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David B. Audretsch

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Business and Management
USA
2026
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Economics and Finance
USA
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Business and Management

D-Index
150
Citations
117937
World Ranking
2
National Ranking
1

Economics and Finance

D-Index
150
Citations
117647
World Ranking
8
National Ranking
6

David B. Audretsch publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Business and Management in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David B. Audretsch sits on this spectrum.

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35 publications 436+

This scientist: 754 publications — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more.

David B. Audretsch D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David B. Audretsch sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 150 D-Index — 100th percentile

100% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
  • 2001 - Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research, Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum
  • Mentor Award, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management
  • 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow
  • Mentor Award, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management
  • 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow
  • Mentor Award, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management
  • 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow
  • Mentor Award, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management
  • 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow
  • Mentor Award, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management
  • 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow
  • Mentor Award, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management
  • 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow
  • Mentor Award, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management
  • 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow
  • Mentor Award, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management
  • 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow
  • Mentor Award, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management
  • 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow
  • Mentor Award, Entrepreneurship Division, Academy of Management
  • 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow

Overview

David B. Audretsch is affiliated with Indiana University in the United States. Their research spans primarily the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with a focus on several subfields including Management of Technology and Innovation, Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management, Accounting, and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management.

The scientist's work covers multiple key topics such as Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Innovation and Socioeconomic Development, Family Business Performance and Succession, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Innovation and Knowledge Management, Firm Innovation and Growth, and Corporate Finance and Governance.

Recent publications by David B. Audretsch reflect this breadth of interest. Notable papers include:

  • Innovative start-ups and policy initiatives, 2020, Research Policy
  • Knowledge complexity and firm performance: evidence from the European SMEs, 2021, Journal of Knowledge Management

Other significant papers linked to this research area, though not authored by Audretsch, provide context to the themes they engage with:

  • Unraveling the entrepreneurial mindset, 2020, Small Business Economics
  • The evolution of the global digital platform economy: 1971-2021, 2021, Small Business Economics
  • The costs of collaborative innovation, 2022, The Journal of Technology Transfer

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Audretsch include Maksim Belitski, Farzana Chowdhury, Antje Fiedler, Paul P. Momtaz, and Silvio Vismara.

In terms of publication venues, Audretsch has consistently contributed to:

  • Small Business Economics
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Journal of Technology Transfer
  • Academy of Management Proceedings
  • International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

The scientist's book publications span several publishers such as Springer International Publishing, World Bank Washington DC eBooks, Cambridge University Press, and Edward Elgar Publishing. Notable titles include:

  • The Strategic Management of Place at Work, 2023
  • The COVID-19 Crisis and Entrepreneurship, 2022
  • Revisiting Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, 2022
  • Public Sector Innovation, 2024
  • The knowledge spillover theory of entrepreneurship, 2022

David B. Audretsch has been recognized with awards including the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research from the Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum in 2001, as well as being named a 21st Century Entrepreneurship Research Fellow and receiving the Mentor Award from the Entrepreneurship Division of the Academy of Management.

Best Publications

  • R&D Spillovers and the Geography of Innovation and Production

    David B. Audretsch;Maryann P. Feldman;Maryann P. Feldman

  • Innovation and industry evolution

    David B. Audretsch

  • Innovation in Large and Small Firms: An Empirical Analysis

    Zoltan J Acs;David B Audretsch

  • Innovation and Small Firms

    David B. Audretsch;Zoltan Acs

  • Innovation in cities: Science-based diversity, specialization and localized competition

    Maryann P Feldman;David B Audretsch;David B Audretsch

  • Knowledge Spillovers and the Geography of Innovation

    David B. Audretsch;Maryann P. Feldman

  • The Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship

    Zoltan J. Acs;Pontus Braunerhjelm;David B. Audretsch;Bo Carlsson

  • Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth

    David B. Audretsch;Max C. Keilbach;Erik E. Lehmann

  • Innovation, Market Structure, and Firm Size

    Zoltan J. Acs;David B. Audretsch

  • Company-Scientist Locational Links: The Case of Biotechnology

    David B. Audretsch;Paula E. Stephan

  • What's New about the New Economy? Sources of Growth in the Managed and Entrepreneurial Economies

    David B. Audretsch;A. Roy Thurik

  • Entrepreneurship Capital and Economic Performance

    David B. Audretsch;Max Keilbach

  • R&D spillovers and recipient firm size

    Zoltan J. Acs;David B. Audretsch;Maryann P. Feldman

  • New Firm Survival: New Results Using a Hazard Function

    David B. Audretsch;Talat Mahmood

  • New-Firm Survival and the Technological Regime

    David B. Audretsch

  • Real Effects of Academic Research: Comment

    Zoltan J Acs;David B Audretsch;Maryann P Feldman

  • Innovative Clusters and the Industry Life Cycle

    David B. Audretsch;Maryann P. Feldman

  • Innovation, growth and survival

    David B. Audretsch

  • New Venture Growth: A Review and Extension:

    Brett Anitra Gilbert;Patricia P. McDougall;David B. Audretsch

  • Capitalism and democracy in the 21st Century: from the managed to the entrepreneurial economy*

    David B. Audretsch;A. Roy Thurik

  • Company-Scientist Locational Links: The Case of Biotechnology

    Paula E. Stephan;Paula E. Stephan;David B. Audretsch

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik E. Lehmann
Erik E. Lehmann University of Augsburg
Zoltan J. Acs
Zoltan J. Acs George Mason University
Roy Thurik
Roy Thurik Montpellier Business School
Albert N. Link
Albert N. Link University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Maksim Belitski
Maksim Belitski University of Reading
Maryann P. Feldman
Maryann P. Feldman Arizona State University
Bo Carlsson
Bo Carlsson Case Western Reserve University
Martin Obschonka
Martin Obschonka Queensland University of Technology
Pontus Braunerhjelm
Pontus Braunerhjelm Royal Institute of Technology
John T. Addison
John T. Addison University of South Carolina

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