Björn Niehaves

8.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
212 papers, 4.3k citations indexed

About

Björn Niehaves is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Management Information Systems and Information Systems and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Björn Niehaves has authored 212 papers receiving a total of 4.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 60 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 59 papers in Management Information Systems and 45 papers in Information Systems and Management. Recurrent topics in Björn Niehaves's work include Technology Adoption and User Behaviour (40 papers), Business Process Modeling and Analysis (39 papers) and E-Government and Public Services (28 papers). Björn Niehaves is often cited by papers focused on Technology Adoption and User Behaviour (40 papers), Business Process Modeling and Analysis (39 papers) and E-Government and Public Services (28 papers). Björn Niehaves collaborates with scholars based in Germany, United States and Finland. Björn Niehaves's co-authors include Ralf Plattfaut, Alexander Simons, Anne Cleven, Jan vom Brocke, Jörg Becker, Kevin Ortbach, Sebastian Köffer, Kai Riemer, Jens Poeppelbuss and Bastian Kordyaka and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Computers in Human Behavior and Behaviour Research and Therapy.

In The Last Decade

Björn Niehaves

185 papers receiving 4.0k citations

Hit Papers

Reconstructing the Giant: On the Importance of Rigour in ... 2009 2026 2014 2020 2009 2015 250 500 750

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Björn Niehaves Germany 28 1.3k 1.2k 692 652 640 212 4.3k
Alain Pinsonneault Canada 32 1.0k 0.8× 1.2k 1.1× 466 0.7× 914 1.4× 965 1.5× 125 4.4k
Shirley Gregor Australia 31 1.5k 1.2× 1.8k 1.6× 931 1.3× 700 1.1× 719 1.1× 154 5.3k
Nils Urbach Germany 26 1.3k 1.0× 908 0.8× 1.1k 1.6× 996 1.5× 797 1.2× 151 4.3k
Saonee Sarker United States 33 880 0.7× 1.2k 1.0× 625 0.9× 905 1.4× 832 1.3× 100 4.0k
Vishanth Weerakkody United Kingdom 30 1.3k 1.0× 664 0.6× 804 1.2× 862 1.3× 594 0.9× 71 3.9k
Susan Scott United Kingdom 26 929 0.7× 2.0k 1.7× 497 0.7× 374 0.6× 909 1.4× 75 4.9k
Neil F. Doherty United Kingdom 37 920 0.7× 1.0k 0.9× 502 0.7× 554 0.8× 751 1.2× 121 3.8k
Andrew P. McAfee United States 19 812 0.6× 839 0.7× 379 0.5× 479 0.7× 732 1.1× 37 3.5k
Samir Chatterjee United States 22 1.5k 1.2× 1.3k 1.1× 1.6k 2.2× 484 0.7× 730 1.1× 145 6.2k
Steven Alter United States 32 1.8k 1.4× 1.2k 1.1× 913 1.3× 449 0.7× 574 0.9× 165 4.2k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Björn Niehaves

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All Works

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Kordyaka, Bastian, et al.. (2025). Unleashing the power of knowledge—the role of gamification in enhancing knowledge contribution. Internet Research. 36(2). 494–512.
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Kordyaka, Bastian, et al.. (2023). Dark Desires? Using the Theory of Basic Desires to Better Understand Toxic Behavior in Multiplayer Online Games. Proceedings of the ... Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. 5 indexed citations
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Schaefer, Cindy, et al.. (2022). The Acceptance and Use Behavior of Shared Mobility Services in a Rural Municipality. Smart Cities. 5(4). 1229–1240. 14 indexed citations
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Plattfaut, Ralf, et al.. (2021). Cognitive Biases in IS Research: A Framework Based on a Systematic Literature Review. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 105. 3 indexed citations
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Machulska, Alla, Rainer Brück, Katharina Jahn, et al.. (2020). Promoting smoking abstinence in smokers willing to quit smoking through virtual reality-approach bias retraining: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 21(1). 227–227. 13 indexed citations
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Niehaves, Björn, et al.. (2019). Advantages and Propositions of Learning Emotion Recognition in Virtual Reality for People with Autism.. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 3 indexed citations
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Jahn, Katharina, et al.. (2016). INDIVIDUAL BOUNDARY MANAGEMENT: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION ON TECHNOLOGY-RELATED TACTICS. Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems. 268. 4 indexed citations
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Plattfaut, Ralf, et al.. (2013). IT And Collaboration In Service Innovation: A Dynamic Capability Perspective. European Conference on Information Systems. 152. 2 indexed citations
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Plattfaut, Ralf, et al.. (2011). Service innovation capability: Proposing a new framework. Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems. 545–551. 20 indexed citations
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Pöppelbuß, Jens, et al.. (2011). How To Increase Service Productivity: A BPM Perspective. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 125.
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Becker, Jörg, et al.. (2010). How Many Methods Do We Need? – A Multiple Case Study Exploration into the Use of Business Process Modeling Methods in Industry. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 534. 2 indexed citations
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Becker, Jörg, Björn Niehaves, & Kevin Ortbach. (2009). Does the Answer Lie in Collaboration? - A Case Study on E-Government and Societal Aging. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 825–836. 1 indexed citations
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Becker, Jörg, Björn Niehaves, & Daniel Pfeiffer. (2008). Ontological Evaluation of Conceptual Models A Linguistic Interpretivist Approach. Scandinavian Journal of Information Systems. 20(2). 5 indexed citations
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Becker, Jörg, Björn Niehaves, & Daniel Pfeiffer. (2008). Ontological Evaluation of Conceptual Models. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 20(2). 4. 3 indexed citations
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Niehaves, Björn. (2007). On Episemological Diversity in Design Science: New Vistas for a Design-Oriented IS Research?. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 133. 29 indexed citations
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Niehaves, Björn & Jānis Stirna. (2006). Participative Enterprise Modelling for Balanced Scorecard Implementation. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 286–298. 5 indexed citations
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Niehaves, Björn, et al.. (2004). An epistemological foundation of conceptual modeling. QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology). 1557–1568. 7 indexed citations
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Niehaves, Björn, et al.. (2004). Conceptual Modeling - An Epistemological Foundation. Journal of the Association for Information Systems. 528. 5 indexed citations
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Becker, Jörg, et al.. (2003). Prozessmodellierung in eGovernment-Projekten mit der eEPK.. EMBO Reports. 19(9). 31–44. 3 indexed citations
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Becker, Jörg, et al.. (2003). Konstruktion konfigurierbarer Referenzmodelle für die öffentliche Verwaltung. GI Jahrestagung (1). 60(11). 249–253. 2 indexed citations

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