2026 Zoltan J. Acs: Business and Management Researcher – H-Index, Publications & Awards

Discipline name	D-Index	World Ranking	Current World Ranking	National Ranking	Current National Ranking	Publications	Citations
Business and Management	113	23	21	11	10	527	67981
Economics and Finance	112	56	48	44	37	520	67119

Research.com Recognitions

2026 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
2024 - Research.com Economics and Finance in United States Leader Award
2023 - Research.com Business and Management in United States Leader Award
2001 - Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research, Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum

Overview

Zoltan J. Acs is affiliated with George Mason University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within business and management, with a focus on topics related to digital platforms, entrepreneurship, and innovation.

The main fields of study for Zoltan J. Acs include Business, Management and Accounting, with notable subfields such as Strategy and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Marketing, Management Science and Operations Research, and Management of Technology and Innovation.

The primary topics covered in their work are:

Digital Platforms and Economics
Sharing Economy and Platforms
Innovation Diffusion and Forecasting
Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences
Innovation Policy and R&D
Private Equity and Venture Capital
Firm Innovation and Growth

Several frequent co-authors have collaborated with Zoltan J. Acs, including:

László Szerb
Esteban Lafuente
Éva Komlósi
Abraham K. Song
Siri Terjesen

Their recent published papers reflect active research interests and include:

The evolution of the global digital platform economy: 1971-2021, 2021, published in Small Business Economics
Working from home: small business performance and the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, published in Small Business Economics
A composite indicator analysis for optimizing entrepreneurial ecosystems, 2021, published in Research Policy
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Economic Development Policy, 2022, published in Economic Development Quarterly
Optimizing entrepreneurial development processes for smart specialization in the European Union, 2020, published in Papers of the Regional Science Association

Zoltan J. Acs has published extensively in notable venues, with frequent publications appearing in:

Small Business Economics
SSRN Electronic Journal
Swinburne Research Bank (Swinburne University of Technology)
Research Policy
Economic Development Quarterly

Their scholarly contributions also extend to book publications. One significant work is The Digital Platform Economy Index 2020, published in 2022 by Springer International Publishing.

Recognition for Zoltan J. Acs includes the Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research, awarded by the Swedish Entrepreneurship Forum in 2001.

Best Publications

Innovation in Large and Small Firms: An Empirical Analysis

Zoltan J Acs;David B Audretsch

3648
Citations
Innovation and Small Firms

David B. Audretsch;Zoltan Acs

3542
Citations
Local Geographic Spillovers between University Research and High Technology Innovations

Luc Anselin;Attila Varga;Zoltan Acs;Zoltan Acs

2845
Citations
Patents and innovation counts as measures of regional production of new knowledge

Zoltan J Acs;Luc Anselin;Attila Varga

2590
Citations
The Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship

Zoltan J. Acs;Pontus Braunerhjelm;David B. Audretsch;Bo Carlsson

2367
Citations
Entrepreneurship, Agglomeration and Technological Change

Zoltán J. Ács;Zoltán J. Ács;Attila Varga

2064
Citations
Innovation, Market Structure, and Firm Size

Zoltan J. Acs;David B. Audretsch

1927
Citations
National Systems of Entrepreneurship: Measurement issues and policy implications

Zoltan Acs;Erkko Autio;László Szerb

1919
Citations
National Systems of Entrepreneurship: Measurement issues and policy implications

Zoltán J. Ács;Erkko Autio;Erkko Autio;László Szerb

1758
Citations
Entrepreneurship, economic development and institutions

Zoltan J. Acs;Sameeksha Desai;Sameeksha Desai;Jolanda Hessels

1628
Citations
R&D spillovers and recipient firm size

Zoltan J. Acs;David B. Audretsch;Maryann P. Feldman

1514
Citations
Real Effects of Academic Research: Comment

Zoltan J Acs;David B Audretsch;Maryann P Feldman

1363
Citations
Creativity and Entrepreneurship: A Regional Analysis of New Firm Formation

Sam Youl Lee;Richard Florida;Zoltán J. Ács;Zoltán J. Ács

1335
Citations
Employment Growth and Entrepreneurial Activity in Cities

Zoltan Acs;Catherine Armington

1275
Citations
Entrepreneurship, Economic Growth and Public Policy

Zoltan J. Acs;Laszlo Szerb

1270
Citations
The Determinants of Regional Variation in New Firm Formation

Catherine Armington;Zoltan J. Acs

1242
Citations
How Is Entrepreneurship Good for Economic Growth

Zoltan J. Acs

1110
Citations
Entrepreneurship, Agglomeration and Technological Change

Zoltan Acs;Zoltan Acs;Attila Varga

959
Citations
The digital entrepreneurial ecosystem

Fiona Sussan;Zoltan J. Acs

952
Citations
Exploring country-level institutional arrangements on the rate and type of entrepreneurial activity

Pekka Stenholm;Zoltan Acs;Robert Wuebker

943
Citations
The Economics of Small Firms

Zoltan J. Acs;David B. Audretsch

933
Citations
Exploring country-level institutional arrangements on the rate and type of entrepreneurial activity

Pekka Stenholm;Zoltan J. Acs;Zoltan J. Acs;Robert Wuebker

928
Citations
Innovation and the Growth of Cities

Zoltan J. Acs;Zoltan J. Acs

916
Citations
Innovation in Large and Small Firms: An Empirical Analysis

Zoltan J. Acs;David B. Audretsch

270
Citations
The Knowledge Spillover Theory of Entrepreneurship

Zoltan Acs;David Audrestch;Pontus Braunerhjelm;Bo Carlsson

2
Citations

Frequent Co-Authors

David B. Audretsch Indiana University

Erkko Autio Imperial College London

Pontus Braunerhjelm Royal Institute of Technology

Bo Carlsson Case Western Reserve University

Siri Terjesen Florida Atlantic University

Saul Estrin London School of Economics and Political Science

Esteban Lafuente Costa Rica Institute of Technology

Charlie Karlsson Jönköping University

Luc Anselin University of Chicago

Niels Bosma Utrecht University

External Links

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