Alexander Osterwalder

16.9k total citations · 4 hit papers
30 papers, 9.1k citations indexed

About

Alexander Osterwalder is a scholar working on Management Information Systems, Strategy and Management and Information Systems. According to data from OpenAlex, Alexander Osterwalder has authored 30 papers receiving a total of 9.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Management Information Systems, 9 papers in Strategy and Management and 7 papers in Information Systems. Recurrent topics in Alexander Osterwalder's work include Business Process Modeling and Analysis (11 papers), Information Technology Governance and Strategy (7 papers) and Business Strategy and Innovation (5 papers). Alexander Osterwalder is often cited by papers focused on Business Process Modeling and Analysis (11 papers), Information Technology Governance and Strategy (7 papers) and Business Strategy and Innovation (5 papers). Alexander Osterwalder collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Netherlands and Canada. Alexander Osterwalder's co-authors include Yves Pigneur, Christopher L. Tucci, Jaap Gordijn, Alan D. Smith, D. J. Bland, Alan A. Smith, Christine Parent, Jan Ondruš, Jacques Panchard and Giovanni Camponovo and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of the Association for Information Systems, Gene Therapy and Communications of the Association for Information Systems.

In The Last Decade

Alexander Osterwalder

29 papers receiving 7.9k citations

Hit Papers

Business Model Generation : A Handbook for Visionaries, G... 2005 2026 2012 2019 2010 2005 2010 2005 1000 2.0k 3.0k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Alexander Osterwalder Switzerland 16 4.6k 2.4k 1.9k 1.5k 1.0k 30 9.1k
Yves Pigneur Switzerland 26 4.7k 1.0× 2.5k 1.0× 1.8k 0.9× 1.5k 1.0× 1.3k 1.2× 91 9.5k
Christopher L. Tucci Switzerland 27 3.9k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 1.5k 0.8× 973 0.7× 855 0.8× 109 7.2k
Joakim Wincent Sweden 48 3.6k 0.8× 2.3k 0.9× 2.5k 1.3× 1.2k 0.8× 1.3k 1.2× 143 9.0k
Alberto Ferraris Italy 53 3.8k 0.8× 1.8k 0.7× 1.7k 0.9× 1.4k 1.0× 1.3k 1.3× 173 8.7k
Christoph Zott France 17 5.8k 1.3× 2.1k 0.9× 2.5k 1.3× 1.2k 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 29 9.8k
Manlio Del Giudice Italy 54 6.0k 1.3× 3.3k 1.4× 2.4k 1.3× 1.2k 0.8× 1.4k 1.3× 177 11.4k
Stefano Bresciani Italy 46 3.4k 0.8× 1.9k 0.8× 1.5k 0.8× 918 0.6× 1.3k 1.2× 143 7.9k
David Denyer United Kingdom 27 3.4k 0.7× 1.4k 0.6× 1.2k 0.6× 1.3k 0.9× 1.1k 1.0× 63 7.9k
Malte Brettel Germany 48 3.8k 0.8× 1.5k 0.6× 2.4k 1.3× 1.0k 0.7× 1.1k 1.1× 200 8.2k
Paavo Ritala Finland 52 6.6k 1.5× 1.9k 0.8× 1.8k 0.9× 836 0.6× 885 0.8× 172 9.5k

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Pigneur, Yves, Alan A. Smith, & Alexander Osterwalder. (2020). The Invincible Company : How to Constantly Reinvent Your Organization with Inspiration From the World's Best Business Models. 15 indexed citations
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Osterwalder, Alexander & D. J. Bland. (2019). Testing Business Ideas. 20 indexed citations
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Osterwalder, Alexander, et al.. (2015). Value Proposition Design. 71 indexed citations
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Osterwalder, Alexander, et al.. (2014). Value proposition design : how to create products and services customers want. get statred with.... Medical Entomology and Zoology. 8 indexed citations
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Osterwalder, Alexander, et al.. (2013). Designing Business Models and Similar Strategic Objects: The Contribution of IS. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 14(5). 237–244. 145 indexed citations
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Osterwalder, Alexander, et al.. (2012). Business Model You. 4 indexed citations
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Osterwalder, Alexander & Yves Pigneur. (2012). Business Model Generation: Membangun Model Bisnis. 6 indexed citations
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Osterwalder, Alexander & Yves Pigneur. (2010). Business Model Generation : A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers. CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research). 3745 indexed citations breakdown →
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Gordijn, Jaap, Alexander Osterwalder, & Yves Pigneur. (2005). Comparing Two Business Model Ontologies for Designing e-Business Models and Value Constellations. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 15. 84 indexed citations
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Osterwalder, Alexander, Jan Ondruš, & Yves Pigneur. (2005). Skype's Disruptive Potential in the Telecom Market: A Systematic Comparison of Business Models. 5 indexed citations
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Osterwalder, Alexander. (2005). The business model ontology a proposition in a design science approach. reroDoc Digital Library. 1115 indexed citations breakdown →
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Osterwalder, Alexander & Yves Pigneur. (2004). Investigating the Use of the Business Model Concept through Interviews. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 568–573. 5 indexed citations
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Osterwalder, Alexander, Christine Parent, & Yves Pigneur. (2004). Setting up an Ontology of Business Models.. Gene Therapy. 12(23). 319–324. 15 indexed citations
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Osterwalder, Alexander. (2004). Understanding ICT-based business models in developing countries. International Journal of Information Technology and Management. 3(2/3/4). 333–333. 24 indexed citations
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Osterwalder, Alexander & Yves Pigneur. (2003). Modelling Customer Relationships in eBusiness Illustrated through the Mobile Industry. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 41. 3 indexed citations
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Osterwalder, Alexander & Yves Pigneur. (2003). Modeling value propositions in e-Business. IRIS. 429–436. 25 indexed citations
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Osterwalder, Alexander. (2003). ICT in developing countries: A cross-sectoral snapshot.. IRIS. 5 indexed citations
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Osterwalder, Alexander, et al.. (2002). The Business Model Handbook for Developing Countries. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 4 indexed citations
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Osterwalder, Alexander & Yves Pigneur. (2002). An e-Business Model Ontology for Modeling e-Business. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 2. 200 indexed citations
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Osterwalder, Alexander, et al.. (2002). An Ontology for Developing e-Business Models. IRIS. 26 indexed citations

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