Roy Schmidt

3.2k total citations · 3 hit papers
7 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

Roy Schmidt is a scholar working on Information Systems, Sociology and Political Science and Surgery. According to data from OpenAlex, Roy Schmidt has authored 7 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Information Systems, 3 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 2 papers in Surgery. Recurrent topics in Roy Schmidt's work include Software Engineering Techniques and Practices (4 papers), Delphi Technique in Research (3 papers) and Software Engineering Research (2 papers). Roy Schmidt is often cited by papers focused on Software Engineering Techniques and Practices (4 papers), Delphi Technique in Research (3 papers) and Software Engineering Research (2 papers). Roy Schmidt collaborates with scholars based in United States, Finland and Hong Kong. Roy Schmidt's co-authors include Kalle Lyytinen, Mark Keil, Paul E. Cule, Eric S. Edgerton, Kristin Comella, Delos M. Cosgrove, Michael G. Bazaral, Andrew C. Novick, James E. Montie and J. Edson Pontes and has published in prestigious journals such as Communications of the ACM, Journal of Management Information Systems and Journal of the Association for Information Systems.

In The Last Decade

Roy Schmidt

7 papers receiving 2.0k citations

Hit Papers

Identifying Software Project Risks: An International Delp... 1997 2026 2006 2016 2001 1997 1998 250 500 750
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. Identifying Software Project Risks: An International Delphi Study
    2001 878 citations Roy Schmidt, Kalle Lyytinen et al. Journal of Management Information Systems profile →
  2. Managing Delphi Surveys Using Nonparametric Statistical Techniques*
    1997 797 citations Roy Schmidt Decision Sciences profile →
  3. A framework for identifying software project risks
    1998 471 citations Mark Keil, Paul E. Cule et al. Communications of the ACM profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Roy Schmidt United States 6 897 837 491 409 307 7 2.2k
Henry C. Lucas United States 20 252 0.3× 708 0.8× 462 0.9× 269 0.7× 608 2.0× 53 2.6k
Ken Eason United Kingdom 18 335 0.4× 232 0.3× 287 0.6× 146 0.4× 123 0.4× 61 1.5k
Gerald I. Susman United States 16 214 0.2× 490 0.6× 490 1.0× 470 1.1× 527 1.7× 31 2.2k
Harold Kerzner United States 17 427 0.5× 824 1.0× 126 0.3× 1.8k 4.5× 825 2.7× 46 3.2k
Frada Burstein Australia 23 375 0.4× 372 0.4× 234 0.5× 314 0.8× 285 0.9× 178 2.1k
Jo�ão Varaj�ão Portugal 22 446 0.5× 638 0.8× 85 0.2× 520 1.3× 298 1.0× 170 1.5k
Philip B. Crosby United States 11 228 0.3× 1.0k 1.2× 153 0.3× 399 1.0× 791 2.6× 26 2.4k
John Venable Australia 17 399 0.4× 485 0.6× 661 1.3× 219 0.5× 176 0.6× 61 1.7k
Graham Pervan Australia 18 248 0.3× 847 1.0× 441 0.9× 322 0.8× 366 1.2× 74 2.0k
Timothy J. Ellis United States 16 406 0.5× 301 0.4× 311 0.6× 112 0.3× 203 0.7× 62 1.8k

Countries citing papers authored by Roy Schmidt

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Fields of papers citing papers by Roy Schmidt

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Roy Schmidt

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Roy Schmidt. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Roy Schmidt 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 Roy Schmidt. Roy Schmidt is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

7 of 7 papers shown
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Comella, Kristin, et al.. (2017). Safety Analysis of Autologous Stem Cell Therapy in a Variety of Degenerative Diseases and Injuries Using the Stromal Vascular Fraction. Journal of Clinical Medicine Research. 9(11). 935–942. 26 indexed citations
2.
Schmidt, Roy, Kalle Lyytinen, Mark Keil, & Paul E. Cule. (2001). Identifying Software Project Risks: An International Delphi Study. Journal of Management Information Systems. 17(4). 5–36. 878 indexed citations breakdown →
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Cule, Paul E., Roy Schmidt, Kalle Lyytinen, & Mark Keil. (2000). Strategies for Heading Off is Project Failure. Information Systems Management. 17(2). 61–69. 63 indexed citations
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Keil, Mark, Paul E. Cule, Kalle Lyytinen, & Roy Schmidt. (1998). A framework for identifying software project risks. Communications of the ACM. 41(11). 76–83. 471 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schmidt, Roy. (1997). Managing Delphi Surveys Using Nonparametric Statistical Techniques*. Decision Sciences. 28(3). 763–774. 797 indexed citations breakdown →
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Schmidt, Roy, et al.. (1996). Identifying Software Project Risks: An International Delphi Study.. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 34. 6 indexed citations
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Bazaral, Michael G., Roy Schmidt, J. Edson Pontes, et al.. (1989). Anesthetic management for surgical removal of renal carcinoma with caval or atrial tumor thrombus using deep hypothermic circulatory arrest. Journal of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia. 3(5). 580–586. 5 indexed citations

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