2026 Albert N. Link: Business and Management Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Business and Management	77	187	172	93	85	670	30117
Economics and Finance	76	334	300	239	211	639	29477

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award

Overview

Albert N. Link is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in the United States. Their research primarily resides at the intersection of economics, econometrics, finance, business, management, and accounting. The main fields of study include:

Economics, Econometrics and Finance
Business, Management and Accounting

Their work delves into several subfields such as:

Economics and Econometrics
Management of Technology and Innovation
Strategy and Management
Accounting
Social Psychology

The scientist's research topics focus on various aspects of innovation and economic dynamics, including:

Innovation Policy and R&D
Economic Growth and Productivity
Firm Innovation and Growth
Innovation and Knowledge Management
Economic and Environmental Valuation
Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
Private Equity and Venture Capital

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist include:

"Going public with public money" (2020), published in Small Business Economics
"Public support for research in artificial intelligence: a descriptive study of U.S. Department of Defense SBIR Projects" (2022), The Journal of Technology Transfer
"Governance mechanisms enabling inter-organizational adaptation: Lessons from grand challenge R&D programs" (2020), Science and Public Policy
"Identifying the emergence of academic entrepreneurship within the technology transfer literature" (2023), The Journal of Technology Transfer
"Latent technology as an outcome of R&D" (2020), Technological Forecasting and Social Change

The scientist frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including:

Martijn van Hasselt
Zachary T. Oliver
Alan C. O'Connor
James A. Cunningham

Albert N. Link has published extensively in select venues, with repeated contributions to:

Small Business Economics
Science and Public Policy
The Journal of Technology Transfer
Economics of Innovation and New Technology
Annals of Science and Technology Policy

The scientist is also an author of several books primarily published by Edward Elgar Publishing, such as:

Technology Transfer and US Public Sector Innovation (2020)
Small Firms and U.S. Technology Policy (2023)
Public Sector Technology Transfer (2024)
Technology and Innovation Policy (2021)
Invention, Innovation and U.S. Federal Laboratories (2020)
Small Business Innovation in the Public Interest (2025)
Public Sector Entrepreneurship (2022)

Additionally, a book titled The Globalization of the Bayh-Dole Act (2021) was published by Now Publishers.

Best Publications

Assessing the impact of organizational practices on the relative productivity of university technology transfer offices: an exploratory study

Donald S Siegel;David Waldman;Albert Link

2664
Citations
Universities as Research Partners.

Bronwyn H. Hall;Albert N. Link;John T. Scott

1386
Citations
In Search of the Meaning of Entrepreneurship

Robert F. Hébert;Robert F. Hébert;Albert N. Link;Albert N. Link

1378
Citations
Toward a model of the effective transfer of scientific knowledge from academicians to practitioners: qualitative evidence from the commercialization of university technologies.

Donald S Siegel;David A Waldman;Leanne E Atwater;Albert N Link

1355
Citations
Commercial knowledge transfers from universities to firms: improving the effectiveness of university–industry collaboration

Donald S Siegel;David A Waldman;Leanne E Atwater;Albert N Link

1296
Citations
An empirical analysis of the propensity of academics to engage in informal university technology transfer.

Albert N. Link;Donald S. Siegel;Barry Bozeman

866
Citations
Universities as Research Partners

Bronwyn H. Hall;Albert N. Link;John T. Scott.

670
Citations
The Positive Sum Strategy: Harnessing Technology for Economic Growth

Ralph Landau;Nathan Rosenberg

624
Citations
Research Partnerships

Unknown

601
Citations
Barriers Inhibiting Industry from Partnering with Universities: Evidence from the Advanced Technology Program

Bronwyn H. Hall;Albert N. Link;John T. Scott.

559
Citations
The entrepreneur : mainstream views and radical critiques

Robert F. Hébert;Albert N. Link

508
Citations
Firm Size, University Based Research, and the Returns to R & D

Albert N. Link;John Rees

440
Citations
Assessing the Impact of Organizational Practices on the Productivity of University Technology Transfer Offices: An Exploratory Study

Donald Siegel;David Waldman;Albert Link

425
Citations
Are Public Sector Workers More Risk Averse Than Private Sector Workers

Don Bellante;Albert N. Link

358
Citations
U.S. science parks: the diffusion of an innovation and its effects on the academic missions of universities

Albert N. Link;John T. Scott

356
Citations
The Economics of Science and Technology

David B. Audretsch;Barry Bozeman;Kathryn L. Combs;Maryann P Feldman

353
Citations
Intellectual property protection mechanisms in research partnerships

Henry R. Hertzfeld;Albert N. Link;Nicholas S. Vonortas

330
Citations
A History of Entrepreneurship

Robert F Hébert;Albert N. Link

329
Citations
Opening the ivory tower's door: An analysis of the determinants of the formation of U.S. university spin-off companies

Albert N. Link;John T. Scott

328
Citations
Generating science-based growth: an econometric analysis of the impact of organizational incentives on university–industry technology transfer

Albert N. Link;Donald S. Siegel

328
Citations
Models and Methods of University Technology Transfer

Samantha R. Bradley;Christopher S. Hayter;Albert N. Link

324
Citations
Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Technological Change

Albert N. Link;Donald S. Siegel

302
Citations
Public/private technology partnerships: evaluating SBIR-supported research

David Audretsch;Albert Link;John Scott

300
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

John T. Scott Dartmouth College

Donald S. Siegel Arizona State University

David B. Audretsch Indiana University

Christopher J. Ruhm University of Virginia

Barry Bozeman Arizona State University

Maryann P. Feldman Arizona State University

Nicholas S. Vonortas George Washington University

David A. Waldman Arizona State University

Bronwyn H. Hall University of California, Berkeley

Leanne E. Atwater University of Houston

External Links

Personal website of Albert N. Link Google Scholar page

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