2026 Erik Jan Hultink: 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	49	1019	949	38	36	107	18010

Overview

Erik Jan Hultink is affiliated with the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Their research primarily centers within the field of Business, Management and Accounting, with a specialized focus on Strategy and Management, Computer Science Applications, Management Information Systems, Information Systems and Management, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

The main topics covered in their work include:

Digital Platforms and Economics
Open Source Software Innovations
Innovation and Knowledge Management
Sustainable Supply Chain Management
Quality and Supply Management
Public Procurement and Policy
Technology Adoption and User Behaviour

They have contributed to a variety of academic venues, with frequent publications in:

Resources Conservation and Recycling
Industrial Marketing Management
Temes de disseny
Journal of Product Innovation Management
Journal of Business Research

Recent scholarly articles authored or co-authored by Erik Jan Hultink include:

"Prototyping, experimentation, and piloting in the business model context" (2022), published in Industrial Marketing Management
"Overcoming barriers to circularity for internal ICT management in organizations: A change management approach" (2024), published in Resources Conservation and Recycling
"Concept Cars as Vehicles for Change in SMEs" (2020), published in Temes de disseny
"Issue Information" (2020), published in Journal of Product Innovation Management
"Laptops at work: The laptop user as a stakeholder in organizational ICT circularity" (2025), published in Resources Conservation and Recycling

The scholar has collaborated frequently with several researchers, notably:

Ruth Mugge
Kathleen McMahon
Martin Geissdoerfer
Paulo Savaget
Nancy Bocken

Best Publications

The Circular Economy – A new sustainability paradigm?

Martin Geissdoerfer;Martin Geissdoerfer;Paulo Savaget;Nancy M.P. Bocken;Nancy M.P. Bocken;Erik Jan Hultink

6264
Citations
The Impact of Market Orientation, Product Advantage, and Launch Proficiency on New Product Performance and Organizational Performance

Fred Langerak;Erik Jan Hultink;Henry S.J. Robben

805
Citations
Product Design in a Circular Economy: Development of a Typology of Key Concepts and Terms

Marcel C. den Hollander;Conny A. Bakker;Erik Jan Hultink

614
Citations
Design thinking to enhance the sustainable business modelling process – A workshop based on a value mapping process

Martin Geissdoerfer;Martin Geissdoerfer;Nancy M.P. Bocken;Nancy M.P. Bocken;Erik Jan Hultink

525
Citations
4 Product development performance: strategy, organization and management in the world auto industry☆

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422
Citations
Industrial companies' evaluation criteria in new product development gates

Susan Hart;Erik Jan Hultink;Nikolaos Tzokas;Harry R. Commandeur

403
Citations
Industrial New Product Launch Strategies and Product Development Performance

Erik Jan Hultink;Abbie Griffin;Susan Hart;Henry S. J. Robben

392
Citations
How Today's Consumers Perceive Tomorrow's Smart Products*

Serge A. Rijsdijk;Erik Jan Hultink

355
Citations
Circular ecosystem innovation : An initial set of principles

Jan Konietzko;Nancy Bocken;Nancy Bocken;Erik Jan Hultink

318
Citations
Measuring new product success: The difference that time perspective makes

Erik Jan Hultink;Henry S. J. Robben

305
Citations
Success Factors for Service Innovation: A Meta-Analysis

Chris Storey;Pinar Cankurtaran;Paulina Papastathopoulou;Erik Jan Hultink

302
Citations
Navigating the new product development process

Nikolaos Tzokas;Erik Jan Hultink;Susan Hart

285
Citations
Exploring Portfolio Decision‐Making Processes*

Linda Kester;Abbie Griffin;Erik Jan Hultink;Kristina Lauche

283
Citations
Launch decisions and new product success: an empirical comparison of consumer and industrial products

Erik Jan Hultink;Susan Hart;Henry S.J. Robben;Abbie Griffin

280
Citations
The impact of new product launch strategies on competitive reaction in industrial markets

Marion Debruyne;Abbie Griffin;Susan Hart;Erik Jan Hultink

230
Citations
The effect of sales force adoption on new product selling performance

Erik Jan Hultink;Kwaku Atuahene-Gima

220
Citations
The Impact of Product Innovativeness on the Link between Development Speed and New Product Profitability

Fred Langerak;Erik Jan Hultink

219
Citations
Determinants of IT Usage and New Product Performance

G. Barckzak;F. Sultan;E.J. Hultink

215
Citations
The impact of new product development acceleration approaches on speed and profitability: lessons for pioneers and fast followers

F. Langerak;E.J. Hultink

200
Citations
The role of predevelopment activities in the relationship between market orientation and performance

Fred Langerak;Erik Jan Hultink;Henry S. J. Robben

193
Citations
Product Intelligence: Its Conceptualization, Measurement and Impact on Consumer Satisfaction

Serge Rijsdijk;Erik Jan Hultink;Adamantios Diamantopoulos

187
Citations
A Tool to Analyze, Ideate and Develop Circular Innovation Ecosystems

Jan Konietzko;Nancy Bocken;Nancy Bocken;Erik Jan Hultink

148
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Fred Langerak Eindhoven University of Technology

Abbie Griffin University of Utah

Nancy Bocken Maastricht University

Susan Hart Durham University

Gloria Barczak Northeastern University

Nikolaos Tzokas Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College of Business and Entrepreneurship

Kwaku Atuahene-Gima Nobel International Business School

Jan P.L. Schoormans Delft University of Technology

Saeed Samiee University of Tulsa

External Links

Personal website of Erik Jan Hultink Google Scholar page

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