Project Management Journal

Papers
(The median citation count of Project Management Journal is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Too Much of a Good Thing? The Curvilinear Effect of Responsible Leadership on Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior in Projects67
Beyond Temporary Organizations: Trade Fairs as Temporary Markets, Clusters, and Community Gatherings41
Seven Insights Into Becoming an Engaged Project Scholar39
Do Women Leaders Promote Social Sustainability? Exploring the Effect of Board Diversity on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Practices of Project-Based Organizations38
Unraveling Stakeholder Engagement in Megaprojects: A Political Opportunity Structure Perspective in Turbulent Times36
Wiggle Room in Practice: Project Managers Navigating Paradoxes Through Collaboration34
How Agile Working Increases Innovative Work Behavior: The Role of Psychological Empowerment and Communication Media33
A Marketing Perspective on Temporary Organizations30
The Dark Side of Projects: Dimensionality, Research Methods, and Agenda28
Developing a Multidimensional Conception of Project Evaluation to Improve Projects27
Navigating Ambidextrous Tensions in Digital Transformation: A Case Study of an Interorganizational Construction Project25
Lord of the Flies in Project-Based Organizations: The Role of Passive Leadership on Creativity and Project Success24
Corrigendum to A Multilevel Governance Model for Interorganizational Project Networks23
Leadership and the Recovery of Troubled IT Projects23
Tensions in Digital Transformation: How Prototype Work Links the Temporary and the Permanent22
A Retrospective of Monique Aubry’s Contributions21
Agile Project Management and Emotional Exhaustion: A Moderated Mediation Process21
Index of 2025 Project Management Journal ® Articles and Authors20
Shaping Inclusion and Exclusion: Habitual Responses of Project Managers in Early Stakeholder Engagement19
Raison d'Etre of Organization Design Arrangements in Project-Based Organizations18
The Effect of Public–Private Partnerships on Innovation in Infrastructure Delivery17
Toward a Multilevel Framework of Dynamic Capabilities Through the Lens of Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, and Project-Based Organizations17
From Information Technology Projects to Digital Transformation Programs: Research Pathways17
On the Road to Digital Transformation: A Literature Review of IT Program Management16
The Dark Side of Projects: Uncovering Slavery, Corruption, Criminal Organizations, and Other Uncomfortable Topics16
Governing Public–Private Partnerships of Sustainable Construction Projects in An Opportunistic Setting16
Strategies to Address Ethical Risks in Megaprojects: A Care Ethics Perspective16
Impact of Shared Leadership Quality on Agile Team Productivity and Project Results16
How Does Hierarchy Steepness Affect Coordination in Project-Based Organizations? A Social Network Analysis16
What Is Project Management Productivity?15
Gender Equality Interventions in Project-Based Organizations: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why15
The Editorial Review Board of Project Management Journal®14
Governance of Interorganizational Projects: A Process-Based Approach Applied to a Latin American–European Case14
How Inclusive Leadership Influences Voice Behavior in Construction Project Teams: A Social Identity Perspective14
Prioritizing Stakeholders in Collaborative Research and Innovation Projects Toward Sustainability13
Getting Past the Editor's Desk13
Effects of Authentic Leadership, Behavioral Integrity, and Project Governance on Project Performance13
Valuing Theory and Practice: Using a Portfolio Lens to Publish Research on Projects13
Beyond Tech: The Human Element in Industry 5.0 Projects13
Alternative Approaches to Innovation Project Portfolio Governance12
Improvisation in Turbulent Environments: An Exploratory Case Study of a Rescue Projects Organization12
Investigating the Dynamics of Engineering Design Rework for a Complex Aircraft Development Project: Lessons Learned From a Soft Systems Thinking Lens12
An Integrative Review of Project Portfolio Management Literature: Thematic Findings on Sustainability Mindset, Assessment, and Integration12
New Editors and a New Editor-in-Chief: Making the Manifesto a Reality12
The Impact of Team Mindfulness on Project Team Performance: The Moderating Role of Effective Team Leadership12
The Impact of Temporal Reflexivity on Time Performance in NPD Projects: A Mixed-Methods Study11
Governance and Creativity in Project-Based Organizations: Archetypes and Agenda for Future Research11
A Typology of Project Types and Processes Offering Flexibility for the Project Manager11
Who Is Shaping the Narrative? Unveiling Stakeholder Engagement Behavior in Megaprojects on Social Media10
Modeling the Capabilities of High-Performing Project Management Offices in General Contracting Companies10
Abolish, Accept, Apply: Coping With Ignorance in Project Ecologies10
The Uniqueness of IT Cost Risk: A Cross-Group Comparison of 23 Project Types10
Philosophical Stances and Theoretical Perspectives in Submissions to Project Management Journal ® 10
Leveraging Organizational Social Capital in Construction Projects to Enhance Project Success: The Enabling Role of Transformational Leadership10
Organizational Entrainment of Project Launch in the Research Context of Chinese Real Estate Firms10
Governance of Public Projects—Missing Out on Learning Opportunities10
A Multilevel Governance Model for Interorganizational Project Networks9
The Power(lessness) of Flexibility in Public–Private Partnerships: Two Capital Projects From the National Capital Region9
The Effects of Transformational and Adaptive Leadership on Dynamic Capabilities: Digital Transformation Projects9
Enabling Collaborative Research in Project Management by Creating Gioia Data Structures as a Boundary Object9
Imperfections-as-Practice: Projects as Becoming Processes of Imperfections9
The Long Tail of Conflicts in Innovation Projects: Conflicts and Their Impact on Strategic Renewal9
The Impact of Project Managers’ Psychological Resilience on Adaptive Performance: A Multilevel Model9
The Entwinement of Project and Information Technology Research Editorial8
The Socioorganizational Impacts of Generative AI (GenAI) on Project Management: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda8
Value Creation in Project Human Resources by Integrating Training and Allocation Decisions8
Special Issue: Expanding Research Opportunities for Project Management Researchers from Industry 5.0's Pillars8
The Effect of Project Names on Escalation of Commitment in Information Systems Projects8
Leading Self-Organizing Teams in the Evolutionary Development of Software Projects: The Effects of Shared Leadership, Power Distance, and Constructive Controversy on Collaborative Software Process Tai8
Understanding the Phoenix Phenomenon: Can a Project Be Both a Failure and a Success?8
An Effective Earned Value Management System (EVMS) is a Team Sport7
The Role of Early Contractor Involvement in Facilitating Exploration and Exploitation of Innovations in Megaprojects7
Understanding the Dark Side of Power in Project Dispute Negotiation Settlement7
Experimental Networks: A Missing Link in Facilitating Systemic Transitions Through Projects?7
A Balancing Act of Leadership: The Practice of Shaping the Direction of a Project Portfolio7
Project Team Resilience: The Effect of Team Proactive Motivation in Crisis Events7
Project Studies: Embeddedness in Field and Theory 7
Project Management and Knowledge Management: Intertwined Trajectories and Shared Frontiers6
Validation of a New Project Resilience Scale in the IT Sector6
It Takes Two to Tango: The Interactive Effect of Project Portfolio Management Offices and Voice Behavior on Project Portfolio Management Quality and Business Success6
Bridging Knowledge Management and Capabilities in Innovative Projects: An Integrative Framework6
Program Management Within Digital Transformation: The Emerging Importance Of Technology Architecture, Product Management, and Human Capital Transformation6
Roles and Responsibilities in Project Steering Committees6
Toward a Deeper Understanding of Optimism Bias and Transport Project Cost Overrun6
Beyond Failure and Success: A Process View on Imperfect Projects as Common Practice6
What is Agile Project Management? Developing a New Definition Following a Systematic Literature Review6
Project Management Office Typologies, Types, and Functions: A Systematic Analysis of the Literature and Directions for Research6
How to Write a Literature Review Article in Project Management Journal ® : A6
Automatic Social Risk Identification in Infrastructure Megaprojects: A Hybrid Retrieval-Augmented Generation Approach6
Thank You to the Reviewers of Project Management Journal®5
Project Management and Innovation: On Projectification, Lineages, and Beyond5
How Responsible Leadership Improves Stakeholder Collective Performance in Construction Projects: The Empirical Research from China5
Social Sustainability in Projects: Using Social Procurement to Create Employment in the Swedish Construction Sector5
Practitioner Application of Ethics in Ethical Decision-Making Within Projects: A Process Theory View5
Managing Finances in Scaled Agile Transformations: Insights from A Case Study of a German Automotive Manufacturer5
How and When Narcissistic Leadership Drives Project Turnover Intention: Insights from the Job Demands-Resources Model5
“Can’t Remember What I Forgot:” Investigating Organizational Forgetting Within a Project-Based Organization5
Exploring Sustainable Operations Management in Major Infrastructure Projects: The Case of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge5
The Four Coordination Roles of Clients When Designing Megaproject Organizations5
When Conventional Methods Fail: Institutional Bricolage as a Research Strategy4
The Future of Project Management in Industry 5.0: A Narrative Literature Review4
Thank You to the Reviewers of Project Management Journal ®4
Interteam Learning in Multiteam New Product Development Programs4
Special Issue: Project Governance: Reflections on the Past and Suggestions for the Future4
Governance, Social Acceptability, and Organizational Learning in Public Infrastructure Projects4
The Impacts on Interorganizational Project Coordination: A Multiple Case Study on Large Railway Projects4
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