Bram Timmermans

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 1.2k citations indexed

About

Bram Timmermans is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Bram Timmermans has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 1.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 12 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation and 9 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Bram Timmermans's work include Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (11 papers), Firm Innovation and Growth (11 papers) and Innovation and Knowledge Management (6 papers). Bram Timmermans is often cited by papers focused on Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (11 papers), Firm Innovation and Growth (11 papers) and Innovation and Knowledge Management (6 papers). Bram Timmermans collaborates with scholars based in Denmark, Norway and Netherlands. Bram Timmermans's co-authors include Christian Richter Østergaard, Kári Kristinsson, Alex Coad, Ron Boschma, Rune Dahl Fitjar, Lasse B. Lien, Eirik Sjåholm Knudsen, Kristian Nielsen, Jon Mikel Zabala‐Iturriagagoitia and Matt Marx and has published in prestigious journals such as Organization Science, Research Policy and Journal of Business Research.

In The Last Decade

Bram Timmermans

33 papers receiving 1.1k 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.

  1. Does a different view create something new? The effect of employee diversity on innovation
    2010 620 citations Christian Richter Østergaard, Bram Timmermans et al. profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Bram Timmermans Denmark 12 426 345 325 256 201 35 1.2k
Christian Richter Østergaard Denmark 11 372 0.9× 273 0.8× 330 1.0× 240 0.9× 139 0.7× 31 1.0k
Leona Achtenhagen Sweden 20 337 0.8× 682 2.0× 653 2.0× 96 0.4× 281 1.4× 71 1.6k
Nan S. Langowitz United States 11 396 0.9× 1.1k 3.1× 277 0.9× 157 0.6× 198 1.0× 18 1.6k
Sara Poggesi Italy 14 218 0.5× 712 2.1× 166 0.5× 130 0.5× 195 1.0× 32 1.3k
Matthew R. Marvel United States 19 409 1.0× 1.2k 3.3× 502 1.5× 76 0.3× 473 2.4× 34 1.7k
Paola Paoloni Italy 17 260 0.6× 272 0.8× 510 1.6× 40 0.2× 154 0.8× 63 1.1k
Donald J. Schepker United States 15 189 0.4× 136 0.4× 598 1.8× 145 0.6× 543 2.7× 30 1.4k
Stefan Wally United States 11 260 0.6× 366 1.1× 814 2.5× 81 0.3× 431 2.1× 14 1.5k
Urs Daellenbach New Zealand 18 250 0.6× 337 1.0× 740 2.3× 51 0.2× 316 1.6× 39 1.5k
Mariano L.M. Heyden Australia 17 120 0.3× 346 1.0× 712 2.2× 219 0.9× 420 2.1× 36 1.4k

Countries citing papers authored by Bram Timmermans

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bram Timmermans

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bram Timmermans

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Timmermans, Bram, et al.. (2025). Outside board director experience and the growth of new ventures. Journal of Business Venturing. 40(3). 106484–106484. 2 indexed citations
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Giones, Ferran, et al.. (2024). Introduction to special issue on corporate and startup collaborations in an age of disruption: looking beyond the dyad. Industry and Innovation. 31(5). 533–543. 2 indexed citations
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Holm, Jacob Rubæk, Kristian Nielsen, & Bram Timmermans. (2024). Bureaucracy, work organization, and the transition to entrepreneurship. Small Business Economics. 64(4). 2179–2195. 2 indexed citations
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Lien, Lasse B. & Bram Timmermans. (2023). Crisis-induced innovation and crisis-induced innovators. Industry and Innovation. 31(2). 183–217. 8 indexed citations
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Erikson, Truls, et al.. (2022). True uncertainty and ethical AI: regulatory sandboxes as a policy tool for moral imagination. AI and Ethics. 3(3). 997–1002. 9 indexed citations
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Timmermans, Bram, et al.. (2021). New venture dissolution and the comobility of new venture teams. Small Business Economics. 59(1). 279–298. 6 indexed citations
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Klein, Peter G., Eirik Sjåholm Knudsen, Lasse B. Lien, & Bram Timmermans. (2020). Recessions give businesses time to improve — if governments let them. London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science). 3 indexed citations
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Marx, Matt & Bram Timmermans. (2017). Hiring Molecules, Not Atoms: Comobility and Wages. Organization Science. 28(6). 1115–1133. 26 indexed citations
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Buenstorf, Guido, Kristian Nielsen, & Bram Timmermans. (2016). Steve Jobs or No Jobs? Entrepreneurial activity and performance among Danish college dropouts and graduates. Small Business Economics. 48(1). 179–197. 9 indexed citations
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Nielsen, Kristian, et al.. (2015). Entrepreneurship, Human Capital, and Labor Demand: A Story of Signaling and Matching. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Coad, Alex, Kristian Nielsen, & Bram Timmermans. (2014). My First Employee. Frontiers of entrepreneurship research. 34(6). 2. 1 indexed citations
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Timmermans, Bram & Ron Boschma. (2013). The effect of intra- and inter-regional labour mobility on plant performance in Denmark: the significance of related labour inflows. Journal of Economic Geography. 14(2). 289–311. 78 indexed citations
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Timmermans, Bram & Jon Mikel Zabala‐Iturriagagoitia. (2013). Coordinated unbundling: A way to stimulate entrepreneurship through public procurement for innovation. Science and Public Policy. 40(5). 674–685. 33 indexed citations
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Timmermans, Bram, et al.. (2012). Rock 'n roller coaster : an explorative study on the evolution of the European steel roller coaster industry. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 19–22. 1 indexed citations
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Timmermans, Bram. (2012). Co-Worker Experience and New Venture Performance. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Østergaard, Christian Richter & Bram Timmermans. (2012). Innovation og medarbejderdiversitet i Nordjylland. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 51–72. 1 indexed citations
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Coad, Alex & Bram Timmermans. (2012). Two's Company: Human Capital Composition and Performance of Entrepreneurial Pairs. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Timmermans, Bram. (2009). The Effect of Previous Co-Worker Experience on Firm Survival. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 2 indexed citations
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Timmermans, Bram. (2008). Who do I hire first?:The effect of first year employees' social capital on firm survival. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 1 indexed citations
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Østergaard, Christian Richter, Kári Kristinsson, & Bram Timmermans. (2007). Does Employee Diversity Lead to Innovation. VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet). 1 indexed citations

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