André Spithoven

3.2k total citations · 2 hit papers
55 papers, 2.4k citations indexed

About

André Spithoven is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Strategy and Management and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, André Spithoven has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 2.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 31 papers in Strategy and Management and 21 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in André Spithoven's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (29 papers), Innovation Policy and R&D (27 papers) and Regional Development and Policy (21 papers). André Spithoven is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (29 papers), Innovation Policy and R&D (27 papers) and Regional Development and Policy (21 papers). André Spithoven collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Norway and United Kingdom. André Spithoven's co-authors include Mirjam Knockaert, Bart Clarysse, Peter Teirlinck, Wim Vanhaverbeke, Nadine Roijakkers, Johan Bruneel, Dirk Frantzen, Nicola Francesco Dotti, Bruno Merlevede and Michel Dumont and has published in prestigious journals such as Research Policy, Technological Forecasting and Social Change and Journal of Product Innovation Management.

In The Last Decade

André Spithoven

52 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

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.

Building absorptive capacity to organise inbound open innovation in traditional industries

2010 501 citations André Spithoven, Bart Clarysse et al. Technovation profile →
Open innovation practices in SMEs and large enterprises: evidence from Belgium

2012 479 citations André Spithoven, Wim Vanhaverbeke et al. Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt) profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name	h						Papers	Cites
André Spithoven Belgium	20	1.6k	822	810	231	221	55	2.4k
Christoph Grimpe Denmark	25	1.7k 1.1×	1.1k 1.4×	808 1.0×	328 1.4×	133 0.6×	88	2.7k
Vareska van de Vrande Netherlands	15	2.0k 1.2×	717 0.9×	930 1.1×	425 1.8×	402 1.8×	36	2.9k
Nadine Roijakkers Netherlands	20	1.2k 0.8×	532 0.6×	618 0.8×	222 1.0×	139 0.6×	49	1.9k
Markus Reitzig Austria	22	1.1k 0.7×	1.0k 1.3×	1.2k 1.5×	362 1.6×	225 1.0×	55	2.5k
Wolfgang Sofka Denmark	21	1.6k 1.0×	797 1.0×	424 0.5×	255 1.1×	100 0.5×	73	2.1k
Curba Morris Lampert United States	12	1.8k 1.1×	821 1.0×	879 1.1×	472 2.0×	98 0.4×	13	2.5k
Marcus Matthias Keupp Switzerland	14	1.3k 0.8×	456 0.6×	703 0.9×	378 1.6×	87 0.4×	30	1.9k
Silvia Massini United Kingdom	23	1.9k 1.2×	729 0.9×	418 0.5×	251 1.1×	57 0.3×	50	2.9k
Andrea Piccaluga Italy	22	995 0.6×	544 0.7×	997 1.2×	283 1.2×	77 0.3×	100	1.9k
Seemantini Pathak United States	11	1.7k 1.0×	387 0.5×	483 0.6×	295 1.3×	77 0.3×	23	2.4k

Countries citing papers authored by André Spithoven

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of André Spithoven

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of André Spithoven. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of André Spithoven based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with André Spithoven. André Spithoven is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Dotti, Nicola Francesco, et al.. (2021). The benefits of being a multi-capital: The economic impact of the international and European institutions and interest groups. European Urban and Regional Studies. 29(2). 255–277. 1 indexed citations

Spithoven, André, et al.. (2020). What determines the size of contract research from firms to universities? The role of geographical distance and regional co-location. Industrial and Corporate Change. 29(6). 1521–1538. 1 indexed citations

Dotti, Nicola Francesco & André Spithoven. (2017). Spatial perspectives on knowledge brokers: Evidence from Brussels. Environment and Planning A Economy and Space. 49(10). 2203–2222. 8 indexed citations

Dotti, Nicola Francesco & André Spithoven. (2017). Economic drivers and specialization patterns in the spatial distribution of Framework Programme's participation. Papers of the Regional Science Association. 97(4). 863–883. 11 indexed citations

Rangus, Kaja, Mateja Drnovšek, Alberto Di Minin, & André Spithoven. (2017). The role of open innovation and absorptive capacity in innovation performance: Empirical evidence from Slovenia. Journal of East European Management Studies. 22(1). 39–62. 24 indexed citations

Spithoven, André. (2015). Technology transfer as a driver for location of R&D active firms on science parks. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 6(1). 80–80.

Spithoven, André. (2013). Open innovation practices and innovative performances: an international comparative perspective. International Journal of Technology Management. 62(1). 1–1. 19 indexed citations

Teirlinck, Peter & André Spithoven. (2013). Research collaboration and R&D outsourcing: Different R&D personnel requirements in SMEs. Technovation. 33(4-5). 142–153. 133 indexed citations

Spithoven, André, Wim Vanhaverbeke, & Nadine Roijakkers. (2012). Open innovation practices in SMEs and large enterprises: evidence from Belgium. Document Server@UHasselt (UHasselt). 479 indexed citations breakdown →

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Spithoven, André, Peter Teirlinck, & Dirk Frantzen. (2012). Managing Open Innovation. Books. 1 indexed citations

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Spithoven, André, Peter Teirlinck, & Dirk Frantzen. (2012). Managing open innovation: connecting the firm to external knowledge. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 6 indexed citations

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Knockaert, Mirjam & André Spithoven. (2012). Under Which Conditions Do Technology Intermediaries Enhance Firms' Innovation Speed? The Case of Belgium's Collective Research Centres. Regional Studies. 48(8). 1391–1403. 22 indexed citations

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Spithoven, André, Dirk Frantzen, & Bart Clarysse. (2010). Heterogeneous Firm-Level Effects of Knowledge Exchanges on Product Innovation: Differences between Dynamic and Lagging Product Innovators. Journal of Product Innovation Management. 27(3). 362–381. 59 indexed citations

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Spithoven, André, et al.. (2009). Collective Research Centres: A Study on R&D and Technology Transfer Involvement. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 11. 3 indexed citations

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Spithoven, André, et al.. (2009). Kennisuitwisseling en Technologieoverdracht tussen het Bedrijfsleven en de Onderzoekswereld. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 94(3). 180–187. 1 indexed citations

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Spithoven, André & Mirjam Knockaert. (2009). Determinants and effects of users’ search strategies in quasi internal technology transfer. VUBIR (Vrije Universiteit Brussel). 1 indexed citations

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Teirlinck, Peter & André Spithoven. (2008). The Spatial Organization of Innovation: Open Innovation, External Knowledge Relations and Urban Structure. Regional Studies. 42(5). 689–704. 90 indexed citations

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Spithoven, André & Peter Teirlinck. (2006). De appreciatie van netwerkvorming in innovatiestrategieën. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 51(2). 269–307. 1 indexed citations

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Spithoven, André & Peter Teirlinck. (2002). The spatial dimension of the R&D expenditures in the Belgian enterprise sector. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations

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Baeten, Guy, et al.. (1997). Mobiliteit. Landschap van macht en onmacht. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 2 indexed citations

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