Benoît Weil

3.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
124 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Benoît Weil is a scholar working on Mechanical Engineering, Management of Technology and Innovation and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Benoît Weil has authored 124 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 43 papers in Mechanical Engineering, 36 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation and 35 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Benoît Weil's work include Design Education and Practice (43 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (29 papers) and Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (23 papers). Benoît Weil is often cited by papers focused on Design Education and Practice (43 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (29 papers) and Creativity in Education and Neuroscience (23 papers). Benoît Weil collaborates with scholars based in France, Canada and India. Benoît Weil's co-authors include Armand Hatchuel, Pascal Le Masson, Mathieu Cassotti, Marine Agogué, Nicolas Poirel, Blanche Segrestin, Akın Kazakçı, Anaëlle Camarda, Olivier Houdé and Grégoire Borst and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología and PLoS ONE.

In The Last Decade

Benoît Weil

104 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Hit Papers

C-K design theory: an advanced formulation 2008 2026 2014 2020 2008 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. C-K design theory: an advanced formulation
    2008 398 citations Armand Hatchuel, Benoît Weil Research in Engineering Design profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Benoît Weil France 24 733 542 457 450 197 124 2.0k
Pascal Le Masson France 26 530 0.7× 507 0.9× 310 0.7× 535 1.2× 190 1.0× 177 2.3k
Armand Hatchuel France 29 980 1.3× 700 1.3× 455 1.0× 601 1.3× 448 2.3× 109 2.7k
Peter G. Rowe United States 15 702 1.0× 309 0.6× 345 0.8× 224 0.5× 297 1.5× 46 2.1k
Ezio Manzini Italy 22 467 0.6× 1.1k 1.9× 126 0.3× 517 1.1× 442 2.2× 78 3.0k
Özgür Eriş United States 14 1.4k 2.0× 204 0.4× 505 1.1× 70 0.2× 71 0.4× 38 3.2k
Bryan Lawson United Kingdom 19 1.7k 2.3× 362 0.7× 899 2.0× 129 0.3× 311 1.6× 44 3.2k
Claudio Dell’Era Italy 29 500 0.7× 883 1.6× 278 0.6× 1.1k 2.5× 335 1.7× 80 2.7k
Louis L. Bucciarelli United States 16 860 1.2× 301 0.6× 245 0.5× 93 0.2× 215 1.1× 44 2.1k
Jan Schoormans Netherlands 34 418 0.6× 270 0.5× 501 1.1× 856 1.9× 550 2.8× 87 4.2k
Edward De Bono United States 20 381 0.5× 179 0.3× 655 1.4× 206 0.5× 229 1.2× 69 2.5k

Countries citing papers authored by Benoît Weil

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Fields of papers citing papers by Benoît Weil

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Benoît Weil

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Benoît Weil. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Benoît Weil 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 Benoît Weil. Benoît Weil 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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Masson, Pascal Le, et al.. (2025). Switching Perspectives: Enhancing Generative Artificial Intelligence's Creativity, by Humans, With Design. Creativity and Innovation Management. 34(4). 1013–1033.
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Dubois, Louis-Étienne, et al.. (2024). That was fun, now what?: Modelizing knowledge dynamics to explain co-design's shortcomings. Design Studies. 95. 101274–101274.
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Masson, Pascal Le, et al.. (2024). Model design in data science: engineering design to uncover design processes and anomalies. Research in Engineering Design. 36(1). 1 indexed citations
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Masson, Pascal Le, et al.. (2024). Simultaneous Discovery–Invention in Corporate R&D: Lessons from the CRISPR Case. European Management Review. 22(2). 477–498.
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Camarda, Anaëlle, Wim De Neys, Sophie Hooge, et al.. (2024). Detecting Fixation Bias in Creative Idea Generation: Evidence from Design Novices and Experts. Creativity Research Journal. 38(1). 189–209. 1 indexed citations
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Weil, Benoît, et al.. (2023). Early-career academic engagement in university–industry collaborative PhDs: Research orientation and project performance. Research Policy. 52(9). 104856–104856. 15 indexed citations
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Masson, Pascal Le, Armand Hatchuel, & Benoît Weil. (2023). SHEAFIFICATION AS A DESIGN TECHNIQUE FOR CREATIVE PRESERVATION – PRINCIPLES, ILLUSTRATIONS, AND FIRST APPLICATIONS. Proceedings of the Design Society. 3. 3165–3174. 3 indexed citations
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Sukhov, Alexandre, et al.. (2023). Idea evaluation as a design process: understanding how experts develop ideas and manage fixations. Design Science. 9. 13 indexed citations
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Masson, Pascal Le, et al.. (2023). Chimera heuristics: Generative rational heuristics for the unknown from design theory. European Management Review. 20(4). 665–678. 5 indexed citations
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Masson, Pascal Le, et al.. (2021). Impact of knowledge search practices on the originality of inventions: A study in the oil & gas industry through dynamic patent analysis. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 168. 120782–120782. 13 indexed citations
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Masson, Pascal Le, et al.. (2020). Creative heritage: Overcoming tensions between innovation and tradition in the luxury industry. Creativity and Innovation Management. 29(S1). 140–151. 14 indexed citations
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Berthet, Elsa, Blanche Segrestin, & Benoît Weil. (2018). Des biens communs aux inconnus communs : initier un processus collectif de conception pour la gestion durable d’un agro-écosystème. Revue de l’organisation responsable. 13(1). 7–7. 5 indexed citations
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Camarda, Anaëlle, et al.. (2017). The role of Expertise in Design Fixation: Managerial Implications for Creative Leadership. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
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Weil, Benoît, et al.. (2017). Leading in the Unknown with Imperfect Knowledge: Situational Creative Leadership Strategies for Ideation Management. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 1 indexed citations
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Masson, Pascal Le, et al.. (2015). Sourcing Innovation: probing Technology Readiness Levels with a design framework. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 1 indexed citations
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Masson, Pascal Le, et al.. (2015). Innovation et compétition entre plateformes technologiques : vers une stratégie basée sur la pervasivité des technologies. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe). 1 indexed citations
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Hatchuel, Armand, Gilles Garel, Pascal Le Masson, & Benoît Weil. (2009). L'intrapreneuriat, compétence ou symptôme ?. Revue française de gestion. 159–174. 1 indexed citations
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Hatchuel, Armand, et al.. (2007). Creativity and Design Reasoning: How C-K Theory Can Enhance Creative Design. Guidelines for a Decision Support Method Adapted to NPD Processes. 14 indexed citations
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Hatchuel, Armand, Pascal Le Masson, & Benoît Weil. (2006). THE DESIGN OF SCIENCE BASED PRODUCTS: AN INTERPRETATION AND MODELLING WITH C-K THEORY. 33–44. 4 indexed citations
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Hatchuel, Armand, Pascal Le Masson, & Benoît Weil. (2004). C-K THEORY IN PRACTICE : LESSONS FROM INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS. 245–258. 50 indexed citations

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