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Wim Naudé 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 Wim Naudé sits on this spectrum.

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35 publications 436+

This scientist: 304 publications — 92nd percentile

92% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Wim Naudé 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 Wim Naudé sits on this spectrum.

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: 53 D-Index — 74th percentile

74% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2024 - Research.com Business and Management in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Business and Management in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Business and Management in Ireland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Ireland Leader Award

Overview

Wim Naudé is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany and conducts research mainly within the fields of Business, Management and Accounting, and Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Their work frequently intersects subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation, Strategy and Management, Modeling and Simulation, and Information Systems.

Their research topics include Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Economic Growth and Productivity, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance, Firm Innovation and Growth, and Innovation and Socioeconomic Development.

Wim Naudé has published papers in a range of venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Business Venturing Insights
  • AI & Society
  • Small Business Economics
  • Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Wim Naudé are:

  • Artificial intelligence vs COVID-19: limitations, constraints and pitfalls (2020) published in AI & Society
  • Artificial intelligence: neither Utopian nor apocalyptic impacts soon (2020) published in Economics of Innovation and New Technology
  • Data deprivations, data gaps and digital divides: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic (2021) published in Big Data & Society

Co-authors frequently collaborating with Wim Naudé include:

  • Thomas Gries
  • Nicola Dimitri
  • Martin Cameron
  • Paula Nagler

In addition to articles, Wim Naudé has contributed to book publications. Notable books include:

  • Artificial Intelligence (2024) published by Cambridge University Press
  • Data, global development, and COVID-19: Lessons and consequences (2020) part of the Working Paper Series

Best Publications

  • Entrepreneurship, Developing Countries and Development Economics: New Approaches and Insights

    Wim Naudé

  • Determinants of tourist arrivals in Africa: a panel data regression analysis

    Wim Naudé;Andrea Saayman

  • What Do We Know About The Patterns and Determinants of Female Entrepreneurship Across Countries

    Maria Minniti;Wim Naudé

  • Entrepreneurship and Structural Economic Transformation

    Thomas Gries;Wim Naudé

  • Entrepreneurship in Economic Development

    Wim Naudé

  • Entrepreneurship is not a Binding Constraint on Growth and Development in the Poorest Countries

    Wim Naudé

  • Investigating Geography and Institutions as determinants of foreign direct investment in Africa using panel data

    W. A. Naudé;W. F. Krugell

  • Regional determinants of entrepreneurial start-ups in a developing country

    Wim Naudé;Thomas Gries;Eric Wood;Aloe Meintjies

  • Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Development

    Adam Szirmai;Wim Naudé;Micheline Goedhuys

  • Entrepreneurship and human development - A capability approach

    Thomas Gries;Wim Naudé

  • Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: An Introduction

    Wim Naudé

  • Artificial intelligence vs COVID-19: limitations, constraints and pitfalls.

    Wim Naudé

  • Entrepreneurship and Economic Development

    Wim Naudé

  • Non-farm entrepreneurship in rural sub-Saharan Africa: New empirical evidence

    Paula Nagler;Wim Naudé

  • The Determinants of Migration from Sub-Saharan African Countries

    Wim Naudé

  • Migration, Entrepreneurship and Development: Critical Questions

    Wim Naudé;Melissa Siegel;Katrin Marchand

  • Pathways to Industrialization in the Twenty-First Century: New Challenges and Emerging Paradigms

    Adam Szirmai;Wim A. Naudé;Ludovico Alcorta

  • Peace, Prosperity, and Pro-Growth Entrepreneurship

    Wim Naudé

  • Business under Fire: Entrepreneurship and Violent Conflict in Developing Countries

    Tilman Brück;Wim Naudé;Philip Verwimp

  • Business under Fire: Entrepreneurship and Violent Conflict in Developing Countries

    Tilman T. Brück;Wim W. Naudé;Wim W. Naudé;Philip Verwimp

  • Early international entrepreneurship in China: Extent and determinants

    Wim Naudé;Stephanié Rossouw

  • Entrepreneurship, Education and the Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa

    Wim Naudé;Wim Naudé;Wim Naudé

  • Deconstructing the BRIC : Structural Transformation and Aggregate Productivity Growth

    Gaaitzen de Vries;Abdul Erumban;Marcel Timmer;Ilya Voskoboynikov

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark McGillivray
Mark McGillivray Deakin University
José Ernesto Amorós
José Ernesto Amorós Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education
Philip Verwimp
Philip Verwimp Université Libre de Bruxelles
Augustin Kwasi Fosu
Augustin Kwasi Fosu University of Ghana
Geert Duysters
Geert Duysters Tilburg University
Maria Minniti
Maria Minniti Syracuse University
Marcel P. Timmer
Marcel P. Timmer University of Groningen
Christopher B. Barrett
Christopher B. Barrett Cornell University
Zoltan J. Acs
Zoltan J. Acs George Mason University
Benjamin Davis
Benjamin Davis Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

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