49. 13 indexed citations
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Goldsmith, Ronald E. & Ronald A. Clark. (2011). Materialism, Status Consumption, and Consumer Independence. The Journal of Social Psychology. 152(1). 43–60. 136 indexed citations
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Goldsmith, Elizabeth B. & Ronald E. Goldsmith. (2011). Social influence and sustainability in households. International Journal of Consumer Studies. 35(2). 117–121. 102 indexed citations
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Lafferty, Barbara A., Ronald E. Goldsmith, & Leisa Reinecke Flynn. (2005). Are Innovators Influenced by Endorser Expertise in an Advertisement When Evaluating a High Technology Product?. The Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice. 13(3). 32–48. 30 indexed citations
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Lafferty, Barbara A., Ronald E. Goldsmith, & G. Tomas M. Hult. (2004). The impact of the alliance on the partners: A look at cause–brand alliances. Psychology and Marketing. 21(7). 509–531. 315 indexed citations
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Goldsmith, Ronald E.. (2000). Identifying Wine Innovators: A Test of the Domain Specific Innovativeness Scale Using Known Groups. International Journal of Wine Marketing. 12(2). 37–46. 39 indexed citations
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Lafferty, Barbara A. & Ronald E. Goldsmith. (1999). Corporate Credibility’s Role in Consumers’ Attitudes and Purchase Intentions When a High versus a Low Credibility Endorser Is Used in the Ad. Journal of Business Research. 44(2). 109–116. 525 indexed citations breakdown →
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Goldsmith, Ronald E., François d’Hauteville, & Leisa Reinecke Flynn. (1998). Theory and measurement of consumer innovativeness. European Journal of Marketing. 32(3/4). 340–353. 137 indexed citations
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Goldsmith, Ronald E. & Stephen J. Newell. (1997). Innovativeness and price sensitivity: managerial, theoretical and methodological issues. Journal of Product & Brand Management. 6(3). 163–174. 178 indexed citations
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Flynn, Leisa Reinecke, Ronald E. Goldsmith, & Jacqueline K. Eastman. (1994). The King and Summers opinion leadership scale: Revision and refinement. Journal of Business Research. 31(1). 55–64. 69 indexed citations
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Goldsmith, Ronald E. & Richard A. Heiens. (1992). Subjective Age: A Test of Five Hypotheses. The Gerontologist. 32(3). 312–317. 81 indexed citations
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Stith, Melvin T. & Ronald E. Goldsmith. (1989). Race, sex, and fashion innovativeness: A replication. Psychology and Marketing. 6(4). 249–262. 25 indexed citations
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Goldsmith, Ronald E.. (1986). Dimensionality of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale.. Journal of social behavior and personality. 107 indexed citations
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Goldsmith, Ronald E., et al.. (1985). The two faces of creativity. Business Horizons. 28(5). 8–11. 20 indexed citations
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Goldsmith, Ronald E.. (1983). Dimensions of consumer innovativeness : an empirical study of open processing. University Microfilms International eBooks. 10 indexed citations

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