Dirk Fornahl

2.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Dirk Fornahl is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Dirk Fornahl has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 27 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 15 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 13 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Dirk Fornahl's work include Regional Development and Policy (14 papers), Firm Innovation and Growth (11 papers) and Innovation and Knowledge Management (10 papers). Dirk Fornahl is often cited by papers focused on Regional Development and Policy (14 papers), Firm Innovation and Growth (11 papers) and Innovation and Knowledge Management (10 papers). Dirk Fornahl collaborates with scholars based in Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland. Dirk Fornahl's co-authors include Max-Peter Menzel, Ron Boschma, Tom Broekel, Robert Hassink, Thomas Brenner, Guido Buenstorf, Michael Hülsmann, Nils Grashof, Ivo Moßig and H. Schröder and has published in prestigious journals such as Research Policy, Small Business Economics and Regional Studies.

In The Last Decade

Dirk Fornahl

37 papers receiving 1.3k citations

Hit Papers

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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. Cluster life cycles--dimensions and rationales of cluster evolution
    2009 466 citations Max-Peter Menzel, Dirk Fornahl profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Dirk Fornahl Germany 19 778 603 332 320 171 40 1.4k
Fiorenza Belussi Italy 22 772 1.0× 903 1.5× 282 0.8× 405 1.3× 201 1.2× 63 1.7k
Philip R. Tomlinson United Kingdom 20 572 0.7× 567 0.9× 334 1.0× 262 0.8× 173 1.0× 72 1.4k
Ingo Liefner Germany 22 572 0.7× 587 1.0× 303 0.9× 322 1.0× 147 0.9× 62 1.5k
P Cooke United Kingdom 4 729 0.9× 633 1.0× 530 1.6× 478 1.5× 181 1.1× 7 1.5k
Jan Vang Denmark 15 619 0.8× 633 1.0× 300 0.9× 387 1.2× 222 1.3× 52 1.6k
Goio Etxebarria Spain 6 988 1.3× 834 1.4× 561 1.7× 711 2.2× 197 1.2× 14 1.9k
Jerker Moodysson Sweden 18 821 1.1× 836 1.4× 585 1.8× 599 1.9× 254 1.5× 44 1.8k
Camilla Lenzi Italy 22 970 1.2× 263 0.4× 502 1.5× 226 0.7× 294 1.7× 68 1.5k
Mario Davide Parrilli United Kingdom 19 552 0.7× 656 1.1× 129 0.4× 326 1.0× 135 0.8× 34 1.1k
Carolina Castaldi Netherlands 21 945 1.2× 544 0.9× 184 0.6× 405 1.3× 164 1.0× 66 1.7k

Countries citing papers authored by Dirk Fornahl

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dirk Fornahl

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dirk Fornahl

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Fornahl, Dirk, et al.. (2024). Key enabling technologies (KETs) in the technological space: embeddedness and regional knowledge creation. European Planning Studies. 33(2). 161–182. 1 indexed citations
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Fornahl, Dirk, et al.. (2023). Artificial intelligence and firm growth — catch-up processes of SMEs through integrating AI into their knowledge bases. Small Business Economics. 62(1). 63–85. 35 indexed citations
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Fornahl, Dirk, et al.. (2020). Essential ingredients for radical innovations? The role of (un‐)related variety and external linkages in Germany. Papers of the Regional Science Association. 99(5). 1165–1184. 30 indexed citations
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Fornahl, Dirk, et al.. (2015). Cluster als Paradigma der Innovationspolitik: Eine erfolgreiche Anwendung von Theorie in der politischen Praxis?. Econstor (Econstor).
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Broekel, Tom, Dirk Fornahl, & Andrea Morrison. (2015). Another cluster premium: Innovation subsidies and R&D collaboration networks. Research Policy. 44(8). 1431–1444. 52 indexed citations
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Fornahl, Dirk, et al.. (2013). Socio-Economic Aspects of Electric Vehicles: A Literature Review. 13–36. 10 indexed citations
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Fornahl, Dirk, et al.. (2012). From the Old Path of Shipbuilding onto the New Path of Offshore Wind Energy? The Case of Northern Germany. European Planning Studies. 20(5). 835–855. 84 indexed citations
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Brenner, Thomas, Uwe Cantner, Dirk Fornahl, Martina Fromhold‐Eisebith, & Claudia Werker. (2011). Regional innovation systems, clusters, and knowledge networking. Papers of the Regional Science Association. 90(2). 243–249. 19 indexed citations
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Fornahl, Dirk, Tom Broekel, & Ron Boschma. (2011). What drives patent performance of German biotech firms? The impact of R&D subsidies, knowledge networks and their location. Papers of the Regional Science Association. 90(2). 395–419. 102 indexed citations
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Fornahl, Dirk, Sebastian Henn, & Max-Peter Menzel. (2010). Emerging clusters : theoretical, empirical and political perspectives on the initial stage of cluster evolution. Edward Elgar eBooks. 22 indexed citations
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Menzel, Max-Peter & Dirk Fornahl. (2010). Cluster Life Cycles-Dimensions and Rationales of Cluster Evolution. SSRN Electronic Journal. 12 indexed citations
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Fornahl, Dirk & Christina Guenther. (2010). Persistence and Change of Regional Industrial Activities: The Impact of Diversification in the German Machine Tool Industry. European Planning Studies. 18(12). 1911–1936. 9 indexed citations
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Fornahl, Dirk & Thomas Brenner. (2009). Geographic concentration of innovative activities in Germany. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics. 20(3). 163–182. 36 indexed citations
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Menzel, Max-Peter & Dirk Fornahl. (2007). Cluster Life Cycles - Dimensions and Rationales of Cluster Development. SSRN Electronic Journal. 37 indexed citations
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Buenstorf, Guido & Dirk Fornahl. (2006). B2C - Bubble to Cluster: The Dot.com Boom, Spin-off Entrepreneurship, and Regional Industry Evolution. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 5 indexed citations
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Fornahl, Dirk. (2005). The Role of Labour Mobility and Informal Networks for Knowledge Transfer. Digital Access to Libraries (Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), l'Université de Namur (UNamur) and the Université Saint-Louis (USL-B)). 43 indexed citations
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Ebner, Alexander, et al.. (2004). Institutioneller Wandel, Marktprozesse und dynamische Wirtschaftspolitik : Perspektiven der evolutorischen Ökonomik. Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. 1 indexed citations
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Fornahl, Dirk & Thomas Brenner. (2003). Cooperation, Networks and Institutions in Regional Innovation Systems. SSRN Electronic Journal. 36 indexed citations
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Fornahl, Dirk & Max-Peter Menzel. (2003). CO-DEVELOPMENT OF FIRM FOUNDINGS AND REGIONAL CLUSTERS. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 3 indexed citations
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Fornahl, Dirk, et al.. (2002). Scientific knowledge and implications for its diffusion. Journal of Knowledge Management. 6(2). 190–198. 24 indexed citations

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