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2026

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D-Index
87
Citations
46998
World Ranking
233
National Ranking
9

Ron Boschma 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 Ron Boschma sits on this spectrum.

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44 publications 570+

This scientist: 249 publications — 78th percentile

78% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Ron Boschma 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 Ron Boschma 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
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This scientist: 87 D-Index — 97th percentile

97% 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

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Netherlands Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in Netherlands Leader Award

Overview

Ron Boschma is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research mainly focuses on economics, econometrics and finance, with additional work in business, management and accounting. More specifically, Boschma's expertise spans subfields such as economics and econometrics, strategy and management, political science and international relations, management of technology and innovation, and general economics, econometrics and finance.

The topics Boschma addresses in their research include:

  • Regional resilience and development
  • Economic and technological innovation
  • Regional development and policy
  • Regional economics and spatial analysis
  • University-industry-government innovation models
  • Innovation and knowledge management
  • Global trade, sustainability, and social impact

Several recent publications illustrate Boschma's research interests and output. These include:

  • "La resiliencia como objetivo de política industrial: una aplicación a los distritos industriales valencianos", 2020, Repository of Digital Objects for Teaching Research and Culture (University of Valencia)
  • "Complementary interregional linkages and Smart Specialisation: an empirical study on European regions", 2021, Regional Studies
  • "The dark side of the geography of innovation: relatedness, complexity and regional inequality in Europe", 2022, Regional Studies
  • "Mapping the potentials of regions in Europe to contribute to new knowledge production in Industry 4.0 technologies", 2021, Regional Studies
  • "Diversifying in green technologies in European regions: does political support matter?", 2020, Regional Studies

Boschma frequently publishes in these venues:

  • Regional Studies
  • Papers of the Regional Science Association
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Research Policy
  • Environment and Planning A Economy and Space

Their collaborative network includes frequent co-authors such as Pierre-Alexandre Balland, Flávio L. Pinheiro, Artur Santoalha, David L. Rigby, and Dieter F. Kogler.

Best Publications

  • Proximity and Innovation: A Critical Assessment

    Ron Boschma

  • Why is economic geography not an evolutionary science? Towards an evolutionary economic geography

    Ron A. Boschma;Koen Frenken

  • How do regions diversify over time? Industry relatedness and the development of new growth paths in regions.

    Frank Neffke;Martin Henning;Ron Boschma

  • Constructing Regional advantage: Platform Policies Based on Related Variety and Differentiated Knowledge Bases

    Bjorn T. Asheim;Ron Boschma;Philip Nicholas Cooke

  • Towards an Evolutionary Perspective on Regional Resilience

    Ron Boschma

  • Related variety, trade linkages, and regional growth in Italy

    Ron Boschma;Simona Iammarino

  • Competitiveness of Regions from an Evolutionary Perspective

    Ron A. Boschma

  • Evolutionary economics and economic geography

    Ron A. Boschma;Jan G. Lambooy

  • Knowledge Networks and Innovative Performance in an Industrial District: The Case of a Footwear District in the South of Italy

    R.A. Boschma;A.L.J. ter Wal

  • Applying social network analysis in economic geography: framing some key analytic issues

    Anne L. J. Ter Wal;Ron A. Boschma

  • Smart specialization policy in the European Union: relatedness, knowledge complexity and regional diversification

    Pierre Alexandre Balland;Ron Boschma;Ron Boschma;Joan Crespo;David L. Rigby

  • The Handbook of Evolutionary Economic Geography

    Ron Boschma;Ron Martin

  • The Spatial Evolution of Innovation Networks: A Proximity Perspective

    Ron Boschma;Koen Frenken

  • Proximity and Innovation: From Statics to Dynamics

    Pierre-Alexandre Balland;Ron Boschma;Koen Frenken

  • A critical review of entrepreneurial ecosystems research: towards a future research agenda

    Janna Alvedalen;Ron Boschma

  • Knowledge networks in the Dutch aviation industry: The proximity paradox

    Tom Broekel;Ron Boschma

  • A theoretical framework for evolutionary economic geography: industrial dynamics and urban growth as a branching process

    Koen Frenken;Ron A. Boschma

  • The emerging empirics of evolutionary economic geography

    RA Boschma;K Koen Frenken

  • Creative Class and Regional Growth: Empirical Evidence from Seven European Countries

    Ron A. Boschma;Michael Fritsch

  • Relatedness as driver of regional diversification: a research agenda

    Ron Boschma

  • Co-evolution of Firms, Industries and Networks in Space

    Anne L. J. Ter Wal;Ron Boschma

  • Related variety, trade variety and regional growth in Italy

    Ron Boschma;Simona Iammarino

Frequent Co-Authors

Koen Frenken
Koen Frenken Utrecht University
Frank van Oort
Frank van Oort Erasmus University Rotterdam
Simona Iammarino
Simona Iammarino London School of Economics and Political Science
César A. Hidalgo
César A. Hidalgo Harvard University
Ron Martin
Ron Martin University of Cambridge
Edward L. Glaeser
Edward L. Glaeser Harvard University
Björn Asheim
Björn Asheim University of Stavanger
Markku Sotarauta
Markku Sotarauta Tampere University
Michael Fritsch
Michael Fritsch Friedrich Schiller University Jena

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