| Author | Journal | Totals | |||
| Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies 1998-2017 | Journal of Leadership Studies 2007-2017 | Leadership 2005-2017 | Open Journal of Leadership 2012-2017 |
| |
| Burns | 22 | 43 | 58 | 8 | 131 |
| Senge | 17 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 39 |
| Burns and Senge | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| Totals | 46 | 52 | 78 | 10 | 186 |