Alexander Benlian

14.5k total citations · 4 hit papers
200 papers, 7.6k citations indexed

About

Alexander Benlian is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Information Systems and Management and Management Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Benlian has authored 200 papers receiving a total of 7.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 74 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 64 papers in Information Systems and Management and 60 papers in Management Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Alexander Benlian's work include Technology Adoption and User Behaviour (61 papers), Digital Marketing and Social Media (44 papers) and Digital Platforms and Economics (32 papers). Alexander Benlian is often cited by papers focused on Technology Adoption and User Behaviour (61 papers), Digital Marketing and Social Media (44 papers) and Digital Platforms and Economics (32 papers). Alexander Benlian collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Switzerland. Alexander Benlian's co-authors include Thomas Heß, Christian Matt, Michael Wessel, Martin Adam, Ferdinand Thies, Peter Buxmann, Oliver Hinz, W. Alec Cram, Martin Wiener and Ryad Titah and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, European Journal of Operational Research and MIS Quarterly.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Benlian

185 papers receiving 7.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Digital Transformation Strategies

2015 1.6k citations Christian Matt, Thomas Heß et al. Business & Information Systems Engineering profile →
AI-based chatbots in customer service and their effects on user compliance

2020 573 citations Martin Adam, Michael Wessel et al. Electronic Markets profile →
Opportunities and risks of software-as-a-service: Findings from a survey of IT executives

2011 363 citations Alexander Benlian, Thomas Heß profile →
Examining the Impact of Algorithmic Control on Uber Drivers’ Technostress

2022 98 citations W. Alec Cram, Martin Wiener et al. Journal of Management Information Systems profile →

Peers

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Sheshadri Chatterjee India

Jan vom Brocke Liechtenstein

Ilias O. Pappas Norway

Jan Marco Leimeister Germany

Patrick Mikalef Norway

Youngjin Yoo United States

Ann Majchrzak United States

David C. Yen United States

Feng Li China

Arun Rai United States

Sheshadri Chatterjee India

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20 of 20 papers shown

Benlian, Alexander, et al.. (2025). Governance of High-Risk AI Systems in Healthcare and Credit Scoring. Business & Information Systems Engineering. 67(4). 563–581. 3 indexed citations

Sunyaev, Ali, Alexander Benlian, Jella Pfeiffer, et al.. (2025). High-Risk Artificial Intelligence. Business & Information Systems Engineering. 67(6). 981–994. 6 indexed citations

Adam, Martin, Kevin Bauer, Ekaterina Jussupow, Mari‐Klara Stein, & Alexander Benlian. (2025). Generating Tomorrow’s Me: How Collaborating with Generative AI Changes Humans. Business & Information Systems Engineering. 67(5). 583–594. 1 indexed citations

Söllner, Matthias, Thomas Arnold, Alexander Benlian, et al.. (2025). ChatGPT and Beyond: Exploring the Responsible Use of Generative AI in the Workplace. Business & Information Systems Engineering. 67(2). 289–303. 8 indexed citations

Matt, Christian, et al.. (2025). A revised framework for digital transformation strategies: Contemporary insights and future research pathways. Electronic Markets. 35(1).

Wessel, Michael, Martin Adam, Alexander Benlian, Ann Majchrzak, & Ferdinand Thies. (2025). Generative AI and its Transformative Value for Digital Platforms. Journal of Management Information Systems. 42(2). 346–369. 8 indexed citations

Benlian, Alexander, et al.. (2023). Federated Learning for Credit Risk Assessment. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 13 indexed citations

Borgman, Hans P., et al.. (2023). Digital Business Strategy Implementation: Investigating the Use of Managerial Actions by the Leadership Team. Journal of the Association for Information Systems.

Thies, Ferdinand, et al.. (2021). Initial coin offerings and the cryptocurrency hype - the moderating role of exogenous and endogenous signals. Electronic Markets. 32(3). 1691–1705. 10 indexed citations

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Benlian, Alexander, et al.. (2021). Towards a method for Evaluating Digital Innovation Projects.. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 1 indexed citations

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Lins, Sebastian, et al.. (2020). A multi-perspective lens on web assurance seals: contrasting vendors’ intended and consumers’ perceived effects. Electronic Commerce Research. 22(4). 1573–1615. 13 indexed citations

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Lins, Sebastian, et al.. (2020). Why Don't You Join In? A Typology of Information System Certification Adopters. Decision Sciences. 53(3). 452–485. 10 indexed citations

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Piening, Erk P., Ferdinand Thies, Michael Wessel, & Alexander Benlian. (2020). Searching for Success—Entrepreneurs’ Responses to Crowdfunding Failure. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 45(3). 626–657. 44 indexed citations

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Thies, Ferdinand, et al.. (2020). Trusting the crowd: Effects of crowdfunding on venture capital syndicates. Journal of Small Business Management. 61(2). 967–993. 6 indexed citations

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Cram, W. Alec, Martin Wiener, Monideepa Tarafdar, & Alexander Benlian. (2020). Algorithmic Controls and their Implications for Gig Worker Well-being and Behavior. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 13 indexed citations

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Wessel, Michael, Ferdinand Thies, & Alexander Benlian. (2017). Competitive Positioning of Complementors on Digital Platforms: Evidence from the Sharing Economy. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 5 indexed citations

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Benlian, Alexander & Thomas Heß. (2015). Creating Trust and Participation in Online Communities with IT Features: The Technology-Trust-Participation Model. Publications of Darmstadt Technical University, Institute for Business Studies (BWL). 31–49. 1 indexed citations

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Veit, Daniel, Eric K. Clemons, Alexander Benlian, et al.. (2014). Business Models – an Information Systems Research Agenda. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 25 indexed citations

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Benlian, Alexander, et al.. (2011). The Role of Trust in Promissory Organizations in IS Innovation Adoption – Development of a Research Model. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 1 indexed citations

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Benlian, Alexander, et al.. (2011). Perceived Software Platform Openness: The Scale and its Impact on Developer Satisfaction. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 18 indexed citations

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