Schulich Faculty Ranked Among Canada’s Top Business and Management Scholars
Nine Schulich School of Business faculty members have been named among the Top 100 Business and Management scholars in Canada in Research.com’s 2026 Edition of the Ranking of Best Scientists in Business and Management.
The ranking is based on the D-index (Discipline H-index), a metric that evaluates a researcher’s impact based on publications and citation data within a specific discipline. Only scholars with a D-index of at least 30 in Business and Management are included.
Schulich delivered a strong national performance, with nine faculty members appearing in Canada’s Top 100. Among them, Russell W. Belk (Professor of Marketing; Kraft Foods Canada Chair in Marketing) continues to stand out globally, ranking 86th in the world.
This year also marks an important milestone for the School, with Charles H. Cho entering the Canadian Top 100 for the first time.
Schulich faculty recognized in the 2026 ranking include:
| Faculty Member | Canadian Rank (2026) | Global Rank (2026) | D-Index (Discipline H-index) | Citations | Publications |
| Russell W. Belk | 5 | 86 | 89 | 76,435 | 347 |
| Dirk Matten | 37 | 692 | 54 | 34,108 | 146 |
| Eileen Fischer | 45 | 1006 | 48 | 17,721 | 153 |
| Justin Tan | 47 | 1064 | 47 | 11,950 | 120 |
| Dean Neu | 50 | 1148 | 46 | 8,653 | 97 |
| Charles H. Cho | 66 | 1610 | 39 | 11,928 | 116 |
| Anoop Madhok | 78 | 1893 | 36 | 13,582 | 95 |
| Preet S. Aulakh | 83 | 2014 | 35 | 10,840 | 82 |
| Irene Henriques | 95 | 2410 | 32 | 12,149 | 82 |
The 2026 ranking is based on bibliometric data drawn from OpenAlex and CrossRef, supplemented by additional trusted sources. Citation data used to calculate the rankings was collected on January 12, 2026.
