2026 Massimo Riccaboni: Social Sciences and Humanities Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities	41	4958	4597	52	50	262	9148

Overview

Massimo Riccaboni is affiliated with the IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca in Italy and specializes in the field of Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Their research spans several subfields, including Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Strategy and Management, Artificial Intelligence, and Statistical and Nonlinear Physics.

The scientist's research covers a variety of topics, prominently focusing on Firm Innovation and Growth, Global Trade and Economics, Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy, Complex Network Analysis Techniques, Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis, Innovation and Knowledge Management, as well as Economic and Technological Innovation.

Recent papers authored by Massimo Riccaboni include:

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Scientific Research in the Life Sciences, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
Talent goes to global cities: The world network of scientists' mobility, 2020, Research Policy
Whither geographic proximity? Bypassing local R&D units in foreign university collaboration, 2021, Journal of International Business Studies
Cities and countries in the global scientist mobility network, 2020, Applied Network Science
COVID-19, social distancing and guests' preferences: impact on peer-to-peer accommodation pricing, 2021, Current Issues in Tourism

Massimo Riccaboni has frequently collaborated with several coauthors, including:

Giorgio Gnecco
Luca Verginer
Fabio Pammolli
Sergey V. Buldyrev
H. Eugene Stanley

The researcher's publications often appear in venues such as:

arXiv (Cornell University)
SSRN Electronic Journal
Scientific Reports
Applied Network Science
Small Business Economics

Massimo Riccaboni has also contributed to academic books, including a publication with the European Organization for Nuclear Research titled The Rise and Fall of Business Firms: A Stochastic Framework on Innovation, Creative Destruction and Growth published in 2020.

Best Publications

The productivity crisis in pharmaceutical R&D

Fabio Pammolli;Laura Magazzini;Massimo Riccaboni

1146
Citations
A Comparison of U.S. and European University-Industry Relations in the Life Sciences

Jason Owen-Smith;Massimo Riccaboni;Fabio Pammolli;Walter W. Powell

688
Citations
Technological change and network dynamics: Lessons from the pharmaceutical industry

L. Orsenigo;F. Pammolli;Massimo Riccaboni

592
Citations
Innovation and corporate growth in the evolution of the drug industry

Giulio Bottazzi;Giovanni Dosi;Marco Lippi;Fabio Pammolli

580
Citations
Does co-location matter for formal knowledge collaboration in the Swedish biotechnology-pharmaceutical sector?

Maureen McKelvey;Håkan Alm;Massimo Riccaboni

391
Citations
Reputation and impact in academic careers

Alexander Michael Petersen;Santo Fortunato;Raj K. Pan;Kimmo Kaski

337
Citations
The growth of business firms: theoretical framework and empirical evidence.

Dongfeng Fu;Fabio Pammolli;Sergey V. Buldyrev;Massimo Riccaboni

257
Citations
World Input-Output Network.

Federica Cerina;Zhen Zhu;Alessandro Chessa;Massimo Riccaboni

234
Citations
Persistence and uncertainty in the academic career

Alexander M. Petersen;Massimo Riccaboni;H. Eugene Stanley;Fabio Pammolli

213
Citations
The sustainability of European health care systems: beyond income and aging

Fabio Pammolli;Massimo Riccaboni;Laura Magazzini

145
Citations
The evolution of networks of innovators within and across borders: Evidence from patent data

Andrea Morescalchi;Fabio Pammolli;Orion Penner;Alexander M. Petersen

139
Citations
Innovation and competitiveness in European biotechnology

Fabio Pammolli;A. Allansdottir;Andrea Bonaccorsi;Alfonso Gambardella

127
Citations
Is Europe Evolving Toward an Integrated Research Area

Alessandro Chessa;Andrea Morescalchi;Fabio Pammolli;Orion Penner

126
Citations
A multi-level geographical study of Italian political elections from Twitter data.

Guido Caldarelli;Alessandro Chessa;Fabio Pammolli;Gabriele Pompa

123
Citations
Medical Devices Competitiveness and Impact on Public Health Expenditure

Fabio Pammolli;Massimo Riccaboni;Claudia Oglialoro;Laura Magazzini

120
Citations
On the size distribution of business firms

Jakub Growiec;Fabio Pammolli;Massimo Riccaboni;H. Eugene Stanley

118
Citations
Dynamic Competition in Pharmaceuticals: Patent Expiry, Generic Penetration, and Industry Structure

Laura Magazzini;Fabio Pammolli;Massimo Riccaboni

113
Citations
Evolution of controllability in interbank networks.

Danilo Delpini;Stefano Battiston;Massimo Riccaboni;Massimo Riccaboni;Giampaolo Gabbi;Giampaolo Gabbi

111
Citations
The Evolution of Knowledge and the Dynamics of an Industry Network

Luigi Orsenigo;Fabio Pammolli;Massimo Riccaboni;Andrea Bonaccorsi

110
Citations
The productivity crisis in pharmaceutical R&D

Fabio Pammolli;Massimo Riccaboni;Laura Magazzini

62
Citations
Statistical Properties of Business Firms Structure and Growth

Kaushik Matia;Dongfeng Fu;Fabio Pammolli;Sergey Buldyrev

9
Citations
The productivity crisis in pharmaceutical R&D. WP Series University of Verona Department of Economics (ISSN 2036-4679)

Fabio Pammolli;Massimo Riccaboni;Laura Magazzini

0
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

H. Eugene Stanley Boston University

Sergey V. Buldyrev Yeshiva University

Walter W. Powell Stanford University

Shlomo Havlin Bar-Ilan University

H. E. Stanley Boston University

Patrizio Pezzotti Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Roberto Cauda Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Francesco Laio Polytechnic University of Turin

External Links

Personal website of Massimo Riccaboni

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