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International Journal of Innovation Management
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International Journal of Innovation Management

1363-9196

Published by: World Scientific

https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/ijim

Ranking & Metrics

Discipline name Position Best Scientists Publications D-Index
Business and Management 241 43 75 13

Additional Metrics

Number of Best Scientists*: 55
Documents by Best Scientists*: 87
Top 100 Ranked Scientists*: 2
SCIMAGO H-index: 61
SCIMAGO SJR: 0.432
Impact Factor: 1.2

Overview

Top Research Topics at International Journal of Innovation Management?

The journal was organized to reinforce research efforts on Marketing, Knowledge management, Industrial organization, New product development and Innovation management. The research on Marketing tackled can also make contributions to studies in the areas of Context (language use), Order (exchange) and Process (engineering). Knowledge management research discussed connects with the study of Management.

The journal focuses on Industrial organization but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Competitive advantage and Empirical research. It connects research in New product development with the related topic of Process management. The research on Process management discussed in it draws on the closely related field of Operations management.

The in-depth study on Open innovation also explores topics in the intersecting field of Openness to experience.

  • Marketing (44.06%)
  • Knowledge management (24.11%)
  • Industrial organization (21.53%)

What are the most cited papers published in the journal?

  • KNOWLEDGE-INTENSIVE BUSINESS SERVICES AS CO-PRODUCERS OF INNOVATION (927 citations)
  • DEVELOPING INNOVATION CAPABILITY IN ORGANISATIONS: A DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES APPROACH (793 citations)
  • Success and Failure of Innovation: A Literature Review (384 citations)

Research areas of the most cited articles at International Journal of Innovation Management:

The published papers facilitate discussions on Marketing, Knowledge management, Innovation management, Industrial organization and Open innovation. New product development is a major topic of Marketing research in the most cited papers. The most cited articles focus on Knowledge management but the discussions also offer insight into other areas such as Management, Order (exchange), Empirical research and Creativity.

What topics the last edition of the journal is best known for?

  • Marketing
  • Management
  • Social psychology

The previous edition focused in particular on these issues:

The topics of Knowledge management, Industrial organization, Process management, Open innovation and Absorptive capacity are the focal point of discussions in the journal. Topics in Knowledge management explored in International Journal of Innovation Management were investigated in conjunction with research in Health care, Perception and Personality. In addition to Industrial organization research, it aims to explore topics under Business model innovation, Business model, Empirical research and New product development.

While work presented in the journal provided substantial information on Process management, it also covered topics in Innovation process, Process (engineering) and Innovation management. Attendees of International Journal of Innovation Management participated in discussions that delve into both Front and back ends and Fuzzy logic.

The most cited articles from the last journal are:

  • DISRUPTIVE AND PARADOXICAL ROLES IN THE SHARING ECONOMIES (2 citations)
  • A review and critical assessment of the iso56002 innovation management systems standard: evidence and limitations (2 citations)
  • CHARACTERISING ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY SUPPORTING SMEs’ LEARNINGS WITHIN COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION NETWORKS: INSIGHTS FROM MULTI-LEVEL CASE STUDIES (2 citations)

Papers citation over time

A key indicator for each journal is its effectiveness in reaching other researchers with the papers published at that venue.

The chart below presents the interquartile range (first quartile 25%, median 50% and third quartile 75%) of the number of citations of articles over time.

The top authors publishing in International Journal of Innovation Management (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Joe Tidd (46 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • Steffen Conn (41 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • Eelko Huizingh (35 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • John Bessant (22 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition,
  • Alexander Brem (16 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition, 2 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top authors publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top authors.

Only papers with recognized affiliations are considered

The top affiliations publishing in International Journal of Innovation Management (based on the number of publications) are:

  • Lappeenranta University of Technology (34 papers) absent at the last edition,
  • University of Sussex (24 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 more than at the previous edition,
  • University of Exeter (23 papers) published 3 papers at the last edition, 3 less than at the previous edition,
  • Chalmers University of Technology (18 papers) published 1 paper at the last edition the same number as at the previous edition,
  • University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (18 papers) published 2 papers at the last edition, 1 less than at the previous edition.

The overall trend for top affiliations publishing in this journal is outlined below. The chart shows the number of publications at each edition of the journal for top affiliations.

Publication chance based on affiliation

The publication chance index shows the ratio of articles published by the best research institutions in the journal edition to all articles published within that journal. The best research institutions were selected based on the largest number of articles published during all editions of the journal.

The chart below presents the percentage ratio of articles from top institutions (based on their ranking of total papers).Top affiliations were grouped by their rank into the following tiers: top 1-10, top 11-20, top 21-50, and top 51+. Only articles with a recognized affiliation are considered.

During the most recent 2021 edition, 4.26% of publications had an unrecognized affiliation. Out of the publications with recognized affiliations, 12.22% were posted by at least one author from the top 10 institutions publishing in the journal. Another 5.56% included authors affiliated with research institutions from the top 11-20 affiliations. Institutions from the 21-50 range included 12.22% of all publications and 70.00% were from other institutions.

Returning Authors Index

A very common phenomenon observed among researchers publishing scientific articles is the intentional selection of journals they have already attended in the past. In particular, it is worth analyzing the case when the authors participate in the same journal from year to year.

The Returning Authors Index presented below illustrates the ratio of authors who participated in both a given as well as the previous edition of the journal in relation to all participants in a given year.

Returning Institution Index

The graph below shows the Returning Institution Index, illustrating the ratio of institutions that participated in both a given and the previous edition of the conference in relation to all affiliations present in a given year.

The experience to innovation index

Our experience to innovation index was created to show a cross-section of the experience level of authors publishing in a journal. The index includes the authors publishing at the last edition of a journal, grouped by total number of publications throughout their academic career (P) and the total number of citations of these publications ever received (C).

The group intervals were selected empirically to best show the diversity of the authors' experiences, their labels were selected as a convenience, not as judgment. The authors were divided into the following groups:

  • Novice - P < 5 or C < 25 (the number of publications less than 5 or the number of citations less than 25),
  • Competent - P < 10 or C < 100 (the number of publications less than 10 or the number of citations less than 100),
  • Experienced - P < 25 or C < 625 (the number of publications less than 25 or the number of citations less than 625),
  • Master - P < 50 or C < 2500 (the number of publications less than 50 or the number of citations less than 2500),
  • Star - P ≥ 50 and C ≥ 2500 (both the number of publications greater than 50 and the number of citations greater than 2500).

The chart below illustrates experience levels of first authors in cases of publications with multiple authors.

Top Business Colleges for Innovators and Entrepreneurs

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Top Publications

  • INTERORGANISATIONAL COLLABORATION FOR INNOVATION IMPROVEMENT IN MANUFACTURING FIRMS’S: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SOCIAL PERFORMANCE

    Usama Awan;Robert Sroufe

    (2020)
    65 Citations
  • BUSINESS MODEL RECONFIGURATION AND INNOVATION IN SMEs: A MIXED-METHOD ANALYSIS FROM THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY

    Thomas Clauß;Ricarda B. Bouncken;Sven Laudien;Sascha Kraus

    (2020)
    61 Citations
  • FOSTERING EMPLOYEES' INNOVATIVE WORK BEHAVIOUR in HEALTHCARE ORGANISATIONS

    Daniela Carlucci;Matteo Mura;Giovanni Schiuma

    (2020)
    38 Citations
  • INCREASING CROWDFUNDING SUCCESS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA: THE IMPORTANCE OF REACH AND UTILISATION IN REWARD-BASED CROWDFUNDING

    Thomas Clauss;Thomas Niemand;Sascha Kraus;Patrick Schnetzer

    (2020)
    36 Citations
  • UNVEILING THE DIVERSITY OF SCHOLARLY DEBATE ON LIVING LABS: A BIBLIOMETRIC APPROACH

    Katharina Greve;Katharina Greve;Seppo Leminen;Seppo Leminen;Seppo Leminen;Riccardo D.E. Vita;Mika Westerlund

    (2020)
    33 Citations
  • A review and critical assessment of the iso56002 innovation management systems standard: evidence and limitations

    Joe Tidd

    (2021)
    32 Citations
  • Frugal and reverse innovation for harnessing the business potential of emerging markets: the case of a danish MNC

    Nivedita Agarwal;Alexander Brem;Alexander Brem;Sanjeet Dwivedi

    (2020)
    25 Citations
  • Effectuation vs. Causation: Can established firms use Start-Up Decision-Making Principles to stay innovative?

    Pascal Henninger;Alexander Brem;Ferran Giones;Peter M. Bican

    (2020)
    22 Citations
  • ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE AND BUSINESS MODEL INNOVATION: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF AN ENERGY UTILITY

    Vito Manfredi Latilla;Fedrico Frattini;Simone Franzo;Vittorio Chiesa

    (2020)
    20 Citations
  • THE ART OF HOLISTIC DIGITALISATION: A META-VIEW ON STRATEGY, TRANSFORMATION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND MATURITY

    (2022)
    18 Citations

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