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2026

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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Social Sciences and Humanities 87 233 196 9 8 249 46998

Ron Boschma publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ron Boschma between 1995 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ron Boschma published across 31 years, from 1995 to 2025, averaging 8.7 papers a year. Output peaked at 20 publications in 2011. 14 of the 271 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1995 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 20. Peak 20 publications in 2011. 1995: 4 publications 1996: 2 publications 1997: 3 publications 1998: 2 publications 1999: 7 publications 2000: 5 publications 2001: 1 publication 2002: 9 publications 2003: 2 publications 2004: 13 publications 2005: 13 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 10 publications 2008: 11 publications 2009: 10 publications 2010: 7 publications 2011: 20 publications 2012: 16 publications 2013: 11 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 11 publications 2016: 5 publications 2017: 16 publications 2018: 14 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 4 publications 2021: 16 publications 2022: 5 publications 2023: 4 publications 2024: 4 publications 2025: 10 publications
1995 2025

271 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ron Boschma: publications per year, 1995 to 2025
Year Publications
1995 4
1996 2
1997 3
1998 2
1999 7
2000 5
2001 1
2002 9
2003 2
2004 13
2005 13
2006 6
2007 10
2008 11
2009 10
2010 7
2011 20
2012 16
2013 11
2014 19
2015 11
2016 5
2017 16
2018 14
2019 11
2020 4
2021 16
2022 5
2023 4
2024 4
2025 10
Total 271
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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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300 400
Bar chart with 54 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 44–53 to 570+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 474. Most scientists, 474, have 114–123 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 570 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 244–253 publications, is where this scientist sits. 44–53 publications: 28 scientists 54–63 publications: 61 scientists 64–73 publications: 161 scientists 74–83 publications: 225 scientists 84–93 publications: 301 scientists 94–103 publications: 390 scientists 104–113 publications: 406 scientists 114–123 publications: 474 scientists 124–133 publications: 453 scientists 134–143 publications: 434 scientists 144–153 publications: 407 scientists 154–163 publications: 411 scientists 164–173 publications: 391 scientists 174–183 publications: 313 scientists 184–193 publications: 319 scientists 194–203 publications: 304 scientists 204–213 publications: 285 scientists 214–223 publications: 246 scientists 224–233 publications: 213 scientists 234–243 publications: 170 scientists 244–253 publications: 167 scientists 254–263 publications: 162 scientists 264–273 publications: 138 scientists 274–283 publications: 138 scientists 284–293 publications: 113 scientists 294–303 publications: 106 scientists 304–313 publications: 95 scientists 314–323 publications: 101 scientists 324–333 publications: 81 scientists 334–343 publications: 69 scientists 344–353 publications: 56 scientists 354–363 publications: 36 scientists 364–373 publications: 42 scientists 374–383 publications: 41 scientists 384–393 publications: 44 scientists 394–403 publications: 27 scientists 404–413 publications: 30 scientists 414–423 publications: 20 scientists 424–433 publications: 29 scientists 434–443 publications: 29 scientists 444–453 publications: 25 scientists 454–463 publications: 19 scientists 464–473 publications: 21 scientists 474–483 publications: 11 scientists 484–493 publications: 17 scientists 494–503 publications: 7 scientists 504–513 publications: 6 scientists 514–523 publications: 12 scientists 524–533 publications: 10 scientists 534–543 publications: 7 scientists 544–553 publications: 6 scientists 554–563 publications: 12 scientists 564–569 publications: 8 scientists 570+ publications: 100 scientists
44–53 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.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
44–53 28
54–63 61
64–73 161
74–83 225
84–93 301
94–103 390
104–113 406
114–123 474
124–133 453
134–143 434
144–153 407
154–163 411
164–173 391
174–183 313
184–193 319
194–203 304
204–213 285
214–223 246
224–233 213
234–243 170
244–253 167 249
254–263 162
264–273 138
274–283 138
284–293 113
294–303 106
304–313 95
314–323 101
324–333 81
334–343 69
344–353 56
354–363 36
364–373 42
374–383 41
384–393 44
394–403 27
404–413 30
414–423 20
424–433 29
434–443 29
444–453 25
454–463 19
464–473 21
474–483 11
484–493 17
494–503 7
504–513 6
514–523 12
524–533 10
534–543 7
544–553 6
554–563 12
564–569 8
570+ 100
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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.

No. of scientists
100 200 300
Bar chart with 71 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 100+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 313. Most scientists, 313, have 42 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 100 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 87 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 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: 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.

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Number of Social Sciences and Humanities scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 7,777 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 177
31 210
32 222
33 188
34 181
35 243
36 261
37 272
38 278
39 300
40 297
41 308
42 313
43 300
44 269
45 260
46 228
47 251
48 203
49 186
50 187
51 166
52 138
53 141
54 131
55 137
56 109
57 129
58 95
59 105
60 106
61 86
62 94
63 77
64 79
65 59
66 68
67 51
68 49
69 40
70 43
71 40
72 50
73 46
74 43
75 45
76 45
77 30
78 25
79 31
80 29
81 18
82 21
83 26
84 15
85 15
86 19
87 19 87
88 12
89 7
90 19
91 20
92 13
93 9
94 13
95 8
96 7
97 6
98 6
99 6
100+ 97
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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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