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Scott Stern

Scott Stern

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 60 520 485 231 212 202 31452
Economics and Finance 61 757 683 473 417 210 32516

Scott Stern publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Scott Stern between 1996 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Scott Stern published across 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, averaging 8.2 papers a year. Output peaked at 17 publications in 2018. 6 of the 247 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 1996 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 17. Peak 17 publications in 2018. 1996: 1 publication 1997: 2 publications 1998: 3 publications 1999: 5 publications 2000: 9 publications 2001: 8 publications 2002: 11 publications 2003: 7 publications 2004: 8 publications 2005: 5 publications 2006: 6 publications 2007: 7 publications 2008: 9 publications 2009: 16 publications 2010: 10 publications 2011: 10 publications 2012: 10 publications 2013: 8 publications 2014: 10 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 12 publications 2017: 12 publications 2018: 17 publications 2019: 11 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 8 publications 2022: 6 publications 2023: 5 publications 2024: 5 publications 2025: 1 publication
1996 2025

247 publications in total across all disciplines

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Scott Stern: publications per year, 1996 to 2025
Year Publications
1996 1
1997 2
1998 3
1999 5
2000 9
2001 8
2002 11
2003 7
2004 8
2005 5
2006 6
2007 7
2008 9
2009 16
2010 10
2011 10
2012 10
2013 8
2014 10
2015 15
2016 12
2017 12
2018 17
2019 11
2020 10
2021 8
2022 6
2023 5
2024 5
2025 1
Total 247
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Scott Stern 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 Scott Stern sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
25 50 75 100
Bar chart with 82 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 35–39 to 436+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 122. Most scientists, 122, have 95–99 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 436 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 200–204 publications, is where this scientist sits. 35–39 publications: 2 scientists 40–44 publications: 2 scientists 45–49 publications: 5 scientists 50–54 publications: 20 scientists 55–59 publications: 39 scientists 60–64 publications: 66 scientists 65–69 publications: 52 scientists 70–74 publications: 80 scientists 75–79 publications: 83 scientists 80–84 publications: 116 scientists 85–89 publications: 94 scientists 90–94 publications: 111 scientists 95–99 publications: 122 scientists 100–104 publications: 104 scientists 105–109 publications: 113 scientists 110–114 publications: 96 scientists 115–119 publications: 97 scientists 120–124 publications: 112 scientists 125–129 publications: 93 scientists 130–134 publications: 79 scientists 135–139 publications: 69 scientists 140–144 publications: 80 scientists 145–149 publications: 81 scientists 150–154 publications: 85 scientists 155–159 publications: 50 scientists 160–164 publications: 74 scientists 165–169 publications: 61 scientists 170–174 publications: 40 scientists 175–179 publications: 44 scientists 180–184 publications: 47 scientists 185–189 publications: 59 scientists 190–194 publications: 35 scientists 195–199 publications: 37 scientists 200–204 publications: 49 scientists 205–209 publications: 48 scientists 210–214 publications: 34 scientists 215–219 publications: 31 scientists 220–224 publications: 37 scientists 225–229 publications: 34 scientists 230–234 publications: 25 scientists 235–239 publications: 28 scientists 240–244 publications: 34 scientists 245–249 publications: 28 scientists 250–254 publications: 23 scientists 255–259 publications: 22 scientists 260–264 publications: 11 scientists 265–269 publications: 16 scientists 270–274 publications: 23 scientists 275–279 publications: 12 scientists 280–284 publications: 16 scientists 285–289 publications: 10 scientists 290–294 publications: 12 scientists 295–299 publications: 12 scientists 300–304 publications: 8 scientists 305–309 publications: 13 scientists 310–314 publications: 13 scientists 315–319 publications: 6 scientists 320–324 publications: 10 scientists 325–329 publications: 9 scientists 330–334 publications: 7 scientists 335–339 publications: 10 scientists 340–344 publications: 10 scientists 345–349 publications: 7 scientists 350–354 publications: 4 scientists 355–359 publications: 10 scientists 360–364 publications: 3 scientists 365–369 publications: 7 scientists 370–374 publications: 2 scientists 375–379 publications: 8 scientists 380–384 publications: 4 scientists 385–389 publications: 5 scientists 390–394 publications: 5 scientists 395–399 publications: 2 scientists 400–404 publications: 2 scientists 405–409 publications: 4 scientists 410–414 publications: 3 scientists 415–419 publications: 2 scientists 420–424 publications: 5 scientists 425–429 publications: 3 scientists 430–434 publications: 1 scientist 435 publications: 1 scientist 436+ publications: 100 scientists
35–39 publications 436+

This scientist: 202 publications — 75th percentile

75% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Business and Management scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
35–39 2
40–44 2
45–49 5
50–54 20
55–59 39
60–64 66
65–69 52
70–74 80
75–79 83
80–84 116
85–89 94
90–94 111
95–99 122
100–104 104
105–109 113
110–114 96
115–119 97
120–124 112
125–129 93
130–134 79
135–139 69
140–144 80
145–149 81
150–154 85
155–159 50
160–164 74
165–169 61
170–174 40
175–179 44
180–184 47
185–189 59
190–194 35
195–199 37
200–204 49 202
205–209 48
210–214 34
215–219 31
220–224 37
225–229 34
230–234 25
235–239 28
240–244 34
245–249 28
250–254 23
255–259 22
260–264 11
265–269 16
270–274 23
275–279 12
280–284 16
285–289 10
290–294 12
295–299 12
300–304 8
305–309 13
310–314 13
315–319 6
320–324 10
325–329 9
330–334 7
335–339 10
340–344 10
345–349 7
350–354 4
355–359 10
360–364 3
365–369 7
370–374 2
375–379 8
380–384 4
385–389 5
390–394 5
395–399 2
400–404 2
405–409 4
410–414 3
415–419 2
420–424 5
425–429 3
430–434 1
435 1
436+ 100
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Scott Stern 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 Scott Stern sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
50 100 150
Bar chart with 60 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 30 to 89+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 171. Most scientists, 171, have 32 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 89 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 30 D-Index: 156 scientists 31 D-Index: 159 scientists 32 D-Index: 171 scientists 33 D-Index: 161 scientists 34 D-Index: 135 scientists 35 D-Index: 124 scientists 36 D-Index: 114 scientists 37 D-Index: 111 scientists 38 D-Index: 103 scientists 39 D-Index: 89 scientists 40 D-Index: 81 scientists 41 D-Index: 97 scientists 42 D-Index: 80 scientists 43 D-Index: 69 scientists 44 D-Index: 68 scientists 45 D-Index: 63 scientists 46 D-Index: 54 scientists 47 D-Index: 69 scientists 48 D-Index: 50 scientists 49 D-Index: 58 scientists 50 D-Index: 54 scientists 51 D-Index: 62 scientists 52 D-Index: 54 scientists 53 D-Index: 43 scientists 54 D-Index: 49 scientists 55 D-Index: 35 scientists 56 D-Index: 40 scientists 57 D-Index: 44 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 29 scientists 60 D-Index: 48 scientists 61 D-Index: 32 scientists 62 D-Index: 30 scientists 63 D-Index: 22 scientists 64 D-Index: 22 scientists 65 D-Index: 19 scientists 66 D-Index: 20 scientists 67 D-Index: 18 scientists 68 D-Index: 17 scientists 69 D-Index: 21 scientists 70 D-Index: 20 scientists 71 D-Index: 19 scientists 72 D-Index: 14 scientists 73 D-Index: 10 scientists 74 D-Index: 16 scientists 75 D-Index: 24 scientists 76 D-Index: 13 scientists 77 D-Index: 19 scientists 78 D-Index: 8 scientists 79 D-Index: 6 scientists 80 D-Index: 4 scientists 81 D-Index: 12 scientists 82 D-Index: 7 scientists 83 D-Index: 7 scientists 84 D-Index: 6 scientists 85 D-Index: 10 scientists 86 D-Index: 4 scientists 87 D-Index: 11 scientists 88 D-Index: 6 scientists 89+ D-Index: 96 scientists
30 D-Index 89+

This scientist: 60 D-Index — 83rd percentile

83% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

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Number of Business and Management scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 3,017 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
30 156
31 159
32 171
33 161
34 135
35 124
36 114
37 111
38 103
39 89
40 81
41 97
42 80
43 69
44 68
45 63
46 54
47 69
48 50
49 58
50 54
51 62
52 54
53 43
54 49
55 35
56 40
57 44
58 34
59 29
60 48 60
61 32
62 30
63 22
64 22
65 19
66 20
67 18
68 17
69 21
70 20
71 19
72 14
73 10
74 16
75 24
76 13
77 19
78 8
79 6
80 4
81 12
82 7
83 7
84 6
85 10
86 4
87 11
88 6
89+ 96
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Overview

Scott Stern is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in economics and entrepreneurship. Their work spans several key areas including private equity and venture capital, entrepreneurship studies and influences, innovation policy and R&D, firm innovation and growth, innovation and knowledge management, regional development and policy, and corporate finance and governance.

Their recent scholarly output includes notable papers such as The State of American Entrepreneurship: New Estimates of the Quantity and Quality of Entrepreneurship for 32 US States, 1988-2014 (2020) published in American Economic Journal Economic Policy, Enabling Entrepreneurial Choice (2021) in Management Science, The Startup Cartography Project: Measuring and mapping entrepreneurial ecosystems (2021) in Research Policy, The Economics of Maps (2020) in The Journal of Economic Perspectives, and The Impact of State-Level Research and Development Tax Credits on the Quantity and Quality of Entrepreneurship (2020) in Economic Development Quarterly.

These publications highlight a focus on entrepreneurship dynamics, regional and state-level innovation policies, and the economic mechanisms influencing entrepreneurial activities across different contexts.

Stern's collaborative work involves frequent co-authorship with several researchers, including Jorge Guzmán, Catherine Fazio, RJ Andrews, Yupeng Liu, and Joshua S. Gans. These collaborations indicate interdisciplinary engagement across economics, public policy, and innovation studies.

Their research has been presented in a variety of publication venues. Among the most frequent are Harvard Dataverse, SSRN Electronic Journal, Research Policy, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy, and Strategy Science. This distribution reflects a significant presence in outlets focusing on economics, strategy, innovation, and entrepreneurship policy.

In terms of academic focus, Stern's work is rooted in subfields such as accounting, management of technology and innovation, economics and econometrics, strategy and management, and political science and international relations. This multidisciplinary approach supports a comprehensive exploration of how innovation and entrepreneurship interact with economic and institutional frameworks.

  • Private Equity and Venture Capital
  • Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
  • Innovation Policy and R&D
  • Firm Innovation and Growth
  • Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Regional Development and Policy
  • Corporate Finance and Governance

  • The State of American Entrepreneurship: New Estimates of the Quantity and Quality of Entrepreneurship for 32 US States, 1988-2014 (2020), American Economic Journal Economic Policy
  • Enabling Entrepreneurial Choice (2021), Management Science
  • The Startup Cartography Project: Measuring and mapping entrepreneurial ecosystems (2021), Research Policy
  • The Economics of Maps (2020), The Journal of Economic Perspectives
  • The Impact of State-Level Research and Development Tax Credits on the Quantity and Quality of Entrepreneurship (2020), Economic Development Quarterly

  • Jorge Guzmán
  • Catherine Fazio
  • RJ Andrews
  • Yupeng Liu
  • Joshua S. Gans

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Research Policy
  • Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy
  • Strategy Science

  • Accounting
  • Management of Technology and Innovation
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Strategy and Management
  • Political Science and International Relations

Best Publications

  • The determinants of national innovative capacity

    Jeffrey L Furman;Michael E Porter;Scott Stern

  • The product market and the market for “ideas”: commercialization strategies for technology entrepreneurs

    Joshua S. Gans;Scott Stern

  • Clusters and Entrepreneurship

    Mercedes Delgado;Michael Porter;Scott Stern

  • Clusters, Convergence, and Economic Performance

    Mercedes Delgado;Michael E. Porter;Scott Stern

  • Innovation: Location Matters

    Michael E. Porter;Scott Stern

  • Do Formal Intellectual Property Rights Hinder the Free Flow of Scientific Knowledge? An Empirical Test of the Anti-Commons Hypothesis

    Fiona E. Murray;Scott Stern

  • When does start-up innovation spur the gale of creative destruction?

    Joshua S. Gans;David H. Hsu;Scott Stern

  • An Empirical Framework for Testing Theories About Complimentarity in Organizational Design

    Susan Athey;Scott Stern

  • Do Scientists Pay to Be Scientists

    Scott Stern

  • Market Segmentation and the Sources of Rents from Innovation: Personal Computers in the Late 1980s

    Timothy F. Bresnahan;Scott Stern;Manuel Trajtenberg

  • Untangling the Origins of Competitive Advantage

    Iain M. Cockburn;Rebecca M. Henderson;Scott Stern

  • The Impact of Uncertain Intellectual Property Rights on the Market for Ideas: Evidence from Patent Grant Delays

    Joshua S. Gans;David H. Hsu;Scott Stern

  • Defining Clusters of Related Industries

    Mercedes Delgado;Michael E. Porter;Scott Stern

  • The Determinants of National Innovative Capacity

    Scott Stern;Michael E. Porter;Jeffrey L. Furman

  • The Determinants of National Competitiveness

    Mercedes Delgado;Christian Ketels;Michael E. Porter;Scott Stern

  • The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Innovation

    Iain M. Cockburn;Rebecca Henderson;Scott Stern

  • Do Formal Intellectual Property Rights Hinder the Free Flow of Scientific Knowledge

    Fiona Murray;Scott Stern

  • Climbing atop the Shoulders of Giants: The Impact of Institutions on Cumulative Research

    Jeffrey L. Furman;Scott Stern

  • Social Progress Index 2014

    Michael E. Porter;Scott Stern;Michael Green

  • The impact of information technology on emergency health care outcomes.

    Susan Athey;Scott Stern

  • new challenge to America's prosperity

    Michael E. Porter;Scott Stern

Frequent Co-Authors

Josh Lerner
Josh Lerner Harvard University
Joshua S. Gans
Joshua S. Gans University of Toronto
Michael E. Porter
Michael E. Porter Harvard University
Adam B. Jaffe
Adam B. Jaffe Motu Economic and Public Policy Research
Iain M. Cockburn
Iain M. Cockburn Boston University
Manuel Trajtenberg
Manuel Trajtenberg Tel Aviv University
Rebecca Henderson
Rebecca Henderson Harvard University
Susan Athey
Susan Athey Stanford University
Philippe Aghion
Philippe Aghion London School of Economics and Political Science
Mathias Dewatripont
Mathias Dewatripont Université Libre de Bruxelles

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