Dirk Libaers

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
34 papers, 802 citations indexed

About

Dirk Libaers is a scholar working on Management of Technology and Innovation, Strategy and Management and Accounting. According to data from OpenAlex, Dirk Libaers has authored 34 papers receiving a total of 802 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Management of Technology and Innovation, 19 papers in Strategy and Management and 8 papers in Accounting. Recurrent topics in Dirk Libaers's work include Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (18 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (16 papers) and Private Equity and Venture Capital (7 papers). Dirk Libaers is often cited by papers focused on Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences (18 papers), Innovation and Knowledge Management (16 papers) and Private Equity and Venture Capital (7 papers). Dirk Libaers collaborates with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Belgium. Dirk Libaers's co-authors include Hessam Sarooghi, Andrew C Burkemper, Tang Wang, Martin Meyer, Pamela S. Barr, Andreea N. Kiss, Miles A. Zachary, Hao Jiao, Koenraad Debackere and Bart Thijs and has published in prestigious journals such as Strategic Management Journal, Research Policy and Journal of Business Venturing.

In The Last Decade

Dirk Libaers

32 papers receiving 765 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. Examining the relationship between creativity and innovation: A meta-analysis of organizational, cultural, and environmental factors
    2015 313 citations Hessam Sarooghi, Dirk Libaers et al. Journal of Business Venturing 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 Libaers United States 13 358 298 172 123 121 34 802
Hessam Sarooghi United States 7 249 0.7× 374 1.3× 195 1.1× 56 0.5× 131 1.1× 13 702
Andrew C Burkemper United States 4 228 0.6× 299 1.0× 174 1.0× 49 0.4× 112 0.9× 8 588
Christopher T. Street Canada 6 353 1.0× 238 0.8× 336 2.0× 99 0.8× 53 0.4× 8 866
Katharina Hölzle Germany 13 477 1.3× 273 0.9× 114 0.7× 111 0.9× 52 0.4× 41 920
Murat Tarakci Netherlands 12 377 1.1× 114 0.4× 312 1.8× 75 0.6× 93 0.8× 23 886
Dale T. Eesley United States 5 321 0.9× 492 1.7× 261 1.5× 89 0.7× 53 0.4× 12 833
Liliana Pérez‐Nordtvedt United States 12 590 1.6× 271 0.9× 272 1.6× 116 0.9× 39 0.3× 22 924
Nuria González Álvarez Spain 14 258 0.7× 208 0.7× 109 0.6× 168 1.4× 30 0.2× 40 626
Susanne Ollila Sweden 14 522 1.5× 434 1.5× 133 0.8× 77 0.6× 40 0.3× 29 1.0k
Anna Brattström Sweden 12 273 0.8× 220 0.7× 140 0.8× 85 0.7× 25 0.2× 27 573

Countries citing papers authored by Dirk Libaers

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Fields of papers citing papers by Dirk Libaers

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Dirk Libaers

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Dirk Libaers. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Dirk Libaers 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 Dirk Libaers. Dirk Libaers 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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Wang, Tang, et al.. (2025). Publishing top entrepreneurship research: A dilemma for entrepreneurship scholars. Journal of Business Venturing Insights. 23. e00523–e00523.
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Jiao, Hao, et al.. (2024). The relationship between digital technologies and innovation: A review, critique, and research agenda. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge. 10(1). 100638–100638. 12 indexed citations
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Libaers, Dirk, et al.. (2024). CEO power and strategic persistence: evidence from post-IPO firms in China. Small Business Economics. 64(4). 2197–2222.
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Wang, Tang, et al.. (2023). Top Entrepreneurship Research in the Past 20 years: Topics and Impacts. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2023(1). 1 indexed citations
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Libaers, Dirk, et al.. (2021). Relationship between human capital, new venture ideas, and opportunity beliefs: A meta‐analysis. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal. 15(3). 454–477. 29 indexed citations
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Oh, Jong‐Min, et al.. (2020). The Relationship Between Institutional Ownership and Corporate Innovation: A Meta-Analysis. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2020(1). 10362–10362. 2 indexed citations
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Kiss, Andreea N., Dirk Libaers, Pamela S. Barr, Tang Wang, & Miles A. Zachary. (2020). CEO cognitive flexibility, information search, and organizational ambidexterity. Strategic Management Journal. 41(12). 2200–2233. 108 indexed citations
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Meyer, Marc H., et al.. (2017). Does Product Platforming Pay Off?. Journal of Product Innovation Management. 35(1). 66–87. 26 indexed citations
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Sarooghi, Hessam, et al.. (2016). Opportunity Recognition and Prior Knowledge: A Meta-Analysis. Academy of Management Proceedings. 2016(1). 10826–10826. 1 indexed citations
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Wang, Tang, Dirk Libaers, & Haemin Dennis Park. (2016). The Paradox of Openness: How Product and Patenting Experience Affect R&D Sourcing in China?. Journal of Product Innovation Management. 34(3). 250–268. 29 indexed citations
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Wang, Tang & Dirk Libaers. (2015). Nonmimetic Knowledge and Innovation Performance: Empirical Evidence from Developing Countries. Journal of Product Innovation Management. 33(5). 570–588. 23 indexed citations
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Sarooghi, Hessam, Dirk Libaers, & Andrew C Burkemper. (2015). Examining the relationship between creativity and innovation: A meta-analysis of organizational, cultural, and environmental factors. Journal of Business Venturing. 30(5). 714–731. 313 indexed citations breakdown →
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Sarooghi, Hessam, Dirk Libaers, Jeffrey S. Hornsby, & Andrew C Burkemper. (2014). INDIVIDUAL-LEVEL PREDICTORS OF ENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITY IDENTIFICATION: A REVIEW AND META-ANALYTICAL EXAMINATION. Frontiers of entrepreneurship research. 34(14). 12. 1 indexed citations
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Libaers, Dirk, et al.. (2014). First Product Success: A Mediated Moderating Model of Resources, Founding Team Startup Experience, and Product‐Positioning Strategy. Journal of Product Innovation Management. 32(3). 441–458. 25 indexed citations
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Meyer, Martin, Dirk Libaers, Bart Thijs, et al.. (2013). Origin and emergence of entrepreneurship as a research field. Scientometrics. 98(1). 473–485. 70 indexed citations
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Libaers, Dirk & Tang Wang. (2012). Foreign‐born academic scientists: entrepreneurial academics or academic entrepreneurs?. R and D Management. 42(3). 254–272. 5 indexed citations
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Meyer, Martin, Dirk Libaers, Bart Thijs, & Wolfgang Glänzel. (2011). The emergence of entrepreneurship as a research field. 1. 552–557. 2 indexed citations
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Libaers, Dirk, Martin Meyer, & Aldo Geuna. (2006). The Role of University Spinout Companies in an Emerging Technology: The Case of Nanotechnology. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Youtie, Jan, Dirk Libaers, & Barry Bozeman. (2006). Institutionalization of university research centers: The case of the National Cooperative Program in Infertility Research. Technovation. 26(9). 1055–1063. 2 indexed citations
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Libaers, Dirk, Martin Meyer, & Aldo Geuna. (2006). The Role of University Spinout Companies in an Emerging Technology: The Case of Nanotechnology. The Journal of Technology Transfer. 31(4). 443–450. 36 indexed citations

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