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2025

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D-Index
46
Citations
13923
World Ranking
3506
National Ranking
12

Franz Tödtling publication distribution in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Franz Tödtling sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 149 publications — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more.

Franz Tödtling D-index placement in Social Sciences and Humanities in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Franz Tödtling sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 177 scientists 31 D-Index: 210 scientists 32 D-Index: 222 scientists 33 D-Index: 188 scientists 34 D-Index: 181 scientists 35 D-Index: 243 scientists 36 D-Index: 261 scientists 37 D-Index: 272 scientists 38 D-Index: 278 scientists 39 D-Index: 300 scientists 40 D-Index: 297 scientists 41 D-Index: 308 scientists 42 D-Index: 313 scientists 43 D-Index: 300 scientists 44 D-Index: 269 scientists 45 D-Index: 260 scientists 46 D-Index: 228 scientists 47 D-Index: 251 scientists 48 D-Index: 203 scientists 49 D-Index: 186 scientists 50 D-Index: 187 scientists 51 D-Index: 166 scientists 52 D-Index: 138 scientists 53 D-Index: 141 scientists 54 D-Index: 131 scientists 55 D-Index: 137 scientists 56 D-Index: 109 scientists 57 D-Index: 129 scientists 58 D-Index: 95 scientists 59 D-Index: 105 scientists 60 D-Index: 106 scientists 61 D-Index: 86 scientists 62 D-Index: 94 scientists 63 D-Index: 77 scientists 64 D-Index: 79 scientists 65 D-Index: 59 scientists 66 D-Index: 68 scientists 67 D-Index: 51 scientists 68 D-Index: 49 scientists 69 D-Index: 40 scientists 70 D-Index: 43 scientists 71 D-Index: 40 scientists 72 D-Index: 50 scientists 73 D-Index: 46 scientists 74 D-Index: 43 scientists 75 D-Index: 45 scientists 76 D-Index: 45 scientists 77 D-Index: 30 scientists 78 D-Index: 25 scientists 79 D-Index: 31 scientists 80 D-Index: 29 scientists 81 D-Index: 18 scientists 82 D-Index: 21 scientists 83 D-Index: 26 scientists 84 D-Index: 15 scientists 85 D-Index: 15 scientists 86 D-Index: 19 scientists 87 D-Index: 19 scientists 88 D-Index: 12 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 19 scientists 91 D-Index: 20 scientists 92 D-Index: 13 scientists 93 D-Index: 9 scientists 94 D-Index: 13 scientists 95 D-Index: 8 scientists 96 D-Index: 7 scientists 97 D-Index: 6 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100+ D-Index: 97 scientists
30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 46 D-Index — 55th percentile

55% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Austria Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Austria Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Austria Leader Award

Overview

Franz Tödtling is affiliated with the Vienna University of Economics and Business in Austria. Their research primarily spans several interrelated fields and subfields, focusing on regional development, innovation, and sustainability issues within economics and social sciences.

The main fields of study for Tödtling include:

  • Economics, Econometrics and Finance
  • Business, Management and Accounting
  • Social Sciences

Within these, Tödtling's subfields of focus consist of:

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Management of Technology and Innovation
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

Key topics covered in Tödtling's work are:

  • Regional Development and Policy
  • Regional resilience and development
  • Innovation Policy and R&D
  • Environmental Impact and Sustainability
  • Sustainable Industrial Ecology
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis

The scientist has contributed articles to several publication venues, notably:

  • European Planning Studies
  • Science and Public Policy

Two recent papers from their research include:

  • "New directions for RIS studies and policies in the face of grand societal challenges" (2021), published in European Planning Studies
  • "Policy options for green regional development: Adopting a production and application perspective" (2020), published in Science and Public Policy

Frequent co-authors of Franz Tödtling are:

  • Michaela Trippl
  • Veronika Desch
  • Alexandra Frangenheim
  • Alexander Auer

Best Publications

  • One size fits all?: Towards a differentiated regional innovation policy approach

    Franz Tödtling;Michaela Trippl

  • Science–industry interaction in the process of innovation: the importance of boundary-crossing between systems

    Alexander Kaufmann;Franz Tödtling

  • Regional Innovation Systems

    Franz Tödtling;Michaela Trippl

  • Do different types of innovation rely on specific kinds of knowledge interactions

    Franz Tödtling;Patrick Lehner;Alexander Kaufmann

  • How effective is innovation support for SMEs? An analysis of the region of Upper Austria

    Alexander Kaufmann;Franz Tödtling

  • Innovation in knowledge intensive industries: The nature and geography of knowledge links

    Franz Tödtling;Patrick Lehner;Michaela Trippl

  • Regional Knowledge Economies: Markets, Clusters and Innovation

    Philip Nicholas Cooke;Carla De Laurentis;F. Tödtling;M. Trippl

  • Regional Innovation Policy for Small-Medium Enterprises

    Bjorn T. Asheim;Arne Isaksen;Claire Nauwelaers;Franz Tödtling

  • The governance of innovation in Europe : regional perspectives on global competitiveness

    Philip Cooke;Patries Boekholt;Franz Tödtling

  • Regional- und Stadtökonomik : Standorttheorie und Raumstruktur

    Gunther Maier;Franz Tödtling

  • Knowledge Sourcing Beyond Buzz and Pipelines: Evidence from the Vienna Software Sector.

    Michaela Trippl;Franz Tödtling;Lukas Lengauer

  • Innovation systems in regions of Europe—a comparative perspective

    Franz Tödtling;Alexander Kaufmann

  • Handbook of Regional Innovation and Growth

    Philip Cooke;Bjørn Asheim;Ron Boschma;Ron Martin

  • Systems of Innovation in Traditional Industrial Regions: The Case of Styria in a Comparative Perspective

    Alexander Kaufmann;Franz Todtling

  • Like Phoenix from the Ashes? The Renewal of Clusters in Old Industrial Areas.

    Franz Todtling;Michaela Trippl

  • The Role of the Region for Innovation Activities of SMEs

    Franz Tödtling;Alexander Kaufmann

  • The Uneven Landscape of Innovation Poles Local Embeddedness and Global Networks

    Franz Todtling

  • Regional Knowledge Economies

    Philip Cooke;Carla De Laurentis;Franz Tödtling;Michaela Trippl

  • Regional differences in structural characteristics of start-ups

    Franz Tödtling;Herta Wanzenböck

  • Developing Biotechnology Clusters in Non‐high Technology Regions—The Case of Austria

    Michaela Trippl;Franz Tödtling

Frequent Co-Authors

Michaela Trippl
Michaela Trippl University of Vienna
Arne Isaksen
Arne Isaksen University of Agder
Björn Asheim
Björn Asheim University of Stavanger
Eric Sheppard
Eric Sheppard University of California, Los Angeles
Ron Boschma
Ron Boschma Utrecht University
Ron Martin
Ron Martin University of Cambridge

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