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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Seven Insights Into Becoming an Engaged Project Scholar74
Do Women Leaders Promote Social Sustainability? Exploring the Effect of Board Diversity on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Practices of Project-Based Organizations55
Unraveling Stakeholder Engagement in Megaprojects: A Political Opportunity Structure Perspective in Turbulent Times42
Wiggle Room in Practice: Project Managers Navigating Paradoxes Through Collaboration42
Beyond Temporary Organizations: Trade Fairs as Temporary Markets, Clusters, and Community Gatherings36
Too Much of a Good Thing? The Curvilinear Effect of Responsible Leadership on Unethical Pro-Organizational Behavior in Projects35
How Agile Working Increases Innovative Work Behavior: The Role of Psychological Empowerment and Communication Media32
Leadership and the Recovery of Troubled IT Projects29
A Marketing Perspective on Temporary Organizations29
Agile Project Management and Emotional Exhaustion: A Moderated Mediation Process27
Corrigendum to A Multilevel Governance Model for Interorganizational Project Networks27
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 Success23
A Retrospective of Monique Aubry’s Contributions22
Index of 2025 Project Management Journal ® Articles and Authors22
Tensions in Digital Transformation: How Prototype Work Links the Temporary and the Permanent22
Shaping Inclusion and Exclusion: Habitual Responses of Project Managers in Early Stakeholder Engagement21
Toward a Multilevel Framework of Dynamic Capabilities Through the Lens of Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, and Project-Based Organizations20
Governing Public–Private Partnerships of Sustainable Construction Projects in An Opportunistic Setting19
The Effect of Public–Private Partnerships on Innovation in Infrastructure Delivery19
How Does Hierarchy Steepness Affect Coordination in Project-Based Organizations? A Social Network Analysis19
Raison d'Etre of Organization Design Arrangements in Project-Based Organizations19
From Information Technology Projects to Digital Transformation Programs: Research Pathways19
Impact of Shared Leadership Quality on Agile Team Productivity and Project Results18
On the Road to Digital Transformation: A Literature Review of IT Program Management17
Governance of Interorganizational Projects: A Process-Based Approach Applied to a Latin American–European Case17
How Inclusive Leadership Influences Voice Behavior in Construction Project Teams: A Social Identity Perspective16
What Is Project Management Productivity?16
Gender Equality Interventions in Project-Based Organizations: What Works, What Doesn't, and Why16
Getting Past the Editor's Desk15
The Editorial Review Board of Project Management Journal®15
Valuing Theory and Practice: Using a Portfolio Lens to Publish Research on Projects15
Strategies to Address Ethical Risks in Megaprojects: A Care Ethics Perspective15
The Impact of Team Mindfulness on Project Team Performance: The Moderating Role of Effective Team Leadership14
Beyond Tech: The Human Element in Industry 5.0 Projects14
Prioritizing Stakeholders in Collaborative Research and Innovation Projects Toward Sustainability14
Improvisation in Turbulent Environments: An Exploratory Case Study of a Rescue Projects Organization14
Effects of Authentic Leadership, Behavioral Integrity, and Project Governance on Project Performance13
Alternative Approaches to Innovation Project Portfolio Governance13
Who Is Shaping the Narrative? Unveiling Stakeholder Engagement Behavior in Megaprojects on Social Media12
Governance and Creativity in Project-Based Organizations: Archetypes and Agenda for Future Research12
New Editors and a New Editor-in-Chief: Making the Manifesto a Reality12
Leveraging Organizational Social Capital in Construction Projects to Enhance Project Success: The Enabling Role of Transformational Leadership12
A Typology of Project Types and Processes Offering Flexibility for the Project Manager12
An Integrative Review of Project Portfolio Management Literature: Thematic Findings on Sustainability Mindset, Assessment, and Integration12
The Impact of Temporal Reflexivity on Time Performance in NPD Projects: A Mixed-Methods Study12
Investigating the Dynamics of Engineering Design Rework for a Complex Aircraft Development Project: Lessons Learned From a Soft Systems Thinking Lens12
Modeling the Capabilities of High-Performing Project Management Offices in General Contracting Companies11
Philosophical Stances and Theoretical Perspectives in Submissions to Project Management Journal ® 11
The Uniqueness of IT Cost Risk: A Cross-Group Comparison of 23 Project Types11
Abolish, Accept, Apply: Coping With Ignorance in Project Ecologies11
Organizational Entrainment of Project Launch in the Research Context of Chinese Real Estate Firms11
The Effects of Transformational and Adaptive Leadership on Dynamic Capabilities: Digital Transformation Projects10
Navigating Landowner Resistance: A Sequential Process of Social Value Cocreation in Construction Projects10
Enabling Collaborative Research in Project Management by Creating Gioia Data Structures as a Boundary Object10
A Multilevel Governance Model for Interorganizational Project Networks10
Governance of Public Projects—Missing Out on Learning Opportunities10
The Power(lessness) of Flexibility in Public–Private Partnerships: Two Capital Projects From the National Capital Region10
Imperfections-as-Practice: Projects as Becoming Processes of Imperfections10
The Impact of Project Managers’ Psychological Resilience on Adaptive Performance: A Multilevel Model10
The Long Tail of Conflicts in Innovation Projects: Conflicts and Their Impact on Strategic Renewal10
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 Tai10
Special Issue: Expanding Research Opportunities for Project Management Researchers from Industry 5.0's Pillars9
The Entwinement of Project and Information Technology Research Editorial9
Understanding the Phoenix Phenomenon: Can a Project Be Both a Failure and a Success?9
The Effect of Project Names on Escalation of Commitment in Information Systems Projects9
Value Creation in Project Human Resources by Integrating Training and Allocation Decisions9
Project Team Resilience: The Effect of Team Proactive Motivation in Crisis Events8
An Effective Earned Value Management System (EVMS) is a Team Sport8
The Socioorganizational Impacts of Generative AI (GenAI) on Project Management: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Agenda8
Experimental Networks: A Missing Link in Facilitating Systemic Transitions Through Projects?8
The Role of Early Contractor Involvement in Facilitating Exploration and Exploitation of Innovations in Megaprojects8
Project Studies: Embeddedness in Field and Theory 8
Understanding the Dark Side of Power in Project Dispute Negotiation Settlement8
A Balancing Act of Leadership: The Practice of Shaping the Direction of a Project Portfolio8
Automatic Social Risk Identification in Infrastructure Megaprojects: A Hybrid Retrieval-Augmented Generation Approach7
How and When Narcissistic Leadership Drives Project Turnover Intention: Insights from the Job Demands-Resources Model7
Project Management and Knowledge Management: Intertwined Trajectories and Shared Frontiers7
It Takes Two to Tango: The Interactive Effect of Project Portfolio Management Offices and Voice Behavior on Project Portfolio Management Quality and Business Success7
Beyond Failure and Success: A Process View on Imperfect Projects as Common Practice7
Toward a Deeper Understanding of Optimism Bias and Transport Project Cost Overrun7
What is Agile Project Management? Developing a New Definition Following a Systematic Literature Review7
Bridging Knowledge Management and Capabilities in Innovative Projects: An Integrative Framework6
How Responsible Leadership Improves Stakeholder Collective Performance in Construction Projects: The Empirical Research from China6
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
Validation of a New Project Resilience Scale in the IT Sector6
Program Management Within Digital Transformation: The Emerging Importance Of Technology Architecture, Product Management, and Human Capital Transformation6
Roles and Responsibilities in Project Steering Committees6
Exploring Sustainable Operations Management in Major Infrastructure Projects: The Case of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge5
Social Sustainability in Projects: Using Social Procurement to Create Employment in the Swedish Construction Sector5
Interteam Learning in Multiteam New Product Development Programs5
“Can’t Remember What I Forgot:” Investigating Organizational Forgetting Within a Project-Based Organization5
The Four Coordination Roles of Clients When Designing Megaproject Organizations5
Practitioner Application of Ethics in Ethical Decision-Making Within Projects: A Process Theory View5
Governance, Social Acceptability, and Organizational Learning in Public Infrastructure Projects5
Thank You to the Reviewers of Project Management Journal®5
Artificial Intelligence–Enabled IT Project Performance: Interplay of Creativity, Innovation, and Ethics5
Project Management and Innovation: On Projectification, Lineages, and Beyond5
Managing Finances in Scaled Agile Transformations: Insights from A Case Study of a German Automotive Manufacturer5
When Conventional Methods Fail: Institutional Bricolage as a Research Strategy5
The Future of Project Management in Industry 5.0: A Narrative Literature Review4
Governance Through Trust: Community Engagement in an Australian City Rebuilding Precinct4
Special Issue: Project Governance: Reflections on the Past and Suggestions for the Future4
The Impacts on Interorganizational Project Coordination: A Multiple Case Study on Large Railway Projects4
Thank You to the Reviewers of Project Management Journal ®4
Introducing “Coping Good” as a Motivational Driver for Non-Professional Project Managers in Hospitals: An Interpretative Framework Inspired by Self-Determination Theory4
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