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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

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 150 2 1 1 1 754 117937
Economics and Finance 150 8 7 6 6 738 117647

David B. Audretsch publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by David B. Audretsch between 1983 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. David B. Audretsch published across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025, averaging 19.9 papers a year. Output peaked at 43 publications in 2023. 73 of the 854 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
10 20 30 40
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1983 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 43. Peak 43 publications in 2023. 1983: 4 publications 1984: 0 publications 1985: 1 publication 1986: 1 publication 1987: 6 publications 1988: 7 publications 1989: 18 publications 1990: 12 publications 1991: 8 publications 1992: 5 publications 1993: 7 publications 1994: 18 publications 1995: 15 publications 1996: 11 publications 1997: 7 publications 1998: 22 publications 1999: 22 publications 2000: 8 publications 2001: 11 publications 2002: 23 publications 2003: 16 publications 2004: 23 publications 2005: 33 publications 2006: 26 publications 2007: 29 publications 2008: 22 publications 2009: 29 publications 2010: 19 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 28 publications 2013: 17 publications 2014: 20 publications 2015: 37 publications 2016: 28 publications 2017: 22 publications 2018: 24 publications 2019: 31 publications 2020: 31 publications 2021: 41 publications 2022: 36 publications 2023: 43 publications 2024: 43 publications 2025: 30 publications
1983 2025

854 publications in total across all disciplines

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David B. Audretsch: publications per year, 1983 to 2025
Year Publications
1983 4
1984 0
1985 1
1986 1
1987 6
1988 7
1989 18
1990 12
1991 8
1992 5
1993 7
1994 18
1995 15
1996 11
1997 7
1998 22
1999 22
2000 8
2001 11
2002 23
2003 16
2004 23
2005 33
2006 26
2007 29
2008 22
2009 29
2010 19
2011 20
2012 28
2013 17
2014 20
2015 37
2016 28
2017 22
2018 24
2019 31
2020 31
2021 41
2022 36
2023 43
2024 43
2025 30
Total 854
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David B. Audretsch publications per year - data summary

  • David B. Audretsch, a Business and Management scholar from Indiana University, has 854 publications recorded across 43 years, from 1983 to 2025.
  • The oldest publication on record dates to 1983 and the most recent to 2025.
  • The most productive years are 2023 and 2024, with 43 publications each.
  • The least productive years with any output are 1985 and 1986, with 1 publication each.
  • 1 of the 43 years in the span carries no publications at all (1984).
  • The rate of publication averages 19.9 papers per year over the whole span, or 20.3 per year counting only the 42 years with at least one publication.
  • The last 5 years on the chart (2021-2025) hold 193 publications, 23% of the career total.
  • Split into equal eras - 1983-1997: 120 publications (8.0 per year); 1998-2012: 331 publications (22.1 per year); 2013-2025: 403 publications (31.0 per year).
  • Comparing the opening and closing eras, the overall trend of publication is rising.

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.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 35–39 to 436+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 122. Most scientists, 122, have 95–99 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 436+ publications, is where this scientist sits. 35–39 publications: 2 scientists 40–44 publications: 2 scientists 45–49 publications: 5 scientists 50–54 publications: 20 scientists 55–59 publications: 39 scientists 60–64 publications: 66 scientists 65–69 publications: 52 scientists 70–74 publications: 80 scientists 75–79 publications: 83 scientists 80–84 publications: 116 scientists 85–89 publications: 94 scientists 90–94 publications: 111 scientists 95–99 publications: 122 scientists 100–104 publications: 104 scientists 105–109 publications: 113 scientists 110–114 publications: 96 scientists 115–119 publications: 97 scientists 120–124 publications: 112 scientists 125–129 publications: 93 scientists 130–134 publications: 79 scientists 135–139 publications: 69 scientists 140–144 publications: 80 scientists 145–149 publications: 81 scientists 150–154 publications: 85 scientists 155–159 publications: 50 scientists 160–164 publications: 74 scientists 165–169 publications: 61 scientists 170–174 publications: 40 scientists 175–179 publications: 44 scientists 180–184 publications: 47 scientists 185–189 publications: 59 scientists 190–194 publications: 35 scientists 195–199 publications: 37 scientists 200–204 publications: 49 scientists 205–209 publications: 48 scientists 210–214 publications: 34 scientists 215–219 publications: 31 scientists 220–224 publications: 37 scientists 225–229 publications: 34 scientists 230–234 publications: 25 scientists 235–239 publications: 28 scientists 240–244 publications: 34 scientists 245–249 publications: 28 scientists 250–254 publications: 23 scientists 255–259 publications: 22 scientists 260–264 publications: 11 scientists 265–269 publications: 16 scientists 270–274 publications: 23 scientists 275–279 publications: 12 scientists 280–284 publications: 16 scientists 285–289 publications: 10 scientists 290–294 publications: 12 scientists 295–299 publications: 12 scientists 300–304 publications: 8 scientists 305–309 publications: 13 scientists 310–314 publications: 13 scientists 315–319 publications: 6 scientists 320–324 publications: 10 scientists 325–329 publications: 9 scientists 330–334 publications: 7 scientists 335–339 publications: 10 scientists 340–344 publications: 10 scientists 345–349 publications: 7 scientists 350–354 publications: 4 scientists 355–359 publications: 10 scientists 360–364 publications: 3 scientists 365–369 publications: 7 scientists 370–374 publications: 2 scientists 375–379 publications: 8 scientists 380–384 publications: 4 scientists 385–389 publications: 5 scientists 390–394 publications: 5 scientists 395–399 publications: 2 scientists 400–404 publications: 2 scientists 405–409 publications: 4 scientists 410–414 publications: 3 scientists 415–419 publications: 2 scientists 420–424 publications: 5 scientists 425–429 publications: 3 scientists 430–434 publications: 1 scientist 435 publications: 1 scientist 436+ publications: 100 scientists
35–39 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.

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Number of Business and Management scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
35–39 2
40–44 2
45–49 5
50–54 20
55–59 39
60–64 66
65–69 52
70–74 80
75–79 83
80–84 116
85–89 94
90–94 111
95–99 122
100–104 104
105–109 113
110–114 96
115–119 97
120–124 112
125–129 93
130–134 79
135–139 69
140–144 80
145–149 81
150–154 85
155–159 50
160–164 74
165–169 61
170–174 40
175–179 44
180–184 47
185–189 59
190–194 35
195–199 37
200–204 49
205–209 48
210–214 34
215–219 31
220–224 37
225–229 34
230–234 25
235–239 28
240–244 34
245–249 28
250–254 23
255–259 22
260–264 11
265–269 16
270–274 23
275–279 12
280–284 16
285–289 10
290–294 12
295–299 12
300–304 8
305–309 13
310–314 13
315–319 6
320–324 10
325–329 9
330–334 7
335–339 10
340–344 10
345–349 7
350–354 4
355–359 10
360–364 3
365–369 7
370–374 2
375–379 8
380–384 4
385–389 5
390–394 5
395–399 2
400–404 2
405–409 4
410–414 3
415–419 2
420–424 5
425–429 3
430–434 1
435 1
436+ 100 754
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David B. Audretsch publication distribution in Business and Management in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the publication count of all 3,017 Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 82 ranges running from 35–39 to 436+ publications.
  • David B. Audretsch, a Business and Management scholar from Indiana University, records 754 publications - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than David B. Audretsch, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 135–139 publications range, and David B. Audretsch ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 95–99 publications, holding 122 scientists (4% of the field).
  • 52% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 135–139 publications), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 436 publications or more, 100 scientists in all (3% of the field).

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.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 89+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 171. Most scientists, 171, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 89+ D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 156 scientists 31 D-Index: 159 scientists 32 D-Index: 171 scientists 33 D-Index: 161 scientists 34 D-Index: 135 scientists 35 D-Index: 124 scientists 36 D-Index: 114 scientists 37 D-Index: 111 scientists 38 D-Index: 103 scientists 39 D-Index: 89 scientists 40 D-Index: 81 scientists 41 D-Index: 97 scientists 42 D-Index: 80 scientists 43 D-Index: 69 scientists 44 D-Index: 68 scientists 45 D-Index: 63 scientists 46 D-Index: 54 scientists 47 D-Index: 69 scientists 48 D-Index: 50 scientists 49 D-Index: 58 scientists 50 D-Index: 54 scientists 51 D-Index: 62 scientists 52 D-Index: 54 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 49 scientists 55 D-Index: 35 scientists 56 D-Index: 40 scientists 57 D-Index: 44 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 29 scientists 60 D-Index: 48 scientists 61 D-Index: 32 scientists 62 D-Index: 30 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 22 scientists 65 D-Index: 19 scientists 66 D-Index: 20 scientists 67 D-Index: 18 scientists 68 D-Index: 17 scientists 69 D-Index: 21 scientists 70 D-Index: 20 scientists 71 D-Index: 19 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 10 scientists 74 D-Index: 16 scientists 75 D-Index: 24 scientists 76 D-Index: 13 scientists 77 D-Index: 19 scientists 78 D-Index: 8 scientists 79 D-Index: 6 scientists 80 D-Index: 4 scientists 81 D-Index: 12 scientists 82 D-Index: 7 scientists 83 D-Index: 7 scientists 84 D-Index: 6 scientists 85 D-Index: 10 scientists 86 D-Index: 4 scientists 87 D-Index: 11 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89+ D-Index: 96 scientists
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.

View D-Index distribution as a table
Number of Business and Management scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 156
31 159
32 171
33 161
34 135
35 124
36 114
37 111
38 103
39 89
40 81
41 97
42 80
43 69
44 68
45 63
46 54
47 69
48 50
49 58
50 54
51 62
52 54
53 43
54 49
55 35
56 40
57 44
58 34
59 29
60 48
61 32
62 30
63 22
64 22
65 19
66 20
67 18
68 17
69 21
70 20
71 19
72 14
73 10
74 16
75 24
76 13
77 19
78 8
79 6
80 4
81 12
82 7
83 7
84 6
85 10
86 4
87 11
88 6
89+ 96 150
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David B. Audretsch D-index placement in Business and Management in 2026 - data summary

  • The chart plots the discipline H-index (D-index) of all 3,017 Business and Management scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026, grouped into 60 ranges running from 30 to 89+ D-Index.
  • David B. Audretsch, a Business and Management scholar from Indiana University, records 150 D-Index - the 100th percentile of the discipline.
  • 100% of ranked Business and Management scientists score the same or lower than David B. Audretsch, and about 0% score higher.
  • The median of the discipline falls in the 42 D-Index range, and David B. Audretsch ranks above the median.
  • The most crowded range is 32 D-Index, holding 171 scientists (6% of the field).
  • 57% of the field sits in the lowest quarter of the value range (up to 44 D-Index), so the distribution is heavily right-skewed and high scores are rare.
  • The final bar has no upper bound: it groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more, 96 scientists in all (3% of the field).

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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