Chris Simms

2.0k total citations · 1 hit paper
44 papers, 1.3k citations indexed

About

Chris Simms is a scholar working on Strategy and Management, Marketing and Management of Technology and Innovation. According to data from OpenAlex, Chris Simms has authored 44 papers receiving a total of 1.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Strategy and Management, 12 papers in Marketing and 7 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation. Recurrent topics in Chris Simms's work include Innovation and Knowledge Management (12 papers), Sustainable Supply Chain Management (8 papers) and Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification (6 papers). Chris Simms is often cited by papers focused on Innovation and Knowledge Management (12 papers), Sustainable Supply Chain Management (8 papers) and Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification (6 papers). Chris Simms collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Sweden and Türkiye. Chris Simms's co-authors include Paul Trott, Emre Cinar, Sercan Ozcan, Dušana Hullová, Chris Chapleo, Nicholas Ford, Mehmet Akif Demircioğlu, David Pickernell, Diego Vázquez‐Brust and Johan Frishammar and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Journal of Cleaner Production and Research Policy.

In The Last Decade

Chris Simms

41 papers receiving 1.2k citations

Hit Papers

A systematic review of barriers to public sector innovati... 2018 2026 2020 2023 2018 50 100 150 200
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. A systematic review of barriers to public sector innovation process
    2018 237 citations Emre Cinar, Paul Trott et al. Public Management Review profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Chris Simms United Kingdom 19 524 306 278 211 173 44 1.3k
Kwangho Jung South Korea 14 242 0.5× 145 0.5× 161 0.6× 179 0.8× 248 1.4× 59 1.2k
Marius T.H. Meeus Netherlands 20 656 1.3× 119 0.4× 276 1.0× 386 1.8× 224 1.3× 37 1.3k
Anahita Baregheh Canada 11 639 1.2× 237 0.8× 384 1.4× 235 1.1× 189 1.1× 15 1.6k
Noemi Sinkovics United Kingdom 25 1.1k 2.1× 403 1.3× 332 1.2× 239 1.1× 392 2.3× 45 2.1k
Gordon Müller‐Seitz Germany 19 450 0.9× 120 0.4× 140 0.5× 90 0.4× 280 1.6× 63 1.1k
Carla Millar Netherlands 17 479 0.9× 149 0.5× 140 0.5× 115 0.5× 190 1.1× 59 1.2k
Wolfgang H. Güttel Austria 16 697 1.3× 147 0.5× 256 0.9× 123 0.6× 187 1.1× 42 1.3k
Timothy J. Hargrave United States 10 674 1.3× 171 0.6× 278 1.0× 166 0.8× 504 2.9× 15 1.8k
José M. Barrutia Spain 22 183 0.3× 437 1.4× 166 0.6× 155 0.7× 519 3.0× 82 1.4k
Ben Dankbaar Netherlands 17 499 1.0× 118 0.4× 188 0.7× 149 0.7× 174 1.0× 69 1.3k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Chris Simms

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Chris Simms

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All Works

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Cinar, Emre, et al.. (2023). Public sector innovation for sustainable development goals: A comparative study of innovation types in Thailand and Korea. Australian Journal of Public Administration. 2 indexed citations
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Simms, Chris & Paul Trott. (2022). Packaging-integrated-products: capturing new opportunities in the front end of product development. European Journal of Marketing. 56(8). 2391–2418. 2 indexed citations
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Adomako, Samuel, et al.. (2022). Stakeholder Green Pressure and New Product Performance in Emerging Countries: A Cross‐country Study. British Journal of Management. 34(1). 299–320. 46 indexed citations
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Lager, Thomas, Chris Simms, & Johan Frishammar. (2022). Managing Ideation and Concept Integration in the Product Innovation Work Process for Non-Assembled Products. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management. 20(3). 3 indexed citations
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Pickernell, David, et al.. (2021). Systematic literature review paper: the regional innovation system-university-science park nexus. The Journal of Technology Transfer. 46(6). 2017–2050. 35 indexed citations
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Ozcan, Sercan, et al.. (2021). Advanced manufacturing technology adoption and innovation: A systematic literature review on barriers, enablers, and innovation types. Research Policy. 50(6). 104229–104229. 120 indexed citations
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Cinar, Emre, Paul Trott, & Chris Simms. (2019). An international exploration of barriers and tactics in the public sector innovation process. Public Management Review. 23(3). 326–353. 52 indexed citations
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Ford, Nicholas, Paul Trott, & Chris Simms. (2016). Exploring the impact of packaging interactions on quality of life among older consumers. Journal of Marketing Management. 32(3-4). 275–312. 30 indexed citations
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Hullová, Dušana, Paul Trott, & Chris Simms. (2016). Uncovering the reciprocal complementarity between product and process innovation. Research Policy. 45(5). 929–940. 102 indexed citations
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Simms, Chris & Paul Trott. (2014). Conceptualising the management of packaging within new product development. European Journal of Marketing. 48(11/12). 2009–2032. 15 indexed citations
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Simms, Chris & Paul Trott. (2014). Barriers to the upgrade cycle in a commodity process industry: evidence from the UK packaging industry. R and D Management. 44(2). 152–170. 6 indexed citations
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Rogers, Beth, et al.. (2011). The role of sales and marketing integration in improving strategic responsiveness to market change. Journal of Database Marketing & Customer Strategy Management. 18(1). 39–49. 11 indexed citations
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Simms, Chris & Paul Trott. (2010). Packaging development: A conceptual framework for identifying new product opportunities. Marketing Theory. 10(4). 397–415. 57 indexed citations
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Chapleo, Chris & Chris Simms. (2010). Stakeholder analysis in higher education. Perspectives Policy and Practice in Higher Education. 14(1). 12–20. 65 indexed citations
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Simms, Chris, et al.. (2010). Segmenting cosmetic procedures markets using benefit segmentation: A study of the market for tooth whitening services in the United Kingdom. Journal of Medical Marketing Device Diagnostic and Pharmaceutical Marketing. 10(3). 183–198. 3 indexed citations
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Simms, Chris. (2007). The World Bank and sub-Saharan Africa's HIV/AIDS crisis. Canadian Medical Association Journal. 176(12). 1728–1730. 1 indexed citations
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Simms, Chris & Paul Trott. (2006). The perceptions of the BMW Mini brand: the importance of historical associations and the development of a model. Journal of Product & Brand Management. 15(4). 228–238. 46 indexed citations
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Simms, Chris & Beth Rogers. (2006). The significance of flexibility in improving return on property investment: the UK perspective. Facilities. 24(3/4). 106–119. 19 indexed citations
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