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41
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9148
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4957
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52

Massimo Riccaboni 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 Massimo Riccaboni sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 262 publications — 81st percentile

81% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Massimo Riccaboni 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 Massimo Riccaboni sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 100+

This scientist: 41 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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

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

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

  • Technological change and network dynamics: Lessons from the pharmaceutical industry

    L. Orsenigo;F. Pammolli;Massimo Riccaboni

  • Innovation and corporate growth in the evolution of the drug industry

    Giulio Bottazzi;Giovanni Dosi;Marco Lippi;Fabio Pammolli

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

    Maureen McKelvey;Håkan Alm;Massimo Riccaboni

  • Reputation and impact in academic careers

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

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

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

  • World Input-Output Network.

    Federica Cerina;Zhen Zhu;Alessandro Chessa;Massimo Riccaboni

  • Persistence and uncertainty in the academic career

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

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

    Fabio Pammolli;Massimo Riccaboni;Laura Magazzini

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

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

  • Innovation and competitiveness in European biotechnology

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

  • Is Europe Evolving Toward an Integrated Research Area

    Alessandro Chessa;Andrea Morescalchi;Fabio Pammolli;Orion Penner

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

    Guido Caldarelli;Alessandro Chessa;Fabio Pammolli;Gabriele Pompa

  • Medical Devices Competitiveness and Impact on Public Health Expenditure

    Fabio Pammolli;Massimo Riccaboni;Claudia Oglialoro;Laura Magazzini

  • On the size distribution of business firms

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

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

    Laura Magazzini;Fabio Pammolli;Massimo Riccaboni

  • Evolution of controllability in interbank networks.

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

  • The Evolution of Knowledge and the Dynamics of an Industry Network

    Luigi Orsenigo;Fabio Pammolli;Massimo Riccaboni;Andrea Bonaccorsi

  • The productivity crisis in pharmaceutical R&D

    Fabio Pammolli;Massimo Riccaboni;Laura Magazzini

  • Statistical Properties of Business Firms Structure and Growth

    Kaushik Matia;Dongfeng Fu;Fabio Pammolli;Sergey Buldyrev

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

    Fabio Pammolli;Massimo Riccaboni;Laura Magazzini

Frequent Co-Authors

Fabio Pammolli
Fabio Pammolli Polytechnic University of Milan
H. Eugene Stanley
H. Eugene Stanley Boston University
Sergey V. Buldyrev
Sergey V. Buldyrev Yeshiva University
Luigi Orsenigo
Luigi Orsenigo Istituto Universitario Di Studi Superiori Di Pavia
Guido Caldarelli
Guido Caldarelli Ca Foscari University of Venice
Walter W. Powell
Walter W. Powell Stanford University
Shlomo Havlin
Shlomo Havlin Bar-Ilan University
H. E. Stanley
H. E. Stanley Boston University
Andrea Bonaccorsi
Andrea Bonaccorsi University of Pisa
Stefano Battiston
Stefano Battiston University of Zurich

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