Bart Leten

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 1.8k citations indexed

About

Bart Leten is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Economics and Econometrics and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, Bart Leten has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 1.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 38 papers in Strategy and Management, 36 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 21 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in Bart Leten's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (33 papers), Innovation Policy and R&D (24 papers) and Firm Innovation and Growth (22 papers). Bart Leten is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (33 papers), Innovation Policy and R&D (24 papers) and Firm Innovation and Growth (22 papers). Bart Leten collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and United States. Bart Leten's co-authors include René Belderbos, Bart Van Looy, Wim Vanhaverbeke, Jingshu Du, Dries Faems, Bruno Cassiman, Stijn Kelchtermans, Paolo Landoni, Nadine Roijakkers and Mark Vancauteren and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Management, Research Policy and Journal of International Business Studies.

In The Last Decade

Bart Leten

48 papers receiving 1.7k citations

Hit Papers

Managing open innovation projects with science-based and ... 2014 2026 2018 2022 2014 100 200 300
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.

  1. Managing open innovation projects with science-based and market-based partners
    2014 316 citations Jingshu Du, Bart Leten et al. Research Policy profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bart Leten Belgium 19 1.2k 890 607 210 205 55 1.8k
Nadine Roijakkers Netherlands 20 1.2k 1.0× 532 0.6× 618 1.0× 206 1.0× 222 1.1× 49 1.9k
Wolfgang Sofka Denmark 21 1.6k 1.3× 797 0.9× 424 0.7× 210 1.0× 255 1.2× 73 2.1k
Toke Reichstein Denmark 18 877 0.7× 800 0.9× 745 1.2× 214 1.0× 282 1.4× 42 1.7k
Marco S. Giarratana Spain 21 728 0.6× 566 0.6× 438 0.7× 129 0.6× 266 1.3× 45 1.3k
Roberto Fontana Italy 19 870 0.7× 767 0.9× 602 1.0× 144 0.7× 212 1.0× 54 1.5k
Andrés Barge‐Gil Spain 20 923 0.8× 841 0.9× 419 0.7× 96 0.5× 145 0.7× 50 1.5k
Valentina Lazzarotti Italy 22 1.0k 0.8× 377 0.4× 481 0.8× 172 0.8× 209 1.0× 89 1.7k
C. Annique Un United States 20 1.4k 1.1× 571 0.6× 355 0.6× 127 0.6× 273 1.3× 37 1.8k
Nola Hewitt‐Dundas United Kingdom 19 1.0k 0.8× 993 1.1× 656 1.1× 119 0.6× 230 1.1× 55 1.9k
Marcus Holgersson Sweden 11 722 0.6× 392 0.4× 589 1.0× 166 0.8× 88 0.4× 32 1.3k

Countries citing papers authored by Bart Leten

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bart Leten

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Bart Leten. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Bart Leten. The network helps show where Bart Leten may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bart Leten

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bart Leten. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bart Leten 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 Bart Leten. Bart Leten is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Du, Jingshu, René Belderbos, Bart Leten, & Wim Vanhaverbeke. (2025). Sequentiality and Simultaneity in R&D Collaboration With Multiple Partner Types: Complexity and Managerial Resource Constraints in R&D Projects. R and D Management. 56(2). 410–423. 1 indexed citations
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Belderbos, René, et al.. (2023). Many are called, few are chosen: the role of science in drug development decisions. The Journal of Technology Transfer. 49(2). 492–517. 3 indexed citations
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Belderbos, René, et al.. (2023). International R&D and MNCs' innovation performance: An integrated approach. Journal of International Management. 29(6). 101083–101083. 5 indexed citations
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Leten, Bart, et al.. (2023). Does constructive feedback improve idea quality in idea contests? Exploring the role of hierarchy and feedback overlap. R and D Management. 53(3). 345–363. 6 indexed citations
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Belderbos, René, et al.. (2021). Reaching for the stars: When does basic research collaboration between firms and academic star scientists benefit firm invention performance?. Journal of Product Innovation Management. 39(2). 222–264. 16 indexed citations
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Leten, Bart, Stijn Kelchtermans, & René Belderbos. (2021). How does basic research improve innovation performance in the world’s major pharmaceutical firms?. Industry and Innovation. 29(3). 396–424. 21 indexed citations
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Belderbos, René, et al.. (2021). Whither geographic proximity? Bypassing local R&D units in foreign university collaboration. Journal of International Business Studies. 52(7). 1302–1330. 18 indexed citations
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Du, Jingshu, René Belderbos, & Bart Leten. (2020). Temporal Dynamics in Multipartner Coordination: Sequentiality and Simultaneity in R&D Projects. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2020(1). 22024–22024. 1 indexed citations
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Belderbos, René, et al.. (2017). On the Use of Computer‐Aided Text Analysis in International Business Research. Global Strategy Journal. 7(3). 312–331. 22 indexed citations
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Kelchtermans, Stijn, et al.. (2017). Phone Home? Headquarters’ Involvement in Foreign University Collaboration. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2017(1). 14225–14225. 1 indexed citations
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Leten, Bart, René Belderbos, & Bart Van Looy. (2016). Entry and Technological Performance in New Technology Domains: Technological Opportunities, Technology Competition and Technological Relatedness. Journal of Management Studies. 53(8). 1257–1291. 51 indexed citations
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Leten, Bart, Paolo Landoni, & Bart Van Looy. (2014). Science or graduates: How do firms benefit from the proximity of universities?. Research Policy. 43(8). 1398–1412. 72 indexed citations
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Belderbos, René, et al.. (2013). How Global is R&D? Firm-Level Determinants of Home Country Bias in R&D*. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Leten, Bart, et al.. (2013). Orchestrating innovation ecosystems: IMEC. 5 indexed citations
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Leten, Bart & Walter Van Dyck. (2012). Corporate venturing: Strategies and success factors. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 57(4). 243–257. 13 indexed citations
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Czarnitzki, Dirk, Katrin Hussinger, & Bart Leten. (2011). The Market Value of Blocking Patent Citations. SSRN Electronic Journal. 4 indexed citations
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Leten, Bart, René Belderbos, & Bart Van Looy. (2010). Entry and Performance in New Technology Domains. Relatedness, Opportunities, and Competition.. University of Twente Research Information. 1 indexed citations
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Belderbos, René, et al.. (2009). Does Excellence in Academic Research Attract Foreign R&D?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 12 indexed citations
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Leten, Bart, René Belderbos, & Bart Van Looy. (2007). Technological Diversification, Coherence, and Performance of Firms. Journal of Product Innovation Management. 24(6). 567–579. 244 indexed citations

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