Most cited papers in Competency Development and Evaluation
What are the most cited papers in Competency Development and Evaluation?
The most cited paper in Competency Development and Evaluation is "Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches, 2nd ed." (John W. Creswell, 2007), with 5,018 citations. Next come "Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Application" (1,700) and "The Science of Training: A Decade of Progress" (1,692).
Showing 50 of 99 papers. Every paper with more than 246 citations is listed.
| # | Paper | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qualitative inquiry and research design: Choosing among five approaches, 2nd ed. John W. Creswell | 2007 | 5,018 |
| 2 | Educational Research: Competencies for Analysis and Application Robert F. Testa · Journal of Research in Music Education | Dec 1979 | 1,700 |
| 3 | The Science of Training: A Decade of Progress Eduardo Salas, Janis A. Cannon‐Bowers · Annual Review of Psychology | Feb 2001 | 1,692 |
| 4 | Talent management: A critical review Robert Edward Lewis, Robert J. Heckman · Human Resource Management Review | 22 May 2006 | 1,338 |
| 5 | What Is Competence? Françoise Delamare Le Deist, Jonathan Winterton · Human Resource Development International | Mar 2005 | 1,338 |
| 6 | Strategy and Human Resource Management Patrick M. Wright, Peter C. Boxall, John Purcell · Industrial and Labor Relations Review | Oct 2003 | 1,280 |
| 7 | Effectiveness of training in organizations: A meta-analysis of design and evaluation features. Winfred Arthur, Winston R. Bennett, PAMELA S. EDENS et al. · Journal of Applied Psychology | Apr 2003 | 1,250 |
| 8 | Developing global managers’ competencies using the fuzzy DEMATEL method Wei‐Wen Wu, Yu-Ting Lee · Expert Systems with Applications | 5 Jan 2006 | 1,250 |
| 9 | Motivation to learn: an overview of contemporary theories David A. Cook, Anthony R. Artino · Medical Education | 15 Sep 2016 | 1,057 |
| 10 | The role of tacit and explicit knowledge in the workplace Elizabeth A. Smith · Journal of Knowledge Management | Dec 2001 | 1,019 |
| 11 | Global talent management: Literature review, integrative framework, and suggestions for further research Ibraiz Tarique, Randall S. Schüler · Journal of World Business | 31 Oct 2009 | 916 |
| 12 | Development of a generalized learning transfer system inventory Elwood F. Holton, Reid A. Bates, Wendy E. A. Ruona · Human Resource Development Quarterly | 2000 | 885 |
| 13 | Toward a definition of competency-based education in medicine: a systematic review of published definitions Jason R. Frank, Rani Mungroo, Yasmine Ahmad et al. · Medical Teacher | 27 Jul 2010 | 789 |
| 14 | THE ROLE-BASED PERFORMANCE SCALE: VALIDITY ANALYSIS OF A THEORY-BASED MEASURE. Theresa M. Welbourne, D E Johnson, Amir Erez · Academy of Management Journal | Oct 1998 | 746 |
| 15 | DOING COMPETENCIES WELL: BEST PRACTICES IN COMPETENCY MODELING Michael A. Campion, Alexis A. Fink, Brian J. Ruggeberg et al. · Personnel Psychology | 17 Feb 2011 | 727 |
| 16 | THE PRACTICE OF COMPETENCY MODELING JEFFERY S. SHIPPMANN, Ronald A. Ash, MARIANGELA BATJTSTA et al. · Personnel Psychology | Sep 2000 | 708 |
| 17 | The Great Eight Competencies: A Criterion-Centric Approach to Validation. Dave Bartram · Journal of Applied Psychology | 2005 | 672 |
| 18 | Health worker motivation in Africa: the role of non-financial incentives and human resource management tools Inke Mathauer, Ingo Imhoff · Human Resources for Health | 29 Aug 2006 | 654 |
| 19 | Generating Research Questions Through Problematization Mats G Alvesson, Jörgen Sandberg · Academy of Management Review | Apr 2011 | 646 |
| 20 | Assessing changes towards lean production Christer Karlsson, Pär Åhlström · International Journal of Operations & Production Management | Feb 1996 | 623 |
| 21 | Making their own way: international experience through self-initiated foreign assignments Vesa Suutari, Chris J. Brewster · Journal of World Business | Dec 2000 | 607 |
| 22 | The role of the corporate HR function in global talent management Elaine Farndale, Hugh Scullion, Paul Sparrow · Journal of World Business | 29 Oct 2009 | 572 |
| 23 | Unveiling Professional Development: A Critical Review of Stage Models Gloria Dall’Alba, Jörgen Sandberg · Review of Educational Research | Sep 2006 | 554 |
| 24 | Senior management perceptions of project management competence Lynn Heather Crawford · International Journal of Project Management | 31 Aug 2004 | 549 |
| 25 | Clinical competence assessment in nursing: a systematic review of the literature Roger A. Watson, Anne Stimpson, Annie E Topping et al. · Journal of Advanced Nursing | 13 Aug 2002 | 543 |
| 26 | From job‐based to competency‐based organizations Edward E. Lawler · Journal of Organizational Behavior | 1994 | 537 |
| 27 | The Modified Delphi Technique - A Rotational Modification Rodney L. Custer, Joseph A. Scarcella, Bob R. Stewart · Journal of Career and Technical Education | May 1999 | 532 |
| 28 | Talent management: Current theories and future research directions Akram Al Ariss, Wayne F. Cascio, Jaap Paauwe · Journal of World Business | 4 Dec 2013 | 530 |
| 29 | Talent management Julia Hughes, Evelina Julia Rog · International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management | 3 Oct 2008 | 509 |
| 30 | Leadership in Western and Asian countries: Commonalities and differences in effective leadership processes across cultures Peter W. Dorfman, Jon P. Howell, Shozo Hibino et al. · The Leadership Quarterly | Sep 1997 | 496 |
| 31 | Formal and informal learning in the workplace: a research review Amelia Manuti, Serafina Pastore, Anna Fausta Scardigno et al. · International Journal of Training and Development | 3 Feb 2015 | 490 |
| 32 | Measuring person-job fit with a profile-comparison process. David F. Caldwell, Charles A. O’Reilly · Journal of Applied Psychology | 1990 | 474 |
| 33 | Decision making for leaders Lynn J. Loudenback · Industrial Marketing Management | Feb 1984 | 472 |
| 34 | Competency based management: a review of systems and approaches Fotis Draganidis, Gregoris N. Mentzas · Information Management & Computer Security | 2006 | 464 |
| 35 | The importance of human resources management in health care: a global context Stefane Kabene, Carole Orchard, John McLaren Howard et al. · Human Resources for Health | 27 Jul 2006 | 463 |
| 36 | Talent Management and HRM in Multinational companies in Beijing: Definitions, differences and drivers Paul Iles, Xin Chuai, David Preece · Journal of World Business | 5 Nov 2009 | 460 |
| 37 | Towards a holistic model of professional competence Graham Cheetham, Geoff Chivers · Journal of European Industrial Training | Jul 1996 | 454 |
| 38 | Early identification of international executive potential. Gretchen Marie Spreitzer, Morgan W. McCall, Joan D. Mahoney · Journal of Applied Psychology | Feb 1997 | 435 |
| 39 | The influence of underlying philosophies on talent management: Theory, implications for practice, and research agenda Maria Christina Meyers, Marianne van Woerkom · Journal of World Business | 9 Dec 2013 | 413 |
| 40 | The relationship between competence and performance: implications for assessing practice performance J-J Rethans, John J. Norcini, M Barón-Maldonado et al. · Medical Education | Oct 2002 | 410 |
| 41 | Six principles of effective global talent management Günter K. Stahl, Ingmar Björkman, Elaine Farndale et al. · IEEE Engineering Management Review | Sep 2016 | 407 |
| 42 | Integrating knowledge, skills and attitudes: Conceptualising learning processes towards vocational competence Liesbeth K. J. Baartman, Elly de Bruijn · Educational Research Review | 2011 | 405 |
| 43 | Assessment 2020. Seven propositions for assessment reform in higher education David J. Boud, Filip J. R. C. Dochy, et al. · Lirias | 2010 | 396 |
| 44 | What do we mean by the term “talent” in talent management? Carole Tansley · Industrial and Commercial Training | 12 Jul 2011 | 391 |
| 45 | “Who is an Entrepreneur?” Is a Question Worth Asking James W. Carland, Frank Hoy, Jo Ann C. Carland · American Journal of Small Business | Apr 1988 | 388 |
| 46 | Priorities and challenges for health leadership and workforce management globally: a rapid review Carah Figueroa, Reema Harrison, Ashfaq Chauhan et al. · BMC Health Services Research | 23 Apr 2019 | 386 |
| 47 | Leadership Competencies: Time to Change the Tune? Richard Bolden, Jonathan Gosling · Leadership | 13 Apr 2006 | 384 |
| 48 | A study of job characteristics and job dimensions as based on the Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ). Ernest J. McCormick, P. Richard Jeanneret, Robert C. Mecham · Journal of Applied Psychology | Aug 1972 | 381 |
| 49 | The concept of competence in the development of vocational education and training in selected EU member states: a critical analysis Martin Mulder, Tanja Weigel, Kate Collins · Journal of Vocational Education and Training | 15 Feb 2007 | 378 |
| 50 | Global leadership competencies: a review and discussion Tiina Jokinen · Journal of European Industrial Training | Apr 2005 | 376 |
Citations are OpenAlex's own counts, from its 2026-09-23 snapshot, so the ranking can differ from Google Scholar or Web of Science. A paper is listed for a field when OpenAlex files it under one of the field's topics; retracted papers and papers whose citation count cannot be traced to citing works are left out, and a preprint and the article it became are shown once. Release dates are OpenAlex's: where a source gave only a month or a year, that is what is shown. How the lists are chosen.