Through Google Scholar, my h-index is 40, i10-index is 58, and m-index is 3.33 (credible for my field). Indeed, my work has been downloaded over 850,000 times, manifesting into a large/growing number of citations.

 

In a practical sense, my research has been used in actionable ways. For example, I published an award-winning paper in Industrial Marketing Management on coopetition strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic. This article has been used by firms and policy-makers (like the World Health Organization and the National Institute of Health). Additionally, my methodological research has been transferred into practitioner sources (e.g., Marketing Week) and some of my studies have appeared on academic reading lists in different countries – showing pedagogical impact.

I am domestically and internationally recognised in the entrepreneurial marketing field (and beyond). This is captured through my ever-increasing research metrics, coupled with the practical impact of my work. This extends to ad-hoc reviewing, my Senior Associate Editor role, editorial board work, and leadership board duties.

 

My research has won various awards (as shown below). Also, according to Google Scholar, I am the world’s most-cited author in the SME marketing field. Likewise, I appear on the Stanford University World’s Top 2% of Scientists list (in the overall marketing field). Moreover, I have been invited to be a guest speaker at various events, been an external examiner, and am a collaborator with academics in numerous countries.

Some illustrations of my academic awards and prizes (outside of income generation) are illustrated as follows:

 

July 2017 - "Best Doctoral Paper Award" at the Academy of Marketing Conference (hosted by the University of Hull). Please see Crick, J.M. (2017). The customer value-oriented dominant logic: Evidence from the dynamic managerial capabilities perspective. Academy of Marketing Conference (Doctoral Colloquium), Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom.

 

September 2017 - "Best Doctoral Paper Award" at the Loughborough Business School Doctoral Conference (at Loughborough University). Please see Crick, J.M. (2017). Revisiting market-oriented corporate cultures: The role of the customer value-oriented dominant logic. Loughborough Business School Doctoral Conference, Loughborough, United Kingdom.

 

March 2019 - "Dean’s Award for Early Career Researcher of the Year" in the Loughborough Business School (at Loughborough University).

 

December 2019 - "Best paper in the Business-to-Business Marketing Track" at the Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference (hosted by Victoria University of Wellington). Please see Crick, J.M., & Crick, D. (2019). Coopetition and performance in B2B marketing. Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

 

December 2020 - "Best paper in the Tourism and Hospitality Marketing Track" at the International Conference on Marketing Strategy and Policy Research (hosted by Newcastle University). Please see Crick, J.M., & Crick, D. (2020). Inter-firm collaboration as a performance-enhancing survival strategy within the business models of urban restaurants affected by COVID-19. International Conference on Marketing, Strategy, and Policy Research, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

 

January 2021 - "Outstanding Article Award" - namely, the best paper published in Industrial Marketing Management between 2016 and 2020. This article was downloaded 20,706 times in approximately seven months (with thousands more downloads after the award was presented). Please see Crick, J.M., & Crick, D. (2020). Coopetition and COVID-19: Collaborative business-to-business marketing strategies in a pandemic crisis. Industrial Marketing Management, 88(1), 206-213.

 

May 2023 - "Queen Elizabeth II Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology" (at the University of Ottawa). This award was used to support Dr Ali Mahdi's PhD - Mahdi, A. (2024). Enhancing the Export Performance of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Through Entrepreneurial Marketing. Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Ottawa, Canada (co-supervised with Professor David Crick, Professor Wadid Lamine, and Professor Martine Spence).

 

June 2025 - "Best Paper in the School of Business Doctoral Conference" (at the University of Leicester). Please see Aliakbari, A., Crick, J.M., Chen, W-F., & Crick, D. (2025). The relationship between entrepreneurial marketing behaviors and small firm performance. School of Business Doctoral Conference, University of Leicester, United Kingdom.

 

August 2025 - "Abdul Ali Promising Research Award" at the Global Research Conference on Marketing and Entrepreneurship (hosted by Menlo College). Please see Aliakbari, A., Crick, J.M., Chen, W-F., & Crick, D. (2025). The nature of the relationship between entrepreneurial marketing behaviors and firm performance. Global Research Conference on Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Santa Clara, United States of America.

 

June 2026 - "Best Paper in the School of Business Doctoral Conference" (at the University of Leicester). Please see Aliakbari, A., Crick, J.M., Chen, W-F., & Crick, D. (2025). The relationship between entrepreneurial marketing behaviors and small firm performance. School of Business Doctoral Conference, University of Leicester, United Kingdom.