Post by Rice University School of Social Sciences

"A comprehensive international review published in the peer-reviewed journal Small Group Research ranked Rice faculty members Eduardo Salas and Daan van Knippenberg first and second, respectively, on its list of the Top 20 Most Influential Authors in Team Effectiveness Between 1992 and 2022. The study analyzed 6,051 peer-reviewed publications published over the past three decades, using bibliometric analysis to identify influential contributors to the field. The recognition highlights Rice’s strength in organizational behavior and the science of teamwork, a field that explores how people engage in teaming, make decisions, solve problems and collaborate to achieve shared goals. Salas, the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Chair in Psychological Sciences and associate vice president for research (for collaborative engagement and team science), has spent decades advancing research on teamwork, team leadership, team training and team effectiveness. His work has helped organizations better understand how teams cooperate, coordinate, learn and perform in complex environments where collaboration is essential to success. The review highlights his influential contributions to team effectiveness measurement, teamwork, team dynamics and team leadership." Read more: https://bit.ly/4ahMHoJ #RiceSocSci #ShapingTheFuture