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Ulrich Lichtenthaler

D-Index & Metrics

Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Business and Management 49 1041 970 36 36 123 11931

Ulrich Lichtenthaler publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Ulrich Lichtenthaler between 2004 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Ulrich Lichtenthaler published across 22 years, from 2004 to 2025, averaging 5.8 papers a year. Output peaked at 15 publications in 2009. 2 of the 128 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2004 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 15. Peak 15 publications in 2009. 2004: 4 publications 2005: 2 publications 2006: 5 publications 2007: 8 publications 2008: 12 publications 2009: 15 publications 2010: 8 publications 2011: 13 publications 2012: 13 publications 2013: 6 publications 2014: 1 publication 2015: 2 publications 2016: 10 publications 2017: 2 publications 2018: 3 publications 2019: 2 publications 2020: 6 publications 2021: 12 publications 2022: 1 publication 2023: 1 publication 2024: 0 publications 2025: 2 publications
2004 2025

128 publications in total across all disciplines

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Ulrich Lichtenthaler: publications per year, 2004 to 2025
Year Publications
2004 4
2005 2
2006 5
2007 8
2008 12
2009 15
2010 8
2011 13
2012 13
2013 6
2014 1
2015 2
2016 10
2017 2
2018 3
2019 2
2020 6
2021 12
2022 1
2023 1
2024 0
2025 2
Total 128
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Ulrich Lichtenthaler 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 Ulrich Lichtenthaler 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, 120–124 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: 123 publications — 43rd percentile

43% 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
120–124 112 123
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
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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Ulrich Lichtenthaler 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 Ulrich Lichtenthaler 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, 49 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: 49 D-Index — 67th percentile

67% 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 49
50 54
51 62
52 54
53 43
54 49
55 35
56 40
57 44
58 34
59 29
60 48
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

Ulrich Lichtenthaler is affiliated with the International School of Management in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Business, Management, and Accounting, with an emphasis on Strategy and Management, Management of Technology and Innovation, Management Information Systems, Marketing, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their research topics cover a range of areas including:

  • Big Data and Business Intelligence
  • Sustainable Supply Chain Management
  • Environmental Sustainability in Business
  • Innovation and Knowledge Management
  • Digital Transformation in Industry
  • Economic and Technological Innovation
  • University-Industry-Government Innovation Models

Ulrich Lichtenthaler has published extensively, with notable papers including:

  • "Digitainability: The Combined Effects of the Megatrends Digitalization and Sustainability" (2021) in the Journal of Innovation Management
  • "Five Maturity Levels of Managing AI: From Isolated Ignorance to Integrated Intelligence" (2020) in the Journal of Innovation Management
  • "A Conceptual Framework for Combining Agile and Structured Innovation Processes" (2020) in Research-Technology Management
  • "Explicating a sustainability-based view of sustainable competitive advantage" (2021) in the Journal of strategy and management
  • "Data management efficiency: major opportunities for shared value innovation" (2021) in Management Research Review

Their research has been disseminated in several journals over time, with frequent publications in:

  • Journal of Innovation Management
  • Journal of Business Strategy
  • International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management
  • Research-Technology Management
  • Journal of strategy and management

Best Publications

  • Absorptive Capacity, Environmental Turbulence, and the Complementarity of Organizational Learning Processes

    Ulrich Lichtenthaler

  • A Capability‐Based Framework for Open Innovation: Complementing Absorptive Capacity

    Ulrich Lichtenthaler;Eckhard Lichtenthaler

  • OpenInnovation:rentDebates,andFutureDirections

    Unknown

  • Open Innovation: Past Research, Current Debates, and Future Directions

    Ulrich Lichtenthaler

  • Research on Technological Innovation in Family Firms: Present Debates and Future Directions

    Alfredo Vittorio De Massis;Federico Frattini;Ulrich Lichtenthaler

  • Open Innovation in Practice: An Analysis of Strategic Approaches to Technology Transactions

    Unknown

  • Outbound open innovation and its effect on firm performance: examining environmental influences

    Ulrich Lichtenthaler

  • Attitudes to externally organising knowledge management tasks: a review, reconsideration and extension of the NIH syndrome

    Ulrich Lichtenthaler;Holger Ernst

  • Opening up the innovation process: the role of technology aggressiveness

    Ulrich Lichtenthaler;Holger Ernst

  • External technology commercialization in large firms: results of a quantitative benchmarking study

    Ulrich Lichtenthaler;Holger Ernst

  • External Commercialization of Knowledge: Review and Research Agenda

    Unknown

  • The Drivers of Technology Licensing: An Industry Comparison

    Ulrich Lichtenthaler

  • Technology Transfer across Organizational Boundaries: Absorptive Capacity and Desorptive Capacity

    Ulrich Lichtenthaler;Eckhard Lichtenthaler

  • Developing reputation to overcome the imperfections in the markets for knowledge

    Ulrich Lichtenthaler;Holger Ernst

  • Antecedents and Consequences of Firms’ Process Innovation Capability: A Literature Review and a Conceptual Framework

    J. Frishammar;M. Kurkkio;L. Abrahamsson;U. Lichtenthaler

  • Where process development begins: A multiple case study of front end activities in process firms

    Monika Kurkkio;Johan Frishammar;Ulrich Lichtenthaler

  • Digitainability: The Combined Effects of the Megatrends Digitalization and Sustainability

    Unknown

  • Extremes of acceptance: employee attitudes toward artificial intelligence

    Unknown

  • Innovation Intermediaries: Why Internet Marketplaces for Technology Have Not Yet Met the Expectations

    Ulrich Lichtenthaler;Holger Ernst

  • Integrated Roadmaps for Open Innovation

    Ulrich Lichtenthaler

  • Identifying Technology Commercialization Opportunities: The Importance of Integrating Product Development Knowledge

    Johan Frishammar;Ulrich Lichtenthaler;Jonas Rundquist

  • Technology exploitation in the context of open innovation: Finding the right ‘job’ for your technology

    Ulrich Lichtenthaler

  • Intermediary Services in the Markets for Technology:: Organizational Antecedents and Performance Consequences

    Ulrich Lichtenthaler;Holger Ernst

  • Not-Sold-Here: How Attitudes Influence External Knowledge Exploitation

    Ulrich Lichtenthaler;Holger Ernst;Martin Hoegl

  • RETRACTED: Externally commercializing technology assets: An examination of different process stages

    Ulrich Lichtenthaler

Frequent Co-Authors

Holger Ernst
Holger Ernst WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management
Johan Frishammar
Johan Frishammar Luleå University of Technology
Martin Hoegl
Martin Hoegl Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Federico Frattini
Federico Frattini Polytechnic University of Milan
Alfredo Vittorio De Massis
Alfredo Vittorio De Massis Free University of Bozen-Bolzano

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