2026 Knut Blind: 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	53	827	770	27	27	243	10313
Economics and Finance	47	1597	1427	49	46	189	8856

Knut Blind 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 Knut Blind sits on this spectrum.

35 publications 436+

This scientist: 243 publications — 85th percentile

85% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Knut Blind 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 Knut Blind sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 53 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Overview

Knut Blind is affiliated with the Technical University of Berlin in Germany. Their research focuses primarily on business, management, and accounting, with notable contributions to economics, econometrics, and finance. Within these broad areas, their work addresses several specialized subfields such as strategy and management, economics and econometrics, management of technology and innovation, marketing, and sociology and political science.

The scientist's research engages with a range of topics including:

Innovation Policy and R&D
Intellectual Property and Patents
Innovation and Knowledge Management
Firm Innovation and Growth
Digital Platforms and Economics
Global Trade, Sustainability, and Social Impact
Sustainable Supply Chain Management

Their frequent publication venues demonstrate a focus on innovation, technological forecasting, and policy discussions, with multiple papers appearing in:

Research Policy
SSRN Electronic Journal
Technological Forecasting and Social Change
Telecommunications Policy
IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Knut Blind has collaborated extensively with several coauthors including Torben Schubert, Parsa Asna Ashari, Claudia Koch, Bastian Krieger, and Maikel Pellens.

The scientist's recent papers illustrate a consistent engagement with innovation policy and standards. Key publications include:

"Technology sovereignty as an emerging frame for innovation policy. Defining rationales, ends and means" (2023, Research Policy)
"Drivers for Companies' Entry Into Standard-Setting Organizations" (2020, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management)
"The interplay between product innovation, publishing, patenting and developing standards" (2022, Research Policy)
"Standards and innovation: A review and introduction to the special issue" (2023, Research Policy)
"Stakeholder perceptions of the role of standards for addressing the sustainable development goals" (2023, Sustainable Production and Consumption)

Best Publications

Motives to patent: Empirical evidence from Germany

Knut Blind;Knut Blind;Jakob Edler;Rainer Frietsch;Ulrich Schmoch

882
Citations
Innovation indicators throughout the innovation process: An extensive literature analysis

Marisa Dziallas;Knut Blind;Knut Blind

557
Citations
The Influence of Regulations on Innovation: A Quantitative Assessment for OECD Countries

Knut Blind;Knut Blind

489
Citations
The influence of strategic patenting on companies' patent portfolios

Knut Blind;Knut Blind;Knut Blind;Katrin Cremers;Elisabeth Mueller

423
Citations
Innovation in Services: Issues at Stake and Trends.

J Howells;B Tether;F Gallouj;F Djellal

347
Citations
The impact of standards and regulation on innovation in uncertain markets

Knut Blind;Sören S. Petersen;Cesare A.F. Riillo

313
Citations
Interrelation between patenting and standardisation strategies: empirical evidence and policy implications

Knut Blind;Knut Blind;Nikolaus Thumm

312
Citations
ISO 9001 and product innovation: A literature review and research framework

Basak Manders;Henk J. de Vries;Knut Blind;Knut Blind;Knut Blind

261
Citations
The Economics Of Standards: Theory, Evidence, Policy

Knut Blind

254
Citations
Interdependencies between the science and technology infrastructure and innovation activities in German regions: empirical findings and policy consequences

Knut Blind;Hariolf Grupp

229
Citations
Motives to standardize: Empirical evidence from Germany

Knut Blind;Knut Blind;Knut Blind;Axel Mangelsdorf;Axel Mangelsdorf

200
Citations
The Economics of Standards

Knut Blind

196
Citations
The impact of patents and standards on macroeconomic growth: a panel approach covering four countries and 12 sectors

Knut Blind;Knut Blind;Andre Jungmittag

193
Citations
Research and standardisation in nanotechnology: evidence from Germany

Knut Blind;Knut Blind;Stephan Gauch

190
Citations
Evaluating the demand side: New challenges for evaluation

Jakob Edler;Luke Georghiou;Knut Blind;Elvira Uyarra

174
Citations
Trade and the impact of innovations and standards: the case of Germany and the UK

Knut Blind;Andre Jungmittag

154
Citations
Filing behaviour regarding essential patents in industry standards

Florian Berger;Knut Blind;Knut Blind;Knut Blind;Nikolaus Thumm

146
Citations
Foreign Direct Investment, Imports and Innovations in the Service Industry

Knut Blind;Andre Jungmittag

139
Citations
Multi-mode standardisation: A critical review and a research agenda

Paul Moritz Wiegmann;Henk J. de Vries;Henk J. de Vries;Knut Blind;Knut Blind

129
Citations
Technology sovereignty as an emerging frame for innovation policy: Defining rationales, ends and means

Jakob Edler;Knut Blind;Henning Kroll;Torben Schubert

67
Citations
The Impact of Regulation on Innovation

Knut Blind

52
Citations
Innovation in Services: Issues at Stake and Trends : Studies on Innovation Matters Related to the Implementation of the Community "Innovation and SMEs Programme"

J. Edler;Faiz Gallouj;Faridah Djellal;Camal Gallouj

6
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

Luke Georghiou University of Manchester

Christian Rammer Centre for European Economic Research

Elvira Uyarra University of Manchester

Bruce Tether University of Manchester

Jeremy Howells University of Portsmouth

Faïz Gallouj University of Lille

Andrea Fosfuri Bocconi University

Kalle Lyytinen Case Western Reserve University

Antonio Corradi University of Bologna

John Wilson University of Southern California

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